The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
The MAINE.
Continued from Page I.

fast rs ii emptiss. The petroleum stream
is creating the blaze where no blaze
was, and feeding the Flicker that would
go out IL lt were left alone.
There Is no more need OF war with
Spain than there was OF war with
England or Chile. lhe administration
thanks TO the statesmen who honor 1t
dops not want war A Cougrs 81 which,
up TO this time, exhibits the patriotism
of self restraint, does not want war; Inc
people do not want war. Nobody wants
IL but adyenturers and the 1ncendiary
press Happily the fire feeders cannot
declare war, though they do Their worst
To create IL.
LET Us remember that war has become
an anachroism. 1his is the age OF for
bsarance, or arbitration. Civilized ma
tions nre no longer thugs and pirates.
They have become gentlemen. III IL out
OF date to settle national differences 10y
slaughter.
1.-The incendisry editor is the last man
who should COMPLAIN of Sthe catastrophe
which cost us the MainsS and her noble
crsw. lie raves hotlv over the loss of
800 men, bat no coldly instigates the
murder OF 300, coo or three times that.
lie po,irs fiery rhetoric about the miseries
cor 0rsequent on the explosion of one battle
shin. But ne is laying the torpedoes
which may blow up TWO navies lie
he is the criminal. lie is n Thousand
fold more guilty than any possible savage,
or IN aniac, who might, 10y any conceiva-
BILE turn OF events bs suspected To know
more than he chooses 10 tell about tho
destruction of tho Maine.
A SPANISH ATTACK.
London. Feb. 2s.-The Carlist organ,
El Correo OF Madrid In its issue of Feb
ruary %. just received here 10y mail,
says There Is no doubt whatever that
the loss of the Maine was due TO lack OF
discipline. and cites the case OF tho
United States cruiser which was lately
at Venice, describing her crsw as icing
rather pirates than sailcTs Of a civilized
nation. Continuing, El Correo re
marks:
.-brunkurJts, insubUrdfnHt5s, thieves
and fighters, the sailors Of the United
States never set foot ashore without
CREATING riots. Nightly several of them
slept in jail or were taken on boarc.
under arrest, until the municipality was
forced TO formally complain tn the COM
mander and request him not To allow his
men to land, rs otherwise they could not
be az sweraple for the consequences.
Had these officials belonged To the
christian regime the United States would
have replied by demanding an indemnity
or an apology or both, with the certainty
SranIsh no attention was paid to IL, he
cruiser leaving Italy. This naval co lviet
ship. which rs never free from fumes f
alcohol must be- - twin sister of the
Maine. Ii is marvellous thing, in such
hands, that one OF their shiIs does not
blow up daily.
THE BOARD An KEY WEST.
Key West, Fla, Feb 2s.-The United
States court of inquiry into the loss of
the ljattleship Maine In tho harbor of Ha-
avna on Feb. l3, commenced its sessions
here this morning. Those officers and
civilians here who believed the reports
from Havana saving that the oodrt had
already decided that the loss OF the Maine
WAS uue to treachery bave apparently
changed their minds for today universal
question is. what has the court found
out"' while yesterday the one heard all
Horund when VII war be declared. "
An unusual hustle Iervaded this iittls
towD from cary mornlng hours. The
torpedo coat Cushing stot out fiom her
dock TO tie New York ara was soon back
to shore with CaItins sampson aud
Chadwick and Lieutenant. Commander
Porter on board.
Lieutenant Com mander Mark, the
Judge advocate. who Is staying ON the
island with Commanuant torsytbe, was
already at tho Federal binding propar-
ing the United States District Court room
for the sessions a small crowd gather, a
outside eagerly watching all develop
ments.