Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27
ENGLISH COMMENT
Various London Journals on
the Cuban Situation.
HELD GRAVE BY SOME.
Mckinley Complimented for His
Attitude.
Men Concealed by the Roadside Tried to
Kill King George of Greece satur-
day Afternoon.

London, Feb. 26.-Sensational des-
patches purporting to report alarmist
utterances Of President Mckinley, Sec
retary Long and other officials, are be-
ginning to affect public opinion on this
side of the Atlantic, and create the inn
preston that there may possibly be
truth In the reports which allege that
the loss of the Maine was not due to an
accident, as at first believed here, al
though war between the United States
and Spain is still regarded as improb-
able.
The disposition in the city is to regard
the aHbrehensions respecting Cuba as
altogS4her exaggerated, but the Statist
points out that this is a grave mistake,
"as apart from sentiment the material
losses inflicted upon Americans by the
anarchy in Cuba must not be belittled." ="
Continuing, the Statist says it believes,
however, that President Mckinley is
Strong enough to resist the pressure,
and congratulates him upon the 'f11-m
and statesmanlike qualities which the
immense responsibilities of his position
have developed" and upon the honor
able and noble principles which he
enunciated at Philadelphia, when he
quoted Washington"
"At the same tine,' continues the Sta
tist, 1--WE realize that the president can
not afford to quarrel with his support
ers if the latter press war"
The Saturday Review is Of the opi-
Mon that the affair Is gravely threat
ening," and comments upon the silence
of the court of inquiry into the loss OF
the Maine as being "ominous, as an
the nervous anxiety of President MIC
Kinley and his minister TO avoid rup-
ture with Spain, they would obviously
have hastened to publish anything
which would Glelp to stop the mouths OF
Senators Mason and Allen, who, with
the assistance of certain newspapers,
are yelling for instant war in the pest
jingo style
Proceeding, the Saturday Review re-
marks:
Secretary Sherman having been 81
lenced by the simple process of not al
lowing him to know anything, the exec
utiye has lately kept its secrets adml-
rably; but it is shrewdly suspected tnat
the pacific disposition of President Nc
Kinley is largely owing to the reports
of his naval advisers to the effect tnat
America is not in condition TO go 10
war with Spain with any certainty OIL
an immediate and overwhelming sue
cess. The Spanish fleet is not to be
despised. and South American republics
have not displayed the love for their
northern sister which Mr.. Blaine tried
to instill. But all this will not prevent
the jingoes from forcing the president
hand If a scrap of evidence I'M
plicating the Cuban authorities becomes
public"
The Spectator is certain that the
United States government, whether
moved by information from Europe OF
being only desirous of peace, is anxious
to avoid war"
! Still, apart from the loss Of the Maine
the Spectator thinks that the narrow
| ing consular reports from Cuba may SC
/ fire the Americans that they will insis
upon their government ending sucf
miseries within American waters"
The Spectator then proceeds to repea1
! the reported war preparations in the
| United States, and concludes:
"But grave persons everywhere in the
I Union are waiting for evidence and are
| not inclined for war unless the honor
and policy of the country really re-
! quires it,