Evening star., 1898-04-16
The Prospect Of Such an Anti-Amer-
ican Combination.
10 INTERVENE IN SpAIN'S BEHALF
In Such an Event England Would
Be With Us.
COMMENTS OF LONDON PRESS

LONDON, April 16-The st. James Ga
zette this afternoon publishes an article
headed IAN Anti-American Holy Alliance" !"
during which it says:
1.-THE reports Of European interference in
the Cuban question are distinctly the most
interesting news this morning, most inter-
esting because 1t il now clear nothing can
prevent war except some such Intervention.
The United States has gone too far to re-
cede. America wants to fight, and, SO far
as we can see America will be going wrong,
not through its statesmen, but through a
sort of national hysteria- 1t is exasperat-
ing to those of US who wish peace and the
end in Cuba Of Spanish misrule % see
American passion throwing away what
American craftsmanship has won. There
is, therefore, obviously an opportunity for
the forcible Intervention Of the powers, or
some of them.
England's Position is Delicate.
'Tl-e position Of Great Britain in such
an eventual,ty is a delicate one; but from
the point Of view Of France, Italy, Austria
and Germany it must be allowed that the
plea made by Spain could hardly fall on
deaf ears. Senior Sagasta's indignation in
regard to the accusation now bluntly
brought In connection with the Maine, is
perfectly justified, after the retlcence OBJ
served by the responsible American govern
ment
Spain virtually threw up the sponge in
ordering an armistice. If American inter-
ference goes further in its insulting at
tack upon the mere existence of European
sovereignty over the island straight
waistcoat would seem to be q very useful
article of attire for the outside powers to
provide for the country which wants to bite
off more than IL can chew without any con-
sideration for other peoples interest. The
notion that England must support Amer
lea against Europe, whether America Is
right or wrong, is absolutely ludicrous.
But if a new holy alliance attempted to
ccerce America in respect to q matter in
which our sympathes were with America
it would no doubt find Great Britain a
strong ally Of the United States"
sympathy With Spain.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: THE SYM
pathy Of the continent is no doubt with
Spain, just it is in Great Britain, by an
overwhelming majority, with the United
States; but between sympathy and action a
great gulf Is fixed. The time has gone by
even for European attempts at mediation"
The Westminster Gazette says there need
be no alarm about an anti-United States
movement, adding:
"A European concert which excluded
Great Britain could not intervene with any
effect in the amphibious warfare which is
threatened, and it is perfectly certain that
no British government will be consenting
party to any sort Of Intervention which is
hostile or even hampering to the United
States
THE only way out is to compel Spain to
accept the substance of the American de-
mands while she has yet a chance of saw
ing her sovereignty in Cuba. That chance
is open for few days more, and while
we do not fear the European concert will
coerce the United States, there is still, we
hope. possibility that concert will per-
Suade Spain"