The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-28

S"sSer'ou VI ~ hEpitrhttOh oI
tho CabanD .neuitics.
Correspondence Of the Associated presa.
MADRID, Feb. 10 (Feb. 27.)-severai
OF the Madrid papers blame the weak.
ness OF the. Spanish government on Its
recent action with the United States. z
impartial says: Eve cannot under.
stand the eurprse with which many
Spanish politicians view the conduct
America has pursued toward Spain for
It Is only the conduct that might be ex.
pected from the line OF action pursued
for some tlmc by the Spanish govern
ment."
II then proceeds to quote several pas
cages from Its own files for the year 1896.
IN which tt'warned the government to
assume q firmer attitude.
In those days" It adds, "the United
States was not nearly SO well prepared
for conflict as now, while we were
more or less MS we are to-day, In the
meanwhile they have steadily progress
ed, while we, who could have done much.
have done but little. What Is strange.
lneSplicable. deserving pardon neither
from God nor history, Ia that time has
been wasted and money sauandered
without endowing the Spanish nation
with sufficient resources to inspire re-
spect and avoid humillatIons which may
bring In their train war and Disaster.
Ell Correo Espanol Is even more OUT
spoken. It says: "Senor Sagasta,s gov
ernment Is the very personlficas.on OF
prudences. only It has been prudence
invariably at variance with fortitude. In
the Dupuy de Is,me AFFAIR, arising from
Yankee turpttude the government has
shown such evidence OF cowardice and
iiinch!ns as TO appear nothing more than
petty council under the protectorate
OF the United States.
In fact, the resignation OF our minis
ter was accepted for merely saying, IN
his private capacity, something which
affected the individuals and affairs OF
the great republic as though II were
not permitted dlplomatists TO use other
language than that Of chancellor!es or to
dip their pens In the Ink that was In
tended for official dispatches"
It then gives instances, quoting Dono-
60 Cortes, in Patls, Bismarck, in st.
Petersburg, Chateaubriand, in London,
and Tallyrand, in Vienna. More i'm
portant than these, however, It says, was
the case of Queen Victoria's Representa-
tive TO the United States In 1883, when
he sent to the press series OF rude
and intemperate articles"
Yet" the Correo remarks. "the
heavens did not fall, nor was there earth
quakes In the diplomatic world; there
was not even resignation. But f. Is
not necessary to go to the past for pre-
cedents. Consul Lee has written what
ever he pleased to the North American
papers. calumlnatng Spain, detecting
from the prestige of her authorities
even interfering with our admInistra-.
don OF justice and yet our government
considers his conduct within the bounds
Of diplomacy. 1t is quite clear that not
only do we take blows patiently, but we
actually bear our shoulders In order that
the perfdous Yankee may more easily
fog them" -
FL Globo, on the other hand, takes a
much pleasanter view OF the situation.
It severely blames those who will see
nothing but darkness and unpleasant
AIs'S as eAS DS 4TSIAlC TelOlceS
that "thcir alarnist efforts have de-
celved no one" adding:
THE resignation OF Senior De LONE
cling accepted before the representative
OF the United States paid his visit to the
minister OF state that incident imme-
d!ately lost all importance, as was ad-
mitted by the representative In question
himself. Driven to their last trenches.
the alarmists have spread a rumor that
Senor Dupuy has received orders to quit
the capital OF the United States, This is
an absurdity which has not even raised
an echo. The resigned minister has no
further mission to perform In that coun-
try and with good taste has decided 10
remain no longer in Washington than
the time necessary to make his prcpar-
atlons for his Journey home. This Is tho
usual course. for diplonIsts do not gem
orally remain In a country to which thew
have been accredited after the cessation
Of their mission"
All the Spanish newspapers agree that
mo further mention need be made OF the
Dupuy de LONE affair. and It has now
practically ceased to exist" n
The papers are much more occup,ed
with the demonstration Mt Barcelona In
connection with the torturlng OF prison.
crs at Mont Juich. the fight between an
elephant and bull and the Dreyfus
case than with politics. As Ell Pals nuts
II: To-day being fine. no politics were
discussed; but every one went our IN
amuse himself, beginning with the head
Of the government, Nevertheless n
blank day may often be the prelude to n
great deal" ~ !,
Ell impartial does permit Itself n few
remarks on the supposed attitude OF the
United States government 'In demand
Ing further satisfaction from Spain for
the Dc LONE letter" It doea not know
what View the government will take OF
this demand. but considers Its accept
ance or De Lorne's resignation q eufTl-
cient mark OF Its disaster approval OF
his action and consequently that no fur
ther explanations ore required in that
matter. - - =
FL Liberal remarks 1.-THE Spanish cov-
ernment In consideration af the good
friendship It livee with that OF the
United States did what It ought to DO In
accepting the resignation offered bv
Senior De 1,ome. With that ends the In.
cldent which can have no further re.
suits" - :. =
Several OF the Madrid papers repro.
duce the opinion OF the Italian news
paper La Perseverance,, that the United
States should be satisfied with the rcslg-
nation OF Depuy dc Lomc" and "nothlnp
should result from the unfortunate in,
cident 10 trouble the good relations be-.
tween the two countries" 49, -
The cardinal archbishop OF vn,ladolId
has published n pastoral letter blnminr
Amer!cD for the prolongatlon OF tho
Cuban war. His. eminance says "rhe
hypocr!tlcal friendship OF tho United