The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-18
THE ATTITUDE OF EUROPE.

The remarks of "Novoa Wrcmya," CT
Sh Petersburg, on the relations of this
country 10 Spain is held by our able
contemporary, the New York Journal
of Commerce. u; be designed mainly as
Il warning to SpaiC. not to precipitate
war. While its tone is one Of sympa-
thy with Spain as against the United
States. Spain is not only told that she
has I'D ground Rcr action, but she is
warned t., be careful that there shall
be no ground for action in future. The
Journal says that in the tranlation the
pronouGIs have become somewhat con-
fused, but the drift of the Russian
paper seems To- be q warning 10 Spain.
1t Is OF s-me significance that so
prompt q denial officially should have
bccn made by the German Government
Of the story that Emperor William had
declared thaa the United States should
never have Cuba, and It is of a good
deal more Significance that the s,m-
nilicral German press has been remark
ms on the fact that commercial r2la-
tons between Germany and the United
STA has are more am!cab!e rs we'll az
more important thM7 the commercial
relations between Germany ar.d Spain.
Both Of these are more significant than
the opinions of some newspaper writers
in Vienna, where there are dynaStic
rcas2ns fer sympathy with the Queen
Regent of Spain, and in Paris, where
there is a good deal Of financial in
tcrcst in the fate of Spain.
Our contemporary veaturcd the hope
shat the United States is not to inter
we've at ALL but adds that if it should
the nations OF the continent of EurNne
are not likely to so beyond expressing
She deep regret the world knows they
must feel Al the cffusIon Of blood Ger
many AID Russia are particularly
avcrsc To the shedding 'of bLcpd A
year aGo THE people Of the United
States deeply regretted that Turkey
should be allowed to make war on
Greece, but rs 1t was none of It's bust
ness the United States said nothing on
;hc subject. Three years ago the pco-
pie 'cf the United States felt thaa stems
shAuld be taken to prevent the CON
lt:uac!ce of TN, massacres Of Armon-
ianS by Turks, but the United States
Government regarded the powers sig
natory of the treaty of Berlin rs the
ron in that quarter and did not offer
It's advice. M'-cc than that, il waived
its owTn claims against ,ahc Turkish
Government; fer the property OF Amnri-
cans destroyed. and It still valves
them In violation Of his treaty rights
an American was expelled from Tur-
key. and much property OF Americans
was destroyed ana The lives OF Amcri-
| cans were impcr.llcd. The only way
Of stopping This sort of thing or Sc
! curing redress or indemnity is IA
threaten a Turkish port by man-or-
wa OF two. That IS what Austria did
c. Mcrsina last year. and the effect
| WIS as promna as it always is. But the
United STATES will nJi employ any such
means; II will allcry all Americans 10
be driven cut Of the country and all
the property of Americans to be de-
s"roycd rather than threaten to use
| force, because its iatcrvrrtion in nro-
lection of its own citizens might disturb
| the delicate poisc Of the concert Of Eu.
rope over thu Eastern question.
| The UAitcd STATES Government stu,
refuses 10 do for IS citizen what Aus.
| tria did At Mcrsna or England nj
| Corinto, or what we ourselves would
| DO anywhere III the w-rld cxcapt In :
! Turkish port. No matter what hap.
| pens 20 Americans our Government 1.
| determined that it shall never be ac
| cuscd of meddiing with the Easter
question or Interfering with the plan.
Of Russia '2r Germany. We do no
! eXpcc2 airy great degree of o-,aSistenc,
from nations or 5nd.vidunls, but afte,
our abstinence i. the Lcvant, our re
| fusal TO even protect our own citizens
we should be very much surprised I
any party to she treaty IF Berlin In
terfcred with our dcins as we saw Ut i:
Cuba.
y gre?t many of the American pcnpl
have no desire to annex Cubs, ar.a hay
no desire - engage in war wit
Spain, but If il musa come every MAJ
will % his full duty.