The herald., 1898-04-10
MIGHT ACCEPT COUNSEL
IF OFFERED By THE NATIONS OF
EUROPE
TINE SPANIARDS' HIGH PRIDE
Will Not Allow the Nation to Recede in
Front of the American
Demands
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
MADRID, April 9.-The political situa
tdop is unchanged. The opinions express
ed by the newspapers are contradictory
Some of them hold that war is ineVNaoi
aid others hope for peace.
The Correspondencia de Espana say
the intervention of the powers has pro
duced at Washington an effect favorable L
Spain, It adds: Spain can accept IN
friendly counsel of the powers to solv
the question, while she cannot recede il
. front Of the American demands.
GETTING DELIRIOUS
MADRID, April 9, $3.50 a.m.-El Pais IL
publishing a series of rabid war artlcies
yergng on delirium. On Its front page
. It has the representation of Spanish llor
guarding the Cuban flag with pig over
looking partition formed by the Ameri'
. can flag. Under the cartoon is printed the
remark "If the grunter wants the flag
come and fetch it."
This sensational paper again announces
in startling headlines that there mas peer
an attack upon the Spanish Embassy al
Washington. AS matter of fact, the
Spanish Minister at Washington has teie-
graphed denying the affair had any i'm
portance and the facts were simply that
n few roughs had hooted in front Of the
Legation.
WON'T POCKET PRIDE
MADRID, April g. $40 a.m.-The Globo
IiberaD this morning rejoices at the
calmer judgment OF yesterdays press
highly commencing the utterance of the
Correspondence de Espana and the Epoca,
and adding: "Neither America nor Spain
can ignore the collective action without
daring the European powers. England S
participation nccessitates Spain's watch
full eye on the developments. We have not
forgotten that the Times says: In order
to treat with the insurgents the Spaniards
must pocket their pride Unless the pow
ers tie the Americans hands against
further aiding the insurgents their inter-
ference will be of little benefit to America,
Spain or Europe"
DOUBTFUL LOYALTY
NEW YORK, April 9-Time has been az
forded for some test Of Spanish feeling in
Cuba regarding the Queen Regents pro-
posed intention to conclude negotiations
with the United States on the basis of rec
ognizing the independence Of Cuba, says
the Havana correspondent OF the Tribune.
While the community does not give full
credit to these reports it thinks there is
something in them. The question wheth-
er this could be done without upsetting the
monarchy cannot be answered here. II a
revolution Is attempted in Spain there is
q probability Of sympathetic movement
among certain classes In Cuba. But they
are not powerful enough to cause general
overturnng, especially with the United
States ready to help in maintaining order.
The sentiment of pers onal loyalty toward
the throne is not a strong one amoug Span
iards in Cuba. The Queen Regent meets
with as much criticism at the palace as do
less august personages.
General Blanco and his immediate subor-
dnates would exert themselves strenuous
ly to enforce any policy dictated by the
monarchy. They would meet with luke
warm support or with open opposition by
army officers. who have been subordinated
from the time when Weyler's policy was
abandoned.
Left to themselves and with the certainty
of encouragement in Spain, many of these
officers would be willing to engage in q
revolt, and they would seek aid of the vol
unteers. They would be more likely to
The latter have suffered enough from the
present government. which owes them eight
months pay. They would hardy have q
chance of getting any pay from a govern
ment which would have to be established
At periods anxiety has been felt in Madri,
over the reported intrisues of Carlists with
the army in Cuba. There are some Carlist
generals, but if a revolution of any kind
is sought, it will be by Weyler's partisaus
and will not likely be with the object of
setting up a Carlist dynasty.
A FRENCH ALLIANCE
MADRID, April 9, 1:40 a. ma political
party with French alliances has drafted an
address to the government declaring that
the United States desires to "impair
Spain's indisputable sovereignty over Cuba
and Porto Rico" asserting that these is
lands are the key TO the Gulf of Mexico,
and claiming it must be Spains mission to
retain them as a guarantee for the ma 10
tenance of the commercial interests Of
Europe, pointing out that "to ask SPAN
TO haul down her flag in Cuba is tanta-
mount to asking Europe to withdraw from
that part of the world"
The members of the society promise to
the Fatherland.
PREPARING TO FLY
LONDON, April 9.-The Vienna cores
pondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
How seriously the situation is under
stood here is shown by the fact that court
circles already believe that Queen Regent
Christina may soon return to her native
land.
Suitable prepara tons are already max
Ing at the Palace of her brother, Arch
duke Lugen.
GERMAN NEUTRALITY
BERLIN, April 9.-The semi-official
North German Gazette says:
A statement has been made in foreign
newspapers and here and there in German
papers that in the dispute in Spain and
America the German government has de-
parted from the line of strict neutrality
1t is impossible to discover wherein this
view Is based. From the beginning OF
these complications to the present houl
the government has abstained from any
attempt which could SAVIOR in any way OF
taking sides. and has particularly avoided
everything which might have the effect OF
disturbing our relations with the United
States, to which Germany is bound by 1O
years of unclouded friendship. We thinl
that we are not mistaken in saying tn,
government has the whole public opinion
of Germany behind it in the policy of alb.
solute neutrality which it has pursued,
THE TORPEDO FLOTILLA
NEW YORK, April ga special to thf
Tribune from Washington saws: Tbt
Navy Department has received informa.
tion that the Spanish torpedo fotiIla pur