The evening times., 1898-02-26
Charges Moderate, Medicines Inclut
SPANS POSSIBLE ALLIES.
They Would Probably Not Material
ize i'm the Event of War.

lZt tINfht VI ~
Many of the Spanish papers are saying
that in the event of a war with the
United States. Spain could count on IN"
active or passive aid of several European
nations. Several French, a few German
and one Russian paper have had expires
sicns which may strengthen Spain in this
view. Some American papers appear to
think this view has little justification
They are mistaken however The causes
which have melted this view in the Span
ish nress can readily be pointed out.
There is a tie of blood between Spain
and Austria through the royal families OF
each. There is a financial tie between
France and Spain through the circum-
stance that much of Spain's bonds are
held in France. There are racial bonds
between Snain. France and Italy, the
people of all of them having strong
admixture of the old Roman stock. Ger
many. through the Kaiser and Bismarck,
has growled at the Monroe doctrine.
France is also opposed To that policy. ana
so probably are some of the other ma
/ tions.
Rut not one of these circumstances.
nor all of them in combination. afford
any ground for the belle! that spain
could get aid from any OF those nations
i'm a war with the United States. Austria
is tied up at home by its domestic trou-
bles France has an issue with England
! in West Africa which threatens To BRING
/ on conflict. 1ler hostility 10 German!
( and her ''revanche" aspirations viii pre-
vent her from wasting her resources in
! a Ouixotic contest on Spain side. More
( over Russia'S consent would have To he
/ obtained by France before she could en-
ter into a Spanish or any other sort OF an
/ alliance and IL is quite safe to say that
such consent would not be given in the
present disturbed condition Of Europ,
and Asia. Distrust Of France and Eng
land and her own troubles i'm China would
keen Germany out Of a Spanish alliance
even if France should enter II. Italy !:
bankrupt and has no interest i'll th'
Quarrel one way or the other. Russia
interests do not conflict with ours. ana
moreover. she has Asiatic and European
complications which promise to keep he
busy at home.
What of England? England favors th'
/ United States. and would Ice on our sid
if France or Germany, or both. shoul'
take the side Of Spain. In the Chimes
+ controversy with Germany and Russia
England has had the moral support OF tn
United States. and she knew ii and appre
ciated il. The recent expressions of som
of her leading newspapers and puhl
men show this. England X making M
. protest against the Monroe doctrine. Il
fact. in the Venezuela case i'm lS,6. sh
gave her official sanction to that policy
and il is now an integral part of inter
national law. For moral and phySiCa
reasons E.ngland'S interests would he o
our side in a conflict with Spain and an
1 other European power. Active aid FOR u
would wipe out all the anti-Euglsh preiu
dices of a century's growth in the Unite
States IL would keep the food supply O
the UnI,~- .,Iates open to England in cas-
of future wars between her and France
Germany. Russia or any other country
As against Spain alone. the United State
| would be easily victorious. A. agains
Spain and any possible ally or allies sh
could get in Europe, England would be O
our side, and England and the Unite
States on the water could hold their ow
against all the rest Of the world in con-
bination.-St. Louis Glohe-Democrat.