The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-01
OUR LONDON LETTER
Mr.. FOSTERS WORK IN THE CAUSE OF
ARBITRATION.
The Spaniards Want War With the United
States to Save Credit at Home--The
Pulpit and Press Subsidized.
Especial London Gable Letter.

Especial London Gable Letter)
London, July 3t.-Much satisfaction is
expressed in official and mercantile cir
cles at the prospective settlement OF the
seal question by aid of the Washington
conference, especially as such an arrange
ment will remove cause of hot discus
sion between the United States and Great
Britain. Although at the outset of Mr..
Fosters journey diplomatists ridiculed
the idea that there was anything neces-
sary to be done. Ambassador Hay and
Mr.. Foster have completely changed this
view, and Great Britain is finally doing
everything possible to meet the views of
the United States. The conference will
meet in the third or fourth wek in Octo-
Der.
A Spanish diplomatist, who is in close
touch with Senor Canovas del Castillo,
the Spanish Premier, informs the cores
pondent of the Associated Press that it
is useless longer to attempt to disguise
the fact that the Spanish ministry is N
a very tight place. He says: 1--WE can
keep up the war in Cuba only so long as
our funds last, and the time when they
will fail is almost in sight. When it
comes we must give up the struggle.
Now we are too proud a race to do so at
.nybody's demand; but we can do so by
pleading force maieure in a war with the
United States. Such a result naturally
would be very unpleasant to us; but In
order to prevent revolution in Spain
and the overthrowing of the monarchy,
war is the only way out.
1--WE will court war the moment the
United States becomes imperative in its
demands. The wave of great emotion and
patriotism such as war would call out IN
Spain would naturally sink all threat
ening domestic questions and disturban-
ces. The Carlists, Republicans and all
others would unite for the nation as they
ould be united by nothing else, and when
defeated, if Spain should be DEBATED,
Juba could be surrendered without imper-
ling all present political and monarchial
Institutions"
The Spectator in gloomy article en-
tiled "AggressiOns Of American Wealth.
refers to the retirement OF President
Andrews from Brown University and
President Bemis, from Chicago Uniyer-
ity, saying:
1--WE can scarcely escape the conclu-
sion that a conspiracy exists among the
heads of trusts in America to interfere
nth the freedom of teaching in the Uni
versities, so far as economic questions
re concerned, in order that nothing shall
be uttered which has not received the
trademark Of monopolist approval
The paper pictures the Americans as
educed almost to the situation Of Russia
by the censorship of wealthy magnates
over the universities, and says:
Capitalists have subsidized the pull
it's, bought up the press, seated well paid
attorneys in the Senate and finally have
stretched their hands out to the colleges
which it is an easy thing to capture by
such generosity as Mr.. Rockefeller's.
Apparently it is their intention to convert
he United States into powerful oligar-
chy, and they win extend the sway of
hat oligarchy to other lands when they
can"
Stephen Crane has announced that he
likes England, so well that he will make
London his home. Mr.. Cranes books
have found their greatest vogue in this
ountry, and he is receiving considerable
ttention in literary circles here.