The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-10
ONLY ONE OF PITY.

the case.
ONLY ONE OF PITY.
Great Britain has nothing to thank
Spain for Whenever commercial queS-
lions have been raised. Great Britain
has found Spain obstructive, intract-
able and arbitrary, as the United States
finds her today. and the modicum Of
sympathy found in some quarters is
simply sort of sentimental pity at the
fact that Spain should be deprived of
her last great colony. One of the few
discordant notes in the paean of sym
pathy with the aims of the United
States comes from a quarter ii was
least expected from. The Freeman's
Journal, the organ Of the Irish nation
alist leader, Mr.. John Dillon, a paper
claiming TO represent the Irish party,
after f1at-footedly expressing the hope
that Spain will win in the expected
war, asks: rs theresa nation in the
world which could brook the insults
leVeled at the Spaniards in the Ameri-
can press, or which would not protest
against the stand and deliver policy
adopted?"
In conclusion the Freeman's Journal
remarks:
in our opinion the United States
would be better employed helping Spain
to make autonomy a success, rather
than in forcing deplorable war. The
latest adViceS show the Americans do
not want to deliver Cuba to the Gu
bans"
IRISH PROTEST WITH SCORN.
The Irish independent League has
protested against this pro-Spanish dec
laration, and has passed resolution of
sympathy with the United States, re-
pudiating with scorn and indignation
the declaration of the F'reeman's Jour
nal
The resolutions adopted by the New
York chamber of commerce at its re-
cent meeting are regarded as highly
important factors of the situation, and
as giving the approval of the business
men to the war policy.
During the course of a conversation,
high official of the British foreign
Office said:
THE certain difficulties and possible |
dangers which the United States is in |
wiling by its attitude. besides the vast |
cost and the disquieting uncertainties
of war ITSELF all of which could be
avoided by a policy of Indifference |
show the single-mindedness of the ]
American aims and constitute an ir-
resistable claim on the sympathies of /
other nations, for the assured losses
are not counterbalanced by any pros |
pect of gain.
The presidents policy is statesman |
like and essentially humane, and while |
we nav view apprehensively the ulu- |
mate results to America herself of the |
necessity for introducing order in the |
government of Cuba. the solution of |
the insufferable scandal will not be too |
dearly purchased at the cost of war. /
The malefficient rule of Spain in Cuba |
has got to end now, for neither Amer
ica nor anyone else will trust her
promises, so often broken, especially
after the tell-tale correspondence which
resulted in the recall of Senior Dupuy
de LONE
INEVITABLE TASK.
Nevertheless" added the foreign Of
fetal America has taken up an I'M
enviable task. After driving out the
Spaniards she will have to send troops +
TO crush the Cubans, who are rebels
at heart and who viii not submit tame
~ 10 any form of government which
will deprive them of their occupation
OF fighting"
There is much interest here in the
aspect of the expected
hostilities, and the exploits Of the Ala
bamas on both sides viii be eager
~ followed. II Is hoped that the adj
ventures resulting will lead the United
States and Spain to sign the declara-
ton of Paris. The general impression
Is that the prospective combatants,
respect neutral goods on their enemy's
ships and their enemy's goods on board
neutral ships.
TICKLISH QUESTIONS.
There is considerable fear that Eu-
ropes supply of wheat and cotton will
be seriously affected in the case of hos
tilities, although it is believed that I'M
less the attempted blockades Of ports
are absolutely effective, the neutrals
will not respect them, and it is appre-
hended that this aspect of the war will
lead to ticklish international questions.
which may involve the cOmbatants in ]
heated disputes with Europe.
Apparently hopeless as the outlook
IS. there are still few people who
think the queen regent viii yet sur J
mount the opposition of her ministers
and save the situation by yielding TO
al the demands of the United States
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