Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
BRITISH SYMPATHY.
Remarks of an Official of the Foreign
OGace.


OEice.
During the course of conversation
high official Of the British foreign office
in London Ii quoted as saying;
THE certain difficulties and possible dan
gers which the United States is inviting
by its attitude, besides the vast cost and
the disquieting uncertainties of war itself
all Of which could be avoided by policy Of
indifference. show the singie-mindedness of
the American aims and constitute an ire
istible claim on the sympathies of other
nations. for the assured losses are not
counterbaianced by any prospect OF gain.
THE Presidents policy is statesmanlike
and essentially humane, and while we may
view apprekensiyely the ultimate results
to America herself OF the necessity for in
the solution of the insufYerabie scandal will
not be too dearly purchased at the cost Of
war.
1.-The n,alefcent rule OF Spain in Cuba
nor any one else will trust her promises so
often broken. especially after the telltale
correspondence which resulted In the recall
Of Senior Dupuy de LONE.
Nevertheless" added the official, Amer
lea has taken up an unenvfable task, After
driving cut the Spanards she will have
to send troops to crush the Cubans. who
are rebels at heart. and who will not sub
NIT tarnely to any form of government
which win deprive them OF their occupation
Of fighting
England Would Join America.
After commenting upon the fact that
1.-THE effect Of THE dramatic postponement
Of President McKinley's message has been
to plungc-two continents into profound sus-
pense and put every bourse In the world
into olent>alternations Of heat and cold"
he for
explanation Of the delay that the Presi-
dent found, or fancied he had found, he
was face to face with a coalition of the
continental powers, France, Russia, Ger
many and Austria, nominally to preserve
the peace Of the world, IN reality to conduct
an anti-Monroc campaign to prevent any
territory now in the possession Of a Euro
pean power passing under American con-
troll"
But the Spectator in it's next sentence
kr ocks this suggestion on the head by say
ing:
While the continental powers do not love
the American republic they would not be
80 mad as to risk a war with the whole
Arsio-saxon race. and that would be the
outcome. For, II America WAS attacked
by continental coalition, England would
be by her side in twenty-four hours"
DiiIon's Paper for Spain.
The Freeman's journal, the organ of the
Irish nationalist leader. John Dillon, a
paper claiming to represent the Irish party,
after fiatfootedly expressing the hope that
Spain will win in the expected war, asks:
rs there nation in the world which
could brook the insults leveled at the Span
iards in the American press, or would not
protest against the stand-and-deliver policy
adoptedr
In conclusion the Freenan's Journal re-
marie:
In our opinion the United States would
be better employed helping Spain to make
autonomy a success, rather than in forcing
q deplcrabie war. The latest advices show
the Americans do not want to deliver Cubs
to the Cubans."
The Irish Independent League has pro-
tested against this pro-spanish declaration
ard has passed q resolution of Sympathy
with the United States, repudlating viii
scern and Indignation the declaration OF
the Freeman's Journal