New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT


london. April o.
II anything wanting 70 confirm the Euro
pean belief that the Cuban crisis has reached an
impasse from which there is no Issue hut war or tho
hauling down Of the Spanish Nag. Il has been ,ound
in President McKinlcy's reply to the Am5assadorinl
note presented nj Washington Thursday last. 50
s,rlkingy reassortng the determination that there
Is only way prevent the United States inter
ven,ng 10 end the in;ocrablc situation. AS mat
ter o. fact. confirmation wns wanted. FOR Ell
ropes only rcn hope o: pea rcful solution OF the
question was based the belief that when they
realized the fu;ni.y OF the hishstrung talk about
:hcr honor. the Span!ards would accept n" alter
native and surrender. The Ambassadori'l appeal
ut Washington was regarded ~ an obvious fo'ma'-
fly The British official Wow or 'hc matter IL. aS
has ALREADY been set forth that no OCCASION was
enc FOR the sole exercise OF American dls're'loh'
and that the American attitude toward Cuba - mo
same as any other civilized md s"i:-respectns
government would hold under similar circumstances
Practically tie whole Of this country taxes me
same view % the case. Gr"nt britain mas ho'""S
10 thank Spain for Whenever commercial qn"s-
lions have been raised Great Britain has foun1
Spain Obstructive ln,raciabe and arbitrary as the
United states finds her to-day. and the moiioum
Of sympathy found In some quarters Is Simply
sort % sentimental pity ~ the far' mat spain
should be deprived OF her last great colony one
O, the few dscordant notes n the chorus Of sym
from quarter wnenve It WAS leas; expected. The
Frecman's Journal" the organ OF the Irish M
tionals: leader. John Dillon. paper claiming 20
represen, the irish party, after hai-foot'dy ex-
pressing the hope that Spain VIII win IN the eH-
pcr:ci war. asks:
rs there nation n the world which couid prook
rho nsults lcveed at the Spauards in the American
press or would not protest nga'rT the san'-
md deliver policy adopted
In conclusion The Freeman's Journal" remarks:
I'm our opinion the United States would be bet
ter employed helping Spain TO make autonomy
success rather than IN forcing depiora"e "hr.
The latest advices show that the Americans DO not
wan, to deliver cuba TO the Cubans
The Irish Independent League has protested
against this snish declaration and has passed
n resolution % sympathy With inc 'h'ed ''"'eS'
regulating with scorn md Indignation the n'''''"
lion OF The Freeman's Journal
The resolutions adopted by the New York cham
Der OF Commerce al ~ recent meeting are re-
garded as a highly important factor OF N" rl'ua-
ton and giving the approval on inc o'S''''S
In the course 81 Conversation high onicinl Of
tie British Foreign ofcc said ..,,.,. ,,,e.-,
The certain difficulties and possible odhkr's
which the United statcf Is inviting hy rs nitiind"
hnsles he vast cost and IN. diaIuletiEg uncertain
les Of war itscif ali Of when could be avoided by
policy OF Indifference. show tho sins MN I'n',S
Of the American aims. ara constitute an nte'i ~
able claim on ihe sympathi's Of oth,r nations l"r
the assured losses are not coun'erOalhh''d ~ any
The PRESIDENTS policy Is s'atesmani.ke ana
essentially humane. and. VINE "" ',nS 80" 49,,
honsvoy the ultimate" results 10 america n'i -. S'
o. the necessity Tor introducing CTdcr ~ the 90
eminent Of Cuba. the solution OF g as'S ~ ne
cost Of war The malehcent fulo 81 SPAN IN o aDH
has got 20 end now for neither fcn @rokcn
one else VIII trust her proHl-'H 80 -" 80 ,",,E
especially after IA" tc-tai. coIrcSpond'nG" "h''h
resYsSa n s adlc the Foreign once official
America has taken ~ an unc"v"p'r '~eN to srni
,r',ns 10 crush tho Cubans who are rebels ~
heart ana who Will not submit 9mry 20 ""} .G SD !"
Of government which VIII "'pr"o '"''' ~ go"
oCTHp,'{n ,nrR interest here in the pr'yaeering
osr.c, ~ m. expected hostiltl's and the cNpuItS
or me NIaVh'i hd ~ INC adventures resulting
io%"d II IL 4IGJG fed s,atls and spain 10 ssn ihe
Drclaraton Of Paris The general imprrs,tI1h -
,nrs ~ narque VIII respect neutral Hoo!F on tt9
encn.y's ships and the cn"mys goods on Do''"
There is Considerable Tear that Europe,s suPpE
Of wheat and cotton WI DE s't.omsS ,,nv.a INT
The case OF hostiliirs. although ~ bceVrn aho
unloss the attempted blockades OF ports are npso
lutey effective, the nSuraiS %,h no, ~ tho war
Viii lead TO tcklish international questions ~hich
may involve he combatanis IN h'a'eu "S'"'''
anpsr"ntiy hopeless as the outlook IS there ARE
Sun few peoP,e wn,0Id,s hT ~ her Ministers and
save the situation by yielding 10 an thc n'' n,
mean prcssurc but al the same. Eurorr wi't Know
o. well America tina; history Vil 10, ,'' urc
taken No by the United States that spain was con
strained TO give peace 10 'uhh ,. ,ho, ",ho encc,
Of the dramatic posponcment 81 Presidcnt Nj
KNOBS messaEc has Geon 10 and p every Boarsc
in tho world into violent ait"rnatlohs oI h', anu
e2d h cf S 3Rc Gcov ,hnt Tho President FOUND
or farccd he Ind found. b" was f9ce TO i"Ss WIZ"
RusqIo Germany and Austria roinlnally TO pre-
serve the peace ~ the world. in reality to con
due. an antl.Monroo campaign to prevent any teI-
rom M g,ng under Am ,rican control" But The
Spectator in It's next sentence KNOCKS thS SnK
while tho Continental Powers DO not love the
American Republic thcy w3HIG n.i pc so MAJ ns
and that would be the outcome. For II America
was attacked by Continental coalition lmRlahd
would be by her side IN tweniy-four hours
ANTI-RrTTAIISTIC CRUSADE.-Thc nnti-rit
ualstic crusade Of John Kcnslt. the la"man. who
on January l5 1885, Gausod sensation by read
Ing u protest against tho election Of Or M"ndcll
Creighton "a Bishop Of London IN cccssion TO
the Most Rev. Frederick Temple, now Archbishop
Of Canterbury, on the ground Of Or. Cr"ighton's
ALLEGED desrc 10 "und, the work q the Keforma-
ton by introducing the tIinh"ts OF Rome" "ic.,
has been specially vigorous during Holy Week.
eliminating in extraordinary scenes in ST. Cuh-
bert's Church yesterday, Good Friday. where as
service consisted IA chanting 81. Johns story OF
tho Passion. Oh the same lines the Obcrammer-
gau play. the officiating clergy taking the roles OF
Christ. PLATE ana CHiaphas one OF me prlncipAl
features IL known the 'NeneratiOn OF the
Cross" and the crucihx was being removed from
the hltar 10 the steps. where me clcrgy' hcoytes
and congr, cation advance In pairs PROSTATE them.
selves and kss The henre Of GhTSi a, the b, IA"
but instead Of kn.eiIqe Mr Keasit Rorraed ,he
raising It aloft. and frantcally rushing toward the
"in the name Of God dcnouncc this idoatry
and Popery In the Church OF England. MY God.
help me-.
A most painful scene ensucd. A crowd Of people
siirrO sndcd Mr.. kcnst and people struck him and