Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-03-09 | Page 3 | Spanish Minister Talks

0 SPANISH MINISTER mm TALKS Senor Don Ramon Pina F IUt Says His Country as Prospered Since America Washington March 8 My mission to the United States is to help cement new ties tics of r friendship said Senor Don Ha Hamon Hamon Hamon mon Pina the new Spanish minister in an Interview today I 1 have not come here hereto hereto to remind the American government that It defeated us Ulo but to help both to live down the unpleasant past When his attention was called to a re recent recent cent communication Admiral Dewey ad addressed addressed addressed dressed to correspondents In which the hero of Manila Mantia said that he had won his victory by divine aid ald Senor Pina said Please do not consider me Irreverent but If Admiral Dewey won his victory over oer our navy In Manila Mantia bay by divine aid ald I 1 think It must have been the god of war warthe the aid that iron gave him In con conquering conquering conquering wood weed Senor Plum said that his country has prospered since the war and intimated that defeat by America had developed Into a benefit It caused tho the people to awaken to the realisation he said raid that they the must be up and doing to keep pace with the times particularly with Ameri meri American merian dan can progress Following this both political political political cal and commercial conditions have great greatly ly i Improved Senor Pina is the first Spanish minister at Washington since the retirement of or Senor OJeda in iii 1905 1 Since then theft the lega legation legation legation tion has been in charge of Louis Pastor first secretary