Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-02

snail employ a system Of prlvatsers 10
overcome trading nation,
Americans are wrong 10 Judge
spain By her budget. There are
things which arc Superior 10 revenue.
some merchant captains have offered
already to arm their steamers A. wi.
vaietts. A captain Of Barcelona asks
iot letters u mnfque, offering to equip
and maintain the fastest steamer At bis
own ogstD
GOOD ADVICE.
LONDON, March 1.-The Daily Tot
egfaph this morning editoflally dis.
cu,ses tue situation which Spain IL left
ln by the action Of the United States
senate on CUBA. ltssyG
III Ia an invidlous task TO attempt 20
uehne the rights ami wrongs Of the
question, which are extremely compli.
Gated by misgovernmsnt on the one
side aud reckless cruelty on the othur.
'Pethaps u Is not too late 10 save the
situation by tue reappoinlmsnt Of Mar
tin'z Campcs, with fuller powers Oi
concession 10 the moderate Cuban
party, aud tho immediate recall Of
General Woyler. rhis mi ght possibly
pave the way Tor satisfactory settle.
lnout " very delicate question.
Failing In this, SpAin must fesigu
hefssli 10 her late with what grace she
eau command. IL wound DO sheer
maduess to kick against the pricEs and
innugurato the costly comedy Of u
fuinOus war with the Uuitcd Sintos."
NOTHING SERIOUS.
wAsu1NuTON, ID. g., March LIN.
tense interest Ia iolt hero tonight In
the dispatch showing the demonstfativc
feelings existing Ia Spain regarding
the Cuban question, and the state.
ment that the government Il inctcas.
ing IT. naval force. Copies Of the Asso.
ciHt-d Pfess dispatches were shown TO
uui ] G meu Interested In the question.
No surprise was expressed nj tue dem.
onstfstlOns when have occurred, IN
fact, ,uch were expected. Thee speeches
In the Senate, extracts of which have
no DOUBT been pa bllhed In the Spanish
papers, have had thtif Influence GU tue
masses " the people, anu nave thrown
them toto an uniflenuly mood agai NJ
United States 0iilcials. The whole mat.
ter IL regarded mere ~ simply that oi
mob violence, Tor which tue Spanish
government has not In any manner
been responsible.
The violation Of the consulate Of the
United States Al Barcelona makes n
ditavOwal necessary by Spain, and the
United States will probably inquire OF
tue spanish government what amends
Will be made. The case finds an nm.
aloRouH one In nh event " hich occurred
~ THIS country probably si1ty years
ago, when mob Of persons in New
Orleans assaulted the Spanish consul.
ato nj time when the Florida quts.
ton was uppotmOst IN the public miud.
II was case " mob violence, and the
government Of the United States gave
compensation 10 spain Tor the damage
done.
A. the case now stands, nothing has
happened that cannot DO satiIy aud
readily adjusted by the means always
al the disposal Of diplomacy, ami that,
too, 10 n manner that viii leave no
stain upon the honor Of either Of the
parties to this affair. Even n the
spanish government should bo reluc.
tant to undertake TO do Whist h essen.
tlal 20 heal this wound, which may well
DO doubted, there 1. every reason 10
suppose that some one VI more OF the
great European power, who have
sound reasons for preventing, II pos.
sible, any hostile collision between
thu United States ami Spain, will
exercise their good offices to bring
about n peaceful conclusion VI tbs Ia.
Cilent.