The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
A FLAT. REJECTION.
Of This Nations Right to Inter-
$50. vene in Cuba. ..a
SPANISH CABINET DETERMINED.

Evidence Of q Grave Situation Heard
and Felt In All Directions Premier
sagasta Apologies For an Assault by
Mob on Our Consulate at Malaga.
Madrid, April IS. - Throughout the
recent negotiations with the United
States with reference to Cuba the
Spanish government has never taken
firmer stand than at Saturdays
council. II President Mckinley, by is
suing his last message, has set his seal
upon his countrys claim to intervene
in Cuba, SO do the Spanish ministers
respond by finally setting their seal
upon this country's fiat rejection Of
that claim.
The nature Of the intervention ap-
pears to be immaterial. 1t Is the prin-
ciples which the Spanish government
now pledge themselves to resist to the
utmost The drastic decisions of the
council are taken by the public at what
will probably prove their true value.
The war fever has been raging many
hours. One newspaper alone thinks
peace family possible. Some people,
trusting to vague kilograms from Ha-
vana, indulge a hope that the insur-
gent leaders. fearing American an
nexation, will voluntarily come to
terms with the autonomous govern
ment and that this may make Presi-
dent Mckinley pause, but no definite
information has yet been received In
that sense. There is a semi panic OH
the bourse,, Stocks are falling badly,
and evidence Of very grave situation
is heard and felt in all directions. But
in spite of this the government and the
governed are pulling well together, and
profess themselves ready to confront
what seems inevitable.
Among the leading representatives of
all parties there is an almost unani-
nous opinion that the United States
will accept nothing less than the termi-
nation of Spanish sovereignty in Cuba,
and, as any concession of that kind is
considered utterly incompatible with
national honor, war seems inevitable,
unless some unknown dens ex machine
should suddenly intervene.
few sanguine people imagine that
Europe may possibly awake at the last
moment to the dangers of aggressive
pan-Americanism, and recognize in
Spain the champion of the vital Eu-
ropean interests Of the future. In that
case the dens ex machine would nat
urally take the form of collective in
PREVENTION by the great powers, but
such Illusions are not INDUCED in by
practical statesmen, nor do those latter
attribute very much Importance to the
persistent ru.nors of the likelihood of
ba ~. ,,,;t
autonomous government, in order to
avert annexation by America.
General Woodford, the American
minister, is reported to be most anxious
to avoid conflict, and still to be not
without hope, but officially he remains
absolutely quiescent.
There were exciting scenes in Malaga
on Saturday and Saturday night. A
vicious mob attacked the United States
consulate, tore down the coat Of arms
and dragged It through the street. The
civil governor with police, dashed into
the crowd and dispersed the rioters.
They arrested several and rescued the
remains of the American arms, plac-
ing a strong guard around the consul
ate, with instructions to maintain
olueI pdBdSld, HedIlHk VI tIl6
rage, telegraphed Immediately to the
governor of Malaga to go and see the
American consul to express the regret
of the cabinet and the determination
to punish the authors of the outrage.
The Madrid newspapers vigorously
condemn the outrage. The Impartial
warns the people against provoking a
war, which Spain would avoid II pos
sible. The impartial adds: ''Rioting is
no proof of courage. The Greeks made
demonstrations many days in Athens,
but this did not prevent them from
quickly forsaking the heights Of Thes-
sally. The Spaniards should enter the
conflict like gentlemen, and not like
ruffians."