The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-20
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.

to-day.
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
A newspaper commenting on the war I'M
dertaken by the United States against
Spain in the name of humanity says that if
the money already spent by the Americans
in war had been employed in helping the
reconcentrados the latter, notwith-
standing the irregularities of Consul
General Lee and other politicians" would
be eating partridge and drinking cham
payne.
The same paper in an editorial based
upon the report that the American commo-
dore, Watson, will take squadron to the
Spanish coast and lombard the forts, says
the rumor is mere nonsense" This is the
argument: THE Iowa. one of the vessels
which 1t is said will go, has not room
enough in her bunkers for the coal neces-
sary to carry her from the United States
to Spain But even supposing she can N, get
base of operations? If the American yes
sells were damaged, where would they be
repaired? AS for bombarding ports, the
answer to that is Cadiz. Barcelona and all
the ports of Spain are well fortified and in
condition to repel any attack by the Amer
lean fleet. Such resolution, if it has been
taken, is due to a desire of the American
government to satisfy clamorous spirits in
the United States now greatly excited over
the news that the second Spanish naval di-
vision under Admiral Camara is on the way
to the Philippines where it will most likely
defeat the American squadron under Com
modOre Dewey. The American government
has tried to persuade the American people
| that the sending to Spain of squadron
under Watson will compel the squadron OF
Admiral Camara to return for the defense
of Spanish ports. so that Dewey's feet will
be saved and there will be no danger that
American ports in the Pacific will be bonn
cablegram just received from Madrid
says that in August the Cortes will meet
again to consider matter of the highest
mented on in all circles and has caused
considerable anxiety among many who
dence ~ Pais amemts the brevty of the
news from Madrid and the fact that such
dispatches as are published often appear
| so obscurey. Nevertheless, it believes thai
the dispatch in question does not justify
| any doubts of alarm, because neither Senol
| Sagasta and his Liberal colleagues nor the
| power would propose any solutions of in,
! ternational questions that were not ,ir
agreement with the general feeling of the
people of Spain and Cuba. Ell Pals sug
gests that the meeting of the Spanish cham
| bers in August is probably intended to pro-
| cure legislative sanction to negotiations by
| ties. This conjecture, Ell Pals says, agrees
| with the report from London as to the pay
! ments due the Spanish debt.
The autonomists. despite all the favorable
| assurances given them. are very much dis
satisfied with the outlook as it appears
| They realize that their twenty years OF
| work and sacrifices for their ideals are al
| but useless and that they will never en-.
| JOY the fruits of their labors. seeing that
| what they have done is likely to rebound
| to the benefit of the United States.
There is new and radical change notice
able among the producing element especial
| ly the plantation owners and merchants
who have their interests in close touch
solution of the problem which will save
| Cuba is annexation. In their opinion there
| to a complete state of anarchy. because in
| dependence would never be a guarantee OF
| true peace but merely a source of future
selfish ambition, social discords and polit-
| ical perturbation