The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-15
LITTLE EFFECT ON THE
SPANISH PEOPLE.


A0n09l&08
for the Less Of The4s West
IsAfs Colosies.
LONDON. Aug 1.-The Tfnex' Madrid
correspondent telsgrs phlng Sunday. says:
The publication " TIE rrptoco! nas pot
mace much ing -s a. bc-ause the con-
tents we're AZ ezdg known TIE only
doubtful point yefsrrea 70 the time o: the
convoczfior OF ne coTtes Although there
liz strong cabinet discussion on sais point
sonsA approaching q Crisis, little irp0f-
lance need =. attached 10 Il. because it Is
even unlikely that IL the event u one or
two ministers rss!gnsuF. the course Of the
peace negotiations will be seriously affect
81. oecaGse In The bong Eln Sagasta /. GET
tain 10 have his own way. Meanwhile. re
allows his ce.ssaggsz 20 discuss tse sub
jest freely. ard wisely keeps u.s 9wu eoaB-
Sc. There r. 10 conceivable doubt that
the eCF1as Viii approve the peace, and the
date OF the convection Of the coTtes can
sG4y afYscf personal party interest.
u n too soon Ia speak confidently OF the
impression the preliminary conditions Of
p@aGeA wh@n examined closely. VIII make
on the Spaasa people generally. but there
e so doubt tie psws 81 the termination or
D0sfglsties vii! be received ~ q great ma
forty with satisfaction.
During the last few weeks there has
beer a great change in public opinion.
fhs beginning that ia the long run Amer
icn would prove herself stronger than
Spain 10 vas generally expected that the
bravery. dash and tenaci;y OF the Span
ish army aad navy would IN some meas
IRE cosInier6slaace the superiority OF the
United States In population and resources,
and that consequently the conditions CT
peace would not be very cneTous. This
Illusion was dispeIled BY the destruction Of
CerveFas squadron. the capstulation or
Santiago an9 other sell-kpown Incidents
OF the campaign. and gradually the con-
Vietion spread that as Spain Was evidently
incapable of defending herself. the sooner
she made peace the better.
II may pretty safely be assumed, there
fore that the dscislon Of the government
will be generally approved. Whether the
government Will subsequently DC called to
account for negligence IN 4ig preparation
for war and for the manner In which the
Campaign was conducted Is another Ques-
ton,
In the peace negotiations no serious com
piicat.ons are apprehsnisd IN regard 10
Cuba and Porto Rico X ,ne members or
the LEGAL commission for evacuation have
no, been appointed. IL is surely because
the government wishes 10 appoint Officers
and oeleials Of the same rank as those X
pointed hy the United States, and at last
nights cabinet council It was decided to
save time by appointing persons on the
spot.
: Already some people are hesinfang TO
: console themselves with the idea that the
loss OF these TWO islands. though most
painful TO Spanish national feeling. a. con-
: 'stlrsrpattng the destruction OF the great
! Spanish empire III she western hemisphere
is really nc. - serious as "a Seneraily
supposed.
FL ImTarciai. for example. says: After
s-1-x-z Of
the Antilles were only The manufacturers
aud merchants. Ii. certain regions OF
lhe peninsula the exercise OF sovereignty
was utilized by politicians 10 send their
protegs=s as officials 10 these Islands. The
great mass or 1ha nation derived directly
.SeTy little advantage. and bad 10 bear
the sacrifices necessary 10 maintain our
domination.
Ideas OF .his kind. while by no means
confined to FL impartial to the press
generally. s3isw that. as ! have repeated
Is poinaad eUt. IT,. Spanish national char
sotnr contains much that IS medieval and
Romantic with "a strong element Of sound
practical common ae.ac.
Tho Philippine question wit be found
much more dun-ult of solution. and
already Oh ote point al competent au-
thos!ties here seem agreed, namely. that
whatever solution may he adopted there
mus, be no Joint sovereignty Or joint pro-
tectorate OF anything OF that kirs1. An
attempt 10 combine Spanish and American
methods OF administration would ineyita-
bly, lead to disastrous complications.
The Press FuneraI H., mn.
LONDON. AUG l5-The MaIrid CORE
spondent ~ the paily Mail says.
The comments OF the press on the proio-
col are Il Nefiiab,e funeral hymn on the
desir1lc tiaa Of the Spanish colonial EN-
pae. SOME days age the desire for paace
MADE the people close their eyes to- the
price. but now. upon reading the protocol.
shey realize that the cost ls the loss OF
that empire which Spain bad conuueruz:
with 50 much glory ard that Spain now
fsie To- the SECOND rank among nations
The public mind Is stunned and there Is
gersEai mourning
Sss, ilauen tclosraghs that Havana IS
greatly Agitated by the news Of tho sign
Ing OF the protocol. and that much aux-
iet& h manifested 10 learn the conditions
Which have not Yet been published Some
,iieasiirass IL lei; regarding the effect thar
the teSt OF the protocol may have on the
Spanish volunteers tn Havana MANY
newspapers express grief and DESPAIR tina,
the men who t~ough, disaster 20 Spain BY
lack of foresight. organization and ability
should eoE tntse 10 govern the country