The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-07
PARIS IN A RACE
The Unified States Embassy
Under Special Police
Protection
SEIZURE OF THE LAFAYETTE
1t Has Served TO Intensity
Bitter Feeling in
France
ENGLAND WON'T INTERVENE
POWERS ONCE MORE INFoRMEp
OF THE ATTITUDE OF GREAT
BRITAIN
ENGLAND WON'T INTERVENE

But for the Firm Stand NJ Iord
Salisbury the Continental Rulers
Would Have Already Agreed
Upon Some Plan to Save suaIu
From the Humiliation of Defeat
England Ready to Take tba
Side of America When There Ii
Any Apparent Necessity.
LONDON, May THE Paris corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph saws.
1.-The effect upon Paris of the seizure of
the steamer Lafayette is clear enough.
Already bitter feeling against the
United States exists, and this incident
will certainly not tend to diminish II
II IT is demonstrated eventually that
there was nothing to justify the seiz
ure, the government may be expected
to make the very strongest protest.
Some angry expressions are to be
heard, and arrangements have been
made with the prefect of police for the
efficient protection of the United States
embassy. The place is well guarded
Z by policemen and detectives, in view of
any possible hostile demonstrations.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Times says: Although Lord Sails
pury's words on the Hispano-American
situation before the Primrose league
are greatly resented here, many mod
crate and far-seeing men interpret
them as advice to Spain, given in a
rather brutal form, to recognize facts.
however painful. and to seek to mini
mize the inevitable consequence OF the
situation.
NOBODY has yet ventured publicly
TO advocate the doctrine that. in I'M
equal combat, Spain is only called upon
10 Vlholcate, her national honor but
ehe 1act that the tendency of thought
Is IN that direction makes for peace,
No Aid for Spain.
The Yorkshire Post, which is one Of
the best informed and most infuen
t1al newspapers in the kingdom. re-
Ierrlng to the efforts of certain now
ers TO induce Great Britain to reconsid-
er her determination not to take part
IN any intervention between Spain and
the United States, says:
~N4iiSAANa WOulQ resent anV
interference at all resembling Europe's
interference with the sultan If the
continental powers attempted it, thew
would be confronted by an alliance
between the United States and Great
Britain. They are we'll aware of this.
and Russia, which has always culti-
waited the friendship of the United
States which she hoped to enlist against
Great Britain, in case of need, is al
ready anXiously regarding the action
of the Marquis of Salisbury and Presi-
dent Mckinley, asking herself what
will be the chance in the aspect of
questions in the far East. if the United
States, departing from her traditional
policy, is determined to retain posses.
sion of the Philippine islands. 1t is
then practically certain that the pow
ers will not intervene in favor of Spain
unless this country acts with them,
and there will be no movement on the
Marquis of Salisbury's part without
prior complete understanding with
President Mckinley
The Vienna correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: "The Spanish queen
regent has again appealed to Emperor
Francis Joseph to use his influence in
favor Of European intervention. Count
Goluchowsky, the Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister, has addressed a note
to the powers on the subject 1 un-
derstand that but for Englands pro-
American attitude, certain European
powers would have openly sided with
Spain before the war broke out"
The Copenhagen correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says Baron Wedel-Jarls-
berg, the ScS adinavian minister at
Madrid, telegraphed that Spain intends
to protest to the powers against the
infringement against the international
law in Americas failure to make the
Cuban blockade effective"
A Rome special states that the pope
has sent telegram to the queen regent
of Spain, earnestly advising an imme-
diate appeal to the European powers
for mediation in the war with America.
His holiness is said to have promised
his support, and that of the powers. to
obtain an honorable solution of the diff
ficulty.