The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-15
THE SORROWS OF SPAIN
Madrid Newspapers Discuss the
Peace Conditions.
THE CHORUS OF OBJECTIONS.

Political Opponents OF Sagasta's Gov
ernment Find Fault with the Vn-
rlous Protocols and See Little of
Hope For the Government OF spain.
Madrid, Aug. 15.-The city was pa
troled by police last night but perfect
| tranquility prevails. The publication
of the protocol produced keen disap-
| pointment so far as where it refers to
the Philippines, where it had been
hoped Spain would preserve her SOW
ereignty intact. Clause III of the pro-
tocol dispels this Illusion. Echoing
| public feeling, the Independent and op-
| position papers Utterly criticize the
clause as affording pretext for curtail-
| ing Spanish sovereignty in an archi-
pelago where control or Interference of
u foreign power would make the ma
tives ungovernable.
El Heraldo wants to know how Amer
lea proposes to make the Cuban and
! Philippine insurgents submit to a sus-
| pension Of hostilities and keep them
in leash until evacuation by the
| Spanish is completed.
El Nacional says: 1--WE would rather
lose the Philippines altogether than
submit to American tutelage."
The other papers discuss the proba-
bility of the abolition of the colonial Of
flee, declaring that the total loss Of the
! Philippines would be preferable to
American partnership or control"
Ell Imparcial, El Liberal and FL Her
aldo find fault with clause four be-
cause 1t limits the action of the mixed
commission to the West Indies, in ref
erence to the details of evacuation
whereas most Spaniards expected that
! most of them would be decided upon
before the sailing Of the commissions.
All the adversaries Of the present
cabinet find fault with the protocol, be-
cause the fifth clause allows until Oc-
tober for the meeting of the peace
commissioners and stpulates that
when a definite treaty is concluded it
shall be ratified according to the con-
stitutlonal rules Of each country thus
furnishing Sagasta with plausible
preteXt for adjourning the convoCation
of the cortes until he has a treaty of
peace to put before them.
Eel Correo (ministeriaD suggests that
American herself, from motives of in
ternal policy or international consider
atiOns, has not yet formed a definite
conclusion on the Philippine question.
El Liberal says the article in the
protocol relating to the Philippines does
not indicate that anything good for
Spain will be fixed upon, and the ques-
ton will not be settled favorably for
her.
El Globo (mlnisteriaD pines for peace
between Spain and the United States.
and says the communications on east
ern questions which Day and Cambon
have signed begin the first chapter in
a new history of Europe
Ell TEMPO Conservative says:
Peace is an accomplished fact The
bitterness of defeat does not prevent
us from seeing with satisfaction the
end of the war"
Ell Epoca says: THE peace is the
saddest imposed since the treaty of
Utrecht" and expresses doubt "if a
government which has allowed itself to
be dragged into war will acquit itself
well by negotiating peace"
Public opinion attaches great i'm,
portance to the Spanish commission II
Paris making a Tesolute stand in de
fense of Spain's territorial rights in tn,
Philippines. The government, there
fore, wants to send a strong, competen
body Of delegates.
The governors general of Cuba ant
Porto Rico have acknowledged the re
ceipt of the news of the suspension o
hostilities between the United State
and Spain and announced the carrying
out Of the orders.
General Blanco telegraphs that Ha
vana IS greatly agitated by the news o
the signing of the protocol and tina
much anxiety is manifested 10 learl
the conditions. which have not ye
been published. Some uneasiness
felt regarding the effect that the tex
of the protocol may have on the Span
ish volunteers In Havana. Many news
papers express grief and despair tina
the men who brought disaster on Spaii
by lack of foresight, organization an,
ability should continue to govern thu
country