Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
BRITISH SYMPATHY.


Omce.
During the course of a conversation a
high official of the British foreign office
in London is quoted as saying:
1.-The certain difficulties and possible dam
gers which the United States is inviting
by its attitude, besides the vast cost and
the disquieting uncertainties of war itself,
ali Of which could be avoided by policy of
indifference, show the single mindedness Of
the American aims and constitute an ire
sistible claim On the sympathies of other
nations, for the assured losses are not
counterbaianced by any prospect of gain.
1.-The Presidents policy is statesmanlike
and essentially humane. and while we may
view apprehensively the ultimate results
to America herself of the necessity for In
Producing order in the government Of Cuba
the solution of the insufferabie scandal will
not be too dearly purchased at the cost Of
war.
'The malefcent rule of Spain in Cuba
has got to end now. for neither America
nor any one else will trust her promises, SO
often broken, especially after the telltale
correspondence which resulted in the recall
of Senior Dupuy de LONE.
Nevertheless, added the official, Amer
lea has taken up an unenviable task. After
driving out the Spanards she will have
to send troops to crush the Cubans, who
are rebels at heart, and who will not sub
which will deprive them OF their occupation
Of ffghting."
England Would Join America.
After commenting upon the fact that
1.-The effect of the dramatic postponement
of President McKinleys message has been
to plunge two continents into profound sus-
pense ard put every bourse in the world
into violent alterations of heat and cold"
the London Spectator suggests as a possible
explanation of the delay that 1.-The Presi-
dent found, fancied he had found, he
was face to face with coalition of the
continental powers, France, Russia, Ger
many and Austria, nominally to preserve
the peace of the world, in reality to conduct
an anti-Monroe campaign to prevent any
territory now in the possession of Euro
pean power passing under American con-
troll" --.s
But the Spectator in its next sentence
krocks this suggestion on the head by say
ing:
while the continental powers do not love
the American republic they would not be
so mad as to risk war with the whole
Anglo-Saxon race. and that would be the
outcome. For, If America was attacked
by continental coalition, England would
be by her side in twenty-four hours"
DIlon's Paper for Spain.
The Freeman's Journal. the organ of the
Irish nationalist leader, John Dillon. a.
paper claiming to represent the Irish party
after fiatfootedly expressing the hope that
Spain will win in the expected war; asks:
''Is there a nation in the world which
could brook the insults 1eveled at the Span-
iards in the American press, or would not
protest against the stand-and-deliver policy
adopted?'
In conclusion the Freeman's Journal re-
marks:
I'm our opinion the United States would
be better. employed helping Spain to make
autonomy success, rather than in forcing
deplorable war. The latest advices show
the Americans do not want to deliver Cuba
to the Cubans."
The Irish Independent League has pro-
tested against this pro-Spanish declaration
and has passed resolution of sympathy
with the United States. repudiating with
scorn and indignation the declaration of
the Freeman's Journal.