Arizona republican., 1898-03-13

the representative Ol Opdlu 5 ulSdp- bearing sovereignty in Cuba reflect something more than the feeling of the bishops. If they do not have Of ficia1 sanction for their utterances in private, it is at least possible for them to encourage the sentiment against the United States without rebuke.
 Part of the plan now is to keep the volcanic patriotism Of the volunteers smoldering, but will not attempt to Quench it. They are f1attered to be- lieve that while the town has impreg- nable fortresses, and while the fleet of Spain is invincible, yet the real defenses of Havan are the reserve sol diery. They are now in training as part of the artillery, and are made to feel themselves regular troops. The army itself is on such good terms with the volunteers that none think of ask ing whether the two organizations would fire at each other. That matter was discussed not long ago, when the keeping of public order was the up- permost topic in the city. It is no longer discussed, because of the cer- tainty that the thing cannot happen.
 LOYAL TO SPAIN.
 A common sentiment pervades all ranks. It is that of Spanish loyalty. The presence of the warships undoubt- edly helps to swell the war feeling The enthusiasm over the Vizcaya, while no longer demonstrative, has not died out. Its battle flag is a shrine at which offerings of loyalty are laid with fervent eulogies to the imagination of those loyal and ignorant. The Viz caya is much more formidable ship than was the Maine. They see her dimensions double and her guns twice as large. The Almirante Oquendo and the torpedo fotilla encourage the illu- sion. I believe it to be fair state ment that the majority of the Span ish class think they have another in vincible army. They believe Spain has navy equal to that of any nation in the world, and they look to see all of the navy in Cuba, through the gulf is narrow between Havana and Key West. The fleet moored at Key West is far beyond the range of their vision. They must have a closer view of those American warships. This fermenting of Spanish patriotism which goes on beneath the surface is not aim1ess. It seems to have direction. By the time the American naval board of inquiry makes its report the Havana people will understand what is coming
 Nominally it knows nothing to dis pute the theory of accident. The news papers have been allowed to publish the most meager statements. There have been repeated assurances from Sagasta that the explosion was due to accident, and dispatches from the United States reiterating that mem bers of the administration and many public men hold to the theory of acci- dent Against this is the briefest pub lication of the facts that the Ameri- extensively with the subject of the Maine, and to insist that the ship was blown up by design. Of the intensity of public feeling in the United States not hint is given. While the Span ish people instinctively knows that the American people are not so placid, as it expected to believe nevertheless, it has only faint conception of the real conditions.
 But with regard to the Maine there is better understanding. Notwith- standing the success of the authori- ties in suppressing the reports which leak out from the investigation, every body in Havana knows the nature The intransigentes, the volunteers and the army officers all have a clear idea that Capt. Sampson and his associates have been finding evidence of foul play. A part of the populace suspected as much in the beginning and took more satisfaction out of that opinion than from the theory of accident. The further impression is now about the Spanish classes. The admiralty o' "nieH ID udh1HS lHe lHquiiy on behalf of the government, finds diff flculty in securing testimony to up hold the claim of accident, though tha1 ! will be the official contention. Witt i thls 1nkl1ng of an early and serious i trouble between Spain and the United otateS the common impulse of the Joy 1 allsts IS to respond to any call upo1 l the1r patriotism that may be made This sentiment in time may give wa, to one of more discretion. The sign, of such change are now apparent
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