The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-27

MADRID, Dec. 26.-Today's Impair
cial urges that, in view of the char
acter of the reply Of United States
Minister Woodford to the note of the
Spanish government, in answer to the
first communication of the American
government through him, it is neces-
sary to increase the Spanish fleet as
against the eventuality of conflict
with the United States
Ell Heraldo says: THE encroach-
ments of the United States upon the
internal politics of Spain have become
intolerable and must be resisted ener-
getically. The situation is difficult
but, at whatever cost, the government
ought to put an end to a shameful
state of affairs for the sake of the dig
nifty Of Spain"
LONDON, Dec. 27.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says Gen.
Woodford's note dwells at length upon
the Spanish complaint against filibus-
tering and other moral and material
assistance given in the United States
to the insurgents, which the Washing
ton government reasserts it has done
all in it's power to check, with the view
also of satisfying the representations
made by Spanish diplomacy. The Ma
drid papers say the note is so very
friendly and so laudatory of the pres
ent home rule policy in Cuba and Porto
Rico that there is a general impression
in official circles that the relations be-
tween the two governments have a
decidedly reassuring aspect. AT the
same time the papers Of every shade
1f,,iT fIa iFoie iol
gans, censure very sharply the conduct
of the United States government, and
are unanimous in saying that all the
compliments the United States pays
the new Spanish colonial policy can
not make a proud nation tolerate the
pretension of a foreign government to
have the right to criticise and con-
denim the conduct of Spanish generals
and of the late Spanish government 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 presl-
dental message, and more recently, in
Secretary Sherman's advocacy of relief
for distressed Cubans. The press is
most dissatisfied with the Woodford
note on account of the arguments used
to refute the Spanish complaints
against filibustering. America Is
charged with interfering in all the
rules and usages of international law
in order to suit the aims of its en-
croaching policy in the West Indies.
1t is an open secret that the note
has caused surprise and displeasure IN
official circles, because the government
had hoped that President Mckinley
and Secretary Sherman would refrain
from increasing the embarrassments Of
the situation in Spain in consideration
of all the concessions already made to
Cuba.
The government will delay replying
to the note for several weeks, as the
United States took nearly two months
to reply to the Spanish note. When it
does reply Senor Sagasta will rebut
the arguments of the note in a friendly
but firm tone. The government cannot
longer risk the accusation of not beins
in touch with national feeling, which
is getting very weary Of American in
reference. The Spaniards think the
note gives them an excellent opportu-
nifty to reply to criticism which natu-
rally could not be challenged or no.
ticed automatically when set forth
only in the presidential message.
The Madrid correspondent of the