The times., 1898-08-14

me: We like the Americans because they
fill our hotels, but this year the American
is the most unpopular man in Europe
Then, too the Spaniard is brave-and
this IS a quality that we as well as the
Europeans have learned 20 respect. The
way the Spaniards went down with their
ships al Manila and fought al Santiago
has made every American the admirsr
of Spanish courage Its very brilEancy
has affected European opinion A Span
iard-I do not know whether he is to
be believed for / found the average
Spaniard as untruthful as his manners
were courteous-infOrmed me that he had
seen a Spanish ship set out for the war
from Cadiz with no other boats than the
captains gig. II is this sink or swim
policy that the Spaniard loves. and
though 10 Us il may seem rather like
playing TO the galleries. yet there is a
dash and desperateness about the Spn-
lard, whether seen at a bull fight or in
a battle. that commands admiration.
What will be the effect of the warp
I asked an old Spanish resident whom I
met in London. No effect was the re-
ply. You cannot teach a Spaniard any
thing When America takes from Spain
her colonies it will teach her no more
than she was taught when she had her
South American possessicgs taken away
from her. The war Will last as long as
people Not half the money collected
goes for the purpose of the tax in Spain
War money is lining the pockets of the
chiefs of the dockyards and other Span
ish officials, and with them the war Is
far from an Improbable adventure.
When America has beaten-and
hope she will punish these low brutes OF
Spaniards whom I have to live with
Spain will go on much as before. His
does rppord a incl +hak
ever became an absolute bankrupt Per-
haps the queen, who is a good and true
woman. may have TO go. Perhaps there
will be a revOluiOn-I think there will
There may be a general disturbance and
upheaval. and then things will go on
much as before. You can beat a Span
lard but you cannot humble him His
pride Is the biggest part of him And
because he is so proud. were America
ten times as strong as she is. she could
not drum a single lesson into a Span
iard's head. However we do not mind
rows in Spain; we are used 70 them
And, with a shrug of his shoulders.
my friend left me. a Spanish dealer IN
antiquities, in fact. told me that he
rather wished there would be a revolu-
ton, as the churches were filed with
good things, and a revolution was his
only chance 10 get his hands on theml
''TO this general anti-American feel
ing 1 found here and there an exception.
but this certainly was the feeling read
in the newspapers and heard in conversa-
ton with the people. For years what
Europe has feared most has been an IN
derstandinS between England and Amer
lea Perhaps this may be another reason
for the existing feeling. for everywhere
the fact was recognized that England was
Americas friend. The feeling In England
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rest OF Europe can do what they like,
but Great Britain is on the side of the
United States-this would sum uD the
state of opinion / found in England. This
feeling is due TO more than pOlicy-it is
due TO kinship. The English people, and
from years residence in London I
found this profoundly true, look upon
the Americans in the words of Gladstone
as kin beyond the sea In the first week
of July three ships OF war were launched
in English waters. These ships are do
ing more than strengthen the British
navy, they are strengthening the Anglo
Saxon alliance that shall be the one. good
tnlng resulting from the Spanish-Amerf-
can war. Words of wisdom are these
from London bus driver who conde-
scended TO enter into conversation dur
ing ride few weeks ago You see.
sir. little scraps like this ere of YOURS
with Spain, the old mother is used to. We
are a doing of it hall the time But bless
yer, should it amount to much well come
In and ave an and to 'eIp yer"