Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-12-30
TONE OF SPANISH PRESS.
II 10 Bitter Toward United stateH-
Mtnister WOOdfOrd,s Note. h

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q Il Bitter Toward United stases
Atnister WoOdfoPd's Note.
AIadrid, Dec. Ell Heraldo says:
The encroachmentso of the United Suites
upon the internal politics OF Spain have
become intolerable,s and must be re-
sisted energetically. The situation is
difficult, but, at whatever cost, the gov
|crnment ought to put an end to a shame
full state OF affairs for the sake 81 the
dignity Of Spain. u.s. /.
London, Dec. 81. The Madrid cor.
respondence Of the Standard says: Cen.
Woodford's note to the Spanish gov
|ernment dwells at length upon the com
plant against fllibustering and other
moral and material assistance given in!
the United States to. the insurgents,
which, the Washington government re-
asserts it has done all in its power to-
check, with the view also Of satisfying
the representations, made by Spanish
diplomacy. Il III. Is. ~
The Madrid papers say the note is so
very friendly and so laudatory, OF the
present home rule policy in Cuba and
Porto Rico that there is general inn
preston in official circles that the re-
lations between the two governments
have decidedly reassuring aspect.
Sat the same time the papers Of every.
shade Of opinion. inclnd;np +he min
isterial organs, censure very sharply
the conduct Of the United States gov
ernment and are unanimous in saying
that all the compliments the United
States Days the new Snanish colonial
policy cannot make nroud ma tin,n fol.
crate the pretensions Of = foreign e,oy-
eminent to have the right to criticise
and condemn the conduct of Spanish
generals and Of the late Spanish nov
eminent IL dealing with the rebellion. .
s'They equally resent the American
pretension to interfere in the Spanish
West Indies. which is so reneate,1lv
claimed in the notes and the presidents
message d more recently IN secreetarvr
Shernan's advocacy of relief for dis
tressed Cubans. Tbe nress : most dis
satisfied with the Waodford notaon
count. of the arguments used to refute
the Spanish complaints oainst f;lihns-
terin'a. America * CHARGED vii inter.
for TO- %s1J
international law Il order to sn;t The
aims of its encroacti;ng nolicv in the
West indies ~ y a Is. s..
I TT Is an =, omen m, secret 4ba : tha no+a Ia :
cansed s11rnrise and d;snlaasnr IN ~
fetal circles because ,the Governments
had hoped that President McKin,ev and
Secretary Sherman would refra n from
increasing the announcements Of tbe
situa ton to- in Spain IN consideration If
nh the CONCESSIONS alra,d1 mnada- =
Cnba.S The government win delav r.
sn1yinp to the note for ,several { sweaLs
as the United States took nearly tw .
months tn renly tn the Snan;sh note.
When s. does ren1v Senior Sa ON sta will
rebut the arguments of the note N
4 fr;enfllv Int firm tnn& The Govern
ment nnot,lonper risk the accusation
of not being in touch. with national
Feeling which s. oetfinr varrv 80 e, 81
American interference. III. snaniar 81
think the note pives them : I g err....e1lent
onnortnnitv "a =, NV 3, s,
naturally con,d not he ch.11enred -.
noticed i1in1omatica1lv when sat forth
onlv IN = he presidential message
Locdon Dec e7-The Madr;d corr.-
Espondeut of the Daily Mail saws. ssf3ens
Wool ord,s note differs create, fron,
the first he nrese,nted nd eon+a;ne 90
~,al ztatenents tbar sbonld Ia refrtsa
= = insn;refl ar the :,vho,e Nv The. ssn.
timents nerrrad;nr President ArcK;n-
1ey,s mesa % Senor Gn11on az
;sser of FOREIGN ) ffa;rs will ran1v 80
vers;;nr the ne;nt. r.;ead,, -
Havana nec 27-As i cns+o,, . 1. 4,
here IN Chr;atuas eve 1arr. or,,,-ds 3
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