The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27
ALL ENGLAND IS ANXIOUS
LONDON HARDLY BELIEVES
WAR CAN BE AVERTED
Depends Upon the Temper Spain
Shows When Notice Is Served Up
on Her to Leave Cuba-The Dons
Are in No Condition to Undertake
an Armed Conflict.

LONDON, March 26.-Although pub
lie opinion on this side Of the Atlantic,
as in America, had discounted the find
irgs Of the United States court Of in
curry into the loss of the Maine, and
actual confirmation was expected, the
verdict only served to whet peoples
appetites. 1t has in no way aIleyiated
the suspense or the anxiety in regard to
the Immediate effect produced by the
report nor the eagerness to know the
position which President Mckinley and
ms caplnet propose to take In this
difficult and delicate situation.
SO intense is the interest in the latest
turn or the Kaleidoscope that it has i'm
measurably increased the nervous ten
sion which has been agitating FI1rone
for the last three months
There is little hope here that hostiu-
ties can be averted, and it Is believed
the revelation now officially made will
SO combine the other factors Of the sit
uation as to make a war inevitable.
though it is still regarded as possible
that Spain at the last moment will see
the hopelessness of maintaining her
position and yield to the inevitable
without, as British admiralty official
said: Having the lesson numerically
hammered into her, although the ham
mering may possibly not be accom-
pllshed until after her spirits have been
raised by temporary success"
1t is at last realized here that the
movement to end the Cuban scandal Is
no longer in the, hands Of the jingoes.
but that the solid sentiment of the
United States bids the executive act
when the proper moment arrives; that
the risks have been estimated and that
the great body Of Americans are ready
to face them. ri
Spain Must Decide
So far as 1t Is possible to ascertain
the general diplomatic opinion, it can
be summed up in the words Of foreign
official who remarked: "The preserva-
ton Of peace depends upon the temper
Spain displays when the inevitable no.
LITIGATION is delivered. The president
proposes to relieve the sufferers by dis
trlbut1ng food, clothes and medicines
from American warships and trans
ports, precisely as Great Britain is now
unoff1cially and on a smaller scale do
ing in Crete, and unless Spain pockets
her overweening conceit, which has
hitherto made the recognition of her
failure impossible to her, a rupture
must come from that quarter, and
Spain will put herself hopelessly in the
wrong.
SpalnS pretensions of preparedness
for war and her finance minister's as
surance that she has sufficient funds
therefor are equally untenable, unless
the latter contemplates the immediate
suspension Of specie payments and the
payment of the interest on the debt in
paper.
1.-THE truth is that Spain Is no more
in position to fight the United States
than was Greece to fight Turkey.
The one great hope of the European
chancellories is that the president will
succeed in delaying the explosion I'M
til, under the guise of autonomy, ar
rangements' may possibly be made to
facilitate Spain's giving up Cuba.
1T must be remembered that for two
years. although Spain has at times as
sumed a vigorous attitude, she has
invariably failed to maintain it when
the cruX was reached. The suggestion
| of the continental press Of intervention
upon the part Of the European powers
is mischievous, and nothing is more
certain to provoke hostilities.''
| 1t has been suggested that the pres
ence in London of the Infanta Eulala-
liza is connected in some way with
| diplomacy but the list of guests at
the official dinner given in her honor
at the Spanish ambassadors hardly
lends color;to the assumption.
Financial Aspect.
The nervousness of the stock ex-
| change is evidenced by the tumbling in
| prices, and it is further indicated by
| the fact of the insurance against war
risks done at Lloyd's at 20 per cent
| premium.
| The Statist says:
While the outbreak of hostilites would
| seriously affect New York Madrid would
| be much worse off. 1t would mean the i'm
mediate suspension of specie payments, and
| either the suspension of interest on the
debt or paper payment. The financial crisis
| would react on Paris, with the probable
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