The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20
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during sss eour~s O. sa> frTesrwssv ttst
<as recoxnssson OK TIA hsilsgeysnrT and
Avs- zs4e f~a~oardszre q TIE CaDAn IN
sssrr~ysns rse01 roz necessarily - eo8ssa-
cred a cxsus beI1fs bat neTe-thslesS. ne
thought azy szea act2on On the psrk o
zaa ITrsss1 States g0vsTnzaszsr could rot
san % aMvS IS effect upen ths Spanish
go, ~. rgye~ryasrt Of Spain, he IN
s,,esd- hcwsvSy, would determine Ter its@1
xxr~a, reurSs % pzr1as- En@FE@gtc acton
-va.sla xsss hs lacking he added. but ne
-sos1wff Y wa neceEsszy tfszs SGs gVF-
srrrssntss action snculd not - efr2aE-
rzsss6 By rna aszzssos- IN e0nelu rae
SwsnnfsF asserted E5ss szae course y s4eIass
-v1sIa Indicate before conflict could
asa vvh1thsr er not Il would be neces-
.zrv 20 con seks Q session q me eoEtes-
La .nafnsr interview oktaslsd b. the A.
.assasna press from eenor Csnovas del
Castillo. the pr~xGen. Of the council ex-
pressed hsaazsR &c c&ving cosndsncs max
"a. fr.sudsntD and ,1ss correct statezTsas-
.sssr ~ prsssaert (r~velznd and Secre-ATy
CygaSy and shs coed senss Ok the coasefva-
ffva zese.soz Of tie American people would
rsvsweat international war. SPAN. ne pre-
Tsger said voaIG Do itS Utmost 20 sy2ld
friction vita America. cut ns was o. ne
spinlor ra&s no SPANISH sovsrnm-n1 eo1id
overlook the national elsnlLs % 49,
ne patriotism o. nation wsoss history
eorfsinn only deeds % hereisn ana re-
cords OK brave actions. regardless OF ths
consequences.
T-ae wsr.sks attitude os tss American
politicians ard certain classes OF citizens
ana sections CT Ihs press vas explained
enly a. ne light OF their absoluts iznOF-
ance OF ths true state OF affairs In Cuba
According 10 the prime minister. TIE peo-
pie Of Cuba have always received speeiA4
fAgers from the mother country. instead
CT tyFannbcal acts, as imagined ~ the
Americans. II tie former naturalization
% affairs IN Cuba was iraraoFal, continued
senor CanoEas del Castillo. Il was fault
largely OF the CBbans. who recsived the
principal benea. from dishonest govern
mental employees. The government Is SCI
riousiy disposed % grant satisfact0ry
powers Of self-sdminls tEatiOn 70 Cuba on
ths submission or the Insurgents. ne ex-
plalaed. The rebe.s. ne added. DO not
want reform. but Independence. TINS
fact he thought was perfectly evident
when senator cameron's resolution pro-
n0unctng for the Independence - Cuba
was understood. senior Castillo said t1at
Spain would Huccumb rather than give
CahR her Independence y0iantSr-y. In
conclusion he aaI4 tnat spain was pre-
pared against a. eyentuallties. Should
matters require the assembling or the
cortes. the E0serunent VII Instantly
Summon the members q the Sp2nlsa par
HAmant together. ard In case Of grsalf
rational struggle. Ia thGlEht al zpan-
tards would become a. one party Tor ths
Earpose 81 defending the national honor.
Admiral BeranEer. mlrlster % marine.
h4s wired Instructions o. the government
aud al private shipblliGlug arms 90 hasten
forward 10 completion az the warsa. - u0w
IN course OF construction. hs received re-
plies % Tie effect that al % these orders
would - promptly carried UuL Popular
excitement. because q che recent action
% the foreign Affairs COMMITTEES % the
United States senate. continues. but no
demonstrations against tho Americans IN
this country are reported.
A foreign official. IN an lntarvisw today
with representative OF the Associated
Press. said thai while the government re-
Ersts ths action Of The senate - does not
think collision with the United States
Vii follow. as tho time 20 elapse before
tie senate resolution can be passed will
serve 20 calm hasty thinkers In the United
States. and 70 rn0derats the noisy
patriots OF Spain, who VIII doubtless in
auiga In much thu same kind OF talk
the JlnEocs Ia America He added:
I'm case the house eoncurs
in the senate resolutions. President
Clsyeland's policy, as shown in his ness
age TO congress aud IN Secretary Olney's
statemeat. backed up by a majority OF
the people o. the United States. can be
relied upop in Spain 20 prevent hostile
MGarid and New York cannot be accepted
as rsprsseoting governmental policy or
desire. For instances. the statement In the
press that Senior Canovas has bsn sound
Ing the European powers regarding the
support thsy might extend TO Spain IL
of war with me United States IS alb
solutsly untrus Naturally spain has the
sympathy OF several OF tho powers. as
the question Of uEifed States Intervention
in Cuba may tomorrow be a question OF
similar interference IN Martinique. Saint
Thomas or jamaica. But Senior CAnovas
has not taken = step to seek their sup
port fer Spain aa has never believed
that rns matter would Become a question
OF war, Aai hs and the Duke OF Tetuan.
the minister for foreign affairs, have heen
setting with unosa sing prudence. avoiding
every possible thing rhat rnisht lead to
serious complications.
''sanor CanovRs has unhoundad conf
dsnee n AiBister Taylor. and be has
belief in the official professions OF the
Tnitaa States friendship Mr. Taylor sne
the Duke OF TntuEn sra warm friends.
aefnbls before ApTil. 50 the situation ts
shcFn Of possible eTaba rrassrnents 20 ire
government from the farvitness Of Span
ish patriotism ,
not believe that America will 80 further
sAan wild talk
Although the resolution or thu foreign
relations committee OF The Omitted States
as nat cause any surprise here. it has
reaw Akensd indignation ard is looked up
On ss proving that the attitude Of the
AwerieAns IL 20 10 regarded "a making
war almost inevitable. spA1u seems 60 Be
prepared for the worst and Is appealing
- International sentiment 10 condemn
Anertcs.
roREIos PRESS COMMENT.