The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-27
England and America Should Allow
Only United States to Make It.
IT WAS CIVILIZED WARFARE.
Returned Spanish Officers Say Both
Armies Adhered Co Its Methods
Carlists Will Not Attend the
Cortcs-Spauish6 Governments
Occupied With Position
or the Manila Troops.

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-The Spectator will
tomorrow say: -... .. ss
"The United States is learning with
indignation what its troops had to endure
before Santiago. aud is inclined to make
a scape-goat of Mr.. Alger. Obviously.
Mr.. Alger is not Carnot. The worst
OF the muddle was the belief so widely
entertained IN America that you can
make war without preparation. ANA
teur soldering, especially amateur trans
port and commissariat, is cruel work.
ABOLISH IT
The Spectator argues strongly for tho
abolition Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
and says:
"A movement must soon 'nko place in
America which will inevitably cause the
United States to trip Up against tho
treaty and make j vehement demand for
its abrogation. The demand. unless II DO
properly understood and explained be-
forehand, might seem here unfair and
unfriendly."
The paper argues that Americas new
Eastern possession Will make canal q
necessity.
The result OF the treaty has been a veto
of the canal. no company being willing
TO build II unless supported by powerful
government.
In case of an Anglo-American war the
canal would give America the greatest
advantage, but such a war IS not TO be
contemplated. II England should be at
war with another power the canal IN tho
hands of the Americans would be neutral.
a.. Ia
TO reinforce her Pacific fleet. III the canal
should be controlled by Nicaragua or
Colombia. In case of war. France or Rus
sia might secure possession OF 1t.
SHOULD COMBINE.
The Spectator suggests that England
will not wait for America to ask for the
ahrogation Of the treaty hut will arrange
a treaty by whicn England and America
Will mutually bind themselves TO allow
no power save the United States to make
"A canal. the United States TO keep 1t
open on equal terms with all nations at
peace with the United states. The paper
says: "If the diplomats must have a
quid or quo there are a dozen Canadian
points which might be set against the
tearing up OF the treaty
MADRID, Aug. 2G.--3 i. M.-The Car
lists and Republican members OF the
Cortes have decided not 10 attend the
forthcoming sessions and they Will issue
manifesto To the country explaining
the reasons for their absence.
CIVILIZED WARFARE.
MADRID, Aug. 81 +. NJ The Span
ish army officers VINO arrived on the
steamer Alicante. which reached corun-
na on the 2ith instant, with the iirsf o.
the Spanish repatri8tcd soldiers. were
given "a banquent by representatives OF
the Madrid press at Corunna. The OIL
ncers declared that both the American
and Spanish nations adhered 10 the
methods Of civilized warfare throughout
the campaign. They conceded the SUI
pcriority OF the American artillery.
The health of the troops which arrived
By the Alicante Is already greatly I'M
proved.
THE MANILA TROOPS.
MADRID. Aug. 2C.-C +. M.-The Cab
met was I'm session again to-day. Scnor
sagasta said the government was prin-
cipally occupied with the position or tho
troops that had capitulated at Manila
II would be better, he thought TO trans
port them 10 the Viscayas Islands than
10 bring them home, but the question
must be decided by agreement with the
American government II depended on
whether or not the troops were consider
ed prisoners Of war.
LONDON, Aug. Z.--Ihe Madrid corfeo-
pondent of The Daily Mail. says:
The officers and soldiers who have re-
turned from Santiago de Cuba bitterly
accuse the Americans of unfulhlled PROM
ises made nj the time OF the capitulation
of Santiago The Americans, they say.
forced the Spanish troops to encamp on
a spot where hundreds OF cOrpses OF the
Spanlsh defenders OF FL Caney were
buried. The rains almost unearthed the
bodies. the stencil from which proGuced
an epidemic. The Americans, the Span
iards assert, kept the latter without food
and the officers received only timed sar-
dimes.
Most OF them returned seriously III
from tho effects OF prolonged hunger.
Several die daily. The government has
resolved the correspondent says. TO sp-
point the ex-Spaaish Consul al Key West
as diplomatic agent AT Washington untii
peace shall have been signed.