The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-08
THE ANSWER OF SPAIN
To Minister Woodford's Note on the
Situation in Cuba.
THE AMERICANS ARE TO BLAME.

According to n Madrid Newspaper tho
Reply VIII So Distinctly state-An-
archlsts to Do Released From Fort
Montjuch-The Recall of Weyler.
Madrid, Oct. S.-A cabinet council, at
which the queen regent presided. was
held here yesterday. When the ministrs
separated the PREMIER Senior Sagasta.
announced to the newspaper men that
no final decision had been taken in re-
gard to the reply which Spain will
make to the note of the United States
handed to the Duke Of Tetuan, when he
was minister for foreign affairs, by the
Bnited States minister, General Stew
art L. Woodford.
The Impartial, however, says 1t
learns that the reply of Spain will sat-
lsfy Spanish susceptibilities in making
clear to President Mckinley the reso-
lutte attitude which Spain maintains in
regard to Cuba
According to Ell Heraldo, Spain's re-
ply to the United States will point out
that If American interests suffer by
reason of the war in Cuba they the
Americans) are themselves to blame for
II. inasmuch as the lnsurrecton is as
sisted from the United States.
Ell Heraldo says also: I'VE UNDER
stand that the government will ex-
press its confidence that the new policy
to be pursued with regard to Cuba viii
produce change in the attitude of the
United States"
1t Is seml-ofiicially announced that
The note which General Woodford COM
municated to the Duke Of Tetuan Is
c0uched in friendly term. The cabinet
At Washington expresses a wish to
know when Cuba can be pacified, and
requests Spain to reply before Oct 30,
In order that President Mckinley may
be able to incorporate Spains answer
In his message to congress-
Premier Sagasta, in agreement with
Senor Gullon, the minister for foreign
affairs, proposes to send a moderate re-
ply declaring that Spain will await
events and is taking such measures as
consideration and prudence dictate, un-
I'll the change of policy in Cuba
smoothes the relations between the two
governments. The answer Of Spain Will
not be drawn up until the program for
The reforms in Cuba has seen pub
Hshed.
1t is stated that the cabinet was
unanimous in the opinion that the sys-
teur of warfare in Cuba must be COM
paetely changed Special attention was
drawn to the deplorabc condition OF
the sick and wounded soldiers now ar
irving. This aspect of the case was con-
sidered al the direct imitation of the
queen regent.
Regarding the finances. although the
Dptimist views Of the recent minister Of
tinance do not appear to have been
Jnstifled. II is believed that with pru-
drnce sufficient resources may be
counted upon. at least unit! the COrtes
meets in the spring to authorize sup
plies.
The premier announced to the cahi-
mel that the anarchists now in prison
at Fortress Montjuch. for the bomb
throwing outrage at Barcelona dGfing
the procession of Corpus Christi, Will be
Immediately sent into exile or released.
II is semi officially announced that
Captain General Weyler will be recalled
from Cuba this month, and that it is
pdobable the cortes will be dissolved in
December and a new parliament con-
vtked In March.