Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
resent resent OUR POSITION
&c Presented in McKinley's Mes.
sage and Sherman's Latest
Note to Sagasta.
wAELIKE PROTESTS FROM SPAIN.

One Editor Urges More warships and An
other says Our Extraordinarily on
sPain's Internal Politics Are "rEtolera-
bie"-Nci Inclined to Admit Our Rish.
20 Inierfere. No Matter How Long tire
Cuban War SHALL Continue.
Madrid. Dec. 2f.-The Impartial urges
that. in view OF the character CT TIE
reply Of United States Minister Wood
ford to the note OF the Spanish govern
ment. IN answer TO the first commune
cation 81 the American government
through him. II Is necessary to increase
the Spanish fleet as against the event.
uality II conflict with the United
States. FL Heraldo says: THE en-
croachments Of the United States upon
the internal politics Of Spain have be-
come intolerahle. and must be resisted
energetically. The situation is difficult,
but a; whatever cost the government
ought to Put an end to a shameful
state OF affairs for the sake OK the
dignity of Spain"
Agree That the Note l. Friendly.
London, Dec. 27.-The Madrid corre-
spondent OF The Standard SAYS: Gen
eral Woodfords note dwells at length
upon the Spanish complaint against
hlibusterinE. and other moral and ma
terial assistance given in the United
states To the Insurgents, which the
Washington government reasserts il
has done all in its power to check. with
the View also of satisfying the repre-
senta;ions made by Spanish diplomacy
The Madrid papers say the note is so
very friendly and so laudatory Of the
present home rule policy in Cuba and
Porto Rico that there is a general i'm
preston In official circles that the rela-
lions between the two governments
have n decidedly reassuring aspect.
Soft Words Butter NO Parsnips.
AT the same time papers of every
shade Of opinion. including the minis
terlal organs. censure very sharply the
conduct Of the United States govern
ment, and ara unanimous in saying that
all the compliments the United States
pays the new Spanish colonial policy
cannot make a proud natien tolerate
the pretcnsion Of q foreign government
90 have the right to criticise and con-
denim the conduct Of Spanish generals
and q the late Spanish government in
dealing with the rebellion. They equal
~ resent the American pretension to
interfere in the Spanish West Indies.
which is 50 repeatedly claimed in the
notes and the presidential message. and
more recently in Secretary Shermans
advocacy OF relief for distressed Gu
hans.
What Hurts the Editors Most.
THE press is most dissatisfied with
thc WoCdford note on account Of the
arguments used TO refute the Spanish
complaints against flibustering. Amer
lea is charged with interfering in all the
rules and uslges Of International law in
order TO suit the aims OF its encroach-
in- policy In the West Indies. Ii is an
opcn secret that the note has caused
surprise and dispieasure in official cir
cles because the government had hoped
that President Mckinley and Secretary
sherman would refrain from increasing
the emharrassments Of the situation in
spain In consideration of all the con-
Ccsstons made in Cuba. The govern
ment VIII delay replying T. the note
for several weeks. as the United States
took nearly two months 20 reply to the
Spanish note. When IL does reply Sen~r
Sagasta VIII rebut the arguments of
the note In n friendly hut firm tome