The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
FOLIO READY TO LEAVE.
Will Depart as Soon as lie Has Word
From NJ adrid.


+ Washington, April l4.-The Spanish
minister, Senior Polo, has made final
preparations for his departure from Wash
ington, but no actual step in that direc-
ton will be taken until specific instruc-
lions are received from Madrid.
TIE official archives have been scaled
in readiness to he placed in charge of the
French ambassador at Washington, III.
Camboman. Until today the Spanish
minister has continued to accent the
numerous social courtesies extended to
him, including the hospitality of the
cabinet officials and others high in the
government service.
In view however of the reports of the
foreign committees in Congress and of
the grave trend of affairs, he has decided
not to accept further courtesies of this
character, as it necessarily involves his
coming into close personal relations with
public men who may have participated
in the denunciation of Spain in official
reports, 1t is the feeling in diplomatic
circles that under ordinary circumstances
the notion in Congress-thn report of the
two foreign committees, the passage of
resolutions by the House, and the oharac-
Ter of the debate-.would make it incum-
bent on the Spanish minister to leave
without witt, further awaiting eventualities
which are no regarded as unavoidable.
But against this it is known that the
ST. anish government will not, either by
withdrawal of the minister or any other
CONSPICUOUS step, place itself in a position
of having invited q recourse to war. On
the contrary, the entire policy at Madrid,
it is said, is to remain passive until the
United States not only MAKES Uns tender
OF war. but executes it by unmistakeable
overt acts.
1t has been developed as the Ilnmistak
able policy OF Spain that she will resist
armed intervention in Cuba as an attack
upon her sovereignty. Although unofficial
suggestions have appeared in the inspired
press of Madrid that a protest might be
made against that feature OF the Presi-
dents message suggesting armed inter-
yention, no such protest has been made
nor, it is said is there any present proba-
bility that it will be made. The only GER
tain feature in this regard is That the
Spanish cabinet has resolved to yield to
no pressure, no matter how great, toward
American intervention in Cuba, but to
accept such act of intervention as mean
ing war.
Cardinal Rampolla's despatch from the
Vatican to the foreign office at Madrid
stating that peace settlement was still
likely is known here to have been made
on adviees sent from Washington two
DAYS which in no way reflect today's con-
dillon of affairs. The adyioes were sent
By Archbishop Ireland, who at the time
of the despatch believed the tendencies
were more pacific. This, however, was
before either branch of Congress had
acted.
There is in diplomatic circles renewed
talk of European intervention on more
definite lines than heretofore. 1t has not
yet advanced to the point, however, of a
joint policy Of the exchange of notes
either among the ambassadors and minis
tiers at Washington or the capitals of
Europe, and If any thing Is done. it will
probably be only further appeal Of the
Spanish similar to the appeal which in
duced the recent action of the powers
The nature of this appeal it is pointed
out, would be to show that Spains recent
concession, granting an armistice, W as
made on the joint request of the power
and would take the ground that as the
powers had brought about this action by
Spain, they should lend their united in
huence in seeing that time was allowed
to try the efficacy of this concession. 1t is
believed among diplomats here that Spain
will make this appeal and that 1t will
meet with favorable response, but the
word has not come that the step has been
taken.
The sentiment at the embassies and
legations today was that the action in
Congress made war inevitable and that
little or no further chance remained to
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