Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-11
REGARDED AS MERE BLUFF,
Spain Needs All Her Troops at Home 10 Pre-
serve Order.
WILL VERY LIKELY SUE FOR PEACE
VIII be the Loss to spain-The Quar-
rel Among Madrid Politicians.

New York, May ia dispatch to the
World from Cadiz says:
The war and naval departments are
preparations for relief ex-
petition to the Philippines. which, it
Is said, will be composed of 5000 reg
ular soldiers and two battallons of
marines. Instructions have been sent
to Gen. August to hold out as long
as possible. forty days being required
for the arrival of an expedition going
by way of the Suez canal and the Red
sea.
The commander of the squadron con-
veying the relief will be Admiral But
Ter, II Admiral Camera elects to re-
main in charge of the remaining yes,
sells of the reserve fleet.
NEEDS TROOPS AT HOME.
A dispatch to the World from London
says:
Spaln's reported project of sending a
relief expedition to the Philippines
is treated by military and naval ex-
rerts here as n mere bluff. In the
first place. 1t is considered that the
Spanish government needs all the
troops it can muster to maintain the
dynasty at home.
Secondly. the reserve squadron can
not possibly be ready for a month.
Thirdly, there would be the insup-
portable coal difficulty for the ship.
Cor n voyage of 5000 miles. Some
doubt is expressed whether Spain could
send q relief expedition through the
Sue2 canal, but the World correspon'
dent finds that the convention between
the great powers concluded in 1SS,
expressly provides that the canal shall
be open to ships of all nations in TIM
of peace or war on condition that nc
right CT war, no act of hostility OF
any act having for its object the prep
aration or operation of war shall be
committed In the canal, any of its APP
proachus or PARTS Of access. The yes.
sells OF war OF belligerents shall no,
revictual or take stores in the canal
Or its approaches or ports of access
except so far as may be strictly neces-
sary."
The question whether the Spanish
fleet could coal at neutral ports on
the way to the Philippines raises q
novel point OF international law, and
If the fleet sails at all it is believed
that 1t will probably have a rendez-
vous with Golfers sent in advance al
different points along the route.
SPAIN CANNOT PROSECUTE THE
WAR.
A dispatch to the Herald from Ma.
drid, says:
1t is only indirectly that attention 1.
paid to the progress of the war by tht
nannlp hprn For the Tina hatnp
one is engrossed with consideration oil
the ministerial crisis. Upon its solu.
ton depends the immediate action OF
Spain.
II the cabinet weathers the storm Il
will emerge from It either instructed tc
prosecute the war vigorously or else
empowered to take steps for the re-
establishment of peace with the least
possible delay. From careful considera.
tion of the ministry's action It is more
than probable that the latter solution
will be more In accordance with its
members personal desire. The question
Is will they be able to follow their de-
sires? Their position is a difficult one
They know only too well that the long
err the war is prosecuted the moro
severe will be the loss of Spain.
1t ia manifest that the government Is
trying to throw the responsibility for
the continuance OF the war on parlia-
ment 1t is also manifest that the op-
position is trying to embarrass the gov
eminent by refusing to accept that res
sponsibility without at the same time
giving the ministry any ground for say
ing later that peace was concluded by
the will of the nations representatives
and not by that of the governments
party majority.
The opposition will not help the gov
eminent to secure peace, as later Il
may overthrow the liberals upon this
ground. Which of the two parties
ministerial or the opposition-will be
the stronger is the one subject of In
terest Mt present.
TO CONTINUE WAR is MADNESS
There is current feeling that
to pursue this disastrous war, now that
1t has been proved that while Spain's
courage Is always equal to any test, her
military and naval resources
are inadequate to cope with the adver-
sary so vastly her superior as America
simply 10 madness.
one of the most popular bankers here
said that to escape from total ruin IL
becoming more and more difficult every
day the war Is prolonged. The working
man fnds himself confronted with tam
glble proof OF what war means. He ia
already paying about twice as much
as formerly for the loaf of bread that
plays such an Important role in his
nourishment and he is beginning TO get
desperate. There you have the explana-
ton Of the risings that have been and
are stu taking place all over the coun-
try. The lGborer mechanic and small
tradesman knows that life is becoming
for him and 1t MAJ be that
II is even now very near that point
when the exporter of every bag of grain
becomes his enemy and the Spectator
who is storing breadstuff in the hope
of further rise is man to be dealt
with as a noxious reptile.
Some of the disorders amounted to
little more than noisy demonstrations.
but all indicate the spirit of desperation
due to the dearness of bread and the
consequent widespread misery.
With the people In this excited state
II Ia comparatively easy for the Carlist
and republican political agitators 10
gain the acceptance OF the most absurd