The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

/ out promised all their employees who
should volunteer retention of their posi-
lions with fun pay during absence.
THIS feeling Of indifference concerning
the Issues Of the hate war with the Unit
ed States hat Of Indignation against the
Madrid government because Of the vast
ing OF such vast amount OF blood and
treasure. was shown me again and again
through frank expressions Of people wso
might be supposed 10 be more guarded In
their utserxnces.
One Grate1s1 spantaP1.
Said a shopkeeper In Valencia: III the
United States government had sent aest
20 this country. as II threatened. there are
plenty Of people In Spain who would vol
unfairly have given IL help An Amers-
can invasion OF Spain would, in my opfn-
lon. have been a good deal like the fnva-
sion 81 Porto Rico-consinued ovasions to
the Ifberators.-
While taking coffee with my Alhambra
guide at a cafe In Granada a spanish SIR
geant addressed me:
Are you not an American
mo. English" said my guide. Frank
Ness being my policy. interrupted. PAR
don: am an American
Then said the sergeant II am glad
20 see you. The Americans are my friends
/ was taken prisoner at Santiago ana
better fed and more kindly treated than
ever was by Spain Also, had wound
In my hand. The skill Of an American
surgeon saved amputaiion. You have
good government: we have bad govern
menf. that is the difference"
So thoroughly imbued are all the people
OF Spain with the belief that the govern
bent and generals OF. the army are utter
ly corrupt that even some OF the most
int 4 hav ia -
Madrid and Barcelona are OF the firm
/ conviction that II was American gold that
accomplished the victories Of Manila and
Santiago.
Eff you did not buy our generals" said
| 4 Barcelona banker to me. you simply
| accomplished by a roundabout way and
unnecessary bloodsned what you could
have accomplished by q short cut. What
ever opposition tho generals made TO you
| in Santiago and Manila was simply to
make you pay them a better price
Spaia.s rusaie.
II f. problem with the Spanish gov
eminent how 10 keep the thousands Of
soldiers returning from the late colonies
from becoming soft material for any one
who might wish TO start revolution The
| government does not dare dishand these
soldiers and let them be turned loose on
the country. but keeps them In service,
officeycd by q 900 officers almost as many
as the whole standing army Of the United
States previous to THE late war. The 23.-
600 officers are well paid. and are expect
ed to root out anything sed,tious amongst
the soldiery. and amongst themselves for
that matter. Crossing the frontier into
Spain a traveller cannot help being i'm
pressed with the military display he sees
everywhere. AT every railway station
there viii be squad OF infantry. while
| In Madrid and other large cities about
af IN ho in natl
itary uniform. OF course the government
fears revolution, and knows soldiers are
necessary, still. If only 10 save paying
money needlessly from a bankrupt treasu-
ry. IL would seem that. the soldiers who
had returned from the hardships and pri-
yations Of Cuba and the Philippines
might be given honorable discharges vita
small pensions for life.
In order to excuse its non tiisbandment
policy, the government Is inspiring its or
| gans 10 talk jingoism against England
The government papers are insinuating
that the next war Will be with Americas
late y-England-which, they say wants
Aigsciras and ceuta. opposite Gibraltar.
a prominent general Is quoted as say
Ing that the great number OF English
tourists who have been making sketches
and taking pictures Of the Spanish out
I posts In the vicinity OF Gibraltar is .'sus-
| pictons.' and. taken in connection with
| Gibraltar. has a Significance which
| should arouse US from the apathy which
| was the cause of our recent misfortunes"
Around Gibraltar the people fully be-
iieve what they have been told as TO the
intention OF the English. aided by the
Americans. 10 annex all Spanish territory
contiguous TO Gibraltar and they feel
hitter thereat. The only place in Spanish
territory where, In my travels. / met with
the slightest indlgnsty was at Ceuta |
had reached this fortified togn. which is
opposite Gibraltar. on the African side of
the straits. by mule back riding from
Tetuan. Morocco. While waiting In trent
OF the commandant's headquarters for the
making out OF the necessary permit al
towing me To leave the Qualifications a
number OF small boys gathered around
calling 'Inglis." and emphasizing shsir
disprespeef with eattalls and gestures OF
ridteule. Also. the cnls instance / have
heara where violence has been done IN
American in Spain since the war ham
psned at Algiciras several weeks ago A
young man. who "a employed as a walter
| IN Gibraltar hotel and halls from the
United States. happened To be i'm a cafe
on the Spanish side one evening when a
red white and blue button in the lapel
of his coat was net cesl The Standards
III the place xazsd ut the button rather
savageay. and at length enc of them an
preached. ard. taking out his knife. dc.
hheratsis cut away the lapel Of the coa.
containing the obnoxious button nj the
same time saying. n cut Your coat au,
II u were rot for your youth would cut
your throat "
The tingoistic altitude towards England
Is. of course an absurd MAY Of hld.f,r tsa
real fears and motives u the gov rnY,se~t
Ibe long range guns 1T Gibraltar can
saoot clean across the straits hssvons
eeu'a, which is strong eaoueh by nature
but with otd-fashinned gums and wall de-
lenses that are soft with decay /. is
safe 20 say that. within an hour after
the Opening af hostltties with England
England could command everything with
IN radius of eighteen milss OF Gibraltar
anu all the standing armies OF Eurone
helping Spain could ROT prevent II.
Fieetinx Spanish Hoom
AZ present there are some evidences NJ
Nooin In Spain, mostly .lelustva parssv
real The Eseseta has been rising In vaf;la
ana onis Up ~ them are aow necessary +,
Buy IL" francs IN French gali Whereas \
year ago II took 10 pesstas to buy Tas
francs. Two general causs-s appear - az