The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-08
HAVANA MUCH EXCITED.
THE FEELING AGAINST Us GROWS
IN BITTERNESS.
Biance mas his Hands Full PreventinE or
Anti-American Vows
papers Are Not Permitted TO Describe the
Feeling Rerc-HIoro spanish Troops Arrive.

Binnoe HAS His Hands Fall PreventinE sn
monstrntion-Th News
papers Are Not Permitted to Describe the
Feeling nerc-S1ore spanish Troops Arrive.
HAVANA. March 7. via Key west-La Lucha
and tho Diario de la Marina received, this
morning, dispatches from their correspondent
in Now York announcing that President Nc
Kinlcy had refused to recall ConsuiGsneral
Leo or substitute merchantmen for tho United
States naval vessels that are to carry supplies
for the starving reconcentrados.
The dispatches added that there is great OK
element all over the United States, and that
the consensus Of opinion is that a crisis is i'm
mincnt In the relations between that country
and Spain.
These dispatches were suppressed by the press
censor. The editors personally applied to him,
and after a long consultation between Gems.
Blanco and Gonzalez Parade and Secretary
Congosto a brief allusion to the situation in the
United States was permitted to be printed. But
all the facts as they came from New York were
soon made known by the editors of the news
papers to the leading politicians hero. thereby
kindling a blaze Of indignation against tho
American people. All the newspapers in
Havana, without exception, and all the political
parties from the weylerists to the radical
A~utonomists. from Senior Santos Guzman to
Senior Amblard, are united to a mar in their
hatred of the United States.
Up to l o'clock this afternoon only tho efforts
of Gen. Blanco prevented a hostile demonstra-
ton against the Americans. II the news of
President Mckinley's firm attitude is spread
abroad among the crowds which are now parad-
| ing the streets, full Of enthusiasm over the ar
rival of 1900 Spanish soldiers and the presence
in the harbor OF the Almiranto Oquondo and
the Vizcaya, very serious trouble may occur at
any moment.
Tho Spanish garrison OF regular troops are
kept in their barracks ready for any emergency.
But 1t will DO very difficult for Gen. Blanco to
compel the troops to charge on a~nti.American
rioters, az the general feeling in the army 10
one Of deep hostility to the United States.
Even at the palace, among the highest officials
and the staff OF Gen. Blanco, this feeling Is very
evident. There is no doubt that Consul-General
Lee is in great danger, and 1t may also be said
that no man ever conducted himself with moro
serene courage than he is doing under tho try
ing circumstances in which he is placed.
Gen. Blanco has privately summoned the edi-
tors Of the newspapers and asked them not to
excite the passions of the people. and to mako
very few editorial comments upon the situation.
La Lucha, however, says that Spain has never
feared war before. and does not fear war now;
and that she is ready manfully to repel any I'M
just aggression. Tho editorial even suggests
that war with the United States may be a good
thing for Spain under present circumstances,
because "she hus nothing to lose."
Gen. Blanco has sent q long cable despatch to
Spain describing the gravity of tho situation
and saying that the continued presence OF Con-
sul.General Lee in Havana is q source of trouble
and adds to the grave responsibilities of the
Captain-General.
The eighteen persons arrested here on Satur-
day arc charged with belonging to the secret
revolutionary society called Club of Public
Salvation" founded by tho Cuban journalist
Ricardo Arnauto. who recently escaped to tho
United States.