The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-27
MAINE AFFAIR
VIEWED ABROAD.
Sensational re]patches Affect the
Foreign Opinion.
SPANISH PRESS CONCILIATORY,
This is the Tone Of the Responsible Pa
pers.-Yeilow journalism i'm Spain
as Well as over Hcre-London In
Throcs ora Ho; Campaign.

/ LONDON. Teb. 25.-Sensatonal dis
patches. purporting to represent alarmist
utterances Of President Mckinley. secre-
tary Long and other United States Off
! ciais. are beginning 20 affect public
opinion on this sldo Of Tho Atlantic and
create the impression that there may be
possible truth en- the reports which ailese
mat the loss of the Maine was not due to
an accident, az al first believed mere.
Although war between the United
states and SPAN is stu regarded az I'M
piouabie. The disposition Ia the city BE-
/ 10 regard the apliencnsions respecting
/ cuba as not altogether exagge RACED.
lhe Statst points out that this Us
/ grave mstaNe. LAS. apart from senti-
meut tho material losses innlcied upon
I Americans boy the anarchy in CUBA must
not DC boutdcd." The staust. believes,
/ however, that President Mckinley is
strong enough 10 resist the pressure
and Congrutuiates him upon the firm
and statesmanlike qualities which the
/ immediate responsibilities Of his position
nave ocvuOpe1' and upon the honorable
/ and norlo principles which Dc cnunciaied
4t Philadelphia when te quoted WASH
inuton AT the same time continues
I the statist. eve realize taat the Presi-
dent cannot afford TO quarrel with his
supporters IL the latter press war
GRAVELY THREATENING.
The Saturday Review. IS of the opinion
| that the affair Sc " graVoly tnreatenine,
and comments upon the silence of the
/ court Of inquiry in the loss OF the Maine
as being "omini0us" as in the nervous
anxiety of President Mckinley and his
ministers TO avoiu "a rupture with Spain
/ they would obviously have fastened to
publish anything which would help TO
ston the mouths of Senators Mason and
Allen who. with the assistance or certain
newspapers. 1ro yelling for instant war
I'm the best iingo style
Proceeding the Saturday Review re-
marks:
Secretary sherman. having been SIC
fenced by the simple process OF not ale
/ lowing him 90 know anything. the eXccu-
/ tive has lately kept its secrets admira-
/ bly,. but it is shrewdly suspected chat the
/ pacific disposition Of President Mckinley
/ is largely owing 10 the reports OF his nae
val advisers TO The erect that America
! T. not in condition TO 20 to war with
/ Spain with any certainty oil an immedi-
/ ate and overwhelming success Tho SPAN
| ish fleet f. not 10 be despised. and South
/ American republics have not displayed
/ the love for their northern sister which
/ Mr. Blaine tried to insul. but an this
/ win not prevent the iingoes from forcing
/ the Presidents hand 81 scrap OF cyi-
/ dencc duplicating The Cuban authorities
/ becomes public
The Spectator is certain that tho United
/ States government whether moved ly
information from Europe or being only
/ losirons of peaco rs onyious 10 avoid
varn
I stw or,rt from, tb. lo-. of tho Maine
t,. enoot.for mimi, tbar. fba .h9rrov,D.r
co,',,i.,. ,,,,,rt, fro.r, ,,,,.e NAV go aro
tho Americana fhat they WIFI insist ur0n
th.,r ,,,.ernn,ou, erlfn, etcb miseris,
vi,l,f, A-o,ri..,,, ,...t.rs D,
vrrrl,,- f,t-pD-,rc
| si,i... ,1--,,,'i n(,, fr9r Madrid
chow maj v.t,la tb. revolutionary Dreams
/ srch as IN pai. are .brI.tin- donuncia-
n ll . hoyo adopted quiet ana eone''i'-