The herald., 1898-07-20
EUROPEAN PRESS
PAPERS IN MADRID WITHOUT
DISPATCHES
Various Comments on the War Sftuo.
tion-Spain Still Hoping for
Interference -,

LONDON. July Glowing to the severi-
ty of the censorship at Madrid. the LON
don morning newspapers today are quite
without Madrid dispatches except brief
messages by way of France.
The Madrid papers themselves are with
out dispatches from Paris, London OF
Havana. Even the Spanish provincial
papers get nothing from the capital
France and Germany
LONDON, July 2O.-The Madrid oorrs.
spondent of the Standard says:
"Senor Sagsata prefers to solicit the a.
sistance of France, but Duke Almodova5
de Rio favors using Germany as the trump
card to terminate the war by seeking hee
action against America in the Philippines
Spain naturally wishes to utilize the rivalry
between France and Germany to further
Spanish interests by retaining the Philip
pines and avoiding the payment Of q war
indemnity
Cannot Interfere
LONDON, July 2o-The Vienna corre.
spondent of the Times. discussing the ads
vent and probable operations Of Commo-
dore Watson, says:
ut is taken for granted that Amerioa
will punctiliously observe the obligations
Of international law. There win, there.
fore, be no legal ground for European pro-
tests and intervention without legal JUST.
fication is practically excluded by the
certainty that Great Britain will support
the United States, while the powers ara
not likely to risk fastening the conclusion
of an Anglo-American alliance by any at.
tempt to hinder or coerce the United
States.
disappointment with the policy Of thu
Spanish government is growing hsrA, and
it is beginning to be believed that Spain
can be convinced of the absolute necessity
of suing for peace only by fresh disasterA
A great surprise was occasioned here BY
the news that the odds at Santiago were
largely on the side of the Spaniards."
The Madrid Cabinet
MADRID, July 49, 10 p. m.-The evening
papers state that the cabinet council today
was occupied by the capitulation Of SAM
tiago de Cuba. Ministers expressed sur.
prise that Gen. Toral had included the
whole military division of the province In
the surrender. When details have been re-
ceived, the question of a court-martial u
Gen. Toral will be submitted.
Ell impartial learns from several men,
for Spain to sue now for peace would be
an avowal that she is vanquished. More
over, they believe that the United States
fattered by the triumph at Santiago, would
only consent to peace on unequal termA
and, therefore, 1t is preferable to continue
the war. in the hope Of reconquering q pors
ton Of the lost territory.
LAS the government makes no sign, II
can only be supposed" says Ell ImpaEcj1A
that the ministers disagree on the cues.
tion." /
Some papers believe that the reconstruo.
ton Of the cabinet is imminent.
The German Version
BERLIN, July 19.-All official informa-
ton as to the incident in which the Ger
man cruiser Irene figured at Subig bayt
Philippine Islands, in regard to the shot
fired across her bows by the United States
auxiliary cruiser McCulloch. and regarding
Admiral Won Diedrich's interview with
Capt. Chichester of the British warshib
Immortalite. as to what the latter would
10 If the Germans interfered with the
bombardment Of Manila. Capt Chichester
replying that only Admiral Dewey and
himself knew that, is refused hers. The
German officials will only admit that dit
ey and Admiral Won Diedrichs, as to tbs
right of searching warships, have occurred,
and the Germans add that Admiral Won
Diedrichs refused to allow German war
ships to be searched.