The herald., 1898-04-16
THE QUEENS ATTITUDE
NOT THAT OF A RULER WHO Is
READY TO YIELD
CARLOS FIRES HIS FRIENDS
Spain Figuring on Yellow Jack Play
ing an Important Part in the
Cuban Occupation
Associated Press Special Wire

+ MADRID. April A.-(Via Bayonne, 4
| 4 France, April 49, The action taken \
4 by the Spanish cabinet today has con- \
4 tirmed the belief which has been prev 4
| + alent here since yesterday that war is \
4 now inevitable. The warlike tone of \
\ the official note issued by the Spanish \
\ government finds general approval !
+ here and creates much excitement. 4
4 Contrary to the general opinion that 4
4 the queen regent has been negotiating \
4 for peace at any price, her attitude to- 4
| 7 day had much to do with the firm ac- 4
| Z tion of the cabinet.
| + 1t is learned on unquestionable au- 4
| \ thority that the queen regent recently 4
| 4 made the following statement: 4
4 II prefer even the horrors Of war 4
4 rather than tarnish on the prestige 4
| 4 of the army or an impairment of the 4
= rights of the crown"
4 Another factor, undoubtedly, is Don I
4 Carlos manifesto of yesterday, of 4
| + which the following is an extract 4
+ which was not risked submitting to the 4
+ censor: 4
1.-The governors of Madrid may make 4
+ call to arms inevitable, and may, 4
4 If they continue to permit the Spanish \
4 standard to be dragged in the mud. \
= twenty years of patriotic retirement \
= have proved that I am neither ambi- \
= tious nor a conspirator. The greater \
= and better part of my life as man has !
= been spent in the difficult task of re- !
= straining my natural impulses and =
= those of my enthusiastic Carlists, !
+ whose eagerness was the first to ap- !
preciate, but which, nevertheless. !
= curbed, although it rent my heart to !
+ do So Today national honor speaks !
= louder than anything, and the same \
= patriotic duty which formerly bade !
= me say, Wait yet awhile may lead !
= me to cry, commanding the Carlists. 4
= 'Carlists, forward and mott only the !
= Carlists, but all Spaniards, especially 4
= the two national forces who still 1
= bravely withstand the enervating 4
= femininities of the regency-the peo- !
= pie and the army" 4
The report that Spain had purchased the
Hamburg-American liners Normannia and
Columbia was confirmed tonight. IT Is said
that the minister for the colonies. Senoy
Moret, bought them without consulting
Admiral Bermejo, the minister of marine
AS indicated tonight in the Heraldo. Spain
Is figuring on yellow fever being an i'm
portant factor of the Cuban situation. II
says: 1--WE have 100000 troops on the js-
land. perfectly acclImatized, and anv
Americans who are landed there will die
like flies"
Loyal Cubans
MADRID, April Is, p. m.-The Cuban
colonial cabinet has addressed a mani
festo to the queen regent. Offering uncon.
ditional assistance in defense of Spain and
In behalf of the regeneration of Cuba.
Senor Sagasta, the premier, preseu ted
the manifesto to her majesty this after
noon as soon as 1t was received. 1t ex-
presses the warmth and most enthusia site
adherence to the Spanish government
The utterances of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee m
n.s return to the United States regarding
the Maine, etc., are violently denounced
here. Gen. Weyler refterates that the let
Ter OF which he is said to be the author, re-
ferred to by Gen. Lee, is fraud.
Must Act Quickly
ROME, April 15.-(Special to Her. .
ald) The German ambassador to .
Italy is authority for the statement q
that the powers have carried out their Q
rumored intention of advising Spain Q
to abandon Cuba In order to avert war Q
and that no reply had been received. 0
His opinion of the gravity of the Sit Q
uation Is shown by his remark: IF Q
. Spain abandons Cuba now war may 0
be averted. But If it waits till tomor- .
row 1t will probably be too late.'' 0
Treated as Pirates
LONDON, April 16.-The Times prints
this moruing letter from Sir George
Baden-Poweil, M. p, asking why Great
Britain should not plainly declare that she
would not allow the declaration Of Paris to
be set aside and that privateers would ne
treated as pirates If they touched her
ships, and in any case would be excluded
from British ports. The Times, comment
Ing on the letter. says: I'VE can see no rea-
son why the powers which signed the dec
laration of Paris should not join in this
assertion of policy now recognized by the
civilized world for forty years.
I'm any case our interests are so vast that
We have right to act for ourselves. There
is no reason to believe that the United
States would resist the assertion of the
principle. and Spain can hardly refuse TO
submit to rules to which she voluntarily
submitted during the war with France in
1923"
Will Fight Fair
VIENNA April 15.-The Wiener Allge-
meine Zeitung asserts that the powers
have been notified that in the event of war
both Spain and the United States will re-
fraiu from privateering.
Ultimate Justice
BUDA PESTH. April 15.-The Poster
Lloyd echoes the sentiment of an italian
paper that Europe is likely to make its
voice heard in the interest of justice at the
close of the war, contenting itself mean
while with strict neutrality"
Mahan's Mission
LONDON, April 16.-The Rome corre-
spondent Of the Daily Mail says: Captain
Mahan Of the United States navy arrived
here last night (rhursday). and In the