The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-16
She SubscrIbes LiberalIy to the Navy
Fund and Says She Prefers War
to Losing Cuba.
THREAT FROM DON CARLOS
WILL START A REVOLUTION UNLESS
SPAIN GOES TO WAR.
Premier sagasta's Cabinet and Mim-
Think Peace Will Prevail.

LONDON, April 16.-Dispatches from sew
eral continental cities yesterday intimated
that the European powers would make q
naval demonstration against the United
States with the view of forcing that Ma
ton to abandon her intention of making
war on Spain. 1t is possible some OF the
powers would like to make such display
of force but 1t is certain all would not par
ticipate. The officials of the British For
eign Office, when questioned on the subject
refused to make a statement on the hypo-
thetieal case as to whether Great Britain
would join in a naval demonstratiop ia be-
half of Spain, but they added that they
did not believe such a demonstration would
be attempted. An ambassador here of a con-
tinental power said that no such demonstra-
tion is contemplated though it might be
mooted by some despairing friend of Spain."
He added: "Such a movement could not
succeed, If attempted, in view OF Great
Britains fiat refusal to join In any demon-
stration or step with the view OF putting
pressure upon the United States. II the con-
tinental powers attempted it Great Britain
would probably openly indorse the United
States. The Austrian ambassador openly
says he has given UP any hope OF Europe
preventing war"
A special dispatch from Rome, referring
to the rumors of a proposition to make an
international naval demonstration off the
island of Cuba says Austria is taking the
lead in the matter, but it is understood thaS.
Great Britain and Germany are not favor
able to the suggestion. The Popolo Romano
says it understands the powers Of Europe
will intervene between the United States
and Spain in favor of the latter country, and
it adds, according to the information gath
cred in well-informed quarters the interven-
ton will take the form of naval demons
stration in which all the powers win par
ticipate4
The Temps of Paris warns the powers
against hasty action and says: Europe
must not forget she has great interest
in America. 1t would be simply disastrous
to provoke war between the two continents
and above all it is necessary for the powers
to come to an understanding and act in
concert Any nation which alone assumed
the responsibility of supporting Spain and
making an enemy of the United States
would do the greatest injury to It's most
essential interests
URGED NOT TO JOIN.
The Daily Chronicle, taking it for granted
that there is some truth in the reports OF a
new European concert for coercion, devotes
an editorial to urging England not to join.
1t says: "Our concern is to see that Eng
land is not once more dragged at the heels
of despots and made to play the game OF
the latest of the rotten tyrannies that en-
cumber the earth. We have good reason
to say that there are strong friends OF
America in tho present government. and we
hope Lord Salisbury is one of these, but II
is important that the. feeling OF the country
should be adequately represented both in
London and in Washington. 1t was easy
to coerce Greece, but America stands in =
different category. she is a very great
power intensely proud and entirely self
contained. Her fate has been to undertake.
a task peculiarly arduous and thanklessH
She is not going to be bullied by the heroeJ
of the Cretan blockade, and If the move
ment against her is pressed too far she will
be compelled in her own interests to clear
the situation. Our present purpose is to
insist that our government does its best by
using every means in its power to defeat
any anti-American combination. If there be
any doubt about the feelings OF the great
majority of the nation, we shall be happy
to try the experiment Of marching hum
dred thousand Londoners through the mt
tropolis with the union jack and the stalm
ness of the mother country to stand
by her children of the West as
stifhy and strongly as one country can
by another" The Daily Chronicle
also ridicules the Saturday Review,
which asks: Where are the American off,
GERS for an army to march through Cuba?'
1t Gays 1t is not aware that the United
States intends to do anything of that sort,
"but If it does its trouble will be chiefly
ono Of selection from a vast number OF
highly trained men from the West Point
Academy"
The Times, which attaches 40 Importance
to the rumors of q European demenstra-
ton against the United States, says:
England would assuredly be NO party TO
such a demonstration, but it is even more
absurd to suggest that because England
sympathizes with American Indignation at
Cuban horrors the British government
ought to rush INTO armed alliance with the
United States for settlement of a ques-
ton in which We have no immediate con-
Germ. 1t is another instance of the hair
Drained folly which endeavored to involve
us in a war on behalf OF Greece. The
Americans would rightly regard an offer
OF such assistance as an intrusion and an
insult. But 1t is to be added that though wa
cannot condone the errors of Spain. we feel
very keenly that she Is paying a heavy pen-
atty in the form most painful to a high
spirited nation; and for any reason short OF
such urgent considerations as are most un-
likely TO arise we should be unwilling to so
out OF our way to throw our forces into shs
balance against an old ally
According 70 the Washington corresponds
ent OF the Daily Chronicle. the European
ambassadors. except the British. are so an 4
moved at Congress for ignoring Epain's Of,