The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-14

the Race Not Government-They Were
Attacked When Acting as Honest Men
Should.
Madrid, September 13-There was an
other uproarious session of the Senate to-
day. Count AlInenas referring to his
statement yesterday giving the names Of
the generals he recently said ought to
have their sashes tied around their necks
instead of around their waists, naming
Generals Weyler, Blanco and Rivera after
which he also included Admiral CerFera
in the category said General Linares was
also incompetent and ought to be ar
raigned. Thereupon General Weyler and
others loudly protested against these
charges and General Weyler called upon
Count Almenas to name those generals
who were accused Of failing to do their
duty and added that If the accu sations
were true and the culprits could not be
legally punished, the generals would take
the matter in their own hands and inf1ict
proper punishment.
A turault ensued the Senators stand
ing. shouting and threatening each other.
The president of the Senate vaialy
stroye to--restore order and broke his bell
in attempting to do SO.
When the debate was resumed, Senior
Gonzales attacked the army. he said it
had been worsted first by the insurgents
and then by the Americans. Continuing,
the speaker asked what had become OF the
two hundred thousand men sent to Cuba.
He blamed General Weyler and the late
Premier Senor Canovas Del Castillo, as
sorting that the latter was omnipotent
while in power and might have done
what he pleased.
Premier Sagasta. replying. said that
neither Senor Canovas Del Castillo nor
himself had ruled long enough to change
the character of the race which was the
true cause, he claimed Of the disaster to
Spain. Later the Premier remarked:
"We are an anaemic country. We were
attacked when acting as an honest man
would. We defended ourselves. l have
lost my prestige, but 1t Is because be-
lieye that the path / am following Is the
best"
General Weyler then made a speech Of
great violence, which provoked such an
outburst that the Premier had to inter-
vene and called upon the general to ex-
plain his policy.
General Weyler replied that he had not
threatened the government institutions,
but only those who had attacked the
army.
The minister of war, General Correa,
said the government alone was respon-
sible.
The Duke of : Tetuan. the former
minister for foreign affairs defended
Senior Canovas del Castillo, whereupon
Senior Gonzales mate an attack upon the
deceased premier, declaring the latter had
foreseen the loss ofCuba and had planned
with Senor Sagasta to sign the surrender.
The loss of Cuba, Senior Gonzales con-
tinued, was just punishment for those
who failed to profit by the doctrine that
the colonies should not be governed by
oppression.
The Senate then adjourned. The Re-
publicans, Carlists and bolting Conserya-
tives of the Chamber of Deputies have is
sued manifesto giving their reasons for
opposing the government. Its publication
has been prohibited.
Senior Sngasta, in an interview today
said no claims advanced by the United
Sta tes after the peace protocol was signed
or the Cortes bureaus met to elect peace
commissioners should be entertained.
Advioes received from the Philippines
islands say the Insurgents would release
only few of their prisoners. For in
stance, they will shortly set free the
- ~--~~-
hands.
Major General Merritt, it is said, here,
goes to Paris empowered to ask, in the
name of the insurgents, an American
protectorate over the whole of the Philip
pine islands.
DISCUSSED THE PROTOCOL.
Madrid, September 1S.-The Chamber
of Deputies considered the protocol today
~ canrot cessjoD the RepubliOan Cariist
and dissenting Conservatives being abb
sent.
D'Armijo, called Senior Uria to order for
intimatlng that General Primo de Rivera
had enriched himself at. the expense of the
treasury.
CHAMBER ADOPTS PROTOCOL.
Madrid, Sept. 13-The chamber of
deputies today adopted the Hispano-
American protocol.