The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-23
Foreign Newspapers on Cuba.

Some interest has been taken recently In
the Cuban question by a number of our con-
temporaries in European countries.
The leading papers of England have spoken
Of 1t most discreetly and cautiously, as
II unwilling to offend the Americans by
any utterance that might be disagreeable
to us, and at the same time as II DESTROYS
of recognizing fully the claims of Spain
upon Cuba. Our British contempora-
ries have their hands full with British
affairs. foreign and domestic; and we have
not seen in any one of them any important
article upon the severe and sanguinary
struggle between Spain and her colony in
the West Indies.
Dur French contemporaries are very
nearly oblivious Of the existence of the war
In Cubs. French domestic politics and
French foreign relations, the Egyptian and
other African questions, are naturally re-
garded by them as of vastly greater and
more immediate interest than o rebellion
In . Spanish colony. In the Paris papers Of
the past few months we have frequently
seen expressions Of an unusually friendly
sentiment toward Spain, and Of a desire that
she might speedily effect a settlement of her
SSAShAtsA AoAohoDs ooAle "
WEYLRR's harsh policy toward the Cubans
have been printed In Paris.
Our German contemporaries pay some at
tention to Cuban-American matters, and
several of them speak t%hereupon in a man
ner that gives proof Of their good judgment
and impartislity. The Nord Deutscher Zet-
tung entertains the opinion that WEYLER
cannot fulfil his promise to suppress the
Cuba rebellion, but, at the same time,
urges Spain to resist any Interference from
the United States, and to tell the Americans
to mind their own business. The Vossische
Zettung believes that Spain may find it
necessary to tolerate even the American
recognition Of Cuban belligerency, as she
could not make war against the United
States; but Spain, 1t says, would be justified
in making a protest against such recogni-
tion. The Neueste Nachrtchten gives
its Judgment that the Madrid Cabl-
net ought to manifest the greatest
prudence in dealing with the policy which
the American Congress desires to enforce in
the case Of Cuba, The Berltner Post is appre-
hsnsive lest the Cuban war may yet be the
cause OF a crisis in the kingdom OF Spain,
dangerous 10 the Spanish Government; and
1t is DESTROYS, for the sake OF Spain, that
good relations may yet be maintained be-
tween Washington and Madrid. We do
not know that there has been any unreason-
able utterance upon tho subject of Cuba in
any German paper.
We are interested in the language OF those
of our Russian contemporaries which have
dealt with the Cuban question. The ex-
pressions Of the Journal dc ST. PsterSboUTo
(~onioiAl) are mainly explanatory, and arc
OF very slight importance, but 1t holds that
tho American Government ought not to
recognise the belligerent rights of the
Cuban insurgents. The NOUOstI believes
that the Americans favor the Cuban rebel
lion because they seek for an enlargement
OF their territory. and It dislikes, while We
must say II misundeTstands, the conduct
Of this Government toward Spain. Yet
-AIepaIn'S cause Is lost" says the NouoStL
"for shs Il dealing. not with Cuba, but
WiNk America" The NOUos VTsnvd, which
q not very well informed in the case, also
disapbroves OF the American attitude to-