The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-04
Yankees Accused by EI Pals OF Having
Long Waged War Against Spain
by Aiding Insurgents.
THREAT FROM THE GLoBo
NEW YORK TO BE ATTACHED ny
DONs IL MANILA Is BOMBARDED.
What Must BE Done IL President Nc
KtnIey Decides in Favor of In
terventIOn i'm Cuba's Behalf.
correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
MADRID, Feb. 17.-Fierce indignation
characterizes the Spanish papers that are
not supporters of the government at its al
legged weakness in replying in gentle terms
to the American demands for explanations
about that Dupuy de LONE letter. The
Impartial says: ut is the height Of weak
ness to suppose we are going to disarm the
Yankees by means of patience. From them
we shall gain nothing by it, and, on the
other hand, we shall lose the esteem for
the dignity and bravery OF Spain. obtained
from the other nations Paraphrasing the
never-to- o-be-forgotten Spartan words of
Mendez Nunez at CalIan: Suffice it TO say
Spain loves honor more without Cuba than
Cuba without honor we have sacrificed
our youth, we have sacrificed our millions.
Must we also sacrifice our national honor?
Not the great Antilla, not a hundred An
tillas would be worth so great a sacrifice"
The Impartial article then proceeds to ar
que that all Spains concessions will be use
less If the United States really seeks to
break off friendly relations, adding: IF q
pretext is sought, it will be found for in
stance, a hostile demonstration against the
Spanish war ships visiting American ports,
or a demand for pension for the dentist
Ruiz. In Europe" the article continues,
every one has already perceived this. The
universal conscience is with US, and it is
really shameful fact that the action of the
United States rouses more indignation in
foreign minds than in some Spanish We
believe we interpret better the spirit of the
Spanish people, and we energetically pro-
test against what has been done in order
that outside of Spain 1t may be known that
her rulers do not reflect the feelings of the
-
tion 20 Mckinley and also that this nation
of brave men has not become a flock of
lambs.'
The Correo Espanol, after recapitulating
all the injuries it alleges that Spain has suf-
fered at the hands of the United States,
says: THE last affair-that of Du Puy-has
given the measure of our decay and suffer-
ings. Any other government than what we
endure--ancient mummies and she-men-
when drawing up the note in yesterdays
council. in reply to the inadmissible, un-
called for. and ruffianly demands of the
President of the Republic of the United
States, would have accompanied it with
Mr.. Woodford's passports. For it is clear
that neither the concessions nor the humili-
ations of the Spanish government change in
the slightest degree the plan drawn up by
the Spanish government and people. They
want war, and war will come"
The Pals is not so moderate, for IL de-
clares that war is already raging (esta va
declarada), saying: THE North Americans
have not their soldiers, their ships, in Cuba
but among the insurgents they have what is
better, they have their money turned into
ammunition, guns, cannon and dynamite.
Why asks the Pals, should an official
declaration be made when war already ex-
lists. and exists under the most favorable
terms for the United States? An official
declaration might alarm the European
powers, who would not tolerate Mckinley
placing his hand on the Antilles. Instead
of exposing their soldiers ON their own soil,
they send them, in the guise of insurgents,
to. Cuba. TO avoid catastrophe to their
war ships, they send men and ammunition
to the insurgents in merchant vessels
American politicians would indeed be most
foolish If they abandoned, by declaration
of war. the favorable position they have
taken up in Cuba against Spain. No." the
paper continues, I'VE cannot hope for a
declaration of war; Cautious or bold, hum
BILE or active, our government need not fear
that Washington will declare war 1t is al
ready declared. Already it mas caused
havoc in Spain, and in the United States
they laugh at the idea that they are capable
of the folly of declaring war against us, a
war already afiame through them war
fed by them, war in which they run none
OF the risks and have all the advantages
that would accrue from an open warfare be-
tween the two Countries