The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-15

DON CARLOS MANIFESTO
Don Carlos has issued a manife-sto~
in the course II which ~ says: '-rfS-
Ca1Gist who, in the face OF a war wGtEn
the United States. would rise in arms
against Spain is a traitor. II war &C
ours, AL those who fight against the for
eigner who insul - us VIII deserve weal az
Carlos. II the Spanish gov~vnsrFent
does not venture on to war but l,.rmit,s
the loss OF Cuba then Carlists who do
not respond 10 the voice OF the king wiI.
also he traitors. II ;he governmgrlt
viii not take up the glove thrown down
by Washington, the king himself VIII
come TO Spain; and II hc cannot fyyse
soldiers he will get volunteers from the
provinces to defend the honor OF the
country
Perfect tranquility continues ~ reign
in Madrid. The news from Barcelona
and SaragosSa is that troops of r-ople
are demons trating in the streets The
police and civil guard, together with
the civil authorities in these Two towns
are trying TO dispeT'se the demons;r1-
or>s. 1t Is not thought that the demon
stratiOns are as yet very serious.
LONDON PRESS COMMENTS.
London, April 1.-THE Times com
menting editorially this morning unn
tbs. resolutions submitted Yesterday
embody demands which cannot b" ad-
dressed 10 a sovereign power W-rtlpBus
rendering negotiation and conppruETEtse
Impossible. Even If they do sroS
lamount in form to n declaration III
war, these resolutions are accompanied
by violent and offensive reports Offer
ing gratuitous provocatinns To the
Spanish government and people in the
eyes of the civilized world The Amer
lean case cannot hut be seriously yrre-
judiced 10y the manner in which IL IS
now presented We doubt, after to
days scenes, whe ther congress IL n ns
body 10 deal with a great national kasso
or TO act as the avenger Of the wrglE-
The situation is that congress hsRs
declared for war in everything bgIC
name. although without having defin-
ed. except in the vaguest manner. rtsa
objects for which it wishes to fight
Other editorials assert that America
is heading deliberately for wAr," and
that there is only the fanftest chars.s
now that the delay Will still enahIe
a peaceful solution.
The Daily News says "Preesitk.rff
Mckinley has dome the utmost he hon
Or4bly could to avoid war. but he dir
not make the American constitution
which entrusts a war decision % CON
gr-ess,''
The Daily Chronicle which similarly
defends President Mckinley agsUirxy
criticisms that The Times newgspa4seY
with the accustomed faulty OF ftss
treatment of American affairs makes
against him." says elsewhere: "Aner-
ica is being driven along by elemental
forces which iher coolest statesmen aud
shr'ewdest financiers cannot control"
The Standard says: The sste.4siy
cprrent toward war reminds one OF TIN
course OF the Niagara river above ttr..
falls
The Daily Mail thinks that "evcns.s
are moving in the most desirable dlr,-c-
tion and giving America time to per
feet her preparations to insure a speedy
victory.
The Daily Telegraph lookin, to the
Likelihood that after Spain has fc,sn
defeated the Cubans Will not su,rniS-
siVely accept the terms America may
choose to impose. says: 1T is no liPfis
task that America has undertaken RI
the interest Of humanity, but one thas
will tax the resourcefulneas and states
manship OF her rulers TO the very ut
most
The Daily Graphic says: The war
viii not be ch!ld's play. There viii re.
tragedies on the seas: but there wiz
be worst tragedies in Cuba where the
United States will have to face an army
Of 10 900 men,"