The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
POLITICS IN EUROPE
The Recognition of Cuba Causes
a Sensation.
ENGLISH PAPERS SILENT
But the Spanish Organs Are
Very Violent.
THEY DENoUNcE THE SENATE
And Declare that the Language Used
During the Debate in Regard
to Spanish Atrocities
Is False.

to Spanish Atrocities
Is False.
London, Feb. 29-The first Lord of
the Admiralty, Mr.. George j. Goschen,
as cabled to the Associated Press at the
time, made an interesting speech at
Lewes, on Wednesday night last, dur
ing the course of which he said:
Without betraying secrets may
49,, @@y that q very distinguished German
statesman, not Prince Bismarck. has
been convinced for years that England
could not be moved to war by any
thing short of an attack on her cen
tral interests in this country. That
was a very dangerous falIacy which
has now probably been dislodged"
AIr. Goschen also remarked: "The
new system of log-roIIing and barter
ing for alliances has displaced the old
system of a balance of power between
European nations. England is not
clever at this and has held aloof, al
though her alliance is courted by sew
eral groups of powers"
Those utterances have aroused a
great deal of friction in Austria and
Italy. The newspapers alluded to the
Dreibund when Difference was made
to groups Of powers" courting Great
Britain, and it is strenuously denied at
Vienna that Great Britain has ever
been solicited to join the Dreibund.
The forthcoming proposals of the
government for Strengthening the navy
cause the greatest interest on all sides
Mr.. Gosehen viii present the navy
statements on Monday and the debate
on it viii take place on Thursday. The
concensus of opinion on the subject
is that there il a universal determine
tion to meet the necessities of The mo-
ment and protect the country from the
perils OF any possible combination of
powers.
The British and French negotiations
at Paris on the Niger question have
been temporarily suspended. The
French representatives accuse the
British of trying to acquire control Of
territory within the French spheres
and there the matter ends for the pre-
sent.
The Cuban resolution of the Senate
has had mixed reception here. There
has been considerable feeling in favor
OF Cuban home rule, although many
distinguished persons and influential
organs are afraid to advocate it for
fear Of re-awakening the apparently
slumbering agitations Of ireland. The
Echo" however, comes out fat-footed
on the subject and says: |'The resoIu-
tion will be warmly approved by civil
lied mankind. There is not a shadow
OF doubt that President Cleveland will
promptly act in accordance. For more
than a year Cuba has been hell OH
earth and the Spaniards and Turks
are on a par 50 far as atrocities are con-
ccrned"
The Globe says: 'The Senate reso-
luton is another gigantic enlargement
of the Monroe doctrine, and should the
House Of Representatives endorse the
Senate's resolution and President
Cleveland yield to pressure, Spain will
be brought TO face abiect submission
or war with a somewhat stronger
power. Should the proud, sensitive
nation prefer the latter sooner than
sacrifice its honor, international sym
pathies will be on its side. 1t would be
quite profitless, of course, TO remind
the chauyinist Senators how keen was
American Indignation at the time of
their civil war was at the idea of a
foreign nations according belligerent
rights to the rebels
The newspapers Of Madrid are get
ting very wrathy at the action of the
United States and the evening news
papers Of that city express themselves
IN even more violent language than
their morning contemporaries. They
say that apart from the resolution, the
language used during the debate in the
Senate has made a painful impression.
1t is ayerred that these allegations OF
the Senators are wholly false and that
the insurgents have no organization.
are not masters of single town and,
as for their conduct, it is asserted that
they have massacred the helpless and
burned, destroyed and pilIaged planta-
tions.
On the other hand it is maintained
that the Spanish have respected all
prisoners and to call them barbarians
is regarded as an unproyoked and un-
justifable insult.