The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-06
BRITISH FEELING BRoTHERLY.
ENGLAND FRIENDLY TO US IN THE
FACE OF EUROPE'S ENMITY.

The British Public Convinced That
Something MOmentOus Is About to
Happen in the spanIsh-American
Complications over Cuba--Britlsh
Government Gives British Ship
builders "A Tip That It's Sympathies
Are Not With Spain.
Special London Gable Letter Copyright,
1898, by the Associated Press.
London. March 5.-Now that time and
opportunity for reflection have been al
lowed by Temporary cessation of the pa
triotic and bellicose statements which,
since the wreck of the Maine have been
the chief feature of the special cable dis
patches from the United States, English
men are beginning to realize the depth of
the Cuban feeling in the United States,
with which the thoughtful element has
cordially sympathized although they still
believe the Maine inquiry will absolve
Spain from completely in the disaster. An
impression. almost amounting to convic-
tion, prevails that public opinion will COM
pei the government of the United States
TO acknowledge the Cubans as belllgerents
and TO intervene between Spain and Cuba.
The very ealmness and patience of the
people of the United States tends to con-
firm the convictions here that Americans
have become aware that their govern
ment is preparing to satisfy the coun-
try's aspirations when the auspcious mo-
ment arrives. Every one in this country
acknowledges the dignity and self-posses-
sion with which the cabinet of President
Mckinley have been handling this most
difficult affair." and this attitude of the
United States government has had
great effect In influencing opinion on this
side OF the Atlantic. Americans express
themselves as being much gratlhed at the
friendly attitude which the British gov
ernment has evinced toward the United
States.
BY the advice of the British govern
ment shipbuilders and dealers in NUM-
ton Of war here insist practically upon
cash payments in the case of all orders
booked by Spain. 1t seems that the Span
ish embassy, when bargaining with the
shipbuilding and other firms Indirectly
suggested that Great Britain sympathized
with Spain. This coming to the ears OF
the British government the latter lost no
time in putting the firms which are In the
habit Of doing government work on their
guard
Another rumor which has decidedly
pleased the Americans was that the gov
ernment has succeeded in obtaining COM
plete plans of the principal Spanish har-
bors and their defenses.
In short both Americans and English
men in this have about concluded that
the present calm has been brought about
by President Mckinley in order to allow
the completion of preparations for defense
and for possible initiative action, and few
people here viii be sorry when a decision
is reached and the long-standing tension
is ended Operators on the stock ex-
change are Inclined to leave American Sc
curities alone until the crisis Is settled
The pastoral letter to Cardinal Casca-
jares, archbishop of Valladolid has added
another danger 20 the long list threaten
ing Spain, by giving such boom TO Carl
ism, and no student of Spanish history
would be surprised were an outbreak to
The text of this letter shows that II prae-
tically amounts to a manifesto In favor of
legttimism as the sole remedy for the
manifold evils existing in Spain The
Carlists are using the manifesto for all cts
worth, declaring 1t to be one OF the black
est, yet most truthful paintings OF the
condition of Spain under the regency of
Maria Christina.
II the Tien-Tsin correspondent of the
Daily Mail was well Informed in saying
Japan had addressed note to Russia, de-
manding an immediate and explicit state
ment on the question Of continued occu-
patton of Port Arthur. 1t must lead, taken
in conjunction with the activity of the re-
fertilization Of Wei-HaiIWei, to a recru-
descence of the uncertainty, worry and
alarm which kept the two hemisphers at
tenterhooks al Christmas time Evidently
Japan is preparing for the struggle with
Russia, which must come some day.