The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-01

Maine, which was not touched upon at
his conference with General Woodford, to
the European powers.
Premier Sagasta, in an interview to-day
declared he would do everything possible
to maintain peace. But" he added, I'VE
cannot submit to any attack on the honor
or integrity of the country"
The feeling in Madrid to-day is pessirIlis-
tic. The newspapers here are ignorant OF
the actual proposals Of the United States,
but are urging 70 surrender. The Heraldo
and the Nac:onal opposed even tine sUgges-
ton Of aTmistce, and the Correo makes q
furious appeal to Don Carlos.
Ell Liberal says a dispatch from SenoT
Polo, Bernabe. the Spanish minister at
Washington, was read yesterday at the
Cabinet council, giving his impression of
the feeling in America, which, he declared,
is in no way favorable to Spain. lie points
out that the Maine report Was only reIerrad
TO the foreign relations committee with
great difficulty as 1S9 representatives voted
for it's immediate appreciation without welt
ing for the Spanish reply. This proposal,
ADDS Senior Bernabe. was rejected, but the
JfngoeS appeared to be greatly annoyed
Ell Liberal also says: The moment of the
denouement (solution OF the .crisis) has
drawn much nearer. There may yet BE-
doubt it. - The paper mentioned then adds ::
We ought to apply ourselves to obtain Il
gain OF time, or heartily devote ourselves
TO the contrary. In our opinion it would be
acceptable. even preferable, to accept any
extreme measure which would cut the knct
If 1t failed to unite it. The situation Is such
that by avoiding external struggle, we
may fail into a still graver one" Ell Liberal
concludes by calling upon the Ministry !,, to
Identify itself with the unanimous feellng
of the country, to place before everything
the primary interest of the nation and pro-
coed with discretion and coolness; put, at
the same time, with undaunted frmness
for there is limit which Spain cannot
and will not overstep-that limit is marked
by the respect 1t owes tie. World ana It's
own sovereignty
The Impartial independently says: De
spite the hopes of the last few days II us IS
now believed that a conflict is near. we
are confronted with a danger which, Wnat-
ever may be thought, President MCKINLEY
cannot change. the nerves or Spanlards
are being hardened to resist cooly the con-
SEQUENCES of this danger We are all Span
iardS; our mission Is to save the national
honor and it rests with the government TO
rake energetic resolutions. II IS urssHat Siaae
we should prepare war ships and sena tnem
to Cuba. The cruisers Christobal Colon ana
Princesa de Asturias and the Destructor,
now az Cadiz. should start as soon as pos
sible. and the frst-class ironclads Pelayo
and Emperador Carlos should 1oloW
PROMPTLY The United States, who. during
the delicate and strained Velau0Is pet"ee Ger.
the two countries, has sent SHIPS 10 cur
waters or thereabouts, cannot complain at
our sending a squadron to our own waters.
1t would be curious in the race or the UNI
versaI law of right for the visitors to over
ride the master of the house. Such VS.
itor would be simply a bandit. 1t would oe
ierominiouS not to send our squadron 1or
fear that Yankee vessels would try to pre-
vent it," The article concludes by counsel
ing the people to be calm and not 70 en- en-
barrass the government in it's difficult ana
ticklish task.
Ell Pals characterizes the statement re-
garding the reconcentrados IN Cupa az a q
Fable and declares that the United States
could not intervene without provoking the
protests of Europe, nor seize the Maine dlS-
aster as preteXt for war without scanual++
izlng the world, therefore the governmle ne
had adopted humanitarianism as means
10 cloak its sinister designs.
The semi-ofhcial Globo says IL Is me Ell Ell
oral oninion that I'VE are approaching rap
idlv the end of the struggle. Forewarnse en
against evil, we nevertheless still nope TOT
the best" al, 49, tho
government will in any case. rise TO the
ioftiness of it's duty, the public accomplish
ing its duty by awaiting calmly the resuts
of the conferences.