The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
WAR ALREADY EXISTS
THAT THE TMMODERATE CLAIM
OF THE pAIS.
A.sCREAM OF 'HONoR" FROM lMPARClAl
The Argument Made That the United States
Will Not Risk the Dangers of Open
War Pr%efering to Equip the
Insurgents.

Correspondent of the Associated Press
Madrid, Il February.-Eicrcc indiGna
ton characterizes the Spanish papers
that are not supporters of the govern
mcnt At its alleged weakness, in replying
in gentle terms 10 the American demand
for explanations about the Dupuy De
LONE letter.
The impartial says:
1T is the height of weakness 10 sup
pose We are going to diSarm the yam
KEGS by means of patience. From them
we shall gain nothing by it, and on the
other hand we shall lose the esteem for
the dignity and bravery of Spain, OBJ
tanned from the other nations. Para
phrasing the Observation-Disclosures Spar
tan words Of MendeEsuese at Callan,
suffer il to say Spain loves honor more
without Cuba than Cuba without hon
or we have sacrificed our youth, we
have sacrificed our millions. Must we
also sacrifice our national honor? Not
the great a~ntilla, not a hundred antilles
would be worth so great Il sacrifice"
The impartial then proceeds TO argue
that all Spain's concessions will be Use
less II the United States really seeks to
break off friendly relations, adding:
If a preteXt is sought, it will be found.
for instance in Il hostile demonstration
against the Spanish war ships visiting
American portS,o or III a demand for Il pen
sion for the widow of the dentist Ruiz"
In Europe the article continues.
everyone has already perceived his.
1he universal conscience is With lis and
it is really a shameful fact that the
action of the United States rouseS more
Indignation III foreign minds than in some
Spanish. We believe we interpret better
the spirit Of the Spanish people, and We
cnergetically protest against what has
been done, III order that outside Of
Spain it may be known that her rulers
do not reflect the feelings of the Spanish
people IN such acts aS the explanation
to Mckinley and also that this nation
of brave men has not become 4 flock Of
lambs"
The Correo Espanol after rc%capitulat-
ing all the injuries it alleges that Spain
has suffered at the hands of the United
States, says:
The last affair-that of Dupuy Dc
Lome-has given the measure of our de
cay and suf[erlngs. Any other govern
ment than that we endure ancient mum
mics and she-men-When drawing up the
note in yesterdays council in reply to the
inadmissible, uncalled for, and ruffianly
demands of the President of the republic
of the United States, would have ac-
companied it with Mr.. Woodford's pass
| ports. For it is clear that neither con
c~essiOns nor the humiliations of the
Spanish government change in the
slightest degree the plan drawn III BY
the American government and people.
They want war, aoi war will come"
The Pals is not so moderate, for it
declares that war is already raging,
(Esta Ya D~eclarada,) saying:
The North Americans have not their
s~oluIors, their ships, in Cuba, but among
the insurgents they have what is better,
they have their money turned into am
munition. guns, canon and dynamite"
why" asked the Pals, should an
official declaration be made when war
already exists, and exists under the most
favorable terms for the United States
An official declaration might alarm the
European powers who would not tolcr-
ate Mckinley placing his hand on the
| Antilles. Instead of exposing their sol
diers on their own soil, they send them
in the guise of insurgents to Cuba. To
avoid a catastrophe to their war ships.
they send men and ammunition to the
insurgents in merchant vessels. Amcri-
can politicians would indeed be most
foolish if they abandoned by a declara-
ton of war, the favorable position they
have taken up in Cuba against Spain.
No" the paper continues, I'VE can
| not hope fer a declaration of war. eau
/ ions or bold. humble or active. our gov
eminent need not fear that Washington
will declare war. 1t is already declared.
Already it has caused havoc in Spain
and IN the United States they laugh al
tie idea that they are capable of the fol
ly of declaring war against us, a wal
! already afame through them, a war fed
by them. a war in which they run none
of the risks and have all the advantages
that would accrue from an open war be
tween the two countries"