The age-herald., 1898-03-06
SPAIN CREDITS
 PEACE DIFFERENCES But Takes Cognizance of War;
 like Preparations. FEARS OF INTERVENTION In the Cuban War Bv <. United
 States Enter BY NUMBER OF $ SING PAPERS
 -9 v "A AheVolutionar 4'naI Thinks an Army Should Landed Here. AMERICANS FOsTERED CUBAN WAR It Says, Besides Spreading the Dreadful Stories of Cruelty, to Which 1t Claims There Is No Foundation Con
 erai WeyIer Criticized.
AMERICANS FOsTERED CUBAN WAR

Madrid, March 5.-Discussing th rumors of the possibility of war between the Tinted States and Spain, the Imparclal says the Spanish government is mot allowing itself to be hurried by alarmists' statements in the Madrid and foreign press.'
 It quotes minister, who said on yes- terday that pessimlStic views of the Span- ish papers were but an echo of the sen- sational statements in the Yankee press"
 Now, more than ever," he is said to have added, i've are assured that the Washington cabinet desires and will do all 1t can to prevent anything occurring to altar the excellent relations existing be- tween both governments. The American government and especially Mir. Mckinley, by his energetic action, have succeeded in postponing to better occasion the pro- posals of few partisans of the fflibusters, while public opinion is more and mora placing confidence in the course adopted by the government, which is most inter- ested of all in the successful development of public affairs.''
 -~- Not Entirely Hoodwinked
 "But, in spite of these statements s" con- tinues the Imparcial, it does not escape the attention of certain members of the government that the United States are making some preparations, although these are attributed to orders issued some time ago.
 Information is to hand from sufficiently official sources that if the rebellion is not suppressed by May America will intervena with or without the consent of Spain. In the meantime the United States wfI att tempt to lull our government to sleep with friendly and courteous phrases which our government receives evidences of respect and consideration from those who lose no occasion of showing that they ignorant of what those words mean"
 In an article in this issue on February 9 the Imparcial defending ltself against the charge of being pessindstic, says:
 Not Pessimistic
 "Those are the pessimists who place no confidence in the manhood of our race and not we who from the very beginning of tho found to strengthen our navy and crews in order to render them capable of impos- ing an effective neutrality of the great republic which would allow Spain to end the Cuban. revolt. Those are the pesslmSstS who do not believe that even now after the loss of so much money and time we can wound to death the commerce of the yankee and save with the honor of the flag the future of Spain."
 The liberal says that in Madrid official circles 1t is denied that the apparently war like organizations being made in the United States have the object attributed to them in certain quarters. It ds alleged these are only measures of reform agreed upon long ago. In its leading article which only re fers to the present relations between the two countries the liberal deals in a sym- pathetic spirit with Washingtons birthday and halls with approval President Mckin- leys speech on that occasion. considering if il "r,ebuff to those who seek to embroal the United States in a war with Spain It then expresses the hope that the presi- dents acts will accord with his words, adding:
 The Pals Revolutionary of late falls foul of the suggestions made by the Nacional for ending the Cuban difficulty. These suggestions are:
 June will tell, but. for the present, we ought to cry truce to suspicious and an- imosities. fully warranted by experience, in honor of the memory of that great man who in addition to laying the foundation of liberty for his own people. contributed as but few others have done for the re- deeming and dignifying of human con- science"
 Accused of Fostering War
 A simple method comments itself to the Pals. It points out that no one who has eyes can have failed to see that the real seat of war is not In Cuba, but in the United States, adding: There is the real center of action of the filibustersi thence have come men, arms and muni- tions of war.
 It IS the C0ltcu otdltS Wlioi Dy SoilStduy threats, have succeeded in keeping Spain in a position of manifest inferiority; it Is the United States who have spread throughout the world, by lies and chcan- cry, the fable of our cruelty, seeking there- by to justify acts on their part which otherwise would be incapable of justinca. tion. The war we carry on in Cuba is good business for the Yankee merchants, the small sum they pay for keeping 1t ablaze being amply remunerated by the ad- vantagos they gain by the destruction of Cuba.
 Therefore, as we have said before, the problem cannot be solved by the solutions offered by El N~ciopal. but there is yet another. and .bns ,,tner is very clear and sample. Consupstion cannot be cured bx taking pills The war in Cuba will only end when we send an army against the United States" =