The herald., 1898-04-27
THE SPANISH FLEET Will SkULK
A Great Naval Authority Gives His Views
Of Their Campaign
Anxious to Draw the United States Fleet Across the
Atlantic-Content to Lose Cuba
That Is All

LONDON April 2o-Speca e-The Stars and Stripes is
the popular emblem London today and side
Even drivers pnnng the American their whips
and the dymen have their decorated with Old Glory
The meeting Sunday Trafalgar square, which resulted vigorous and
whoeatd demonstration for Good Old Yankee has been made the
Of inquiry and complaint from the Spanish embassy The reply
the foreign office that Enghmen individuals entitled to
whatever smpas they preferred and that action could be taken
prevent peaceabe demonstration the behalf of either Spain the
United States The automatically framed there pos
sy Of the former contingency Except the region of Solo, which
there considerable Spanish and Italian colony the feeling against the
his Cuban atrocities strong that former years against the
unspeakable Turk and his devilies in Armenia.
The only newspapers that have shown tendency espou the
of Spain the Morning Post fashionable daily the ST. Gazette
journal by gentlemen gentlemen alias organ Of snob
ocac and the Saturday Review which has sometimes been called %
Satune Parade The really powerful and largely circulated papers, such
the Standard the Mail the Telegraph and the Chronicle warmly endorse
the ate freedom regard the speedy downfall
of Spain in the western hemisphere inevitable justice.
Perhaps the sentiment of the English people best reflected this
mnt by visit the London music halls At the Empire the Alhamb
the ocado and the Varieties the American flag much evidence
and appearance warmly greeted Dan Leno the most
popular the English vaudeville artists who sings the principal halls
every evening" has topical on Bher Jonathan which has
furore and being whstled throughout the town.
had the United Service club with popular officer
who insisted that his identity should not be revealed but who may
nd from the fact that he the popular officer either branch of
the of England He ad 81 don't believe that shall have much
chance what the modern bleshp capable after ALL
thoroughly familiar with the Spanish navy, having served in the Media
years. true that they have fine Ships but their officers
while personally brave have preserved that discipline which the first
essential of the great fighting force Besides this there has been lot of rot
work in the construction of Spanish ships built during the last years
The greed the Spanish official and the nordnac
infamous Now will tell why that much talked of ota has
attempted the Atlantic and believe will Theft officers
desire sacrifice their lives in battle with Atlantic my
firm belief that the Spanish squadron will only ST. Vincent
either to the Canary islands Cad the American fleet foolish
enough attempt pursue tn. Atlantic the Spaniards
be position put up sty gam but otherwise do not believe
there will be big naval engagement in the hemisphere
words the Spnds mainly intent defending Spin They will
let Cuba the earliest opportunity There may be interesting
off Manila but don't think the Don anxious lose anything besides
Cuba if he can help it,"