Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-16
N APPEAL 70 The POWERS.
The Spanish Government to Give
Europe a Detailed Statement

Europe a Detailed statement
OF It's Difficulties With the United
States-Will Lay the RESPONSE
bility for War Upon the United
States, and Will Charge That
This Country is the Basis of the
Insurrection in Cuba-Great En-
thusiasm Aroused by the Queen
Regents Donation to the Spanish
Navy Subscription-Senor Sagas-
To- Talks About the Maine Disas-
Ter.
Madrid, April 15.-The Spanish gov
eminent has decided to send a note to
the powers, The note will review the
whole Cuban question, pointing out that
all the trouble with the United States
arises through the clamor of the sugar
manufacturers, who, it is claimed,
f0mUted and organized the entire re-
yolj. Attention Will be recalled to the
alleged flibustering expeditions from
America; that the chief Cuban leaders
are not Cubans, but Adventures of all
na,ioualitieS, whose sole purpose is
plunder and robbery.
The concessions made by Spain will
be enumerated and the note will say
that while Spain has done everything
possible to pacify the island, the con-
suls of the United States have consti-
tled themselves insurgent agents and
the further statement will be made that
when autonomy promised the desired
result an American squadron was sent
10 Cuba to encourage the insurgents to
hold out. These contentious, it is add
I'd. are supported by documentary evil
dence. which it is alleged, will prove
the bad faith displayed throughout by
the United States toward Spain.
The note will conclude with declaring
THAI Spain. having exhausted every
means Of peace, is reluctantly compell
ed to prepare for war and to fight for
the maintenance of the rights and
honor
Great enthusiasm has been aroused
here by the fact that the Queen regent
has headed the national subscription to
increase the strength of the Spanish
navy by giving
ONE MILLION PESETAS
toward the fund.
Senior Sagasta, the Spanish premier,
is quoted as saying, with reference to
the destruction of the Maine having
been caused through Spanish agency:
This infamous calumny merits the
reprobation Of the whole world All
the nations know the true cause of the
disaster and many American officials
know it, too For the American gov
eminent to base plea of intervention
upon heartless calumny of this char
acter Is to rebel against reason and
Justice For this reason it is impossi-
bic for us to refrain from protesting
formally to the powers against the i'm
putation.'
The impartial independently, COM
menting on Her Majestys action to-day
says: Until yesterday many people
only saw in the august lady vrtuous
Queen, but since yesterday she has been
known to all as Spanish Queen. Her
gift Of one million pesetas gains her
millions of blessings"
Referring TO the political situation,
the impartial remarks: ''Senor Sa-
gasta's government finally struck the
Spanish note yesterday, the result being
a reunion Of the government and the
people To-day we are all Spaniards,
we forget party lines and we are united
around the state
The Globo (LiberaD this morning
severely censmes the Carlist manifesto,
saying it considers it mot patriotic,
but revolutionary, and adds: 1.-The
government requires no spur to calmly
DEFEND THE RIGHTS
Of the nation 1t will not strike first,
but it will return blow"
The Liberal approves the energetic
measure adopted by the government
Yesterday saying: Only through
parliament can all which the nation
should know be made known" Con-
tinuing, the Liberal advises the press
-,
enthusiasm" adding: NO new dis
cussion is possible while Spanish SOW
ereigntv in Cuba is challenged"