Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-11

He Nevertheless Thinks the Task
Of the United States an Unenvia-
BILE Ono The spectators"
Guess as to the Presidents Delay.
London, April 10-During the
course of conversation, high official
OF the British foreign office said last
night:
The certain difficulties and possible
dangers which the United States is in
viting by its attitude besides the vast
cost and the disquieting uncertainties
of war itself, all of which could be
avoided by policy of indifference,
show the single-mindedness of the
American aims and constitute an ire
sistible claim on the sympathies of 9TH
er nations, for the assured losses are
not counterbalanced by any prospect
of gain.
The Presidents policy is statesman
like and essentially humane, and while
we may view apprehensively
THE ULTIMATE RESULTS
to America herself of the necessity for
introducing order in the government
Of Cuba, the solution of the in6ufferable
scandal will not be too dearly pur-
chased at the cost OF war.
THE male6cent rule of Spain in
Cuba has got to end now, for neither
Americans nor anyone else Will trust
her promises, so often broken, especial
ly after the tell-tale correspondence
which results in the recall OF Senior
Dupuy de Lone.
Nevertheless added the foreign
office official, America has taken up
an unenyiable task After driving out
the Spaniards, she will have 10 SEM
troops to crush the Cubans, who are
rebels at heart, and who will not sub
nit tamely TO any form of govern
ment which will deprive them OF their
occupation Of lighting"
There is much interest here in
THE PRIVATEBRING ASPECT
OF the expected hostilities, and the ex-
pIoits Of the Alabamas on both sides
will be eagerly followed. IT IS hoped
that the adventures resulting will lead
the United States and Spain to sign
the declaration Of Paris. The general
impression is that prospective combat
ants, while issuing letters of marque,
will respect neutral goods ON theT
enemys ships and their enemy goods
on board neutral ships.
There is considerable fear that Eu-
ropes supply OF wheat and cotton Will
be seriously affected in the case or
hostilities. although it is believed that.
unless the attempted blookades of forts
are absolutely effective, the neutrais
will not respect them, and it is appre-
hended that this aspect of the war Will
lead to ticklish International questions
which may involve the combatants
IN HEATED DISPUTES
with Europe.
Apparently hopeless as the outlook
is, there are still a few people who
think the Queen Regent will yet sur
mount the opposition OF her ministers
and save the situation by yielding to
all the demands of the United States
on The plba Of vigorous European
pressure; but, all the same, Europe
will know as we'll as America, that
history will not fail to record that it
was because of the answering line
taken up by the United States that
Spain was constrained to give peace TO
Cuba.
After commenting upon the fact that
''the effect of the dramatic postpone
ment of President Mckinley's message
has been to plunge two continents into
PROFOUND SUSPENSE
and put every bourse in the world into
violent alterations OF heat and cold"
The Spectator suggests as a posi- Bile
explanation Of the delay that 'the
President found, or fancied he had
found. he was face to face with a
coalition of the continental powers,
France, Russia, Germany and Austria,
nominally to preserve the peace OF
the world in reality to conduct an
anti Monroe campaign to prevent any
territory now in the possession of a
European power placed under Ameri-
can control"
One OF the few
DISCORDANT NOTES
in the pean of sympathy with the aims
of the United States comes from a
quarter it was least expected from
The Freeman's Journal, the organ OF
the Irish Nationalist leader, Mr.. John
Dillon, a paper. claiming to represent
the Irish party, after fatfootedly ex-
pressing the hope that Spain will win
in the expected war, asks:
is there nation in the world
which could brook the insults leveled
at the Spanish in the American press
or would not protest against the
stand deliver policy adopted"
In conclusion, the .FTeemans' Journal
remarks:
In our opinion, the United States
would be better employed helping
Spain to make autonomy a success
rather than in forcing a deplorable
war. The latest advices show the
Americans do not want to deliver
Cuba to the Cubans"
The Irish Independent League has
protested against this pro-Spanish
declaration. and has passed resolutions
of sympathy with the United States.
repudiating with scorn and indigna-
ton the declaration of the FreemaDs'
Journal
The resolutions adopted by The New
York Chamber of Commerce, at its
recent meeting, are regarded as
highly important factor of the situa-
ton, and as giving the approval OF the
business men TO the war policy.