The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-15
SPAIN CAN GET NO ALLY.


ose that Spain could look for cooperation
TO any of the Spanish American repub-
lics, which rsvoltsd successfully against
her In the first quarter Of this century.
They will never aid her against the coun-
try which was the first to recognize their
Independence noi will they undertake to
rivet upon the necks of their Cuban kins-
men the yoke which they, themselves,
threw otf.
The same thing may bs said OF the re-
public of Brazil; the Brazilians cannot
fail to regard with sympathy the Cuban
effort TO do as against spsis, what they,
themselves. did against p PSRknaal. We
may, therefore, expuneStAlIS Sths Latin
American common nweslths Nolu the list
OF SPANS possible allies. 0ould she
secure the aid of Franco? Thaqe Is no
doubt that overtures 90 her r45t hava
been made to the Flsnch soseInment
and 1t is tolsrably certain thst M accept.
anoe of them would bs advocated by
most Of the Paris newspapers which, In
this matter, reflect the views and inter-
ests of the French holders Of Spanish Sc
curities. There is one decisive obstacle,
however, to the conclusion OF O coalition
between Spain and France. A move If
that importarcs would not be made
against the wishes of the st. Petersburg
government and IL Ia indubitable that
Russia Is the best friend that we possess
Ia Europe. While II is possible, there
fcre, that the French government at one
moment, may have disclosed an inclipa-
tion to support Spain against the United
States, we may take for granted that the
Gear and bis advisers have interposed
peremptory veto. No complications,
therefore, need be feared by us i'm that
direction.
How Is IL with the three monarchs com
posing the Triple Alliance? IL must be
admitted that Italy does not regard us
with ardent sympathy. Neither has the
Emperor Of Austria any reason to wish
us we'll. His brother, Maximiliao, might
have bean alive today had we not com
psllsd the rench soldiers to retire from
Mexico; IL Is. moreover, his near relative.
the Queen Regent Of Spain. by birth an
Austrian archduchess. who Is now threat
ened with this loss OF her finest transma-
rine possession. Neither Italy nor Aus.
tris. however. can be said to have an in
dspendent foreign policy; In Internal tional
AFFAIRS each Of those towers follows instruc.
tions from Berlin. Is it likely that Kaiser
William H., at oonjur cture when the
whole of his naval strength may be
needed In Chinese waters. would co-orel =
ate with Spain against the United States
In war which, from the nature of the
case, would be mainly martinez He
knows beforehand that, by such a step, he
would give deep offenss TO Prussia and
probably, to England also, whereas for
him 10 is Of the utmost moment To con.
ciliate those powers II he would carry ont
his Chinese program. We're he, and,
through him. the lripls Alliance, TO form
n coalition with Spain, he might drive
rs into a combination with Russia and
France. which would prove ovsrN helm
ingly pIepondsrsnt on the ocean. IL
shodld be remembered that, ever since
Germany backed Russia In demanding a
revision of the sbimonosski trnaty, the
influence Of the 81. Petersburg govern
meut has ie,n we'll nigh as rotensial I'm
Berlin as IL is in Pnris. In WORT, the
friendship of the Gar is TO us tower ot
strength, and, so long as we retain IT, VI
need not apprehend demonstration on
tehalf of Spain by any of the Continenta
powers.
Th,rS remains only England, ana W,
do not believe that Srauish diplomac,
would, even in desperation, try TO sscur,
aid from a countrs which, next TO tn,
United States, did mUst To rpomots a.,
liberation Of the Standardization colo
MES. II is absurd 60 suppss, tsat Crea
Britain would violats her most honorahl,
traditions by helping TO suppress I'm Cub,
a struggle Tor Independence, wtel she IN
,ored similar uprilings In Mexico, IL
Venezuela, In Buenos Ayrss In Chill
and In Peru-Collier's Weekly.