The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-23
GENERAL BLANCO
and HIS CABINET
Personal Feeling Against SsSasta
Causes Much Discomfort.
WILLIAM TAKES A HAND
German Mar Ships Seat to navsns--Ds-
plOrabls cOsdition 10 the iatsfior
Of the lsisad

New York. January IA Havana dis
patch to the Tribune says:
There seems 10 be no anlmoslty 90 Cen
eral Blanoo as an Individual. though de-
cid,d objections 20 Secretary General
Congosto on personal grounds are mani
Tested or course. the Madrid govern
u,ent viii pay no heed 20 the attacks on
Blanco, because 10 recall tam would be
10 revise the yolIcy with which he Is
charged. but the feeling among Spanish
classes must inevitably make the sasasta
mlrlstry uncomfortable. The tine does
not yet seem In sight when the Folur-
teers and the Havana populace viii seek
90 put the captain-genera on shipboard
and send him cut OF the country Or when
his Amy win turn against him. II may
b. signlhcl1t Of the prevailing unrest
that this should be dlsetSsed at all, bit
tha discussion Is not a sagn that Il VIII
happen. The government has partly re-
covered its eonqoslre. Since Sunday
passed without the expected uprising Of
the volunteers. there has been no danger
Of further outbreak. whe,her the heavy
rclnforcenS nis biCrsht In on that day
have had share In preventing reyolu-
tion can only be sutmsed.
The volunteers are satisfied with the
situation. whother the captain-general
actually had orders from Madrid to dis
arm them or not since the events OF
week ago, he would not attempt Il. The
delegation OF officers from the volunteers
Who called on General Bhneo we're pro-
fuse In ropudating the idea OF organiza-
tion insubordinate or disloyal action. He,
on hh part. accepted the spontaneous
aemonatra,ipn OF loyalty but there was
no misunderstanding on either side. The
volunteers viii not be dsarmei, nor will
they 90 into the field TO fight the In
surgents. as some of the Spanish papers
have demanded. Tho volunteers having
shown their hostility to autonomy and
strengthened their positions. are not dis
posed to encourage further disturbances.
Tn next crisis seems likely 10 come over
the military campaign. a show must be
made Of operations In the field, The
army has been notified by the press. law
ami tho other means taken by the gov
erumcnt 70 protect & from criticism.
Tho certainty that the rlngleaders In the
rot viii not be punished keeps It In good
humor hut while not disposed to crowd |
the govcf-nmeu. the army knows its
power.
Captain General Blanco can no, con- ,
tInue the policy OF conclliating the insur- ,
gents II he IL TO have the support OF his |
own troops. They are quietly determin-
Ing a return to weyler and his methods |
This hs known in Madrid. Acceptance OF |
II has already reached Washington in the 1
form OF an official report by this time. |
The conservative papers IN a guarded way |
encourage & The case is put that Spaln's !
sovereignty in Cuba rests with the army /
ani not on autonomy. This being so. the I
wishes OF the army should be followed on |
conducting the campaign.
General Lee Is receiving very full re- l
ports from all parts OF the island about /
the attitude of the Spanish property own
ers, The disturbances In Havana have
their lack Of confidence in the
government. while their fears Of what !
would happen under insurgent success are
not lesseDcd. They want tho intervention
OF the United States Private declara-
tIons OF their sentiments are voluminous.
They do not put their wishes on record
and all the contsuA can do is to report /
the wishes Of the Spanish property own
Ing class to the state department The
government has given blunt hint TO the
leaders who some time ago started a
to ask for an American pro
tectorate and they are quiet Their senti-
nents, however, are not changed nor
their purpose altered, but they wait a
better opportunity.