The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-18
SPAIN WILL BE FIRM Queen Regents Speech to Cortes on Wednesday
 Will Be Strongly
 Worded. FULLEST FINANCIAL AID

IN CASE OF WAR TT WILL NOT BE
 REFUSED.
 Spanish Report on Maine Disaster to be Published To-day-Great Patriotism Manifested-SpanishG Government Could Not Tolerate American Demands With out Gravest Consequences-Attack on United States Consulate at Malaga.
 London, April 1S-The Madrid cor respondent of the Daily Mail telegraph ing Sunday says: The situation is identical with that of yesterday, the ministers preserving a waiting atti- tude. They believe that by Wednesday or Thursday the two houses of con- gress will have definitely agreed as to their line of action and that the course of events will then depend upon Presi dent Mckinley.
 Queen Regents Speech.
 In the meantime the draft of the speech from the throne, which is to be laid before the cortes on Wednesday, has been substantially drawn up. It is short and strongly worded, but prob ably will undergo notifications in ac- cordance with events that may take place in America during the next few days. In official circles it is said that the Cuban rebels are waiting for the outcome of affairs in the United States before deciding on a line of conduct. If America decides to recognize the inde- pendence of Cuba, they will carry on the campaign with greater vigor than before; if, on the other hand, armed in- tervention is only to be suspended with the prospect of possible annexation to follow, there will be such a feeling of disgust among them that they will pre- fer pacific solution of the trouble by means of a promise of a fuller measure of autonomy.
 To Have Full Financial Support.
 All internal questions are rapidly be- coming merged in the external crisis. Many senators and deputies are arriv- ing here. It is believed In political cir cles that the debates in the two cham bers will be very brief and that no party of any shade of opinion will re- fuse to grant the government the full est financial assistance in the case of an international conflict.
 spanish Courts Report.
 The Spanish report on the Maine ex- plosion will be published tomorrow or next day. It is said to be very tech nical, but to prove that the disaster originated from an interior cause. It practically shows that the Americans concealed documents and refused to produce proofs for joint use, as the Spanish freely did, thus showing their own good faith.
 Stringent orders have been issued to the provincial government to suppress any disturbances of an anti-American character. At the cabinet council yes- terday (Saturday) telegrams of a sym pathetic nature were received from South America, while great patriotic enthusiasm is reported from the Span- ish colonies. The situation in the Phil lipines causes the government some h11f ie y,nt trI1n th1t Inducements are to be sent there.
 Peace Prospects Not Improved.
 London, April 18.-The Madrid core spondent of the Times, telegraphing Sunday, says: ''In official circles to- day there is an impression that a rup- ture of negotiations may not take place quite so soon as was expected two days ago, but it cannot be said that the prospects of peaceful solu- tion are much improved. Among the leading representatives of all parties there is an almost unanimous opinion that the United States will accept nothing less than the termination of Spanish sovereignty in Cuba, and as any concession of that kind is consid- cred utterly incompatible with national honor, war seems inevitable, unless some unknown deus ex machina should suddenly intervene. A few sanguine people imagine that Europe may pos sibIy awake at the last moment to the dangers of aggressive Pan-American- ism and recognize in Spain the cham pion of the vital European contests of the future.
 Insurgents Disappointed.
 'sIt is no doubt probable that the in- surgents were disagreeably surprised by the terms of President Mckinley message which vetoes their independ- ence aspirations, and those who know personaliy the two most influential leaders, Calixto Garcia and Maxine Gomez. believe that the former would not be insensible to the call of Spanish patriotism. But Gomez is regarded as impervious to such an influence and il is clearly perceived that the American annexationists could easily counteract any such tendencies to reconciliation Nowhere can I perceive any sign of g peaceful solution acceptable to botf parties. General Woodford, the Amer ican minister, is reported to be most anxious to avoid conflict and still tc be not without hope, but officially he remains absolutely Quiscent. The pa tjsnce of the country at large is rap.