The herald., 1898-04-16
ENGLAND'S REFUSAL TO join
Renders Joint Action in Spain's Behalf
an Impossibility-Austria's Am
bassador Surrenders Hope
Associated Press Special Wire

| manufacturers who is it claimed TO-
mented and organized the entire revolt.
Attention will be recalled to the al
legged unmolested American filibusters,
and it will be asserted that the chief in
surgent leaders are not Cubans, but
adyenturers of all nationalities, whose
sole purpose is plunder and robbery.
The concessions made by Spain will
be enumerated and the note will say
that, while Spain has done everything
possible to pacify the island, the Con-
suls of the United States have consti-
tuted themselves insurgent agents, and
the further statement will be made, that
as autonomy promised desired result,
an American squadron was sent to Cuba
to encourage the insurgents to hold out.
These contentious, it is added, will be
supported by documentary evidence,
which, it is alleged, will prove the bad
faith displayed throughout by the
United States towards Spain.
The note to the powers will conclude
with declaring that Spain. having ex-
hausted every means of peace. is re-
luctantly compelled to prepare for war
to fight for the maintenance Of its
rights and honor.
Gives Up Hope
LONDON, April 15.-The officials of
the British Foreign Office today when
questioned on the subject, refused to
make statement as to whether Great
Britain would join a demonstration in
behalf of Spain, but they added that they
did not believe such a demonstration
would be made.
A representative of the Associated
f1,n n hos
sador here of continental power that
no such demonstration is contemplated,
though it might be mooted by some
desparing friend of Spain"
He added: "Such a demonstration
would not succeed even if attempted in
view of Great Britain's refusal to join
in any movement whatever that would
put pressure upon the United States. If
the continental powers attempted it.
Great Britain would probably openly in
dorse the United States. The Austrian
ambassador openly says he has given
up any hope of Europe preventing war;"
The Queens Gift
MADRID, April 5, a. m.-Great en-
thusiasm has been aroused here by the
fact that the Queen Regent has headed
the national subscription to increase the
strength of the Spanish navy by giving
one million pesetas towards the fund.
The Impartial, Independent, COM
menting on her majestys action today
says:
Until yesterday, many people only
saw in the august lady a virtuous
Queen, but since yesterday she has been
known to all as the Spanish Queen. Her
gift of one million pesetas gains her
millions of blessings"
Referring to the political situation,
the Impercial remarks:
"Senor SagastaS government finally
struck the Spanish note yesterday the
result being a reunion of the government
and people. We are all Spaniards. We
forget party lines and we are united
around the state"
The Globo, Liberal, this morning Sc
verely censures the Carlist manifesto,
saying it considers it mot patriotic, but
revolutionary" and adds: "The gov
ernment required no spur to. calmly
defend the rights of the nation. 1t will
not strike first, but it will return a
blow"
The Liberal approves the "energetic
measures adopted by the government
yesterday" and advises the press TO
"confine itself to tanning the warlike
enthusiasm" adding, mo new discus
sion is possible while Spanish sovereign
ty in Cuba is challenged
Spain's Attitude
WASHINGTON, April 15.-In view Of
the conflicting reports as to the attitude
of Spain, high foreign authority au-
thorized the following semi official
statement of the Spanish position as to
the surrender of Cuba.
Once and for all let it be understood
that the erroneous impressions as to
Spains REIMBURSEMENT Of the island of
Cuba are false and are calculated to in
spire false hopes and embarrass intelli-
gent action. The government of Spain
has never entertained the thought and
never will entertain it, of evacuating
Cuba. At no time has there been con-
sideration of any step withdrawing the
sovereignty of Spain over her West In
dian colonies.
The honor and dignity Of Spain revolt
at the suggestion of independence of
Cuba, which would alike reduce that is
land to the misery Of irresponsible rule
and at the same time terminate a Span
ish authority irreparably bound up with
the prosperity of the island For this
and other reasons the report that Spain
is slowly yielding to retirement from
Cuba are both mischievous and ground
less. No rulers, no statesmen, no Cortes
of Spain would ever consider such hu-
initiation. But in the face of it, Spain
always desirous of peace and ready by
every honorable means to secure peace
will stand resolutely in defense of her
inalienable right, her sovereignty and
her honor. And she feels confident she
has with her the moral support of the en-
tire civilized world.
A French Warning
PARIS, April 15.-The Temps this
morning warns the powers against hasty
action and adds:
Europe must not forget she has great
interests in America. 1t would be simply
disastrous to provoke war between the
two continents and above all it is neces-
sary for the powers to come to an under
standing and act in concert. Any ma
ton which alone assumed the respons-
iblity of supporting Spain and becom-
ing an enemy of the United States would
do the greatest injury to it's most essen
tial interests"
Austria Anxious
LONDON, April 15.-A special dispatch
from Rome, referring to the rumors of 4
proposition to make an international
naval demonstration off the island of
Cuba, says Austria is taking the lead in