The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-13
AMERICAN DIGNITY IS IMPRESSIVE.
United States Has Shown She Will
Not BE TrifIed With.
SPANS FAILURE is CERTAIN.
Manifest TO All Thnt she Can Not
Retain Cuba--NTndrid's lingo
Press In Amusing.


by the Associated Prcss.)--A diplomat who
probably is the recipient of more conf
dence than any man in London has ex
pressed himself as follows on the Cuban
question: III America had designed with
set purpose the events OF the past week
she could not by any possibility have de-
velopod anything which in it's impressive
dignity would have had such an effect
upon Europe as the way in which the
executive, congress and the people have
met the crisis and risen to the responsible
ity involved in dealing with the Cuban
question"
Such is undoubtedly the general feeling.
Every one here now recognizes that the
United States does not desire war but Is
actueted by humanitarian sentiments and
will not shrink from war If it is necessary
10 right the wrongs of Cuba and exact sat
isfaction from Spain In the course of a
long article the speaker says:
'In the face of possible deficit, bank
crisis and the suspension of the revival of
industry, the United States deliberately
shows the world that it will not be trlfled
with. The Spanish patriots would do well
to heed the warning, Ii they try to retain
Cuba by force their failure is certain and
they will hardly less certainly bring down
the fabric Of the government i'll SPAIN
On the other hand, the Spectator al
though contcnding that preparation is gem
orally the surest way of avoiding war,
thinks that the proposition does not hold
good In the case of the United States. and
says: "The tending toward intervention in
Cuba will not be altered by any amount
of preparation, because Spain can not end
the rebellion and will not grant indie
pendence and thus comply with the Amer
lean demands"
Therefore the Spectator is OF the opin-
ion that ''the Americans will finally and
reluctantly conclude that Spain must
cease to reign in Cuba and will take naval
and military action ere long"
The Spectator concludes: Quoting KIP
ling. The Americans are irresolute and
full of doubts
up to the point when they wake the
drumming guns that have no doubts AZ
ter that there is no more irresoution until
the last shot is fired"
Tie newspapers here generally regard
favorably the Madrid Nationals PROPOSE
ticn that the United States annex Cuba
and assume her debt They think it
cheaper to buy than to acquire by war.
But they all recognize the improbability
OF the Spanish government daring to con-
sent.
The feeling in the money market Is that
If war is inevitable much gold will proha-
lily go to New York and money therefore
will become deerer. The markets are un-
ersy Mt the danger that large amount of
gold may be Withdrawn from the Bank of
England. whose reserve is already low.
In the meantime, Madrid Is deluged with
sensational journalism. Canard Is piled
or eanard to be denied in the next editions
and eventually abandoned in favor of
fresh excitement. The lingo TRADES of.
the impartial and papers of its class are
keeping the nation amused, thus distract
ing attention from .he approaching cleo
lions, at which the government Anticipates
the liberals will capture so per cent OF
the seats.