The Republican journal., 1898-09-29

.u" 4Hl' HIeSl"NC anu contempt ptIV4t
all Europe.
The excuse since given to Cen. Horace
Porter fol Frances coudtict 10y MI. De-
-aSse. the French Minister OF Foreign
A1tairs IS tfat Spanish securities of one
sort and another, to the amount of $3.50
Qlo.0oo- were held by the French people,
and the sum was 50 enormous and 50 vital
TO France that the government simply had
y interfere to protect its citizens, other
Wise defeat OF the present administra-
tion in France was inevitable with a
possible revolution meantime) at the next
election. No human being is SO sensitive
TO hatever touches Lis pocket as is the
average middle and lower class French
man. 1t was enough to say to him that
America was about doing something that
would reduce the value Of his holdings to
cause the Flenchman to forget everything
but the great, staring fact that Lis pocket
was being touched. SO much for France
reasons to1 interfering in SPANS quarrel
with America.
Austria 5 conduct is easily understood
from dynastic reasons.
Every EFFORT was made in france to in.
auce Russia to join il this coalition.
Finally out of Difference to her French
ally. The Russian Government did agree
to send America note, saying, in effect.
that Americas interference With any of
Spain's colonies von]d he Witnessed INV
Russia with regret. Further than this
Russia would not 80.
1t had been supposed that the yo11no
Emperor Of Germany would Inc ea@Dr ~
strike at Amelicf So he was asked ~
come init the combination. 1t MAY he
recalled that the German kaise, Md
visit to Prince y smack . liftIa wti,l H.
fore the latter djed The nnbIic sun,,se,5
that ii vas Ink. LAST dutifill t,l,en M ,n
spect tie young SOVEREIGN WA naying to
tile man of blood and mon +i4 Statesmen,
Nlo linked tcgetbe, the States of fte,-
many .nto = mic. ty eml,i1e
But it was D,f This alone 1o,,or
William ot Gel7saty * = 1,,n++z, t,,c
beaded SOVEREIGN desr,jte his 1a+ber fon7-
isl notions about the divine ri0hts If
King, and kind1ed nonsense Tbn Ar,n,i
can question had inst been ,,rAsantad ~
him. He has the thrift of IL race ana
he did not see wby GERMANY shonId insa
SO many hundred millions tiala,s, 1,a,+b
Of rood business for Snain and noseitl1,
involve the nation in a var ..biTt as ~
that, and INV army, wuuld see m il -
would do no harm to talk tho m.t+a, o,,a,
with old Won Rsmarcl, .Ta,rn 49,
England stands q said the yanar aka
Prince. .sand follow FngIand,s laad ,,
coupseled Won B;smarck -N''N'
The Venezuela affair was fresh in +be
memory OF European statesmen and if
was believed that Salisbury would he Glad
to say to the United States when if mo
posed to become a world power tCheckv,
But Salisbury had some wise advisers at
his council board. *Tbis is England
opportunity" they averred to make the
general interest of the Anglo saxon race
one. Another such chance NAV not
come in 100 years. said Lord Charles
Beresfold in a speech to his parliamen
tary constituency. advocating closer rela-
lions with the United States. and com
mending the actions of the government
ia dealing with this country, Further
than that. England Informed the lowers
THAT she vonld NOT remain neutral in casa
Europe attacked America,
Germany was pleased to see France left
in the lurch and chiefly censured for med
Whatever france favors Germany rejects.
Just about this time Dewey destroyed
the 81 alirh fiOtilla at Manila The skill