Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-25
THE FINANCIERS FEEL Blue.


New York, March Ga dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
The feeling among statesmen and
hnanciers is pessimistic. Even the most
moderate of the newspapers and the
friends of the ministers admit that
American Spanish affairs have entered
upon very critical stage.
The council of ministers decided to
send by cable a note to Washington ex-
pressing surprise, the Imperial reports,
at requesting permission TO destroy the
wreck of the Maine before the two gov
ernments have communicated officially
to each other the reports of their re-
spective commissions OF investigation
with essentials to determine subsequent
action.
Spain hopes President Mckinley will
await this customary exchange of cor
respondence before seeking to begin ne
gotiations on Il matter requiring the
most sincerity, because Spains honor
and dignity demand public recognition
OF the honesty of her acts and inten-
tons.
1t is probable that the note dweiis
on the damage done Spanish plans in
atoms and movements OF American war
vessels.
Premier Sagasta and Colonial Minis
ter Moret went to the palace to convey
to the queen the intelligence that Consul
General Lee had been Instructed to ask
permission of the authorities at Ha-
vana TO beginto remove the wreck or
the Maine, which permission Marshal
Blanco had refused
on leaving the palace, Senior Sagasta
told the Spanish reporters that the gov
eminent had decided to cable it's ap-
proval OF Marchal Blanco's refusal
The incident created a profound SEN
sation.
After the cabinet council the usual
official communication was made to the
press. 1t contains the following:
"The council approved the conduct
Of Marshal Blanco. At the same time
having been Informed that the inquiry
OF the North American committee on
the catastrophe or explosion on said
vessel had terminated Its examination
on the question raised by the catastro-
phe, council commissioned the minister
of state to take into account oppor-
tunely all that has been exposed in or
der to defend what is Just the interests
OF Spain"
The Madrid newspapers unanimously
applaud both Marshal Blanco and the
government for resisting the American
pretensions in asking to be allowed to
remove what remains of the Maine.
They are equally unanimous in saying
that America has committed an
eEregious blunder. one calculated to
impress the whole world unfavorably
in regard to the American case, on ac-
count of the unseemly haste In wishing
to destroy the chief evidence of the
claims made by both sides
TT is not hlunder." the Madrid
press argues in effect THE proposition
shows that America is preparing to
cast off the mask and reveal clearly
that the Maine incident only serves as
n preteXt for the opening mp of other
Issues in the Cuban question, which
have absolutely nothing to do with
the unfortunate accidental catastrophe.
public sentiment sustains the gov
eminent in insisting upon discussing
the Maine incident separately on Its
merits and tnkInC up the respective
reports of investigation with n purpose
to sift the technical evidence and vim
dictate the honor and dignity of Spain.
Consequently It could not assent TO the
destruction Of the wreck the principal
element in the conflicting evidence.
"The Spaniards do not want the
wreck removed yet. as they think II
may be very useful for the purpose of
arbitration. They affect to believe that
It is impossible that America would OBJ
tect TO allowing the report OF her COM
mission to be submitted to arbitration
II 1t really clashes with the reports of
the Spanish commission and the Ha-
vana authorities that an accidental and
interior explosion caused the destruc-
ton Of the Maine"
1t Is curious to observe how the
opinion is gaining ground In the gov
eminent classes in Spain that all the
present difficulties between the two
countries. including the Maine affair,
might he settled peacefully II both
sides would only make up their minds
10 90 half way, and n the two govern
ments would not allow themselves TO
lie forced on by popular and parlia-
mentary pressure.