The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-27
SITUATION is CRITICAL
AS A SOLDIER CAPT. GRESHAM
WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WAR.
MAJOR HAYES ALSO GIVES HIS VIEWS
Judge Clark Says There viii Be No War If TIT
Mionaires Can Help Il. Col. HinsdaIe
Thinks the Money-Bag Crowd
Controls the President,
Controls the President,

Raleigh keeps up with the war talk
Yesterday l talked with some prominent
citizens to learn their views, and give
below a few of the opinions showing
Raleigh sentiment from several stand
points.
Col. John w. Hmsdale-"There will
be no war. Mckinley intends that there
shall he no war. Hanna has already
given him this order, Wall street is be-
hind Hanna. But how is he to prevent
it? He says that as the nnding of the
Board of Inquiry does not fix the official
responsibility upon the Spanish govern.
rnent for blowing up the Maine. although
the report makes it very plain thai
Spanish officers must have been impl-
Gated, he will make no demand on
Spain for an indemnity on this account.
This is very significant in view of the
fact that Spain has in advance declared
that under no circumstances would she
pay an indemnity. But with grea,
buster he says THAT the United States
government will send supplies to the
starving Cubans if it has to do it with
the full power of the United States
navy; that he will do this with or with.
out the consent of Spain. He has sent
for the leaders of the House and Senate,
Republicans and Democrats, and he has
told them how bravely he intends to
stop the starvation of the poor Cuban
women and children and the leaders, es-
petfally the Democratic leaders fatter-
ed with McKinley's condescension and
Transported with his brave words. have
committed themselves to the Presidents
policy, as being all that it behOoves this
government to do in the great emergen-
cy. But Mckinley and his money-bag
advisors are laughing in their sleeves
at the ease with which they have gulled
the leaders and through them Congress,
because Mckinley knows full we'll that
Spain will not oppose one word to the
sending of food to Cuba for the wretch |
ed reconcentrados. Spain has huddled
these poor creatures together in the
towns and its Spain's bounden duty to
feed them. She has already consented
to the introduction of food for this pur.
pose, Her policy in this respect is thus
fixed. It'sta matter of indifference to
her whether the food is sent by the
citizens or by the government of the
United States. She Will be relieved
from this burden, from whatever source
the supplies may come. Spain can't af
ford to fight upon the issue of exclud-
ing food from Cuba. The Presiden
knows all of this, SO he'll never be
obliged TO make good ms threat to
use the whole power of the United States
navy to help him do what Spain has al
ready indicated she wants him to do
The result will be that starving crea-
lures will be fed and Spain will be al
lowed by President Mckinley to go on
prosecuting the war against the Cubans
in arms, unless the American people
shall force Mr. Mckinley and the Amer
lean Congress to adopt a more positive
course.
President Chas. +. Meserve-"The in
dicatEons are that there'll be trouble
There would not be any. though, were
Spain not so proud, stubborn and pig
headed; our administration is conserva-
tive enough Few people realize what
a war with Spain would mean. While
we have the advantage of her in re-
sources. she has the best Of MS in posi-
tion. Spain has 30,000,000 people and
though most of them are ignorant and
some of them -barbarous, still 3d.
100000 numskulls can kick up "a lot of
trouble and make it mighty disagreeable
for their antagonists
DR.. IL. Turner-"The situation is
certainly critical Whether we have
war or not depends, | take it, very
much on the result of the coming cleo
tions III Spain. If the Weyler and De
LONE party get in there will be war
They represent the anti-American sent-
ment and are DESTROYS of provoking
trouble
Capt. Gresham-'T don't think we
will have war, though1as soldier I'd
like to see a war, provided our cause is
righteous-and if the government were
to declare war | should take 1T thai
we had our quarrel just. While Spain
is making a great buster now, | think
when she sees there is no back down
in us and that we mean business, she
VIII recede from her position and the
matter will be amicably settled"
Major Hayes-'I don't look for any
immediate out break of hostilities,
though ut may come at any time. The
relations between the two countries are
extremely delicate and the slightest jar
may precipitate trouble. The admins
tration in Washington, though, is evil
IDENTIFY trying TO avoid trouble, provided
it can do 50 honorably. 1t seems to
entertain the hope that by temporizing.
time may be gained and something hap
pen that may lead to a peaceful settle
ment of the difficulty"
Judge Walter Clark-'"There'll be no
war if the milhonaires can help it.
They are preparing to go to work now
and buy Cuba and put lis to work to
pay for 1T. They issue about $500, 0OO,-
600 of bonds and let us pay the inter
est
Col Thos. S. Kenan-'I have hoped
that there would be no war. We ought
to have recognized Cuba two years ago
and washed our hands of the whole
business. Then we would not have been
expected to acquire the island"
Donnell Gilliam-"Three days ago it
didn't seem possible that trouble could
be avoided. Now lit begins to look as
if Mckinley and Reed Will be able to
steer around it. If the matter ever