The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-05
INTERVIEW WITH QUEEN REGENT
She Expresses Confidence In European
sympathy and Ultimate Intervention.

sympathy and Ultimate Intervention.
New York. May IA dispatch 10 the
Journal from Madrid gives an account
Of an interview obtained by special
commissioner with the queen regent. Dur.
ing the course OF the interview the
queen regent said:
I'VE have almost all OF Europe with
us. and in the painful moments W. are
now passing through that is a great con-
ISOLATION. and at the same time an en-
couragement Not that We shall ask
anything whatever from the powers
which are expressing their sympathles
for US, but from the point OF view OF
the strictly neutral attitude touches ia
profoundly. Not q day passes without
bringing warm letters from abroad some
even from the United StaGs. These doc
uments go straight to our hearts. Come
what may, and whatever God may de-
eide. We shall always remember them.
Spanish patriotism. which Is one Of the
best characteristics OF this country. Is
being heated more and more by news
from abroad. Our patriotism Is no, a
vain word, 1t Is not a flag Haunted by a
few persons. No. Spanish patriotism lg
one OF the most admirable things in ex
lstence. Everybody here is ready to
shed the last drop OF his blood to de.
fend his country Everybody Is ready to
do his duty, to fight like a hero on the
battle field. The spaniards are fighting
for their country. The Americans are
fighting each for himself. 1nat II why
we are proud Of Europes announcement
We have firm hopes in the future God
knows that we did not desire war and
did everything 10 avoid H. / can say
that every kind Of humiliation was
heaped upon US by the United States.
but everything has an end The United
States government said 10 itself we
can demand everything we choose from
Spain and after some recrlmInation we
will obtain 1t because Span ~ Door ana
Will not dare to face war Reasoning
thus they pushed US TIL we could 60 no
further. Finally the rupture came, 10 the
great astonIshment of the Americans
themselves,who had fallen into their own
snare They were go sure Of holding us
in their power through what they con-
sidered our great poverty, that they were
not ready to 80 10 war. They are not
ready now"
"fhey say, your majesty" said the
commissioner, " that the real reason Of
the American minister's departure was
not the one announced; that Is. the Span
lsh governments refusal 10 receive the
'The reason given was. nevertheless
almost the correct one" was the queens
reply, but previously the United States
minister had delivered their verbal ultl-
matum: Either Cuba must be paciGed
within forty-eight hours or else a rum
ture Of diplomatic relations. that fl. war
will ensue' Under these circumstances
the reception Of an ulhmatum had be-
come unnecessary"
"The American government" continued
The queen, gave way before the pressure
of public opinion; that is the explanation
Of an otherwise unexplained situation.
because we had agreed to everything we
could. They knew that on the day the
Spanish government granted autonomy 10 /
Cuba 1t was practically abandoning IT'S
very rights over the island. But now It
Is TOO late to argue The time has come .
for action, not words. Let us have con-
idence in God, confidence in the future .
Who can say that Europe will not inter-
'ene after the first serious battle"