The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-27
Sagasta Urged to Prepare for a Com
creasing the Spanish Navy.
COMMENTS OF NEWSPAPERS
YANKEE INTERFERENCE IN CUBAN
AFFAIRS BITTERLY RESENTED,
And Criticism of Conduct of Spanish
Generals Regarded as an Affront
-FiIibusters Watched.

LONDON, Dec. 27.-Advices from Madrid
say that the anti-Amercan feeling, which
has been slumbering for some time, is in
danger of breaking out again, and that
some of the more radical newspapers are
advocating the rebuke of Yankee interfer-
ence' in Cuban affairs with a hostile dis
play of war ships. 1t seems that the United
States government has just made re-
ply to the Spanish note sent to
Washington soon after the creation
of the Sagasta Cabinet Sundays Impartial
urges that, in view of the character 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
necessary to increase the Spanish fleet as
against the eventuality of a conflict with
the United States.
FL Heraldo says: 1.-THE encroachments of
the United States upon the internal politics
Of Spain have become intolerable, and must
be resisted energetically. The situation is
difficult, but, att whatever cost, the gov
ernment ought to put an end to the shame
full state of affairs, for the sake of the Dig
nifty of SPAIN.
The Madrid correspondence of the Stand
ard says: General Woodford note dwels
filibustering and other moral and material
assistance given in the United Staes to the
insurgents, which the Washington govern
ment reasserts 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 laudatory of the present
home-rule policy in Cuba and Porto Rico
that there is general impression in official
circles that the relations between the two
governments have decidedly reassuring
aspect. At the same time papers of every
shade of opinion, including the ministerial
organs, censure very sharply the conduct
of the United States government and are
unanimous in saying that all the compli-
ments the United States pays the new Span
ish colonial policy cannot make a proud ma
tion tolerate the pTetension of foreign
government to have the right to criticise and
condemn the conduct of Spanish generals
and OF the late Spanish government in deal
ing with the rebellion. They equally resent
the American pretensiOn to interfere in the
Spanish West Indies which is so repeat
edly claimed in the notes and in the presi-
Dental message, and, more recently, in Sec
retary Sherman's advocacy of relief for
distressed Cubans. The press is most dis
of the arguments used to refute the Spanish
complaints against filibustering. America
is charged with infringing all the rules and
usages of international law in order to suit
the aims of it's encroaching 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 al
ready 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 areu
ments of the note in a friendly, but firm.
tone. The government cannot longer risk
the accusation of not being in touch with
national feeling which is getting very weary
or American interference The Spaniards
think the note gives them an excellent on
portunity to reply tc criticism which natur-
ally could not be challenged or noticed dipIo-
matically when set forth only in the presi-
dental message
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: General Woodford's note diff
fers greatly from the first he presented and
contains several statements that should be
refuted. 1t is inspired, on the whole, by the
sentiments pervading President McKinley's
message. Senor Gullon, the minister of for
eign affairs, will reply traversing the points
raised