The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
SENIOR POLO HAS
PACKED HIS GRIP
When Madrid Pulls the Cord He
Will Board the Train.
NO INSTRUCTIONS AS YET
II Ho Departs the French Minister Will
Take Care Of His Papers.
TALK OF T sv. .ERs INTERVENING
The Gre $ ill Be That Spain Has
- 4nted Armistice
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AND IT SHOULD BE GIVEN TIME
AND 1T SHOULD BE GIVEN TIME

Washington, April H.-The Spanish minS
lister, Senor Polo, has made final prepared
tions for his departure from Washington
but no actual step will be taken until spec
cific instructions are received from Mad1
rid. Up to the present time there has
been no such instructions and no intima.
tions that they were about to come buts
the preparations for removal have been !
completed in view of the obvious condi$
tion of affairs.
The official archives have been sealed ;
in readiness to be placed in charge of thea
French ambassador at Washington, M.
Cambon. The transfer of these documents
has not been ordered from Madrid, nor
has M. Cambon been instructed to receive
the archives and act temporarily in behalf
of the Spanish government, but the lega-
tions have reached an understanding as to
what steps will be taken.
| The Spanish minister has decided not to
accept further social courtesies, which
| necessarily bring him into close personal
relations with public men who have prti-
| cpated in the denunciation OF Spain In Of
| fetal reports.
| 1T Is the feeling in diplomatic circles that
under ordinary circumstances the action in
congress-the reports of the two foreign
committees, the passage of resolutions by
the house and the character of the debate
would make it incumbent upon the Spanish
minister to leave without further await
ing hostilities, which are now regarded as
Unavoidable But against this it is known
the Spanish government will not try, either.
by the Withdrawing of the minister of any
other conspicuous step, place itself in a
position of having Invited a recourse to
war. On the contrary, the entire policy at
Madrid 1t is stated, is to remain passive
until the United States not only makes the
tender of war, but executes II by unmis-
taxable overt acts. =
VIII Reaist Armed Intervention
It has further been developed as the un-
mistakable policy of Spain that she will re-s
sist armed Intervention in Cuba as an at4
tack upon her sovereignty. Although un-
official suggestions have appeared in the
| inspired press of Madrid that protest might
| be made against that feature of the presi-
| dents message suggesting immediate inter-
| vention, no such protest has beer made,
| or, 1t is said, is there any probability that
| 1t will be made. The only certain feature
| in this regard is that the Spanish cabinet
| has resolved to yield to pressure, no
matter how great, toward American inter-
| vention in Cuba, but to accept such act OF
| intervention meaning war.
| Renewed Talk of European Intervention
vatican to the foreign office at Madrid stat-
ing that peace settlement was still like
ly, is known here to have been made on
advices sent from Washington two days
ago. which in no way reflects today's con-
dition of affairs. The advices were sent
| by Archbishop ireland, who at the time
| Of the dispatch believed the tendencies
| were more pacific. This was, however, be-
| fore either branch of congress had acted.
What further views the archbishop has
| communicated, if any, to meet the changed
condition of affairs, Is not known but the
! fact of his advices to the vatican two days
| ago are known with circumstantial detail.
There is in diplomatic circles renewed
! talk of European Intervention on more
| definite lines than heretofore. 1t has not
vet advanced to the point, however, of a
Joint policy the exchange OF notes either
among the ambassadors and ministers ut
washington or at the capitals of Europe,
and If anything is done it probably will be
only after a further appeal from the Span
ish government. The nature of the app al,
II is pointed out, would be to show that
SPANS recent concessions. granting the
armistice, were made on the joint request
of the powers and taking the ground that
as the powers had brought about this ac-
ton by Spain they would lend their united
influence in seeing that time was allowed
| 70 try the efficacy of this action. IT is the
| helief of the diplomats here that Spain
| will make this appeal and that it will meet
| with favorable response, but word has nos
| vet come that the step has been taken>
| The sentiment at the embassis and iega-
tions today was that the action IN congress
made war inevitable and that little or no
further chance remained to escape from
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