The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

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the JingOists, hut England Sat
iSiied That the Administration
VIII Sacrifice sgucI, to Preserve
Fcacc-VieVvs Expressed.
LONDON, Feb. 2G.-Sensatfonal dis
patches purporting to report alarmist
utterances of President Mckinley, Sec
rotary Long and other officials, are be-
ginning to affect public opinion on this
side Of the Atlantic and create the i'm
preston that possibly there may be
truth in the reports, which allege that
the loss of the Maine was not due to
an accident as at first believed here.
Although war between the United
States and Spain is still regarded as
improbable the disposition in the city
is to regard the apprehension respect
ing Cuba as altogether exaggerated.
The Statist points out that this is a
grave mistake, as, apart from senti-
ment. the material losses inflicted upon
Americans by the anarchy in Cuba
must not be belittled." The Statist be-
lieVes. however, that President McKin-
ley is Strong enough to resist the
pressure" and cOnSratulates him upon
the firm and statesmanlike qualities
which the immediate responsibilities of
his position have developed" and upon
the honorable and noble principles
which he enunciated at Philadelphia
when he quoted Washington.
AT the same time" continues the
Statist, 1--WE realize that the president
cannot afford to quarrel with his sup
pOrters if the latter press war"
The Saturday Review is of the opln-
ion that the affair is gravely threat
ening" and comments upon the silence
of the court of inquiry into the loss Of
the Maine as being "Ominous as in
the nervous anxiety of President Nc
Kinley and his ministers to avoid a
rupture with Spain they would obvious
ly have FASTENED to publish anything
which would help to stop the mouths
of Senators Mason and Allen Who with
the assistance of certain newspapers.
are yelling for instant war in the best
lingo style"
Secrets Well Kept.
Proceeding, the Saturday Review re-
marks: Secretary Sherman having
been silenced by the simple process of
not allowing him to know anything
the executive branch has lately kept
its secrets admirably; but it is shrewd-
ly suspected that the pacific position
of President Mckinley is largely owing
to the reports of his naval advisers to
the effect that America is not in con
dition to go to war with Spain with
any certainty of an immediate and
overwhelming success. The Spanish
fleet is not to be despised, and South
American republics have not display
ed the love for their Northern sister
which Mr.. Blaine tried to instiIl But
all this will not prevent the jingoes
from forcing the presidents hand, if
scrap of evidence duplicating the
Cuba authorities becomes public
The Spectator is certain that the
United States government, whether
moved by information from Europe or
being only DESTROYS of peace, is anx-
ious to avoid war"
Still, apart from the loss of the
Maine. the Spectator thinks that the
narrowing consular reports from Cuba
may so fire the Americans that they
will insist upon their government end
ing such miseries within American
waters"
The Spectator then proceeds to re-
peat the reported war preparations in
the United States, and concludes: But
grave persons everywhere in the Union
are waiting for evidence, and are not
inclined for war unless the honor and
policy of the country really require it."