Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-31

even under the strongest pressure. bu,
thc situation ls rendered more difficult hx
me necessity OF securing cooperative ac.
lion on the part OF our consular and naval
rvpiesenlatives with thoso OF other pow
ers. Precisely the same sort Of ,ruiitsn,
! Is levcled at the British minister nj pekln
by the Eenglish missionaries and their
| friends, but people who are familiar win
Nhinese diplomacy and the peculiar con.
diuons existing In China as the result Of
thn war win Japan SEQ no cause for sur
prise or criticism In tho slownoas with
wnien me negotiations are progressing.
MT. DENLY, OF course. IL not infnnIbie
ana tho result may prove that he has
erred, but, as Mr. Adee has shown three
are abundant reasons TO explain the DELAY.
" there Is any failure to assert American
rights and dignity, It Will certainly moi h.
because OF the lack OF energetic action on
the part OF the acting secretary OF state
trained OFFICIAL who entered the denart.
ment az clerk and has risen 10 his pro
sent position step by step under successive
tie
The precise nature OF tho measure taken
70 compel settlement Of tho Mora claim
spain must necessarily remain mat
Yer or speculation for the present because
The course actually determined upon
wohid obviously he cabinet secret Of
NE highest Importance. IL Ia most ma
likely that II President Cleveland and Ills
eRh'net had decided 10 send fleet TO
tske Havana they would notify Spain
OF their intention by permitting tho fnct
TO become public property. II Il exceed.
irgly DOUBTFUL. moreover whether Hnch
action would be attempted without on,
press authority from congress. for n
would, IN effect, be declaration III
war. lut there can he little doubt TINT
ORGANIZATIONS were made Tor vigorous nr-
L..
rnNol demonstration would seem ia hn,,e
besn tho most efficient moana OF con-
NlnclnE Spain that no further deiava
would be permitted, We have I'm tbls fn,,t
an explanation OF the conflict butweon
me punished reports and the deniais iron,
tho department OF state, While tho ns,
ser1ior OF tho latter that the "aolYura or
Havana" has not been oontomplntcl. h
doubtless perfectly true. The sun't "a
cent statement that the present tactical
mnhouvora OF the North Atlantic paua,iron
nae some close connection with the Mora
lam remain unlmpoachod 10 give
Spain an lntimation Of our naval ntrcneth
IN an Indirect way r. a lorltifnate net ~
diplomacy and one 60 which she has no
Usht 10 take umblage. hut 10 concert a
naval movement against one OF nor se,.
ports IL moro serious matter. The san
torrHhadowcd the former notion iuqt two
months ago In these dispatches In rc-
Mora clnlm II was stated then Inn,
Minister Taylor who represents thls
country ~ ably NJ Madrid. hnd intimnted
IN hiH dispatches TO Secretary Gresham
nearly two years ago that "atcrn lnsly- |
l'hct' might be necessary to bring Strain
10 terms, aud that stern lnslsteneo" Of |
some Kind has been applied "a evident |
from tho rcccut decision OF the Spnnlsh |
government TO settle the claim without |
further delay
The en"rgy shown by Secretary Oinoy
In THIS os IN Other mnttcra ia the onerrv
or an able Intelligent man Of affairs of
strong Individuality with ihorourh
knowledge of international law and a duo
sense of the gravity OF foreign cofnpil.
cations The country'a dignity and boat
Interests could not be IN safer banda
lnd II was doubtless President Clnvo,
lands conviction OF this fact rather thnn
any consideration OF political oxpedlennv
that prompted his transfer 10 his presont
post Under hiH direction cur forolrn
policy Will he firm ana uncompromlslpg |
y all cssentinla. but, as heretofore In.
Heated IN the sun, III, country fnny rest
assured thot 4 win not be plunrri into
difficulties for political on.
.eet. '" "