Arizona republican., 1898-05-30

would go to the foot of the ambassa- dors' list, and the new dean of the corps, would be Baron Faya of Italy. and next to him, Dr. Won Holleben. ambassador of Germany, or MT. Jules Cambon, the ambassador of France all representing interests opposed to those of the United States. Our gov ernment has no anticipation that con certed European intervention will be attempted, but the events of the war are reaching stage when~it is very desirable that the moral effect of any suggested interposition on the part of other powers might as well be avoided.
 There will be no effort to present a
 joint note so long as Sir Julian Paun- cefote remains dean of the diplomatic corps in Washington. And there is absolutely no doubt that if joint note
 were presented it would be indignantly rejected. But there is no desire to
 bring about the contingency just at present
 A singular and hitherto unexplained feature of the situation is the unsym- pathetic attitude of the Central and South American states. It was so often stated that they only waited the recognition of the Cuban republic to give the most effective aid to the Cu- ban cause by not only recognizing the Cubans but by fitting up expeditions for their aid and relief, all this being before our declaration of war. that now, when one listens for a response from these sources the silence is so1acthin2 that can be felt
 MiTistsr Romero of Mexico, the old ct dip'cOat in Washington, in point
 :.
 of the corps If he were ambassador in-
 stead of simply minister, has made 10
 sound since the war commenced. Yet
 he was consulted by. and constantly advised with. Senator Morgan of Ala
 bana when that gentleman, then chairman of the committee on foreign affairs of the senate, introduced his resolution fer the recognition Of the Cuban helligerenCy, and passed it
 through congress. MT. Mendonca. for so many years the minister from Bra gil, whose country owes to the inter vention of the United States the per petuation of it's republican govern ment, when recalled recently to enter upon another field of duty, made an elaborate address to the president ex- pressing friendship for the United States, but said not a word about Cuba Of course he could not directly assan Spain, power with which his coun- try is at peace, but there are yelled ex- pressions, known to diplomacy, which could have implied good wishes to the United States, without openly giving cause of offence to Spain. None of these were used. The governments of Argentina, Chile, and other less lm- pOrtant states have made no stir. The inference is that this is fight which the Anglo-Saxon race will have
 to carry on to finish without Latin American aid or encouragement. There is too much Spanish blood left in each Iof Spain's former dominions to permit
 of frank cooperation even in sym
 pathy in war for the dominance of American civilization as opposed to Spanish bigotry. And every day this is becoming more apparent with re gard to the Cuban patriots themselves.
 All the confidential advices received
 here, both by the army and navy de partments, from officers who have wis
 ited the Cuban leaders, and have
 fought under their banners, represen; them as torn up by internal jealousies and ambitions, and somewhat inclined
 to resent the prominence which the
 United States is taking in the settle
 ment of their affairs.
 H. CONQUEST CLARKE