New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17

at the horrors daily presented during the last
| two years
prominent statesman. who was asked to
| sum up the hopes and fears experienced by HIM
self and by his colleagues. replied:
We have hoped throughout the crisis that
| hostil'iss would be avcrted. We believe war
! will ruin Spain. seriously burden the United
| States cause more Losses 10 Americans than
I they expect. and that European complications
may arise. constituting "A new and lasting dam
ger 10 IN" peace OF tho world We can only hope
, that the conflict will 10 short and decisive. and
that IL will not he followed In Spain by CarlIJt
Anarchist revolution. once war Is begun.
there can he no douh; IA to which side English
! sympathies will BE- on. Spain is incompetent,
! corrupt ard dccadent. while the United states
is intervening in the cause 81 humanity. and Is
setting a salu,ary example to Europe"
THE QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY.
The Cabinet is expected to meet early next
week and deal with the question Of neutral YES
srls In the event OF war II is believed some
! understanding Will be reached between the
! great Powers and that the United States Is pre-
| pared 10 acqucsce 10 certain conditions which
! will not impose heavy burdens upon neutral
! Governments
/ Outs.l" of Great Britain. the feeling toward
! the United states is distinctly hostile. The com
/ mcnts Of the newspapers abroad closely resemble
the homiiics which were formally addressed ~
Great Britain showing that the Continental ma
tons regard Americans as being as 'perverse
and grasping" as their British relatives The
| inspired government organs Of the Continent
express Indignation AT the way the United States
has ignored the concerted Powers, and speak
Of the "swaggering American self-concet. which
treats the Powers quantite necgeable
Another organ ~ Continental Government re-
marks
The uncvn cgotls'ical Yankees respect no.
lOd I'm he
great Powers They laugh Mt diplomatic forms
and are conscious 81 the power TO possess them
Selves by brute force Of what they covet
The nheren, dislike OF the Continental mon
arches for the great Republic IL it's very great
prosperity. which is lnimica 10 the monarchcal
principle. and this dislike is cropping out in all
directions. probably aided by the thirst for a
! chance Of coonlzIng or According Spanish
America. from which they are al present de-
! barred by the long Of the Republic: and Il
IS feared these transmarlne ambitions are likely
| to awaken dangerously should Spain be able to
! diminish the strength OF America at sea. thus
! from their point Of view. showing that the
| United states is only capable OF maintaining
| M0nroeism In countries to which II has land ac-
cess.
ANGLO-SAXON EXPANSION
! The fact gems 10 be that the Continental OBJ
servers foresco tho inevitable expansion Of Anglo
! Saxonlsm Two authorities have voiced this
fear recently. The Austrian professor. Blumen-
| tritt. notes the European presentment that the
victory OF the Americans will be Americas first
! step toward imposing her laws upon Europe"
| adding
The Americans arc fully conscious OF the con
dtlon Of dependence in which the Industrial
countries Of Europe are situated toward the
! United States. The Latin republics have al
ready sunk to condition Of dependence upon
North American capital. Now America is MAX
Ing "A beginning on the European colonies with
! those OF Spain | hope the Spaniards. who Will
he nghtne for vital commercial interests OF
Central and Western Europe. as we'll az for their
own flag. Will force the Americans to pay
heavy price FOR victory
Another authority. Senior Guido Bacce a
scientist and Statesman. thinks war between tho
United States and Spain is inevitable. that 1t
will have far-reachng results. and that it will
establish important precedents Continuing he
said.
For years far-seeng persons have realized
by the United states. where the charging and
absorbing Ango-Saxon energy must grow.
spread and ultimately overrue that part OF Eu
ropean civilization which It does not renew
The with Spain is only beginning. After
ward. II will he n mere question Of the survival
OF the Attest.
THE CHANCES OF VICTORY.
An interesting review In THE Speaker" evil
IDENTITY written by an expert In the resources OF
the opponents and their chances OF victory. says
that from his point OF view the war must be Il
naval war. and he reaches this conclusion:
Whatever disputable paper advantage Spain
may be able TO claim In ships. America Is i'm
neasurably superior In questions Of spirit.
seamanship and fighting qualities. The history
o, Spain is one long record OF naval disasters.
and to-day the Spanish gunrers and engineers
are among the worst In Europe. 1t is when we
consider the temper and traditions of the op-
posing nations that we realize how little prob
ability there is Of even a transient Spanish VIC
tory. and how much there IL to Justify the
ginning OF the contest they will sweep the Span
iards from the sea.
The British naval experts who are fully ap-
preciatve Of the capabilities Of the Americans
discredit the reports that the United States will
frtter away her forces by a simultaneous attack
upon the different Spanish colonies. They point
out that Spain has shown her appreciation Of
the most important element OF naval strategy,
namely. that sea power can only be upheld by n
combined fleet. BY her concentrating n formid-
able force at Cape Verd Islands the naval men
anticipate that a big engagement between the
combined fleets Will be fought In the negkbor-
hood OF Porto Rico
There is intense excitement among the men,
bers OF the American colony here. The thirst
for information Is so great that n private news
service haf been arranged. American women
are discussing the question OF organizing to as
s'st the wounded Immediately after war is de-
clared.
THE QUEENS GREAT INTEREST
Queen Victoria, II Is understood. has watched
with deep concern the course Of the crisis. spe-
cial service kilograms having appraised her OF
svsry turn Of the diplomatic campaign. between