The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-13
CUBAN WAR TO END
United States Must Soon
Intervene.
NO CHANCE. FOR ZOLA
THE JURY WOULD NOT DARE
TO ACQUIT HIM.
THE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST
England Will Allow No Interference With Her
Treaties With China--Her Fleet in Eastern
Waters Larger Than Those Of
Puscia and france,
Russia and france.

waters Larger lllah lIlOSe u
Russia and france.
Copyright 1898 by the Associated Press.
London, Feb. 12.-(Special London
cable letter.)-The De LONE incident
has excited little interest in England,
but the opinions expressed almost unan-
imously endorse the position of the Uni
ted States. the daily newspapers, with
the exception of the Morning Post, have
adopted the view that the administration
took the right course. The Sackville-
West incident, naturally has been much
quoted: but it must he added that It
has always been in the most friendly
terms toward the United States.
The weekly newspapers express the
opinion that President Mckinley would
have done better to ignore Dupuy De
Lone and the Statist says THAT man
better qualified to conduct the foreign
affaire of the United States than Mr.
Sherman would refuse to notice De
LONE" and every one participating i'll the
affair, adding IA government based on
popular suffrage has to expect free crlti-
c;sm."
Continuing the Statist says it does not
see why President Mckinley, who is
accustomed to the rough as we'll as the
smooth of politics." shows susceptibility
and "obiects to allow foreigners the
freedom he admits in the case Of his
fellow citizens"
The Spectator thinks the practical eX-
ptlson Of DE LONE will produce fresh
difficulties between Spain and America,
although the incident ought not to
change the situation in any way
Continuing, the Spectator says:
IF President Mckinley were wise he
pssssaltl haze promptly declared that he
would not pay any attention whatever
to the purlOned private letter, however,
genuine. President Mckinley should
have publicly called on De LONE and
informed him that he does not need his
assurance that the letter was Il forgery
the bad taste and vulgaIity of the lam
guagc being ample proof Of the fact. IL
he had had the nerve or wisdom TO do
lhat he would have immensely raised
he; prestige both abroad and III his own
country. At the same time one cannot
Ike surprised that the United States fail
qd To treat the letter with the contempt
it merited. We do not for Il moment
suggest that the executive failed to ig-
more it because it was ignorant of di-
plomatic usage, or because ut was not
sufficiently good hammered to be self
restrained under pToyOcatiOn. The Am
ericaals are as good hammered as other
People and their politicians and officials
are perfectly aware of how Lord Sails
bury or NJ. Han0tauX would have dis
posed of "a similar letter and can guess
accurately how President Lincoln would
have treated it. 1t is not lack of man
nCq's or traditions which made the Uni
ted States government take the incident
too seriously, hut rather the want of
frmncs1s and Savior Faire which has
been shown by the present administra
ton throughout its term of office"
The Spectator is not sorry the mo
ment may be approaching when the Uni
ted States will intervene to stop the
agonies Of Cuba" adding:
Their only hope is in the United
States sternly declaring that the Spanish
troops must leave, and that the CWbans
lie allowed to settle their own fate. That
the United States will he morally justi-
fled in saying the war must end, and
that Cuba be given peace, there is no
doubt for n moment"
Madrid adviccs show that the De
.ome affair created much suppressed
excitement there The public comments
of the diplomats and part of the press
were generally unobjectionable but
there was an under current Of bitter
ness on all sides. Even some days be-
fore the incident became known, there
had been particularly nervous feeling
i'm regard to the relations with the Uni
ted States as evidenced by the unusual
precaution taken to guard the residence
of the United States Minister, General
Stewart l.. WOodford. ANY Tumor.
however absurd, was taken as gospel
in the alarmist circles, even though
repetition of news which was stale
weeks ago. For instance, quite a fer
ment was caused by reference to the
fact that sixteen United States warships
were off the Dry Torguas and it was
taken as evidence that the blockade of
Cuba had already begun. The advent
of the French cruiser Dub0urdeiu at
Havana was hailed with delight by the
Madrid press. and much was made of the
uolite remarks addressed by the French
admiral to the government officials up
an the occasion of his complimentary
visit These remarks are said to have
been most fattering in regard TO the
establishment of new regime and We're,
II is said. accompanied by hearty wishes
that peace would soon result from the
establishment of autonomy.
Although q certain class noisily per-
e;sts i'm distrusting the situation in the
Car oolst the great majority are album
dontlv satisfied with the Marquis of
,SaIishury's statement, and there is rea-