The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
DiarO de La Marina (Ha-

by the government and 10 Dne p3brlOtlc
attitude OF the Spaniards OF Mexico.
Italie (the official organ OF Italy,:
The powers must either urge Spain to
abandon Cuba or or to face long war,
probably fatal to Spain and its mon
archy.
Union Constitutional (HavaDa): In
teTventiOn means war for Spain. But
It ls easier ito vote than to execute. SO
far, Spain has treated the United States
with contempt. Now, she will kick her
and use the whip.
Premier Crispl, of Italy: Great dan
ger Is threatening the principles and in
stitutions of the Latin peoples De
Tocqueyille's prophecy will soon be full
filed and for veal or for woe American
democratic principles will have revOlu-
tiOnized Europe.
RepubliQue Francois (Paris): Since
Europe Is poWerless to re-establish peace
t. protect the weak against the strong
and to retain respect for the best estab-
lished rules OF international law, let 1t
at least bow down before the last knights
we are to see perhaps In this world where
money Is henceforth to reign.
Emile ZOla (the noted Frenchman):
My sympathies are with America and
Cuba, but l should be sorry to see two
great nations involved in blOodshed for
so small cause. expect Spain to give
way at the last moment. Spain has evil
IDENTIFY not the art of governing colonial
possessions She must yield Cuba sooner
or later.
Temps (Paris): With the best men in
the world 1t Is not clear how Spain could
preserve an atom of respect were she
to consen; to the imperious summons OF
q foreign government to eVacuate Cuba.
Whatever may be our verdict as to the
capacity OF Spain to govern Cuba, we ad-
nit that since the armiStice the United
States has done It's best to force Spain to
fight.
VOrwaerts (Berlin): The enemies are
too unequal to admit of any suppositiOn
bur that war will end in the utter ex-
haustioh OF Spain. To SPANS loss, how
ever, there will be no corresponding
gain to the United States Thus the war,
no matter how 1t ends, means a great
disaster, and even the dOllar-crazy Amer
leans will hardly be able to call 1t good
business"
Schlesische Zeitung (Berlin): While,
Individually, Germany may view with
indignation the jlngofstic, rapaclous,
pharisalcal game now playing at Wash
lngtOn, the same indignation must be
felt in regard to the Spanish reign OF
terror In Cuba. The German govern
ment, therefore, has merely to guard
the welfare and the interests Of the Ger
man people This bids us let events take
their own course.
impartial (Madrid) Contrast Amer
lea with It's 7O,OOOOOO people, rich and
unwasted by war, which aVariCiOusly
covets Cuba, with Spain having quarter
OF the population OF the United States
poor and wasted by warfare, but deter
mined to defend her rights The Amerl-
cans have undertaken quarrel trem-
bling with fear, while the Spaniards,
with their usual valor, defend their rights
regardless OF consequences.
Nachrichten (Berlln): The action Of
the United States is an insOlent piece of
presumption against the rest OF the
world, an absolutely unjustifable out
rage, quite analogous to the interfer-
ence by Greece in Crete. But Germanys
theoretic opposition to Monroeism can
only be practically enforced when Ger
man interests are directly concerned,
which 10 not now the case. It must be
left to Spain individually to resent
American insolence.
Daily Mail (LOndon): When one
reads the stirring words OF the Queen
Regent and notes the fine enthusiasm OF
her subjects one may feel more than a
passing regret that such QuixOtlc tenn
per should be wasted on callse so hope
less and so unworthy great nation.
Spain will fall from among the peoples
OF the earth Unhonored II not unwept.
America may have hard and costly
task, but the cleansing OF Cuba is q