The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
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.

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
eminent" 1t then proceeds to quote sew
/ eral passages from its own hle for the
| year 1886. in which il warned the gov
eminent to assume a firmer attitude.
I'm those days. it adds. the United
/ States were not nearly so we'll 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 mas
been wasted and money squandered with
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.
FL 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
dance of cowardice and flinching as TO ap-
pear nothing more than a petty council
under the protectorate of the United
States.
In fact, the resignation of our minister
was accepted for merely saying. in his
private capacity. something which at
fected the individuals and affairs of the
great republic, as though IL were not per
niitted for diplomats to use othsr 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 important than these, however, IL
says, was the case of Queen Victoria's
representative to the United States in
1885, 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 it is not
necessary to go into the past for prece-
dents. Consul Lee has written whatever
he pleased to the North American papers,
eliminating Spain. detracting from the
fering with our administration of justice,
and yet our government considers his con-
duct 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 Derfidious
Yankee may more easily fog them
PLEAsANTER VIEW.
Ell Globo, on the other hand, takes a
much pleasanter view of the situation. 1t
severely blames those who will see
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 rEmor that
Senior Dupuy de LONE has received or
ders TO quit the capital of the United
States. This is an absurdity which has
not even raised. an echo. The resigned
minister has no further mission to per-
form in that country and with good taste
has 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
do not generally remain in 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
DuDuy de LONE affair, as it has now
practically ceased to exist.
OTHER THAN POLITICS.
The papers are much more occupied
with the demonstration at Barcelona in
connection with the torturing of prison.
ers at Mont Juich, the fight between an
elephant and a bull, and the Dreyfus case,
than with politics.
politics were discussed. but every one
went out TO amuse himself. beginning
with the head of the government. Never
theless, blank day may often be the
Ell Impartial permits itself a few
remarks on the supposed attitude of
the United States in demanding further
satisfaction from Spain for the De LONE
letter" 1t does not know what view
the government will take of this demand,
but considers its acceptance of De Lome's
resignation a sufficient mark of its dis
approval of his action and consequently
that no further explanations are re-
quired in that matter
Ell Liberal remarks: THE Spanish gov
ernment in consideration of the good
friendship in which it lives with that of
the United States. did what it ought to
do in accepting the resignation offered by
Senior de Lone. With that ends the in
cident. which can have no further re-
suits"
Several of the Madrid papers reproduce
the opinion of the Italian newspaper, La
should be satisfied with the resignation
of Senior Dupuy de LONE" and that
nothing should result from the unfor
tunate incident to trouble the good re-
lations between the two countries
PASTORAL LETTER.
The cardinal archbishop of Valladolid
has published a pastoral letter. blaming
America for the prolongation of the
Cuban war. His eminence says: The
friendship of the United
States fosters the rebellion, and wastes
attack her when weakened" He exhorts
all the Spaniards to unite in defending
the rights and honor of the nation" The
letter has caused widespread comment.
The Correspondence Militar organ of
the army, says: The prevailing impress
sion is that war between Spain AID the
United States will break out in April.
A former captain general of Cuba (pre-
Marshal Martinez Campos) in
terviewed by a representative of Core
spondencia Militar, is reported as saying:
II never entertained a doubt that if the
rebellion was not suppressed before 1898,
war with the United States would become
ar accomplished fact. Unhappily, my
will be fulfilled.
: II have the consolation of having done
all in my power to avert 1t. and there
fore | do not regret the blame which has
bean heaDed upon me. All that is now
possible is that we should all unite to
meet the danger that threatens the cOun-
try"