The Columbus journal., 1898-04-20
LAST HOPE OF THE D0NS
Try to Prejudice the Cubans
Against United States.
TALK OF LATIN RACE 0oMBIHE.

MEXICO
Evs.s q wsr a.A Expect the Powers to
Iuterveae Delsre Active Hossilisiss h.
gin-Soash American RspublIes Claimed
- Allies.
Copyrieht. lsoa. BY New York Journal.
MADRID (via Biarritz). April IA
Yesterday Spanish efforts were re.
doubled in order to induce the Cuban
insurgents to scorn United States inter.
ference. The Spaniards are irving to
make the insurgents believe that tho
United Statss seeks the annexation OF
Cuba rather than the fostering of .
Cuban republic. They are endeavor.
ing to convey to the Cubans the idea
that the latter would be better off in
the enjoyment Of . merely nominal
suzerainty Of the mother country than
- part Of the American republic.
Reports are being sedclOusly circu;.
ated here that General Gomez and Gar.
cia are being reached upon the basis in
dicated. How Spain grasps at straws
may be illustrated by the fact that she
pretends to expect all from Mexico.
Upon this point the plea put forward in
military clubs and Spanish journalistic
circles il that, a Texas was taken from
Mexico by the United States, the latter
IL the common enemy of the countries
ruled by President Diaz and the queen
regent.
Most frantic efforts are being made to
get the great powers to interfere @ -
to preserve, at least nominally, the SOW.
ereignty Of Alfonso XIII. over the Pearl
Of the Antilles. To this end the Mon
roe doctrine is distorted to mean not the
prevention of the further extension Of
European power upon the American
continent. not America for the Amer.
leans, but the world for Americans.
Today is given out the information
that the strictest secrecy will be OBJ
served in future regarding Spanish
military and naval preparations.
Spanish newspapers must not publish
news regarding such preparations OF
movements of battleships. under pen.
atty of being punished according to the
military code.
Latin Race Combiue.
In addition to gaining time the Span.
ish energies are h"ing directed toward
winning the sympathy of the powers
toward getting Central and South
American republics upon the side of
Spain; toward solidifying the Latin
race against those whom they disdain.
fully call Yankees.
The hope is also cheris.. ed that should
Spain be able to hold her own for q few
months against the United States, the
commercial elements ia 50 strong in Am.
erica that the merchants will force the
Washington government to bring hostil.
tiles to close in manner not unfavor.
able to Spain. Though the Spanish
government openly repudiates today
having taken the initiative with regard
to the autonomist Cubans going to con.
fer with the insurgent chiefs. everybody
here knows that he intimation to dc
90 was sent from Madrid to Havana
The prime responsibility for this move.
ment il thrown by the Sagasta ministry
upon the insular government.
The steamers of the Spanish trans.
atlantic company are fast being con.
verted into warships. The report Of
the Spanish commission which exam.
ined into the Issaine explosion was pub.
lished in today's Official Gazette be.
cause, according to Ell Imparcial. 'base
passions blinded the American com.
mission"
The only expression Of regret heard
in Madrid this evening over the attacks
made upon the American consulate in
Malaga. where the United States flag
was ignominiously dragged through
the streets, is that the Spanish governor
Of Malaga will have to apologize to the
"Yankee consul" JAMES CREELMAN.