The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-04-19

London, April 19-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says: Inc
vote in the senate has caused a most
unfavorable impression in Madrid, as
closing the door to an understanding
of any kind being arrived at between
the Spanish and American govern
ments. Should President Mckinney
indorSe either the idea of recognltloH
Of Cuba or Of armed Intervention no
Spanish government could tolerate
either of these courses without FISK
ing the graveSt consequences III Spain:
The vote of the senate and house OIL
representatives are considered llkely
to paralyZe both the mediation or the
pope and the friendly interference OF
the European powers in the interests
of peace, because the resolutions
passed, if sanctioned by the president,
would set aside all intermediate con-
ciliatory solutions like autonomy on
Canadian lines, which the present
Spanish government would have
agreed to. The unseemly precipitation
of the American parliament leads
Spain to believe that such an agrees
i've and provoking policy simply aims
fore the results of the suspension of
hostilities with the insurgents and to
pave the way for their submission,
even at the price of considerable con-
cessions. Indeed, both the colonial
and imperial governments were very
confident that the negotiations already
opened in Cuba between the autono-
mists and the separatistS would have
led to a prompt and
satisfactory Understanding,
which would have defeated entirely
the INSCRIPTIONS interference of the
United States. Therefore, what most
exasperates all Spaniards is the grow
ing conviction that the conduct of
America is purely designed to encour-
age the CubanS to resist all efforts to
arrive at an understanding with Spain
and even with the colonial govern
ment, thus virtually playing into the
hands of American intervention and
of designs long matured against Span
iSh rule in the West Indies and even in
the Philippines. A decisive turn i'll
the relations between Spain and the
United States is expected to be
reached toward the end of the week,
when resolutions having been finally
adopted by the senate and the house
of representatives, President McKin-
ley will lay the American pretensions
before the Spanish government, de-
manding both a reply on the principal
points for settlement in the Cuban
question and a cessation of all naval
and military achievements, which
would imply a possibility of a renewal
and q prolongation of the struggle in
Cuba. All such pretensions are sure
to meet with protest and a firm refusal
on the part Of Spain, who will, how
ever, do nothing aggressive in reply, as
the government and nation are de-
termined to fix upon the United States
the whole responsibility of provoking
war against this country, which will
have had made every honorable con-
cession to preserve peace short of a
surrender of its rights and territory.
With praiseworthy alacrity the gov
eminent expressed to Gen. Woodford
it's regrets at the outrage upon the
American vice consul at Malaga and
telegraphed the civil governor to call
upon the vice consul, express regrets
and promise that the authors of the
outrage should be promptly punished -