Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-16
IS SPANISH IGNORANCE.
BELIEVE THAT AMERICANS WANT WAR.


New York, Feb. 16--A dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
The public feeling here against the
United States is very highly strung.
In the public mind ". general convlc-
ton is that the United States intends
to force war upon Spain and that the
latter must absolutely stand her ground
and in Cuba the autonomists would side
with Spain, fighting against the United
States troops. and that II the Spanish
would encourage the landing of troops
in the greatest number possible, now
that the unhealthy season is coming
on, 1t would kill them on like ilies.
At the same time the ships of war
could lombard the coast towns, which,
with the exception of New York, are
considered unprotected, the United
states not having sufficient warships
to protect them. At the same time
also great calculations are made on the
widespread ruin which would fall upon
business men in the United States,
whereas the bourse here would scarcely
change, as is the case with the United
States. 1t would merely be the first
step toward the solution of the ques-
tion which is slowly bleeding the re-
sources of the country to death.
Such is the representative idea of
public Spanish feeling today.
Senior Canalejas declared that his
recent visit to the United States and
to Cuba was neither directly nor indi-
rectly connected with the government.
1t contained nothing in any way
mischievous. He went solely to learn
for himself privately the condition Of
affairs and was not present in his otil-
cial capacity.
In conclusion, he considers Senior de
Lome's letter private and confidential.
The action of the government did not
popuarize II at home. There are indi-
cations that the ministers are not dis
pleased to get rid of representative
who could not sincerely reflect their
feelings, for Senior de LONE was !,
ferYent member Of the national party
headed by Senior Romero Robledo and
Gen. Weyler.
The government feels relief now at
having one of its own men who truly
represents the most liberal ideas OF
the cabinet and who starts full of the
idea that the Importance of pushing the
commercial treaty details, with which
he is far more fitted to deal than
Senior de LONE.
The government organ, I'll Correo,
says of Senior de Lome's letter:
1T gives the Spanish government Of
| Tense far exceeding that to the Presi-
| dent of the United States. Against the
thus that her friends will remember
test We deplore the imputation against
the Spanish government, and we resent
injurious words to the President we pro
| 1t exceedingly.
TT is deplorable that public func-
| tiorary, invested with a diplomatic
character. could write even in a privat,
letter ideas which are so disgracefu
as those from the pen of the late min
| lister TO Washington"
Ell Herald says: THE Spanish gov
eminent has nothing to do with the
| letter 1t did not inspire single para
graph and had no idea of its exist
| ence"
Ell Herald refers to the almost contin-
uous claims that the United States
keeps bringing against Spain and says
that this reflects the public opinion that
the United States wants by these con
slant claims to force war upon
Spain.
This view is taken on change, where
there are general declines Public feel
ing is much strained and irritated The
| government has no easy time.