The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-01
SPAIN in A TIGHT PLACE
War With the United States the
Only Way Out.
FUNDS CANNOT LAST LONG
Satisfaction o. the Prospective Settle
ment of the Seal Question Viewed
as Victory for American Diplo-
macy Triumph for Foster.

mat. VINO ~ iu cioSe loutu WIN Stnof
Canovas de Castillo. the Spanish pre-
mier. Informs the correspondent Of the
associated press that II Is useless To
attempt to disguise thu fact that the
Spanish ministry Is In a very tight
place. He says: We can keep up the
war in Cubn only SO long as our funds
last. and the time when they viii fail
Is almost in sight. When It comes, We
must give up the struggle. Now We
ara too prord n race to do SO at any
bodys demand, but We can do so 10y
pleading greater force In war with
the United States Such a result nat
urally would be very unpleasant to us.
but In order TO prevent a revolution IN
Spain and the overthrow of the mon
archy, war Ia the only way out.
The premier knows from President
Mex inley direct that he personally does
not want war. and wishes to save us
from the cost and the bloodshed. But
his cabinet only partly shares his
views. while The senate. house of rep
resentatives. the American press and
the people Of the United States favor
a settlement with big guns.
President Mckinley. however, while
first for peace. has declared himself as
not shirking from war II peace meas
ures fail. This Is the position and nat
urally lends strength To the independ-
ent course which General Woodford
will pursue His Instructions will he
at the outset 70 attempt to obtain for
Cuba the peaceful means Of Cuban In
dependence. He is destined to be de-
feated in his proposal the moment II Is
made; for Spain would infinitely prefer
war; with or without the encourage
ment Of other nations. To any surren-
der on the Cuban question. This is the
fact. and the premier sees no other
way out OF the present impasse in
Spanish policies. lie will court war the
moment the United States becomes
imperative In It's demands. The wave
of great emulion and patriotism such
a war would call out In Spain would
naturally SINK all threatening domes-
tic questions and disturbances. The
Carlsts. republicans and all others
would unite for the nation as thsy
could be united by nothing else: and
when dcfcatei, II Spain should be de-
feated. Cuba could he surrendered
without imps<Ning all present political
and monarcflxi institutions"
The engineers dispute has apparent
ly settled down tn a prolonged strug-
gle. Bath masters and men are un-
yielding. The formers position has
been strengthened by the fact that the
Northampton cycle employers have
joined the employers federation and
issued lockout notices TO 25 per cent OF
their employees. The engineers have
responded by calling out the other 10
per cent. The masters held a meeting
on Wednesday and declared that they
were more than ever determined 10 re-
sist the action of the engineers. II Is
announced ON the contrary. by trade
unions statements. not signed, that q
humber of the employers federation In
the vicinity OF London. had yielded TO
the demand for an eight hour day.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed In
official and mercantile circles AT the
prospective settlement OF the seal quts-
ti0n by the aid OF the Washington con-
ference especially as such an arrange
ment will remove cause Of hot dis
cusslon between the United States and
Great Britain, although at the outset
of Fosters journey. diplomatists and
newspapers here ridiculed the idea that
there was anything necessary 10 be
done. Ambassador Hay and Foster
have completely changed this view.
and Great Britain is finally doing ev-
the United States. Doubtless II is part
ly owing to the support of Fosters
ideas received from Russia and Can
ada. Sir Wilfred Laurier and MIR. Da-
vles have all along favored concilia-
tory attitude toward the proposals ot
the United States.
The conference viii meet In the third
or fourth week in October. the exact
date being left To be- determined by the
arrival of the British experts from the
scaling grounds. Great Britain will be
represented by Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the ambassador. and Prof. Darcy
Thompson. The United States will
probably be represented by John w.
Foster; Japan. by the japanese minis
ter at Washington. and Russia by "A
committee headed by DR. Matens. pro-
fessor of international law at the uni
Versity of ST. Petersburg. who was del
egated by Russia To hold the pour par
Ter with Foster. Canada will he rep
resented by Sir Wilfred Laurier and
Mr.. Davies.
The conference will discuss the whole
question as raised by the United States.
will draft a scheme Of protection for
the seals. with details for carrying out
the same, and viii decide all open
claims.
Its report viii be adopted al refs rem
dunn. but as Russia and Japan are en-
trely favorable To the pretensions Of
the United stat and as Great Britain
is Indifferent So long as Canada Is sat
istied the conference may said To be a
diplomatic triumph Tor the United
States and a personal triumph for Fos-
ter. Unless II results in a, divided r.
port, which Is not expected. the gov
ernmenis concerned will Immediately
embody scheme In permanent
agreement in the form of referendum
so that IL can be executed In the sea
son of lS9s.
The Spectator. IN an article entitled,
"Aggressi0ns of American Wealth" re-
fers to the retirement Of President An
drews from Brown university ard Pro-
fessor Bemis from Chicago university.
saying. We can scarcely escape the
conclusion that a conspiracy exists
among the heads OF trusts In America
TO interfere with the freedom OF teach
Ing in the universities so far as econo-
mic qcs stiOns are concerned. in order
that nothing shall be uttered which has
not received the trade mark OF mon
opolist approval"
The paper pictures the Americans as
reduced almost 10 the situation of Rus
sia by the censorship of wealthy mag
mates over the universities. and SAYS:
Capitalists have subsidized the pull
pits. bought Up the press, seated we'll
u.fd aftnrp.r-a IN The senate and Gaau