The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
Europe Thinks the Spaniards
Will Finally Surrender.
DILLON is OUT FOR SPAIN
The Freedman's Journal Hopes She VIII
Win In the Coming War-The In
dependent Irish League For
mulates Protest.


war. or the hauling down of the Span
ish flag, 1t has been found in President
McKinley's reply to the ambassadorial
note. presented in Washington on
Thursday last. so strikingly reasserting
the determination that there is only one
way to prevent the United States in
tervening to end the intolerable situa-
ton. AS a matter of fact. no confirma-
tion was wanted. for Europe's real hope
of a peaceful solution of the question
was based on the belief that when they
realized the futility of the high-strung
talk about their honor. the Spaniards
would accept the alternative and sur
reLder. The ambassadorial appeal at
Washington was regarded as an OBJ
vious formality. The British officials
view OF the matter. as the associated
press has already set FORTH that the oc-
casion was one for the sole exercise OF
American discretion and that the Amer
lean attitude towards Cuba is the same
as any other civilized and self-respecting
government would hold under similar
circumstances. Practically, the whole
of this country takes the same view OF
the case.
Great Britain has nothing to thank
Spain for. Whenever commercial ques-
tions have been raised Great Britain has
found Spain obstructive. intractable and
arbitrary, as the United States finds
her to-day, and the modicum of SYM
pathy is In some quarters a sort of sem
timental pity at the fact that Spain
should be deprived of her last great
colony. One of the few discordant notes
in the pean of sympathy with the aims
of the United States comes from a quar-
ter 1t was least expected from. The
Freemans Journal, the organ of the
Irish nationalist leader. John Dillon, a
paper claiming to represent the Irish
party. after fiatfootedly expressing the
hope that Spain will win in the expect
ed war, asks: rs there a nation in the
world which could brook the insults
leveled at the .Spaniarus in the Ameri-
can press, or Which would not protest
against the stand-and-deliver policy
adopted?" In conclusion, the Freee-
mans Journal remarks: I'm our opln-
ion. the United States would be better
employed helping Spain to make auton-
omy success, rather than in forcing a
deplorable war. The latest advlces show
the Americans do not want to deliver
Cuba to the Cubans."
The Irish Independent League has
protested against this pro-Spanish dee
laration. and has passed a resolution of
sympathy with the United States, re-
pudiating with scorn and Indignation
the declaration of the Freeman's Jour-
nal
The resolutions adopted by the New
York chamber of commerce at its re-
cent meeting are regarded as highly i'm
portant factors of the situation, and as
giving the approval of the business
men to the war policy.
During the course of a conversation,
a high official of the British foreign Of
said. 1.-The certain al nd
possible dangers which the United
States is inviting by its attitude, be-
sides the vast cost and the disquieting
uncertainties of war itself, all of
which could be avoided by u policy of
indifference. show the single minded
ness of the American aims, and consti-
tutes an irresistible claim on the SYM
pathies of other nations. for the as
sured losses are not counterbalanced by
any prospect of gain.
The presidents policy is statesman
like and essentially humane. and while
we may view apprehensively the ulti-
mate results to America herself of the
necessity for introducing order in the
government of Cuba, the solution of the
insufferable scandal will not be too
dearly purchased at the cost of war.
The maleficient rule of Spain in Cuba
has got to end now. for neither Ameri-
ca nor anyone else will trust her
promises. so often broken. especially
after the tell-tale correspondence which
resulted in the recall of Senior Dupuy de
LONE"
Nevertheless" added the foreign Of
ficial America has taken up an unen-
viable task. After driving out the
Spaniards she will have to send troops
to crush the Cubans. who are rebels al
heart. and who will not submit tamely
to any form of government which will
g.E lAlv
fighting"
There is much interest here i'm the
privateering aspect OF the expected hos
tilities and exploits Of Alabamas on
both sides will be eagerly followed. II
is hoped that the adventures resulting
will lead the United States and Spain
to sign the declaration of Paris. The
general impression is that the prospec-
tive combatants. while issuing letters
of marque, will respect neutral goods
on the enemys ships and their enemy's
goods on neutral ships. There is con-
siderable fear that Europe's supply OF
wheat and cotton will be seriously -
fected in case OF hostilities. although IL
it's believed that unless the attempted
blockades of ports are absolutely ef-
fective the neutrals will not respect
them. and IL is apprehended that this
aspect OF the war will lead to ticklish
International questions which may in
volve the combatants In heated dis
putes with Europe.
There are still a few who think the
queen regent will yet surmount the
opposition OF her ministers and save
the situation by yielding to all the de-
mands Of the United States on the
plea of vigorous European pressure:
but all the same. Europe will know as
well as America. and history will not
fail tn record II, that IL was because of
the answering line taken up by the
United States that Spain was con-
strained TO give peace to Cuba
The anti-ritualistic crusade OF Mr.
John Kensil. the layman who. on jan
uary Is. 1897. caused a sensation by
reading a protest against the election
of DIR. Mongell Creighton as bishop of