The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-06
THE SPANISH PRESS.
Comments of Ell ImpnrciaI, EI Liberal
and EI Pals on the Situation

Correspondence of the Associated Press
MADRID, Feb 23.-Discussing the ru-
mors of the possibility of war between
the United States and Spain, the impartial
says that the Spanish government is mot
allowing itself to be hurried by alarmist
statements by the Madrid and foreign
press" 1t quotes minister who said on
yesterday that the pessimistc views of the
Spanish papers were ''but an echo of the
sensational statements in the Yankee press.
Now, moro than ever" he is said to have
added, I'VE are assured that the Washing
ton Cabinet desires and will do all it can
to prevent anything occurring to alter the
excellent relations existing between both
governments. The American government,
and especially Mr.. Mckinley by his ener-
getic action, have succeeded in postponing
to better occasion the proposals of a few
partisans of the filibusters, while public
opinion is more and more placing confidence
in the course adopted by the government.
which Is most interested of all in the sue
cessful development of public affairs
But in spite of these statements con-
tinues the impartial, "it does not escape
the attention of certain members of the
government that the United States are
making some preparations although these
ago. From another member of the govern
ment comes the statement that at all costs
a rude blow must be struck at the rebellion
before the beginning of the rainy season,
as otherwise Spain will suffer incalculable
loss Information is to hand from sufficient
ly official sources that if the rebellion is
not suppressed by May America will inter-
vene with or without the consent of Spain.
In fbe mas ha will NJ
tempt to lull our government to sleep with
friendly and courteous phrases which our
government receives as evidences of respect
and consideration from those who lose no
occasion of showing that they are ignorant
of what those words mean"
In an article in it's issue Of Feb. % the
impartial, defending itself against the
charge of being pessimistic, says: ''Those
are the pessimists who place no confidence
in the manhood of our race, and not we
who from the very beginning of the war
have urged that money should be found to
strengthen our navy and crews in order to
render them capable of imposing an effec-
tive neutrality on the great republic which
would allow Spain to end the Cuban revolt
Those are the pessmists who do not be-
lieve that even now, after the loss of so
much money and time, we can wound to
death tho commerce of the Yankee and
save with the honor of the flag the future
of Spain"
The Liberal says that in Madrid official
circles it is denied that the apparently war
like preparations being made in the United
States have the object attributed to them
in certain quarters. 1t is alleged that these
are only measures of reform agreed upon
long ago. In it's leading article, which only
refers to the present relations between the
two countries, the Liberal deals in a sympa-
thetic spirit with Washington's birthday
and halls with approval President McKin-
ley's speech on that occasion, considering it
a rebuff to those who seek to embroil the
United States in a war with SPAIN" 1t
then expresses the hope that the Presi-
dents actions will accord with his words
adding: June will tell; but for the pres
ent we ought to cry truce to suspicious
and animosities, fully warranted by ex-
perience, in honor of the memory of that
great man who in addition to laying the
foundation of liberty for his own people
contributed as but few others have done to
the redeeming and dignifying of human
conscience"
The Pals Revolutionary falls foul of the
suggestions made by the Nacional for end
ing the Cuban difficulty. These suggestions
are: First, the evacuation of the island In
consideration of an indemnity of $40O 600 900
proposed by Gen. Maxine Gomez Sec
ond. the evacuation of the island without
any other indemnity than the preservation
OF the Spanish flag at Havana, not a cent
being paid for it's hire, a proposal made in
these very terms by Senior Giberga and his
following. Third, the continuance of the
present state of affairs namely Calves and
Montoro administering and Blanco and
Pando fighting"
A simple method commends itself TO the
Pals. 1t points out that no one who has
eyes can have failed to see that the real
seat of the war is not in Cuba, but in the
United States. adding: There is the real
center of action OF the flibusters; thence
have come men, arms and munitions Of war.
1t is the United States who, by constant
threats, have succeeded in keeping Spain
in a position of manifest inferiority; It is
the United States who have spread through
out the world, by lies and chlcanery. the
fable of our cruelty, seeking thereby to
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