The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
THE FEELING BITTER
Public in Spain Are High Strung
Against United States.
APPEAR READY FOR WAR.
spaniards Nay American Troop. Cannot
Live In spain during the Unhealthy
season aud Would Die Like
Tiies-De LONE Letter.


The Herald from Madrid ays;
The public feeling here against the
United States Is very highly strung In
the public mind the firm conviction Is
that the United States means 90 force a
war upon Spain and that the latter must
absolutely stand her ground, and that In
Cuba the autonomists al side with
Spain, fighting against the United States
troops; that II the spaniaris would en-.
courage the landing Of American troops
In the greatest number possible, now
that the unhealthy season j.. coming ON,
Il would kill them OF ike flies
AZ the same time Che ships Of war
could lombard the coast towns, which,
with the exception OF New York, arc
considered unprotected, the United
States not having sufficient warship- to
protect them At the same time grJat
calculations are made on the widespread
ruin which would fall on business men
In the United States. whereas the
bourscs herr would scarcely change, rs
l. the case with the United States IL
would merely b. the first step toward
the solution Of the question, which l.
slowly bleeding the rosour'c. Of the
country.
Such Is the idea OF Spanish feeling to
day
senior Canalcias dcclaUs that his n.
cent visit TO tho United State. and Cuba
was neither dircctly or indIrcily official
or secretly had any connection with the
government, and that during the jour.
ney he did not communicate with minis
tcrs, foreign or colonial, and sent but
one letter 20 senior Sagasta, his personal
friend.
THIS contained nothing In any way
mischievuus. lie went solely 10 learn
for himself privately the condition Of al.
fairs, and was not presented 10 the pr'si.
dent In his official capacity
In conclusion he considers Scner de
Lomc's letter private and confidential
The action u the government did not
popularize Il AZ home. Therc arr indi.
cations that the ministers ap not dis.
pleased 90 get rid Of a representative WHO
could not sincerely reflect their feelings,
for Sonor dc LONE was ferycnt mem.
her Of the national PARTY headed by
Scnur Romero Roblcdo and General
Wvyler.
The government f,ls plisf now az
having one Of its own men, who truly
represents the most liberal ideas Of the
cabinet, and who starts full of the idea
Of the importance Of pushing the com.
morrial treaty details, with which ho Is
far NOR fitted 20 deal than senior de
lone
The government organ. ~ Couco,
SAYS OF senior de- l.ome's letter;
1T gives the Spanish government Of.
fence far exceeding that % the prcsi.
dent u the United States Against the
injurious words 90 tho president We pro.
test We dcplorc the impulation against
the Spanish government, and We rcsont
Il exceedingly,
1T Is doplonhlo that public func.
tionary, invested with a diplomatic
character, could write even IN private
letter ideas as disgraccful as those irom
F. the pen Of the late minister NJ Washing.
/ ton
II Heraldo ays;
THE Spanish government has nothing
20 do with the letter. Il did net inspir
a single paragraph, and had no idea Of
I its existence
III HCraldo rcfcu to the almost con.
tinuous claims that the United States
keeps bringing against Spain, and says
that this reflects ihn public opinion that
the United States wishes By theso con.
slant claims 20 forcc a war upon Spain.
This Wow Is taken on change, where
thcrC Il a general decline, Public feel.
I ing d much strained aud irrilaled The
government has no easy tima,