San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-25
THE WHOLE COUNTRY. ALMOST.
IS AT WAR WITHIN
ITSELF.
One Senator Enjoys Himself Roasting
Another. While The Other
Gains The Same SatiSfac-
ton By Roasting Some
one Else.

New York, May PA dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
The conflict between the Liberals and
Conservatives due to the Tetuan-Co-
mos incident and Senator Sagasta's
speech, is momentarily increasing and
it is the popular belief that the Duke
of Tetuan's continuance in the minis
try means the certain downfall of his
party.
At last nights special meeting the
government resolved to take no fur
Their action in the Tetuan affair, but
Premier Canovas will offer an explana-
ton of the recent parliamentary scam
9al in both chambers.
Very possibly the Liberal party will
refuse to accept the explanation. The
Silvelistas will not determine their at
titude until after hearing Premier Can
ovas' speech.
The Madrid press continues to ex-
press the hope derived from foreign
sources, that the granting Of belliger-
ent rights to Cuba will not be declared
by the United States.
Ell Pals publishes an indescribably
violent editorial against Premier Can
ovas entitled "Canovas, Dictator"
Public feeling" says Ell Pals, is in
a distracted state and no confidence Is
felt in the Conservatives or in the
Liberals, since Senior Segasta inspired
a storm by his recent speech condemn
ing the Spanish military operations in
Cuba, yet not suggesting improve
ments. If his party comes into power
many distrust his proposed line Of &C
tion.'
La Epocha says that in the United
States the president is not necessarily
the leading political power and that
the ministers are often mere secretar-
les. 1t recognizes the correctness Of
President McKinley's attitued hitherto
but declares that he leans personally
toward the Cuban rebels.
Ell Pals declares the Spanish people
are wholly opposed to the farcical pol
iticians' kilograms that keep harping
in all parts of Spain as to the Ameri-
can attitude, producing dismay.
Frequent cabinet councils are being
held and rumors of a crisis continue.
The Heraldo de Madrid in a bitter
article entitled, THE Sword of CAIN"
says: "Canovas' cowardly policy to-
ward the United States is fatal to
Spanish interests and McKinley's atti-
tude is more than suspicious"
The Heraldo sustains the tone of
Senior Segasta's recent speech, decry-
ing the Spanish military OPERATIONS in
Cuba, quotes instances disproving the
alleged pacification and admits that
Maxine Gomez has succeeded in his
aim.
The Correspondents considers the
situation critical, but publishes a tele-
gram from correspondent saying
that ministerial differences prevail in
Washington respective of the Cuban
conduct.
1t is stated on the highest authority
as a pretext the Teutuan' incident and
will endeavor to secure the withdrawal
from active politics of those Liberals
who protest against his behavior in
not dismissing the Duke of Tetuan
from the cabinet. His party will then
make convenient resolutions and make
them laws by a bill of indemnity
namely by a declaration that they are
laws by the majority in the Cortes.
This majority naturally will be Con-
sentative, for the Silvelists and the
Liberals will not affect the validity Of
the laws which will be forthwith car
ried to the Queen Regent for her rati-
fication. The Queen Regents course is
anxiously awaited. 1t is popularity be-
lieved that she will lack the courage
to refuse to sign the Conservative
party's measure.