Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-10
FOREIGN SYMPATHY
Doubts of the Correctness Of the
Queens Message as Published.
WON'T TALK AT The EMBASSY
Effect of the British Attitude ir
Case of War.
FEELIN G IN CON GRES S

| The explanation made in some os the
| morning papers of the visit of Sir Julian
| Pauncefote TO the President though de-
scribing it ,.s visit to express the thor
ough sympathy Of the queen with the ef-
| forts of the United States to relieve the
j suffering in Cuba, indicates, in describing
! the character of the queens message, that
| 1t was in the nature of friendly warning
tt) this country and not properly interpret
| able as an expression OF sympathy with
| the Presidents policy. The character of
| the message described can properly be
| Interpreted 10 be nothing less than a
: friendly warning en- the Part of Great
| britain that she viii not approve Of this
| coIntry's entering upon hostilities with
! Spain, for The reason that i; would jcopari-
! ize British commerce with tne | aited
| states There is nothing in the message
| as described to warrant the assum ption
| of the sympathy OF Great Britain with tt:,:
| United States il war with Span occurred,
| or thSt Great Britain is seeking through
| such an exhibition of friendship to make
| ar alliance OF any sort with the United
! States looking to tie eastern cue estion.
The character of the message is, therefore.
| thought to have been inaccurateiy de-
| SCribed.
Won't Talk the Subject.
call at the British embassy this morn
| ing failed to elicit any direct informal ton
| on the subject. Sir Julian himseit vas not
seen, bu9 his representative stated that h.
| was not authorized 10 say anything or tEe
| subject, but would express the opinion that
| the statement of what occurred between
| Sir Julian and President Mchlnley was
| largely conjecture. On itIcnt.on beng
| called 10 The apparent ,l.:s,RterpIetatIon ..
| the message, and to the fast that as ,,e-
| scrioed II was rather d warning than an
| expression OF sympathy, the secretary of
| ieBaton smiled sig iIIEcu my ana sand Inat
| he had nouCed mat p.it..SIapn Jiit ,,ot.r,I
| MAKE no staie:ae.It ca The susJect .vyol.u
| emphasizing ms o4i.ic.l th2t the statement
| Was largely conjecture
Inc Lvi.yI Il, ,.ll,i ,t.e MESSAGE from no
| queen Was rot IN tc-is1S ueAcrl .vl. the r4-
| iatons between Great b.IJaln and me
| United States are l--Cr" cvraI;.I an. SYM
| I&thetic at this moment than ever before
| III our ilatrry. IL > re3ar.ied 10 not mn
| froDaDle that the Queen may have offered
| her friendly Cff1ces for the Setl.c.,:eIt %.
| the con-ro\ e1sy between the tinted States
and Spain. out i2ste&d CT first EXPRESSING
| sympathy with the efforts cf the Uniteu
| States, and following that with the hope
! thdt war might ua avoided, for the reason
| that 1t would irreparabiy damage British
! commerce and DC a serious injury to Eng
| IanC, the orcer of the proposition was prob
| ably reversed, SO that while representing g
| her great desire for peace, and citing the
| injury which would result to Great Britain
| from such a war; Notwithstanding this the
! sympathy of Great Britain with the efforts
TO relieve suffering humanity in Cuba was
| expressed. 1t is not regarded credible
| that the message could have come in the
| form of a warning that Great Britain
! would have an interest involved growing
| out of an injury to herself by US, if we
! were forced to so to war with Spain.
| Would Have British Sympathy.
| There is every reason TO believe that if
| war should occur the United States would
| Rave the sympathy of Great Britain and
| her moral support, and that if she should
interfere in any way before nostilitieS her
| interference would he in the direction of
| bringing about just such a settlement of
| the Cuban controversy as the United
| States is seeking.
| The connection between the attitude of
! Great Britain toward the United States in
this matter and the relations of the two
| countries with respect TO the eastern QueS-
tion is not remote. A friendly co-opera
| rion, more less direct, between Great
| Britain and the United States in dealing
| with foreign questions, where the interests
| of both governments are involved, is an
| ticipated. close alliance of d formal
character is regarded a thing of the
| more remote future. The mutual interests
| of the two governments in preserving the
integrity Of China, and the need Great Brit
ain has for the moral, If not the active,
support of the United States in her con-
/ tention with the rest of Europe over the
eastern question, is expected naturally to
! dispose Great Britain to assume the most
cordial and sympathetic attitude toward
| the United States in the present emcr-
gency.
| British commerce would undoubtedly suf-
| fer somewhat from war between the Uni
ted States and SPAIN But it is not be-
| lieved that it would suffer nearly much
as has the American commerce on account
| of the Cuban war.
| Spain Couldn't Blockade.
There Is no probability, it is thought. of
| Spain being able, in the event of war, to
| blockade any Of the principal American
ports, and, of course, the war vessels of
| neither Spain nor the United States would
interfere on the high seas, nor in ports, in
| the absence of blockade, with vessels
| bearing the British flag.
| At all events, If war were forced upon
| this governn ent by the acts of Spain, it is
| rot regarded as at all probable that we will
| be deferred from the defense of our dignity
| and our right by the consideration of con-
| sequent temporary Inconvenience to Great
| Britain, nor that Great Britain will expect
| or desire such a thing.
1t is felt to be matter of congratulatlon
| by leading men in Congress, well as
| those in official life, that there exists be-
| tween Great Britain and the United States
| a cordiality Of sentiment and community
| of interests far beyond the ordinary comfy
| of natiors. The attitude of Great Britain
| with respect to our Intentions with Spain
| is expected to be such as to contribute, as
| far as any foreign influence can, toward
| checking Spain in any course which would
| Feeling About Congress.
Tie feeling about Congress is (and it is
understood to reflect the sentiments of the
administration that any talk Of assistance
| for the United States in war with Spain