The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-05
QUEENS HOPE IN PROVIDENCE
UNLIKE NAPoLEoN's FAITH IN
BIG CANNON.
spaniards, She Says, Fight For coun-
try; Americans Are Fighting Each
For Himself.

New York, May A dispatch to the
! Journal from Madrid gives an account
! of an interview obtained by a special
commissioner with the queen regent OF
Spain. During the course of the inter
view, the queen regent said;
I'VE have almost all of Europe with
us, and, in the painful moments we are
now passing through, that is great
consolation, and, at the same time, an
encouragement.
mot that we shall ask anything
whatever from the powers which are
expressing their sympathy for US, but
from the point of view of strict right
their attitude touches us profoundly.
Not q day passes without bringing the
ling and myself warm letters from
abroad. some even coming from the
United States. These documents go
straight to our hearts Come what may.
and whatever Gcd may decide, we shall.
always remember them.
Spanish patriotism, which is one or
the best characteristics of this country,
is being heated more and more by news
from abroad. Our patriotism is not q
vain word; it is not flag Haunted by
a few persons. No, Spanish patriotism
is one of the most admirable things in
existence.
Everybody here is ready to shed the
last drop of his blood to defend his
country. Everybody is ready TO do his
duty, to fight like a hero on the battle
field
THE Spaniards are fighting for their
country. The Americans are fighting,
each for himself That is why we are
proud of Europe's encoura cement. We
lave firm hope in the future. GOD
knows that we did not desire war, and
did everything to avoid it. l can say
that every kind of humiliation vas
heaped upon US by the United States.
But everything has an end
1.-THE United States government said
to itself: We can demand everything
we choose from Spain, and, after some
recrimination, we will obtain satisfac-
ton, because Spain is poor. and will
never dare to face war; Reasoning
thus, they pushed US till we could go
no further. Finally the rupture took
place. to the great establishment of the
Americans themselves, who had fallen
into their own snare They We're so
sure of holding us in their power
through what they considered our great
poverty, that they were not ready to go
to war. They are not ready now
They say, your majesty" said the
commissioner, that the real reason of
the American minister's departure was
not the one announced; that is, the
Spanish governments refusal to re-
ceive the ultimatum.'
1.-THE reason given was, nevertheless,
almost the correct one" was the
queens response. But, previously, the
United States minister had delivered
their verbal ultimatpm: Either Cuba
must he pacified within IS hours, or
else rupture of diplomatic relations,
that is, war, will enSue.' Under these
the reception of an ulti-
matum had become, unnecessary.
THE American government" con-
tinued the queen. "gave way before the
pressure of public opinion. That is the
explanation of an otherwise explained
situation, because we had agreed to |
everything which we could.
"They knew that on the day the |
Spanish government granted autonomy
to Cuba, it was practically abandoning |
its very rights over the Island. But |
now it is too late to argue. The time /
has come for action, not words.
Let US have confidence in God, con-
fdence in the future..o B.
who can say that Europe will not |
intervene after the first serious battle?" !