The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-04

MADRID. March 3.--The public Is much
exercised over the report OF the presence of
squadron Of United States warships at
Hongkong. az X is presumed the vessels
intend to threaten Manila, the capital OF
:he Philippine islands IN the event OF war
between the United States and Spain.
The Imparcial. In an article headed '"ro
Manila, 10 New York" quotes an unnamed
high parsonage who scouts the idea OF I'm
minent rupture and says:
The presence Of the warships a: Hong
kong is only Washingtons policy with a
view OF contenting the jlngoes.'
The high personage'' is said TO have add
ed:
But America has not 50 many warships
as to warrant such bold action II the
Yankees go TO the Philippines the Span
iards will go to New York"
FL Globo remarks:
"The government is still alive 20 the criti-
cal situation. and Is silently preparing for
the worst: bat II is too diplomatic TO dis
close the procedure by which II Is pTepar-
ing for emergencies"
Fierce Indignation characterizes the
Spanish papers that are not supporters OF
the government at the alleged weakness
in replying In gentle terms TO the Ameri-
can demand for explanations Of the Dupuy
| do LONE letter.
The Imparicial says:
1T Is the height OF weakness 10 suppose
we are going 10 disarm the Yankees by
means OF patience From them we shall
gain nothing by II. and on the other hand
we shall lose the esteem and dignity and
bravery cf Spain obtaining among other
nations. Paraphrasing the never-'o-be-
forgotten Spartan words of Mendez Nunez
at Callan: Suffer II to Say Spain loves
honor more without Cuba than Cuba with
out honor We sacrificed our youth; we
have sacrificed our millions Must we also
sacrifice our national honorp Not the
great Antiiia. not a hundred Antillas,
would be so great a saerince.
The correo Espanol. after recapitulat-
Ing all the injuries it alleges Spain has
suffered at the hands of the United States.
says:
THE last affalr-that of Dupuy de Loms
has given The measure Of our suffersnss.
Another government than that we endure
ancient mummies and she-men-when
drawing up the note in yesterdays coun-
Gil III reply to the inadmIsSIble. uncailed-
for aud ruffianiy demands OF the president
OF the republic OF the United States. would
passports For it is clear that no other
concessions nor tho humiliation OF the
Spanish government can change III the
slightest degree the plan drawn up by the
American government and people. Tney
want war. and war Viii come.
The pals Is not 50 moderate for 1t de-
clarcs that war is already raging. saying:
The North Americans have not their
soldiers. their ships ia Cuba. but among
tho Insurgents they have what Is better
they have their money turned into am
ynrnitIou. guns cannon and dynamite.
why should an official declaration he nado
when war already exists. and exists under
he most favorable terms for the United
states? An official declaration might
alarm the European powers who would not
tolerate Mckinley placing MS nands upon
the Antilles Instead Of exposing taelr
soldiers on their own soil they send them
IN the guise of insurgents TO cuba 10
avoid a catastrophe 70 their warshipz hey
send men and ammunition 10 the insnF-
E.pfs in merchant vessels American poll
tirlaps would indeed De most foolish IL
trey abandoned, by declaration Of war.
the favorable position rnat they have taken
u In Cuba against spain
NO, We cannot hope for declaration
Of war CautioBs or bad. humble or
active. our government need not fear mat
Washington viii declare war. IL Is al
ready declared Already IL has caused
havoc in snan. and In tho United states
they Iauga a. the idea that they are cap
able q the folly Of declaring war against
~. a war already a1ama through them.
q war fcd by them, a war IN which they
run none OF the risks and have all the ad-
vAntaees that would accrue from an open