Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-28
THE QUEENS SPEECH
Delivered in Person at the Opening
Of the Spanish Cortes.
OPINION OF CUBAN NEWSPAPERS.
The London Times saya That spain should
Be Notified That England VIII Not
Look with Indifference ON ObsO-
lete Methods Of Warfare.

MADRID, April 2l.-On few occasions
has Madrid witnessed such scenes Of
popular enthusiasm as yesterday.
when the queen regent accompanied
by the king, dressed in the uniform Of
the infantry cadets, with the insignia
OF the golden fleece, travelled in state,
with all the pomp that makes the
Spanish court famous, from the palace
to the senate hall, where the cortes
met in specially convoked session.
Deputies and senators rose to their
feet and received the queen and king
with laundering acclamations. Her
majesty read her speech, seated, in
calm. clear voice, all others standing.
II began:
The grave anxieties which saddened my
mind the last time | addressed you have in
creased and are heightened by public uneasi-
ness, conveying the presentment Of fresh and
greater complications as result Of the turn
which events In Cuba have taken. These
complications were brought about by
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States, which, seeing that tn, auton-
omy previously offered in my message
was about TO be put in force, foresaw that the
free manifestation Of the Cuban people through
its chambers would Illustrate forever the
schemes against Spanish sovereignty which
have been pottad by those who with resources
and hopes sent from the neighboring COAST
have fettered the suppression Of tho insurrec-
ton In the unhappy land. Should the
government Of the United States yield
10 this blind current menaces and
insult which we have hitherto been
able to regard with Indifference for they were
American nation would become intolerabe
proyocations, which would compel my govern
ment in defense Of the national dignity, to
sever relations with the government Of the
United States. In this supreme crisis, the
sacred voice OF him who represents human
justice on earth was raised In cOunseis OF
peace and prudence to which my government
had no difficulty In hardening, strong in the
CONSCIOUSNESS OF It's right and calm In the strict
performance Of Its duties
Continuing, her majesty said that
possibly the peace efforts may fail to
control the evil passions excited
against Spain, but she trusted to the
Spanish people to defend the honor
and the territory of the nation.
The utmost reticence is observed
now regarding the movements of the
Spanish warships and in official circles
here II is said that the location Of the
first naval battle will be q veritable
surprise
OPINION OF CUBAN NEWSPAPERS.
HAVANA, April eliza Discussion,
commenting editorally on the divi.
sions in the autonomist party, recon-
mends union among the various Sec
tons and districts and urges that the
latter should have full liberty to
choose the candidates they prefer
FL Pals publishes patriotic edito.
rial, in the course OF which it says:
1.-The real Cubans will fight against
invaders who are trying to etface the
race that discovered, conquered and
civilized them. II war comes. the
Cubans will be at their posts, standing
beside the mother country"
La Lucha says: War with the
United States is unavoidable. After
SO many concessions made to the
United States for the purpose of avoid
ing war, war is the only Spanish solu-
ton Of the actual conflict"
Ell Correo, in its editorial yesterday,
proves to Its satisfaction that Spain
will have many advantages over the
United States in the actual conflict,
even though she loses on the main issue.
A BRITISH WARNING TO SPAIN.
LONDON, April 2l.-The Times, cor.
daily welcoming the announcement
that, both as regards privateering and
the seizure Of the enemy's goods in
neutral ships, the United States in
tends TO adhere to the practice Of the
great European states, says:
It Is to be hoped that Spain will follow this
good example 1t will be difficult for her to lag
behind the United States but III any case II Is
well that the beligerents should be notified
beforehand that England ut any rate. cannot
look with indifference on revival Of obsolete
methods Of warfare 1t ought to be made clear ,
to the world, ani especially to the belliger-
ents, that we do not intend to allow british
trade to be ruined while we have o navy ~
pable, we hope. Of projecting it
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