The age-herald., 1898-05-21
SEGASTA'S CABINET
 GOES TO WORK More Vigorous War Policy to Be Adopted
 at 0aCe. RESPOND WITH WAR TO WAR Admiral CerVera Praised for His Entrance Into the Santiago HarbOr. WEYLER'S FACTION STILL KICKING Premier Announces That Spain Will Not Accept Peace if Its Territorial Integrity Is
 Maintained Otherwise 1t Isa
 Fight to the Finish.
WEYLER'S FACTION STILL KICKING

Madrid, May 20-The ministers In full uniform appeared in the senate today. Owing to the new cabinet is already nick named the "circumstantial cabinet" The premier, Senor Sagasta, explained the min isterial crisis and asserted that the new ministry will continue the policy of the former one. He related how Spain did everything to avoid war until America, violating all recognized diplomacy, attacked Spain with an injustice unprecedented in the annals of civilized history and com- peled Spain to respond with war to war, which Spain would continue to the utmost until an honorable peace is obtainable."
 "Ths," the premier continued, "is a strong policy, and the new government will also energetically conduct negotiations with European and other states"
 CongratuIates Cervera
 Count Penaramiro proposed the senate's congratulations to Admiral Cervera on his arriving safely at Santiago de Cuba and "cleverly lodging the American squad rons.''
 Captain Aunon, the minister of marine, responded in the name of the navy, highly extolling Admiral Cervera. In so doing he said the arrival of the Spanish squadron in Cuban waters would cement the friend ship of the Cubans with Spain and will prove to the world that Spain will never abandon Cuba while the mother country retains her vitality.
 The congra atulations were voted unani- mously.
 A Spanish official version of the engage ment said to have taken place off Santiago dc Cuba yesterday, previous to the arrival of the Spanish fleet, says the American warships were repulsed and adds that one of them was damaged
 In the chamber Senor Sagasta repeated his senate speech. Senor Silvela, leader of the conservatives. replied that his section of the conservatives approved the policy announced by Senor Sagasta, and would support the new policy.
 weyIers Friend Bobs Up
 senor Romero Robledo, leader of the Weylerte faction, presented an interpella- tion maintaining that the old government was in a crisis from the very declaration of war, and that if the present were a con- tinuaton of the policy of the old cabinet then the present cabinet was also in a crisis.
 All sides of the house received this dilem- ma with merriment. Senor Romero Ro- bledo then pressed Senor GamaZo minister of public instruction, public works, agri- culture and commerce, to disclose his in- dividual opinion and to say how far he en- dorsed the ministerial policy of the recon- structed cabinet, insisting that if the pres- ent were a continuation of the former poli- cy, then Senor Gamazo, unless he had thrown over his former theories, ought to be in the opposition and not in office.
 Senor Gamazo replied that without aban- doning his political ideas he had accepted office periodically and would carry out the government programme irrespective of his own personal views.
 Fight to the Finish
 Scnor Sagasta explained that the cabi- net changes were due to the fact that sev- eral ministers were ''ill and extremely fatigued after the recent anxieties." He said the cabinet found itself confronted with war or dishonor, and accepted the former, adding solemnly, "The Spanish gov- ernmcnt will never accept peace if the ter- ritorial- integrity of Spain is not maintain- ed and otherwise Spain is determined to fight"
 Later, Senor Sagasta promsed day to debate the red book. Altogether, however, the debate was disappointing to the senate and the crowded galleries, which expected something more sensational. Prof. Salmer- on made speech vigorously attacking the cabinet.