The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-13
RsII0R in The De LONE NQ|IeI AD-
proved BY Public Sentiment.
OHDOH SPECTATOR TAKES A DIFFERENT WEN
More ExeItcnseEt In Madrid Than Ap.
poars In tho Newspapers England
pIaintains Her Position In the Far
E""t t-zosa Not LikeIy to he 40,
quilted.
Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press,

copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
London. Feb. IL, 1898.
me De LONE incident has excited little
interest," N England, but tho opinions ex-
pressed almost unanimously indorse the
position of the United Suites. The dai,v
newspapers, with the execution of tho
Morning Post. have adopted the view that
the administration took the right course
The Sackville-West Incident, natlraIlv
has been much quoted but It must ha
added that 1t has always been I'm the most
friendly terms towards the United States.
inc weekly newspapers express the
opinion that President Mckinley would
nave done better to ignore Dupuy deLome,
ana the Statist says "that u man better
qualified to conduct the foreign affairs of
the United States than Mr. Sherman
would refuse to notice deLome" and every
one participating In the affafr, adding IN
Governme1t &c p,t 1t based on popular suffrage has
continuing the Stnt.st says it does not
see. see why President Mckinley, who is nc
smnoih uS,oteu 10 me, tnG rough as we'll as the
and objects to allow foreigners the free
dnm i, ne admits in the case of his fellow
The Spectator thinks the practical ex-
ptmin,1, htuis.on or % delome will produce fresh
aiic"i,,eS airho1,., g., between snan and America.
the situation in any, way.
PresI.ent TonIfnnipMf Mc k,%o, !hG snsetatos says f
have promptly declared that he would not
pay any attention whatever to tho pur-
9nea PfyasG lGiser hoTeyer genuine
cnllcd on deLome and informed him that
1hs1aoes ni,at ; not need @ his assurance that the
vugarity OF the language being ample
proof or the fact If he had had the nerve
or wisdom to do that he would have inn
mensely raised his prestige both abroad
and In his own country. AT the same
lime one can not be surprised that the
United States failed to treat the letter
with the contempt 1t merited We do NOT
Tor ~ moment suggest that the executive
lailGd Ia to Ignore 1t because 1t wns ignorant
sufficiently good hammered to be self
restrained under provocation. The Ameri-
Ehs SIn nd are ms rs good hammered as ether peo-
perfectly aware how Lord Salisbury or
NJ. iianotauX would have disposed OF u
how President Lincoln would have treated
It,; II is not lack of manners or traditions
which made the United States Govern
take the Incident too seriously, but rather
iha want OF irmncSs and savoir fnlre
which has been shown by the present
Office ~ "s ''o'' 'S term u
The Spectator is not sorry the moment
IS approaching when the United States
adding: Their only hope Is In the Unit
ed States sternly declaring that the
Snbn Spd.ish ns h htroons must leave. and that tho
Ia la.e: That the United States viii he
morally Justified In saying the war mlst
i; Is no aIo noria inat cuba y, given peace. there
cat Haaurla advices show that the dcIome
mnir ment ,bra erenteT d. much suppressed excite
diplomats and part OF the press wers
GENERALLY unobjectionablc, but there was
IN Even un9sr1rHnt som rent, Of bitterness on all sides
cane known there had been particu-
,aTdy reIat , nervous .,, feeling in regard to the
denccd te by the unusual precaution taken
10 70 guard the residence of the u. S. min
lister, Gen Stewart l.. Woodford. Any
rumor, however absurd. was taken as
sosnci IN the alarnst circles. even though
a repetition of news which was stale
weeks ago For instance. quite a ferment
was caused by reference to the fact
that sixteen United States war ships were
OFT OFT the Dry Tortugas. and 1t was taken as
already begun. The advent of the Irench
cruiser Dubourdeiu at Havana was hailed
m,,nn NTH delight by the Madrid press, and
addressed by the French admiral to the
government officials upon the occasion of
hiss his complimentary IN visit. These remarks
were sald 10 have been most hatter.ng
In regard 10 the establishment of a new
regime ana were It Is said, accompanied
by hearty wishes that peace would soon
omv. N''O
Aiihough certain class noisily persists
~ y, disgusting the situation in the far
East the great majority are abundantly
satisfied with the Marquis of Sallsbury's
statement, and there is reason to believe
that they will be still more gratified in no
1ar distant future. When the government
shall be In a position to lay the papers on
the subject before parliament, It will be
seen that the conduct Of the affairs has
been in strict compliance with the princi-
pies enunciated by half q dozen cabinet
ministers. OF course, tho premier Is not
IN a position to reveal the whole story,as
there Is much yet to settle, but he will be
able to relieve all anxiety with an explicit
interfere with British treaties in China,
which give freedom of entry to every port
which may become open under authority
or at the request of any power whatSo-
ever. BY his attitude with regard to
Kiao Chou Bay. the Marquis of Salisbury
litical action between Great Britain and
Germany which Will not only produce
excellent results in The far East but helm &
to secure the stability of the general in
ternational situation. 7..s5
Great Britain's agreement with Russia
far-reachipg than a written assurance \
that Port Arthur will be free port and N
agreeing to the opening Of Ta.Lien-Wan
when the railroad reaches there
g The British war ships now on their
way to China are the frst-class battle-8ss
Barfeur. the first-class cruiser; Gibraltar
and the second class cruiser BonaYent tira. s
When they arrive on March g. ar Il sre1 es
abouts, Great Britain VIII have d pfepons ssss
derance OF % t000 tons OF war SHIPS over S
Russia and q Erance comb med In these ss
iCantlnle al on s3ix In fsaual sSSs