Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-06
ENGLAND Is WITH US
Cordial Expression of Sympathy From
High Authority.
AIR OF EXPECTANCY At MADRID
The Pope Active in His Efforts to
Preserve Peace.
LAST REPLY TO wOODFORD

LONDON, April Con the highes' at
thority the Associated Press can announce
that the British government has assured
the United States of Its fullest and most
cordial sympathy in its Cuban policy. This
assurance was given with the most COM
plete knowledge of the latest Developments
In the negotiations between the United
States and Spain and on the understanding
that even these are tending steadily toward
armed Intervention In Cuba
The British government is. even more
friendly to the United States than the
newspapers here. having more accura,e
knowledge Of the real nature and purport
OF the dealings between the United tates
and Spain.
Awaiting the Message.
special dispatch from Madrid this aft
ernoon says the situation there this MORN
Ing was one Of expectancy. The govern
ment and the public were anxiously await
ing President McKinley's message to Con-
gress.
The dispatch adds that the Spanish cab
met discussed the situation this morning at
length, and II is further asserted that the
prevalent opinion among the officials Is that
a peaceful solution of the crisis is impossi-
BILE.
Activity mt the Vatican,
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon pub
fishes the following dispatch from Rome:
The Vatican today is the scene OF the ut
most activity. Distinguished personages
are coming and goirg and kilograms are
pouring in. The hopes OF a solution of the
Hispano-American difficulty through the
pope have been revived. The pope is in d.
rect communication with the queen regent,
but his approaches to President Mckinley
were made indirectly. The Vatican people
are sanguine Of armis;lce. They appear
to base their belief Of peaceful solution
on the fact that the supposed unprepared-
ness of the United States for war will make
Washington cautious in going to extrem-
tiles"
Peace News mt Madrid.
MADRID. April O. 10:15 a.m.-Washing-
tons reply 20 the last suggestion of the
United States minister, Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford. by which, IT Ii understood here
ar hcaofabie' peace, satisfactory TO hoti1
countries can be secured, was received al
Madrid during the night Its contents have
not been divuleed.
The Impartial Independently. commenting
today upon the political situation. says:
President Mckinley thought to frighten
Spain with warlike preparations. making
the same error as Napoleon, judging the
peninsula by Its rulers; and. thus judging.
he opened the flood gates of American pa
trfotism now threatening to overw-helm
him."
Continuing. the Imparcial says the Ameri-
can plan at outbreak of hostilities is TO
simultaneously attack Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippine Islands," adding. "IIa-
barded by night"
Thereupon the Imparcial urges the gov
erpment to take prompt action and go dis
pose the Spanish forces as to counteract
the enemies scheme"
VIII Not Join the Concert.
The statement made by The Associated
Press to Great Britain's refusal TO join
with the powers In the mediation proposals
advanced by Baron De Couroel, the French
ambassador. has been entirely confirmed.
The Austrian ambs ssador, Count Deym,
had two hours conference with the off,
cIais Of .he British foreign Office on Sat-
urday, endeavoring to influence Great
Britain to join in the scheme, but his ef-
fcrts were entirely Intellectual. The ambas-
sador at Washington, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, will participate in no joint represen-
tations to the State Department at Wash
irgton unless first assured that they will
Eot be distasteful to the President.
spain JuggIed Facts.
The highest officials in London are con-
WINGED that Spain designedly juggled the
facts of President McKinleys connection
with the pope's attempt to mediate. in or
der to influence public opinion in Europe
against the United States, using the Span
ish ambassadors at the capitals as the
mouthpieces of the misinformation This,
apparently, had the desired effect upon con-
tinental opinion, but it had exactly the op-
posite in Great Britain.
The United States ambassador here. Col.
John Hay. and Mr.. Balfour. the acting sec
retary of state for foreign affairs. had
long conference at the foreign office this
morning. Cuba was the main subject dis
cussed, but the eastern situation was also
touched upon. The foreign office officials
admit that the conference was of a most
important nature.