The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
NEED NOT EXPECT AID
EUROPEAN POWERS WILL NOT AS
SYST THE sPANIARDs
If They Refuse to End the Cuban War
and Defy Uncle Sam-GOmez Made
Minister of War.

MADRID, Sept 22-The correspondent
here of the Associated Press learns on high
authority that the much discussed interview
of Saturday last between the United States
minister to Spain General Stewart l..
Woodford, and the Spanish minister for for
eign affairs, the Duke Of Tetuan was mere
ly preliminary General Woodford repre-
scented to the duke the gravity of the con-
dition of Cuba and requested, in behalf of
the United States, that Spain would find
method of speedily ending the war and CIV
ing justice to the Cubans. lie offered The
good offices of the United States in effect
ing a settlement of the Cuban trouble,
which practically gives Spain an opportu-
nifty of gracefully ending the war. IL she
does not embrace it within reasonable
time notice will be given that the United
States must interfere though Geheral
Woodford has not said so yet.
Spain cannot expect ala or european
powers, as the United States ambassadors
have ascertained that all the European
countries, except Austria, recognize tnat
the interests of the United States justify
the Iatters interference in Cuba. Austria,
in this matter, is influenced by the rela-
tionship between the two dynastes, the
Queen Regent of Spain being an Austrian
archduchess, but it is not likely that Aus
tria will take any part in the question be-
yond possibly making a diplomatic protest
against the intervention OF the united
States.
La Correspondencia de Espana asserts
that pour parlers are proceeding between
the United States and Spain for a friendly
settlement of affairs in Cuba. El Epoca,
after denouncing as sensational the STORY
of an ultimatum, points out that the CuDans
have not been at war with Spain without
the moral and material cooperation OF the
American people. ,
There is a great deal of comment as to the
orr gin of the ultimatum canard IL mas peeil
attributed to a foreign embassador put az
the ambassadors deny Responsibility TOT IL.
The people do not think that war is 1neVl-
table 1t is asserted that the Liberals will
soon form a Cabinet, and that on the return
of the Queen to Madrid Captain General
Weyler will be recalled from CUBA ana
autonomy established In the island, thus
leaving no pretext for the Intervention OF
The minister of marine, AdmiraI, De Be
ranger, says that three cruisers VIII shortiy
be finished and ready for service
LONDON, Sept pa dispatch to the
Standard from San Sebastian says: Fresh
communications have passed between
United States Minister Woodtord ana me
the United States as stated by the Amerl-
can minister last Saturday. Both press ana
public received the intimation of the attl-
tude of the American government with sur
prise and incredulity. Even now IHoSS
Spaniards are loath to believe the Unted
States is in earnest in offerlng IN the Hiuule
If Sentember mediation which is certain to
be followed in November by a declaration
that it is too late to stop american dcllo 3l,
because opinion in the United states calls
for q decisive policy and because the CuDans
will accept nothing short of independence.
The Spaniards cannot realize tnat fresloS Sn
Mckinley had finally made up his nina pc
fore he intrusted Minister Woodford with
precise instructions, polite but clear anu
pperemntory. All this places the government
in a most difficult situation, especially as 1t
has not achieved the desired reorganization l1
of the Conservatives and has become IN
1olvad in equally troublesome conflicts with
the bishops ard clergy is strange to no.
tice how the Spaniards are already dis
GUESSING whether Sagasta ana tne l-lpe Iia1Is
ara nor likely to come to an understanding
with the United States and the Cubans, and
falling such a conciliatory course, whetneT
nafriofic considerations might induce ali
Conservatives to gather around strong
administration presided over by Generai
Azcarrange or General Campos 10 delenu
mis- rights.