The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-22
SACASTA'S SPEECH.
The Premier Will Not Allow Spain's
Territory to Be Taken.
PALMA THANKS AMERICAN PEOPLE.
New step to BE Taken by tho Powers
The London Times on the situation
Britishers Want to Enlist ON
tho American Side.

madrid, April 20.-The supporters
of the government in both houses of
parliament met in the senate chamber
yesterday afternoon. Senior Sagasta,
the premier, addressed them as fol-
lows:
Attempts are being made to sully the glorious
history Of Spain by an Infamous calumny. The
different Spanish governments have done their
utmost to avert the war to which we are being
provoked We have now reached the limits OF
concession compatible with honor and terri
torlal integrity We consented to the last
concession at the instance OF the pope and the
powers. We yielded In fact; but now attempts
are being made upon our honor and menaces
directed against our territory That Is
thing to which Spaniards will never consent
This is not the moment to trace parliament
airy programme, but the moment to unite our
selves, as our fathers have done In the face OF
an odious attempt against the integrity OF our
territory. The Insult offered us to-day is the
most infamous that has ever been offered.
Spain will not allow parcel OF her territory TO
be taken from her with impunity nor will she
be party to any tratlicking for her possess
sious.
PALMA THANKS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
New YORK, April 20-The junta dis
played the American and Cuban flags
side by side yesterday, in cele bration
of the adoption by congress of the res
olutions declaring the island free and
independent. r. Estrada Palma said:
My first duty, in the name OF the brave Gu
bans is to thank the stalwart liberty-loving
American people for the stanch and unwaver-
ing sympathy and support they have given us
since the commencement OF the struggle for
Cuban independence and freedom. Just as
soon as the Spaniards are driven from the
island the Cubans will call new assembly to
draft constitution and elect a governments
Just as is done in the\Untted States. II Spain
goes to war, and doubt very much she will I
think It will be question OF not more than
four or five weeks when she will be forced ig-
ANONYMOUSLY to relinquish her hold on Cuba.
NEW STEP ny THE POWERS.
LONDON, April 20.-The Rome cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says that
Italia, the organ of the foreign office,
published the following note:
The powers are on the eve OF taking new
step, namely requesting the United States
and Spain, in the event OF war. to localze hos
tiliteS to Cuba and the neighboring waters
This step will be taken Immediately after q
declaration OF war Utter pessimiSm prevails
in diplomatic circles here the vatican alone
continuing hopeful OF peace. The pope In
working energetlcnlly to be accepted as arbiter;
but he admits that Cuba has already morally
ceased to belong to Spain
The Rome dispatches continue to
talk of papal Intervention. The cor
respondent of the Daily News saws:
The vatican will decide on proposition that
Spain should ccde Cuba to the pope who would
transfer the island to the United States In the
same way as Austria In 1885 ceded Venetia to
France instead Of Italy. IL Is hoped that in
this way SPANS amour propre would be saved
LONDON TINES COMMENT
LONDON, April 20.-The Times says
editorially this morning.
Delay on the American side can now do no
good IL Is better that what the president haS
TO do should be done quickly. II Is surprising
news from American correspondent that
President Mckinley alone In Washington. with
the possible exception OF Archbishop ireland.
still believes In the possibility OF peace. A
peaceful solution would doubtless be possible
II both governments were sincerely DESTROYS
10 avoid war. II Is quite conceivable that in
the long run both will have reason to regret
the decision at which both have arrived We
regret the outcome ON behalf OF bo.h peoples
BRIrIsHERs WANT TO ENLIST
LONDON, April 20. There have been
many applications at the United States
embassy and at the United States con-
sulate here this week for enlistment
in the United States army and navy.
Most of the applicants were English
men, including several officers and
former officers of the British army of
lieutenants' grade. A number of en-
gineers also applied and applications
were received from women who are
DESTROYS of serving as nurses in the
Geld.