Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-04-21

roraon. April 19.-The Madrid cor
rs.ucndent of the Standard says: The
40 m the senate has caused a most
..asavorable impression la Madrid, as
s,osing the door to an understanding
# auy kind being arrived at between
,ho snanish and American govern
1..nts Should President Mckinley
,1dorsa either the idea of recognition
- ruba or of armed intervention no
S,onish government could tolerate
.ii,bar Of these courses without risk
.nr rho gravest consequences in Spain.
Tsa vote of the senate and house of
representatives are considered likely
10 paralyze both the mediation of the
| none and the friendly interference of
the European powers In the interests
~ neace. because the resolutions
nassed. If sanctioned by the president,
would set aside all intermediate con-
| ciliatory solutions like autonomy on
canadian lines, which the present
Snanish government would have
agreed 10. The unseemly precipitation
~ the American parliament leads
Snaln to believe that such an agrees
I've and provoking policy simply aims
If making a rush into a conflict be-
fore the results of the suspension of
hostillties with the insurgents and TO
nave the way for their submission,
even at the price of considerable con-
SESSIONS. Indeed, both the coleman
and imperial governments were very
confident that the negotiations already
mened In Cuba between the autono-
miss and the separatists would have
led TO a prompt and
satisfactory understanding,
which would have defeated entirely
the Inscriptions interference of the
United States. Therefore, what most
esasperates all S%paniards Is the grow
ing conviction that the conduct Of
America is purely designed to encour
age the Cubans 10 resist all efforts 10
arrive at an understanding with Spain
and even with the colonial govern
ment. thus virtually playing into the
hands of American Intervention and
of designs Icing matured against Span
ish rule In the West Indies and even In
the Philippines. A decisive turn ia
the relations between Spain and the
United States is expected to be
reached toward the end of the week,
when resolutions having been finally
adopted by the senate and the house
OF representatives. President McKin-
ley will lay the American pretensions
before the Spanish government. de-
handing both a reply on the principal
points for settlement in the Cuban
question and a cessation of all naval
and military reinforcements. which
would imply a possibility of a renewal
and a prolongation of the struggle in
Cuba. All such pretensions are sure
10 meet with protest and n firm refusal
on the part OF Spain. who will, how
ever, do nothing aggressive In reply, as
The government and nation are de-
terlnined TO fix upon the United States
tha Whole responsibility of provoking
war against this country. which will
nave had made every honorable con-
eession to preserve peace short of a
surrender of its rights arni territory.
Win pralseworthy alacrity the gov
eminent expressed TO Gen. Woodford
hs regrets at the outrage upon the
american vice consul at Malaga and
geographical the civil governor TO call
upoh the vice consul, express regrets
ana promise that the authors of the
outrage should be promptly punished