The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-06
NO DANGER OF WAR.
Mckinley Will Do All He Can to Prevent
HostiIiiies.

Hostilities.
| Correspondence of the Associated Press.
Madrid. Feb. 23.-Discussing the ru-
mors of the possibility of war between
| the United States and Spain, the Inn
| parcial says that the Spanish govern
| ment is mot allowing itself to be hur-
ried by alarmists' statements in the
Madrid and foreign press" 1t quotes
a minister who said only that the pes
| simistic views of the Spanish papers
were but an echo of the sensational
statements in the Yankee press"
Now. more than ever" he lis said to
| have added, I'VE are assured that the
| Washington cabinet desires and Will
| do all il can to prevent anything oc-
curing to alter the relations existing
between both governments. The
American government, especially Mr.
Mckinley. by his energetic action
has succeeded i'm postponing to a bet
ter occasion the proposals of few
partisans of the filibusterers, while
public opinion is more and more plac~
ing confidence in the course adopted
by the government which Is most in
terested of all in the successful devel-
opment of public affairs
but, in spite of these statements"
continues the Impartial. lit does not
escape the attention of certain mem
bers of the government that the United
States Is making some preparations
issued some time ago. From other
members of the government came the
statement that at all costs, rude blow
must be struck at the rebellion before
the beginning of the rainy season. as
otherwise Spain viii suffer incalcua-
BILE loss
Information is to hand from suffi-
GENTLY official sources that If the rebel
lion Is not suppressed in May, America
will intervene with or without the con-
sent of Spain. In the meantime the
United States will attempt to lull our
government to sleep with friendly and
courteous praises which our govern
ment receives as evidences of respect
and consideration from those who lose
no occasion of showing that they are
| ignorant of what those words mean"
In an article in It's issue of Feb. D.
the impartial defending itself against
the charge of being pessimistic says:
These are the pessmists who place no
confidence in the manhood of our race,
and not we, who from the very be-
ginning of the war have urged that
money should be found to strengthen
our navy in order to render 1t capable
of imposing an effective neutrality on
the great republic which would allow
Spain TO end the Cuban revolt. These
are the pessimists who do not believe
that now, after the loss of so much
money and time, we can wound to
death the commerce of the Yankee and
save with the honor of the dag the fu-
ture of Spain"
The Liberal says that in Madrid Off
cal circles II is denied that the APP
parently warlike preparations being
made in the United States have the OBJ
ject attributed to them in certain quar-
tiers. II Is alleged these are only meas
ureS of reform agreed upon long ago.
In its leading article. which only refers
To the present relations between the two
countries, the Liberal deals in sympa-
1hetie spirit with Washingtons birth
day. and halls with approval Mckin-
ley's speech on the occasion in his re-
buff to those who seek to embroil the
United States in war with Spain 1t
then expresses the hope that the presi-
dents action will accord with his words,
adding: June will tell; but for the
present we ought to cry truce To sus-
pieions and animosities fully warranted
by experience in honor of the memory
OF that great man who. in addition TO
laying the foundation of liberty for his
own people, contributed as but few
others have done to the redeeming and
dgnifying of human conscience"
The Pals revolutionary says; "A
simple method commends itself to us,
Ii points out that no one who has eyes
can have failed to see that the real seat
States" adding: Consumption cannot
be cured by taking pills. The war In
Cuba will only end when we send an
army against the United States.
In the Carrao dockyard near cadiz,
says the Pals, every effort Is being
made TO push forward the completion
of the Princesa de Astias and the
Budue- Aijilbe. 1t is hoped that the
latter, which will have "A displacement
of f.260 tons. may be launched early in
June. and that the Princesa will mount
her guns this year"
Repeating the telegram sent by Pres
ident Mckinley to General Woodford
instructing him through the proper
channels, To convey his appreciation of
the message of sympathy from the
queen regent of Spain" the impartial
renders the quoted phrase lin the Gus
tomary form. which it also underlined,
and adds: THE customary form Is for
the heads of governors of countries to
write these communications them
selves.