Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-04
MADRID SPU1'TERING.
FIERCE INDIGNATION AGAINST US
EXPRESSED by CERTAIN PAPERS.
GOVERNMENT CALLED EPPEMlNATE.
IL II Held That II should Not Have
Replied I'm AmicabIe Terms TO Our
Demand for Explanation of De
LONE Letter.

| Correspondence of the Associated Press)
MADRID, February 17.-Fierce indigna-
| ton characteriZes the Spanish papers that
are not supporters Of the government at
It's alleged weakness in replying in gentle
terms to the American demand for ex-
| plantations OF the De LONE letter
El impartial says: 1T is the height of
weakness to suppose we are going to dis
arm the Yankees by means OF patience
From them we shall gain nothing by IT.;
but, on the other hand, we shall lose the
esteem and reputation for bravery the
Spaniards have obtained from other ma
lions. Paraphrasing the never-to-be-for-
gotten Spartan words Of Mendez Nunez,
Suffer 1t TO say Spain loves honor more
without Cuba than Cuba without honor
we have sacrificed our youth; we have
sacrificed our millions; must we also sac
riiice our national honor? Not the great
Antilles, not a hundred Antilles, would
be worth so great a sacrifice"
The impartial then proceeds to argue
that all Spain's concessions would be USE
less If the United States really sought
to break off friendly relations. adding:
IF pretext is sought it will be found;
for instance, a hostile demonstration
against the Spanish warships visiting
American ports, or demand for a pen
sion for the widow of the Dentist Ruiz"
THE UNIVERSAL CONSCIENCE.
'In Europe" the article continues,
every one has already perceived this
The universal conscience is with US, and
il is really shameful fact that the action
OF the United States rouses more indig-
nation in foreign minds than i'm some
Spanish. We believe we interpret better
the spirit Of the Spanish people, and we
energetically protest against what has
been done, in 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 Nc
Kinley, and also that this nation of brave
men has not become a flock of lambs"
The Correo Espanola, after recapitu-
lating all the injuries it alleges that
Spain has suffered at the hands of the
United States, says:
THE last aifar-that of Dupuy de
Lome-has given the measure Of our de-
cay and sufferings. Any other govern
ment than that we endure-ancent num-
mics and she-men-when drawing up the
note in yesterdays Council in reply to
the inadmissable, uncalled-for, and ruff
ianly demands of the President of the
republic Of the United States, would have
accompanied it with Mr. Woodward's
passports. For it is clear that neither
concessions nor the humliatiOns Of the
Spanish Government change in the slight
est degree the plan drawn up by the
American Government and people. They
want war, and war will come"
WAR ALREADY WAGING.
The Pals is not so moderate for it de-
clares that war is already raging C'esta
va declaradaD, saying:
THE North Americans have not their
soldiers and their ships in Cuba, but
among the insurgents they have what is
better; they have their money turned into
ammunition, guns, cannon, and dyna-
mite"
why" asks the Pats, should an Off
cial declaration be made, when war al
ready exists, and exists under the most
favorable terms for the United States?
An official declaration might alarm the
European Powers, who would not tole-
rate McKinley's 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 warships
they send men and ammunition to the in
surgents in merchant vessels American
politicians would indeed be most foolish
if they abandoned by a declaration of
war the favorable position they have
taken up i'm Cuba against Spain"
NO" the paper continues. 1--WE cannot
hope for declaration of war. Cautious
or bold, humble or active, our government
need not fear that Washington will de-
clare war. 1t is already declared. AL
ready it has caused havoc in Spain. and
in the United States they laugh at the
idea that they are capable Of the folly
Of declaring war against us, a war al
ready afiame through them, a war by
them. a war i'm which they run none of
the risks, and have all the advantages
that would accrue from an open war be-
tween the two countries"