The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-06
SPAIN SEEKS COVER UNDER THE
BRITISH FLAG.
Efforts to Bring About an Alliance
With Great Britain-Not Looked on
With Any Favor.

LONDON, September 22.-Count Ca
sa Valencia, the Spanish Ambassador
to England today called at the For
eign Office and was closeted for over
an hour with Sir Thomas Sanderson,
permanent Under Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, who is regarded as the man
knowing most about the foreign rela-
tions of England, and having great
influence in formulating Britain's for
eign policy. The subject of the con-
versation is reported to have been
proposed alliance between England
and Spain in defense of their Ameri-
can colonies, to curb the alleged Anne
rican aggressions and to arrest the
extension of the Monroe doctrine.
"This," said a member of the dip
lomatic corps, who declined to permit
the use of his name, means that the
Spanish Government is trying to bor-
row the British navy with which TO
hold Cuba, and making representa-
tions that the seizure of Cuba by the
United States, as she expresses it,
would be the first step toward the
seizure of Canada, She hopes to get
up an alliance of all the powers hav-
ing American colonies to resist en-
| croachments by the United States.
! saying that the time has now arrived
to crush the Monroe doctrine and to
put an end to the gigantic extensions
America is making.
"There is no chance, however. that
these overtures will succeed. They are
not even beyond the most desultory
| talk The Spanish Ambassador does
not see Lord Salisbury. He meets on
| " under secretaries. Lord Salisbury
! does not take the trouble to come to
| London to discuss the matter. 1t is
merely a continuation of the efforts
I Spain made about year ago to get
up just this sort of an alliance.
! AT present the British foreign poll
| cy is purely negative and both weak
and vacillating. The last thing on
earth Lord Salisbury would do would
be to encourage trouble with America.
I Even the attempt Spain has made to
negotiate a loan in England has now
failed. England has everything to
lose and nothing to gain by such an
alliance, having Canada at stake. And
without England's help, Cuba is lost
to Spain. England will never help
while Salisbury is in power"
The story that General Woodford
mentioned any date to the Duke of Te-
| tuan for the finish OF the Cuban war
is not believed in diplomatic circles
here The belief is that Minister
Woodford only outlined the desire of
the United States that the war be end
ed quickly, but that he said the Unit
ed States would intervene if the war
was not ended by November 1st, Is
not accepted, no definite advices hav-
ing reached the officials here. This is
said to be the view of Ambassador
Hay, who dscredits the story that an
ultimatum has been issued. At the
American Embassy it is said nothing
is known about Spain nerO iating
with England for help, aad the first
attempt with this government was
such failure that il was not believed
a second would he tried.
Ex-Minister Hannis Taylor dined to-
night with Ambassador Hay. Taylor
who is in the diplomatic service until
he reaches Washington. says his lips
are sealed and that he knows nothing
about General Woodford's instructions
in the matter.
The Spanish situation is being very
closely watched in England. The al
most unanimous opinion is that Cuba
is lost to Spain if America intervenes.