The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-05
War With Spain Cannot Last
Much Longer.
One More Defeat, at Least, VIII
Be Enough.
POWERS INTERESTED
More Than Ever Since Loss of
Philippines.
Internal Discussions Will Force
Spain to Terms.

London, May Sin the absence or
actual news as to the war operations
which Is causing great anxiety, espec-
tally at Madrid, attention is again r1V-
eted upon Spain. the special dispatches
from Madrid indicate that the questions
of the future government or the coun-
try are beginning to be discussed, as
if the figures of the queen regent and
King Alfonso had already disappeared
from the stage of Spanish politics.
General Weyler is dubbed the Span
ish BouIanger," and in some quarters
military dictatorship in his hands is re-
garded as probable. But the wider
opinion is that he will not succeed any
better than Boulanger did.
The continental press notices broad
ening political ambition of the United
States coupled with the increasing
friendship between Great Britain and
the United States with ill-concealed
aversion. Intervention rumorS are
again in the air.
1t is absolutely certain that Spain has
taken no steps in this direction nor is
she likely to do so until she has suffered
a reverse on the Atlantic.
1t is believed that there have been
powers on the subject of the Philip
pines, as to which all kinds of specuIa-
lions are af1oat.
None of the powers like the idea of
the United States becoming a near
neighbor Of Japan, and the fear of
further American victories is likely to
give a cohesion in which the powers
hitherto have been sadly lacking.
The Standard says this morning:
There is a growing impression in Of
fetal quarters that the queen regent
and the Spanish government favor
some arrangement that will lead to the
early termination of the war. 1t is be-
Heved that Austria is anxious to inter-
vene, while Germany has special reas-
ons to desire some arrangement which
will not compromise the future of the
Philippines
The Associated Press learns that EN-
peror William and Emperor Nicholas
mate destiny of the Philippines, and
that some sort of immediate interVen-
ton is extremely probable.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says:
Those who are best informed as to
the governments view, allege that If
the Spanish arms suffer another re-
verse like that at Cavite the govern
great powers to lend their service to
arrange the best possible terms of
peace. Many liberals consider that
Spain, having maintained her honor
and justified her chiva1ry, can now af-
ford to yield to superior force, but it is
doubtful whether public opinion would
approve this line Of action.
I am assured that the government
would be content to cede Cuba to the
United States, but would not pay in
demnity, because unable. Well inform
ed politicians here regard the war as
practically terminated, and that toward
the end of May it will become history.
What will follow, however, it is difficult
to foresee. All the elements of a long
civil war in Spain are unfortunately
becoming visible. The government and
the liberal party are popularity hated as
being responsible for the war. The Re
publicans possess no durable chances of
success. The conservatives and Carl
lists are the real authorities of the fu-
ture and some of the conservative
GROUPS are gravitating toward Carlism.
The economic question, however, will
come to the front first, for hunger can
not wait.