The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-06

to enter the concert Of the powers, places
a new and most important condition upon
this European movement and one which
may fully defeat It. IT has been known
here that great Britain was holding out
most strenuously against any tender of
mediation on the ground that 1t would look
like outside pressure to force the hand OF
the United States. Tho attitude Of Great
Brltain-and this view has been made
known to the State Department-has been
that the war In cuba should cease In the
interest Of humanity at large.
PAID HIS RESPECTS
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Archbishop
Ireland came to the State Department at
1890 o'clock today. He. evidently had ar
ranged for the call before hand and was
expected, for he was shown at once into
Assistant Secretary Days room. To re-
porters who asked his mission Archbishop
Ireland was evasive and said he came
simply to pay his respects.
Assistant Secretary Day said at noon
that there had been no mediation or inter-
vention OF other powers.
AFLAT REFUSAL
LONDON. April SIT is understood that
the tenor of the communications between
the Powers was to the effect that Euro
pean interests are threatened by what
Spain terms "the pretensions of the
United States to the right to interfere in
colonial matters"
For once Austria was the prime mover
in the suggested mediation. and by her
counsel 1t was suggested to the British
foreign office that the Powers unite in
note to the United States offering to me-
date in the dispute between those two
countries. Great Britain. however. def
nitely refused to Join in the movement.
stating in substance that the Cuban ques-
ton did not concern her. While II was not
actually announced that Great Britain
sympathizes with American Intervention
to end the war in Cuba, such sympathy is
fact.
Communications looking to mediation
are still being exchanged between the
continental powers, but they recognize
that Great Britains refusal to cooperate
will rob the movement of much Of its
weight.
The Emperor Of Austria is the most deep
ly interested from certain standpoints, but
financial interests seem to have actua. led
France even more than the dynasty inter-
est actuated by Emperor Francis josef
Emperor William Is known to be luke
warm in the matter, but there is reason to
believe he has learned that the majority Of
Germans are unwilling that Germany
should oppose the United States.
1t Is uncertain whether the contine nta
powers will finally offer to mediate. Now
that Great Britain has cold-shouldered the
| matter, the diplomats do not believe the
United States would accept such an offer,
the combination being SO evidently biased
in favor of Spain, that Spain would gladly
submit her quarrel to such tribunal.
The chief importance OF the movement
in the opinion of a diplomat. who is con-
versant with the situation, 1t that Is will
probably have the effect of widening the
cleavage between Great Britain and Eur
opean nations. and OF strengthening tho
growing sympathy for community Of in
terests between the United States and
Great Britain.
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
NEW YORK, April 5.-European inter-
ference in American affairs will not be toll
Grated by President Mckinley, says the
Washington correspondent of the Herald.
There will be no mediation of the differ
ences between the United States and Spain
for the administration will not accept It..
Believing such acceptance might establish
a precedent for future interferences in
questions to which the United States may
be a party and in line with the historic pol
icy enunciated by President Monroe op-
posing European meddlng with affairs af-
fecting this government, the administra-
ton has decided that II there is to be media
ton 1t must be with Spain for the indie
pendencc of Cuba and not mediation be-
tween the United States and Spain.
HAYTPS ATTITUDE
| NEW YORK, April 5.-A dispatch to the