The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
HITS WITH BOTH FISTS
ONE FOR THE YANKEES AND
THE OTHER FOR SAGASTA.
Ell Espanola Is Even More Outspoken
Government Accused of AFFECT
Cowardice-El Globo Takes a
Pleasanter View Of the Situation
War In April Predicted.

I'VE cannot understand the surpris:
with which many Spanish politicians view
the conduct America has pursued toward
Spain. for it is the only conductthat might
be expected from the line of action pur-
sued for some time by the Spanish gov
eral passages from its own file for the
year 1886. in which ii warned the gov
eminent TO assume a firmer attitude.
In those days" it adds. the United
States were not nearly so well prepared
for n conflict as now. while we were.
more or less, as we are today In the
meantime they have steadily progressed.
while We. who could have done much,
! have done but little. What is strange,
inexplicable. deserving pardon neither
from God nor history. is that time has
out endowing the Spanish nation with
sufficient resources to inspire respect and
avoid humiliation. which may bring in
their train war and disaster.
STRIKES FROM THE SHOULDER.
! Ell Espanola is even more outspoken. 1t
says: '-Senor Sagastas government is the
very perSonification of prudence, only II
has been a prudence invariably at var
lance with fortitude. In the Dupuy de
LONE affair, arising from Yankee turpi-
tude. the government has shown such evil
dence of cowardice and flinching as to ap-
pear nothing more than petty council
under the protectorate of the United
States.
was accepted for merely saying. in his
private capacity. something which at
fected the individuals and affairs of the
great republic, as though ii were not per-
mitted for diplomats to use other Ian
guage than that of the chancellories or TO
dip their pens in the ink that was in
tended for official dispatches"
II then gives instances. quoting Donoso
Cortes in Paris, Bismarck in ST. Peters
burg, Chateaubriand in London and Tai
leyrand in Vienna.
More r7f ba bf,xt
says, was the case of Queen Victoria's
representative to the United States in
1858. when he sent to the press a series
of rude and Incorporate articles
Yet the Correo . remarks, the
heavens did not fall, nor were there earth
quakes in the diplomatic world; there
was not even a resignation. But il is not
necessary to go into the past for prece-
dents. Consul Lee has written whatever
lie pleased TO the North American papers.
eliminating Spain, detracting from the
prestige of her authorities. even inter-
fering with our administration of justice
and yet our government considers his con-
quot within the bounds of diplomacy. 1t
Is quite clear that not only do we take
blows patiently, but we actually bare our
shoulders in order that the perfidious
Yankee may more easily fog them
PLEASANTER VIEW.
Ell Globo. on the other hand, takes
much pleasanter view of the situation. 1t
severely blames those who will SEQ
in the De LONE affair but rejoices that
their alarmist efforts have deceived no
one. adding: The resignation Of Senior
de LONE being accepted before the repre-
sentative of the United States paid his |
visit to the minister of state, that Incl
dent Immediately lost ali Importance, as |
was admitted by the representative in !
question himself. Driven to this trench |
the alarmists have spread a rumor that !
Senior Dupuy de LONE has received or
derS to quit the capital of the United I
States. This IS a hSI1rdifxr r-bf bo
not even raised an echo The resigned 1
minister has no further mission to per !
form in that country and with good taste /
mas decided TO remain no longer in Wash /
ington than the time necessary TO make /
his preparations for his journey home.
This is the usual course. FIR diplomatists
40 not generally remain in a country to
which they have been accredited after
the cessation of their mission
All the Spanish newspapers agree that
no further mention need be made of the
Du1uy de LONE affair, as il has now
practically ceased to exist.
OTHER THAN POLITICS.
The papers are much more occupied
with the demonstration at Barcelona in
with the torturing of prison.
ars at Mont Juich, the fight between an
elephant and bull, and the DreyfuS case,
han with politics.
Ell Pals puts it: To-day being fine, no
politics were discussed. but every one
went out TO amuse himself beginning
with the head of the government. Never
heless, a blank day may often be the
prelude to a great deal" Il
Ell impartial permits itself a few
emarks on the supposed attitude of
he United States in demanding further
from Spain for the De LONE
etter. 1t does not know what view
he government will take of this demand,
,ut considers its acceptance of De Lome's
a sufficient mark of its dis .
of his action. and consequently
hat no further explanations are re-
N m
Ell Liberal remarks: THE Spanish gov
rnment. in consideration of the good
in which it lives with that of
he United States. did what it ought to
10 in accepting the resignation offered by .
senior de LONE. With that ends the in
ident, which can have no further re- {
ults."
Several of the Madrid papers reproduce
he opinion of the Italian newspaper La
'erServanza, that the United States
SHOULD be satisfied with the RESIGNATION
nothing should result from the unfor- !
innate incident to trouble the good re- :
atoms between the two countries" /
PASTORAL LETTER
The cardinal archbishop of valladolid a
as published pastoral letter. blaming S
-merica for the prolongation of the h
uban war. His eminence says: The t
yprocritical friendship of the United Q
tates fosters the rebellion. and wastes s
parish resources. in order the better 20 $
II the SDaniards to unite in defending I
ne rights and honor of the nation The a
tier has caused widespread comment. I
The Correspondence Militar, organ of s
lie army. says: The prevailing impress
on is that war between Spain AID the
nited States will break out in April
A former captain general Of Cuba (pre-
imably Marshal Martinez Campos), in -
by a representative of Core 1
)ondencia Militar, is reported as saying:
never entertained a doubt that if the
.1.r11f ranf -rrr4 e-e.1 hsaf
ar with the United States would become -
2 accomplished fact. Unhappily, my
rophecy will be fulfilled. v
II have the consolation of having done r
1 in my power to avert it. and there >
re l do not regret the blame which has ?
ean heaDed uDon me. All that is now T
)ssible is that we should all unite to :,
eet the danger that threatens the coun- =
y" E
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