New-York tribune., 1875-11-18
THE BRITISH PRESS INTERESTED.


tMcUICAN DIPLOMACY REGARDED AS lNSINCfRE-
Il uNDrEs OF THE PRESS on THE PRESIDENTS
WAR PowFns-TuE WITHDRAWAL or TIE IT.
GIuyE SLAVE CIRCULAR.
IyRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.i
LONDON, Nov. 6-The most exacting American
could hardly complain that-what with Cuba and
the elections-his country has not had fair share OF
attention this week The news OF President Grant
remonstrance with Spain on the subject OF Cuba
produced almost a furry. Before the excitement
had gone very far il was remembered that import
ant elections were 10 occur on Tuesday When they
were over we had as / suppose you had, a sedative
statement that the beligerent memorandum relates
60 documents two years old. THE news" says
Renters dispatch II quote the words because it is
sometimes convenient 20 compare New-iork and
London yersionsl recently published by the New
York press concerning prospective action OF the
President toward Spain is officially declared to he
nnwarranted." Madrid at the same time told rs
pni-ofticially that there no foundation for the
story about the Spanish iTOnclads and frlgate5
which were being got ready 10 sail for Cuba. Ana
even before these later dispatches came people had
ceased to be disquieted. The remarks that had ap
pearcd in the papers indicate the prevailing tone
of thought. This is as good an occasion
Is any other TO ask attention 10 the
,iew sometimes taken in Europe of American
uplOmagN. Inc ItNeS kalu DluHtl lS-dIN IL u~> coiu
as much before-that war between the United
States and Spain. on account of Cuba would be all
but inevitable il American dispatches could be con-
,trued ae literally as those of European countries
adding with still more significant emphasis: No
Enrop,an Government would send such a Note as
hatwhch President Grant has caused 10 be delivered
to the Cabinet Of Madrid, unless IT We're ready 10
hight and any Government with sense OF SELL
respect would fight rather than yield TO such dlcta-
lonD President Grant of course, cannot be sup
,osed IN care for ANYTHING said in newspaper. III
be did he might experience a feeling slightly akin
N humiliation on beiug told by the leading journal
Of Europe that there is happily little fear be means
10 be taken al his word He can hardly suppose
that his fellOw-cOuntTymen, whether here OF at
home like TO hear their Chief Magistrate denounced
Lo Europe as little better than a vulgar blusterer
fibuster in words is rather less respectable than
.filibuster in acts. The language OF The Economist
the leading financial journal Of England, and one
whose political judgments are weghty' is Ill the
snlne tone the very words are almost the same;
No selfrespectinC State could endure to receive an
limonon so insulting in its menace without resentinS
,uch threats Woud Dc bound 10 back them with lls tels
and armies.
There is not, one may he permitted to hope, any
where in the United States to-day, considerable
party in favor of annexing Cuba by force. VINO
ever favors such policy may proitably spend some
time in rejecting on another remark of Ihe EooHo-
mist
Hs impossible 10 believe that Cen Grant or any otDeI
sane American means fOr the sake OF CUBA II Is
easy, even, TO imagine that any p9nilcah cdo I
looking month ahead OF Iulu "Ouiu "0 4''N' W ''
the island as free gift
While on tins subject. ! must ask leave To quote
two or three proofs Of the careful study wheh
The Saturday Rerieo devotes TO American affairs
before ventuTng TO discourse on them IN IT'S usual
critical vein Gen. Grant we are told IN the course
OF an article Cuba, has never disclaned the can
ddature for the presidency. His rather famous let
ter might az well--for ali knowledge Of it The
SaturdQE has-ncver have been written. 1t was
qualifed no doubt butIhe Saturday cannot plead the
qualification lis ignorance Of the letter tselfis man
ifest. The second matter is of more consequence.
The SATURDAY. aflrIns that the Democrats have mar
rowly escaped defeat in New-YOTk because they
proposed by debasng the currency 10 repudate a
part of the National Debt A fortnight ago the
same journal Informed its readers that New-lork
had already been carried by the Democrats because
they advocated hard money. IL shows ingenuity TO
make two statements on the same subject directly
contradictory each of the other, and both
wrong. man who gets all his notions
Of American politics from this journal must be
IN avery curious state Of mind. One would quite
enjoy a brief hours talk with such beng. On
American constitutional law The Saturday hec'eo
il perhaps the highest known authority. Fit Is not
it ought to be- for it is than the e1pounder OF
s1istng provisions; 1t is the inventor OF new. lt
has just empowered President Grant to declare war
provided he can get tho consent of the Senate which
it thinks win probably not be given. Very likely
The Sstssdey supposes the Constitution OF the United
Rtates like that of England, to be nnwritten. Out
Il gratitude for Old favors-and for favors TO come
some Of its old rebel friends might subscribe to pur
chase cheap copy for presentation 70 the winter oil
hs American articles. Some day 1t might be useful
10 him 10 know thai the power OF declaring war Il