The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-30
TONE OF SPANISH 4 \. PRESS.

TONE or SPANISH PRESS.
1t I. Bitter Toward United states
9. Minister Woodford'. Note. be-
Madrid, Dec. 27.-El Heraldo says:
The entertainments of the United States
upon the internal politics of Spain have
become intolerable, and must be re-
sisted energetically. The situation is
difficult, but, at whatever cost, the gov
crnmentought to put ain end to shame
full state of affairs for the sake Of the
dignity of Spain. 81.
London, Dec. 27.-The Madrid COR
respondence of the Standard says: Gen.
Woodford's note to the Spanish gov
eminent dwells at length upon the COM
plant against fillibustering and other
moral and material assistance given in
the United States to the insurgents,
which; the Washington government re-
asserts it has done all in it's power to
check, with the view also of satisfying
the representations 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 officialcircles that the re-
lations between the two governments
have decidedly reassuring aspect
AT the same time the papers of every
| shade of opinion, including the min
lsteria1 organs, censure very sharply
the conduct of the United States gov
eminent and are unanimous in saying
that all the compliments the United
States pays the new Spanish colonial
policy cannot make proud nation toll
crate the pretensions Of foreign gov
eminent to have the right to criticise
and condemn the conduct of Spanish
generals and of the late Spanish gov
eminent in dealing with the rebellion.
"They equally resent the American
pretension to interfere in the Spanish
West Indies, which is so repeatedly
claimed in the notes and the presidents
message and more recently in Secretary
Sherman's advocacy of relief for dis
tressed Cubans. The press is most dis
satisfied with the Woodford note on ac-
count of the arguments used to refute
the Spanish complaints against filibus-
tering. America is charged with inter-
fering in all the rules and usages of
international law in order to suit the
aims of its encroaching policy in the
West Indies.''
It is an open secret that the note has
| caused surprise and displeasure in Of
fetal circles, because the government
had hoped that President Mckinley and
Secretary Sherman would refrain from
increasing the embarrassments of the
situation in Spain in considerat ton of
all the concessions already made to
Cuba. The government will delay re-
plying to the note for several weeks,
as the United States took nearly two
months to reply to the S panish note.
When it does reply Senior Sagasta will
rebut the arguments of the note in
friendly but firm tone. The govern
ment cannot longer risk the accusation
of not being in touch with national
feeling, which is getting very weary of
American interference. The Spaniards
think the note gives them an excellent
opportunity to reply to criticism which
naturally could not be challenged or
noticed automatically when set forth
only in the presidential message.
London, Dec. 27.-Tbe Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: "Gen.
Woodford's note differs greatly from
the first he presented and contains sew
eral statements that should be refuted.
1t is inspired, on the whole, by the SEN
timents pervading President McKin-
ley's message. Senior Gullon> the min
isser Of foreign affairs. will reply ira
versing the points raised"
Havana, Dec. 27.-As is customary
here OH Christmas eve, large crowds of
|tSpaniards assembled in Central park
and INDUCED in dancing, singing and
otner. forms of amusement. A large
number of"those present, becoming in
toXicated. began to make demonstra-
tions and to shout: death to Ameri-
cans!" Clown with autonomy" "Down
with R;anco!' sylvia Weyler!" "Viva
los voluntarios!" were some OF the
cries. Then the police closed in and
squadron of mounted gendarmes drawn
up in front Of the German club charged
with drawn sabers.
A panic ensued, the mob, in which
were many women, fleeing in every di-
rection, but the crowd was hemmed in
on all sides by the police, mounted and
afoot, who struck out savagely with
their swords. This continued until the
mob was thoroughly cowed, many being
wounded, and then the police formed
a Gordon around the square and pro-
ceeded to make prisoners of the ring
leaders of the demonstration. Two hun
dred prisoners were marched to the
prefecture. Among them were many
officers of the volunteers. On four of
the officers were found bundles Of cir
culars declaring Spain's honor had
been compromised by granting auton-
omy, and calling on all loyal Spaniards
to resist to the utmost. Copies of these
circulars were also found scattered in
the streets Saturday morning.
New York, Dec. 27-Private advices
received here by Cubans who are in COM
municat;on with sources of information
in Havana are TO the effect that the
Spanish squadron, comprising four gun
boats and two tugs, which was operat-
ing in the vicinity of Manzanillo. has
been forced from the mouth of the
Cauto river by the Cubans commanded
by Gen. Calixto Garcia. Besides this
victory the $4,000 Spanish soldiers un-
der Gems. Pando and Segura, who at
tackled the insurgents by land, were
driven back to Manzanillo after three
unsuccessful attempts to dislodge Gen.
Garcia.
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