The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-20
OUR TROUBLE WITH SPAIN
AS VIEWED BY THE LONDON WEEK
LIES AND THE MADRID PRESS.
DOns ReBufged i'm Their Efforts to Sc
cure German support, but ExuItant
over Reports from America.
lcopyright, 1898. BY the Associated press.)


inc sincerity of the desire of the British
public for an entente with the United
States. The fact that most Of the cable dis
patches from America have proclaimed that
the suggestion has been seriously discussed
is heartily welcomed here and is regarded
as extremely important and gratifying as
evidencing a friendly spirit. They are"
as a diplomat puts it. inspiring hope that
the differences of the past will be buried
and that Anglo-Saxons in the near future
will be found issuing Identical notes to all
opposed to their common interests" The
diplomat continued: 1T is not any stretch
of imagination to say that such union has
been Ionsed for by the best men in Great
Britain many years, not only because of the
genuine wish for closer bonds of friendship,
but because it is a known fact that all the
statesmen of Europe realize that close
alliance between America and Great Britain
would constitute not only the surest guaran-
tee Of the peace of the world, but would af-
ford proof that the reign of law and in
dividual liberty is to be extended for the
benefit of mankind in spite of the efforts
to extinguish it made by reactionary rulers
and governments"
The weekly newspapers pay considerable
attention to the subject The Speaker says:
II IL IUpOSSiDie lot the STATESMEN OI elmer
country to find nobler object to which to
devote their energies and their lives. What
ever the actual relations in which the gov
ernments of London and Washington re-
gard the matter, the American people may
be assured that if they wish for an agree
ment the people of Great Britain also wish
for one We do not wish to ask the Ameri-
cans 10 fight our battles, just as we feel
convinced that they are far too proud to
desire that we should fight theirs. But
what we do wish, and what wise men on
both sides most earnestly desire, is that
each nation shall feel that it has in the
other friend and brother on whose sym
pathy it can rely in time of need"
The extreme friendliness of the British
Foreign Office. which sentiment prevails in
all the departments of the government, can
be gagged by the statement made yester-
day by high officials of the British Foreign
Office in regard to the alleged designs of
Great Britain on Hawaii. The official re-
ferred to, as already cabled. said: Nothing
is further from Great Britains intentions
than to interfere in any way with the ex-
isSing regime in Hawaii. No steps in thar
direction were ever contemplated. On the
contrary. her Majestys government has
recognized that the United States has the
lOIeIuOSl interests III f1dWdll, anu that IL Is
natural and inevitable that Hawaii should
be under American influence"
The Spectator. noting the good feeling ex-
pressed in the United States, says: 1T
does not flow from any desire to court the
old country because it may be useful, but
is due to the reported coalition on the con-
tinent against England" Continuing the
Spectator remarks: THE danger, or sup
posed danger, of the British awoke race
feeling with rush, and the difficulties with
Spain only served to increase the latent
sentiment essential to the unity existing
among Anglo Saxons. The possibility that
the Spanish quarrel may bring them face
to face with a continental coalition made
the Americans realize that our race is not
beloved on the continent and that we may
some day have to make common cause.
Americans are quite right in assuming that
they viii have the support of the Britishers
should continental alliance attempt to
Cypress them. If our people once realize
the condition of Cuba half of England
would be calling the Americans hard names
because they have not interviewed earlier to
stop the horrors perpetrated at their very
doors"
The curious mixture of pacific assurances
and announcements of active preparations
for war which are coming from the United
States keeps the prophets guessing, but the
opinion is gaining ground that the outlook
IS improving and that war will finally be
averted by Spanish retreat under some
more or less specious excuse and an agree
ment to recognize the claims of the United
States, for, in spite of stories to the con-
trary, Spain is well aware that ii is useless
10 build hopes Of sympathy from the Eu-
ropean powers.
Commenting on the attitude of President
Mckinley. the Saturday Review says it is a
suggestive commentary on government by
the people that the only means of pre-
venting what the President calls an I'M
holy war has been for the government to
face popular clamor in an attitude OF in
difference and content, such as might be ex-
pected OF Russia
Reading between the lines of the reassur-
ing cable messages the pessim site Specta-
tor thinks nothing has happened to improve
the situation and says: while the Presi-
dent is sincerely anxious to avoid war
bv the advices Of the Nav and War sre Pel
partmeHts that the preparations are incom-
plete and that every week or time gained
now may mean the shortening of the war,
II II comes, by many months"
A lively controversy has been kindled be-
tween Michael Davitt and the Daily Chroni-
Gle by Mr.. Davitt'S attack on the suggested
alliarce between the United States and
Grea. Britain. The Chronicle. which up TO
per toward the Irish, rebuked Mr.. D1vitt,
in its issue of Yesterday, for his cable mes
sage to a New York . newspaper. saying It
ing that 1t is absolutely untrue that the
English ruling classes are in sympathy with
Spain and hostile TO America MIR. Davitt
retorts with a letter which viii be published
on Monday buttressing his statement that
the ruling classes are hostile to America.
He quotes the organs of the arstocracy''
during the Venezuelan dispute and inquiries
how they can be reconciled with the pres
ent hypocritical professions of friendship
towards the republic Continuing Mr.
Davist asserts the right of Irishmen to voice
Independent views of Great Britain's for
eign policy. Tin spite of the wishes of the
English friends of home rule" and asserts
that the Anglo-Saxon in America Is Il myth,
and makes. the statement that lrishmen.
GermEss, Frenchmen, Dutchmen and Nor
Wegiaps constitute three-fourths of the
Americans to-day. adding that the children
OF these races will not permit their govern
m@nt 70 form an alliance with that power
which Is distrusted by every civilized peo-
pie an alliance which would seriously inn
pair the unique moral influence she exer-
cisee among all nations. owing 10 her pacific
and nonaggressive international policy"
Madrid adviees OF Wednesday say the gov
ernneni organ, lei Ci0bo, assumes much
holder and loftier tone than lately. 1t
Maine floating between the Atlantic and Pa
cific sono OK whose crew, having lost their
heads, are seeking TO force open the maya
zine IN order 10 blow II up, President Me-
KinIey, IS the commander. II represented as
doing his best TO restrain his 1qruly crew
El GlObo attributes the loss o the Maine
10 bad storage OF her enormous quantity
OF explosives, arising either froan too hasty
preparations for war Or from want OF proper
pareiIsasssls thai the agents were entirely