The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07


Regard Interference by the United
States in Cuban Affairs-Doesn't Thinl
Any of the Governments are Spelling t.
Chip In, or Would Dare to If They
Wanted To-Hannis Taylor's Story i:
Amply Corroborated-The Anti WeyIel
Feeling In Spain.
New York, Nov. Ex-senator E. o.
Wolcott, of Colorado, who has just re-
turned from a visit to the capitals OF
Europe as a member Of the United
States monetary commission, still re-
fuses to talk regarding the results of
his mission.
On the Cuba question, however, Sena-
tor Wolcott said today:
so far as the threatened imbroglio
with Spain is concerned, 1 cannot speak,
for l do not know what has happened
in the hast ten days. In Europe the upin-
ion is divided as to the rights of the
countries. In France this is made ap-
parent and there the papers go to ex-
tPemes. The journals which support the
government and are strongly. republican
IN their views. regard the United States
as the ideal nation, and when they
speak of our difficulties with Spain do 50
IN a way which gives the opinion that
one shot from an American man-of-war
would end everything.
The nonarchiaI papers are as ra,bid
IN the other direction. They regard the
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ability Of the people to rule themselves
and say that should the rapacfty of the
Americans lead TINS country to war
with Spain the powers of Europe would
interfere and the United States would
ind themselves in serious difficulties.
HOW far these opinions prevail
among the people All large 1 cannot say,
though in France 1 think that sympa-
thy is generally with Cuba and the Unit
e. States. In Great Britain there seems
TO 'oe less popular interest in the ques-
Lion, though some Of the papers now and
then give utterance to rabidly anti
American views, while otrasrehauB. ia
American views, while others are in our
favor.
Il am not certain how the people of
Germany and Eastern Europe feel in
the matter, but 1 do not believe that
tnere is a sentiment which would sup
port their governments should they wish
10 interfere. AS consequence l do not
fear that such a complication will re-
suit"
The Evening World says former Vice
President Stevenson's failure to return
with Senator Wolcott and General Paine
was due to a new turn of affairs in Eng
land, which may result in some change
IN the attitude OF the British govern
ment on the ibimetalHc question. AS a
consequence, the evening World SAYS,
the report Of the United States commits
sioners Will not be made public until
Mr.. Stevenson is heard from.
TAYLOR CORROBORATED.
New York, Nov. 6.-The Herald an |!
nounces that A 3. Deguerville corro-
borates the statements already made by |
ex-Minister Hannis Taylor.
Mr.. Deguerville had explained the Gu
ban situation to Senior CASTELAR, from the |
Cuban and the American view. Said |
Senior CASTELAR,:
You are right and we are wrong. It /
II.
have governed the island with the |
sword in the most selfish, brutal and |
dishonest manner. Men cannot live /
without freedom or liberty any more
than the bird can live without air, or
the fish without water. We must give |
the Cubans liberty and freedom
DO you mean to say that if today you
were governing Spain You would give |
Cuba les hberty?" was asked.
Yes, but by liberty 1 mean an abso-
lutte autonomy; they would be as free |
as Canada or Australia"
But suppose the Cubans refuse that |
autonomy and keep on fighting for abso-
lutte independence, what would you do?'
"Oh, then, fight; fight 10 the bitter
end; fight, as We all say, till the last
cent and the last man has gone. You
see, my friend, with us it is a question
of honor-we cannot give UP. Hence it
is urgent TO give Cuba its autonomy, be-
cause 1 know be cannot save Cuba by
force Of arms. But we cannot give it
up, 50 wem uSt rather die as a nation"
ANTI WEYLERITES IN SPAIN.
a special 10 the Herald from Madrid
says: The fruits of General Weyler's
behavior in Havana appear TO be al
ready ripening in the peninsula. News
received here states that at a meeting
held at Santander to arrange a demon
stration in Weyler's favor on his arri-
val, disgraceful tumult ensued. The
chairman declared that only those in
VIEWERS favor had any huSineSs 10 ba |