The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-06
WHAT LONDON EDITORS SAY.
Comments on THE Holy Fathers Eff
forts to Intervene.

forts to Intervene.
LONDON, April 6.-The Times comment
ing editorislly this morning on the Hispano-
American situation, says: Had the Pope's
Intervention been solicited long ago, and the
Spanish Cabinet been all along in pacific
and yielding mood, it now appears that an
arrangement might have been concluded
and there IS abundant evidence that Presi-
dent Mckinley would have been willing to
build a golden bridge for the retreat of
Spain for her extreme and impracticable
pretenson But the controversy has gone
far beyond this point. 1t is doubtful wheth-
er either President Mckinley or Senior Sa-
gasta, or the Cabinet of either, any longer
possesses d free hand. The efforts of the
war party in the United States malignant
and despicable as their tactics have been
i'm many respects, have been apparently too
successful; while in Spain the omens
hardly more favorable. According TO our
Madrid correspondent the country appears
quite willing to face the risks of war
The Daily News says: LAS prudent men
the Americans naturally shrink from the
sacrifices of war for the doubtful expert
ment Cuban independence would involve. A
very little may turn the scale in favor of
peace and perhaps the Pope may succeed"
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
News: Both the Pope and Cardinal Ram
polio, secretary of state, declare that they
never had any illusions about mediation,
knowing that the United States would re-
ject it and that, anyway it would cause
bad blood between Catholics and Protestants
there In fact the Vatican has received
several dispatches from prominent Amer
leans saying that intervention of the Pope
might seriously retard the progress of Cath
olicism in America. The Pope's only object
now is TO gain time, so that both Spain and
America may reflect. l have heard also
that influential prelates at the Vatican con-
slider it is well for the church and the pres
tlge of the papacy that the undertaking of
the Pontiff proved abortive. They think
that If Leo had been appointed mediator he
would have found himself in a delicate posi-
ton, as because of his known affection for
Spain and being godfather to King Alfonso,
he would have been open to a suspicion of
sympathy with Spain, and unless the indie
pendence of Cuba had been granted the
United States would have been dissatisfied
He would have found a great obstacle also
in having TO declare for or against the Mon
roe doctrine. Strange to observe, while the
BILE and generous, is considered by outsid-
ers a failure. at to-days weekly reception
of the diplomatic body by Cardinal Ram
polio he received and accepted congratula-
lions on the Pope's proceedings at Wash
ington. Cardinal Rampolo himself asserted
that these proceedings had had the result
of deferring President McKmley's message
and he made it understood that negotiations
were continuing, with prospect of obtain
that the Pope, to set the real truth before
the world will in due time publish a his
tory OF the whole affair
The Rome correspondent of the Standard,
telegraphipg Tuesday, says: THE first sug-
gestions to Spain respecting arbitration
were respectfully but firmly put aside as be-
ing admission that America had any
right at all to interfere in SPANS affairs.
The Pope then addressed himself to the
principal soveregns of Europe to their
influence. Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria, suggested, in reply that the Pope
should address himself to the Spanish
Queen Regent direct and after comforting
with Cardinal Rampo!a and Mgr. Merry
Del Val the Pope telegraphed the Queen Re
gent direct begging her to await the posi-
BILE result of the action of the powers be-
fore coming to any extreme decision At the
same time the Spanish government was in
formed that the Pope was disposed to take
steps to obtain from the United States a
truce during which the whole question
might be calmly examined. kilograms were
then sent to America, and it is believed that
some basis for agreement will be found"
The Madrid correspondent of the Times
says: The horizon blackens once anew
and Congress is the cloud which grows
more imminent, The London correspondent
Of the Epoca sees reason for declaring that
President Mckinley has nor communicated
with the Pope and the Epoca is not an
alarmist organ. The talk of armistice had
done something toward inducing calm. To-
day IL is being remembered that before the
armistice project in Cuba can be an accom-
pished fact no fewer than five parties must
be consulted in one form or other These
are the United States, the autonomists of
Cuba, the autonomists of the mother coun-
try, the government of the mother coun-
try and the rebels in the field. 1t has been
usual of late, perhaps unreasonabiy usual
TO attribute every sinister impression to a
lingo source. No imputation whatever of
jingoism can he attached TO I'll Liberal
which has Loyalty stood by the government
until quite recently. To-day El Liberal says
Ii Fears the ray of light serves only to
show the darkness and that the guiding
thread leading the way out of the labrinth
is snapped, The effect of the Cuban cab
NETS manifesto 10 tho insurgents is re-
garded here doubtful. for similar expert
ments have been tried before and unsuccess-
fully
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph teiegraphing Tuesday. noting the
pessmist feeling OF the press and public
OF Madrid, gives an interview with q
prominent parsonage. who declares that
there Is no need of a formal armistice. rs
the approaching rainy season will aet quite
as efitcaciously as amy armisiicc. With ref