The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-06-09

The action Of the United States Senate
in the adoption of the resolution offered
by Senator Morgan recognizing the bel
ligerency of Cuba, but which has not yet
passed the House, is showing its infu-
ence in o very marked name on the
people, press and officials Of Spain, not
w~ithstsnding their expressed Indifference
as to the attitude this government may
ultimately assume toward Cuban affairs.
Through the columns of the Ell Conner
clio, aSpanish paper published in Cuba,
comes Q letter or editorial which is ablaze
with insult, braggadocio aud hatred, and
which is expressive of the profoundest
disgust for Americans and American in
stitutions. Here are a few extracts from
this article; sThese Yankees are never
satisfied" sit is necessary to prove to
the Americans that we care nothing for
the insulting and aggressive stand taken
by the American Senate" "There are
not wanting brave and audacious mari
ners who would patrol the American seas
and do what they pleased. The Ameri-
cans would file their claims. Oar Courts
would sentence the offenders to a ten
cent fine and q three hours imprison-
ment or release them upon a fictitious
bond" sLet it be demonstrated aside
from diplomatic methods that the Span
ish people despise the jingoes of the
United States and know how to spit in
their faces one hundred times" Such
language is in perfect keeping with the
butcheries and atrocities committed by
the Spanish soldiers in Cuba under Wey-
Ter, and perfectly reflects the hatred and
venom which turks in the Spanish heart
in Cuba, at least. and which is watchfully
ready to vent itself upon the helpless wo-
men, innocent children and noble men
who, though overpowered by hordes Of
devastating devils, have the courage to
demand liberty from an oppressive and
bloody tyrant. 1.-THE action Of this gov
eminent be a matter of indifference, why
such insulting and iuf1ammatory Ian
guage? In Madrid, on May21st last, dur
ing a heated debate on the Morgan bel
ligerency resolution adopted by the Uni
ted States Senate, Duke Tetuan slapped
the face OF Professor Comas, q Liberal
Senator. AS o result, the Liberals have
refused to take part in the deliberations
of the Cortes and the Premier and his
Cabinet, on June End inst, because OF the
situation, resigned. While it is thought
that the crisis will be met my the refusal
of the Queen Regent to accept the with
drawal of members, the situation makes
two things Enthusiastically evident, first,
that the attitude Of this government to-
wards Cuban affairs is of vital Importance
to Spain, and second, that there are emil
nent men among the Liberals in Spain
who neither underestimate the stigma on
Spain resulting from the foul crimes of
Weyler and his minious, nor updervalue
the justice which, in the eyes Of the
world, would sustain this government in
declaring o state Of war to exist in Cuba.
There arc few, we suppose, who have not
read accounts of the bloody crimes Of the
Spanish army in Cuba. some Of which
have never been denied, zone of which
have aver been satisfactorily disproved.
There are fewer still, we believe, who do
not sympathize with the down-trodden
Cubans in their fight for liberty, and we,
with yon, will watch with deepest inter-
est the course of President Mckinley and
Congress in this matter.