The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-27
VIEWS OF FOREIGNERS.
Comments Of London Weekly Newspa-
pers and Madrid Editors.

Downright 1898, by the Associated Press.)
LONDON. Feb. 26.-Sensational dispatch
es, purporting to report alarmist utterances
of President Mckinley, Secretary Long and
other officials. are beginning to affect pub
lie opinion on this side of the Atlantic and
create the impression that possibly there
may 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 improbable, the
disposition in the city Is to regard the APP
prehensions respecting Cuba as altogether
exaggerated. The Statist points out that
this is a grave mistake, "as, apart from
sentiment, the material losses inflicted on
Americans by the anarchy in Cuba must
not be belittled." The Statist believes, how
ever, that President Mckinley is strong
enough to resist the PRESSURE" and con-
graduates him upon the firm and states
manlike qualities which the immediate re-
sponsibilities of his position have devel-
oped," and upon the honorable and noble
principles which he enunciated at Philadel-
phia when he quoted Washington. "At the
same Time continues the Statist, 1--WE
realize that the President cannot afford to
quarrel with his supporters if the latter
press war"
The Saturday Review is of the opinion
that the affair is gravely threatening"
and comments on the silence Of the court
of inquiry into the loss of the Maine as be-
ing "ominous,' as in the nervous anxiety
of President Mckinley and his ministers to
avoid rupture with Spain they would OBJ
viously have FASTENED to publish anything
which would help to stop the mouths of
Senators Mason bn xufth bo
assistance Of certain newspapers, are YELL
ing for instant war in the best lingo style"
proceeding, the Saturday Review remarks:
Secretary Sherman having been silenced
by the simple process of not allowing him to
XII ow anything, the executive has lately
Kept its secrets admirably, but it is shrewd-
~ suspected that the pacific position of
President Mckinley is largely owing to the
reports of his naval advisers to the effect
that America is not in condition to go to
war with Spain with any certainty of an
Immediate and overwhelming success. The
Spanish fleet is not to be deSpiSed, and
South American republics have not dis
played the love for their northern sister
which Mr.. Blaine tried to instill. But all
this will not prevent the jingoes from fore
ing the Presidents hand If a scrap of evil
dence duplicating the Cuban authorities be-
comes public
The Spectator. is certain that the United
States government whether moved by in
formation from Europe or being only de-
s1rous of peace, is anxious to avoid war"
Still, apart from the loss of the Maine, the
spectator THINKS tndt the narrowing con-
sUlar reports from Cuba may so fire the
Americans that they will insist upon their
government ending such miSeries within
American waters" The Spectator then pro-
ceeds to repeat the reported war prepara-
tons in the United States and concludes:
But grave persons everywhere in the
Union are not waiting for evidence, and are
not inclined for war, unless the honor and
policy of the country really require it,
Advices received here from Madrid show
that while the revolutionary organs, such
as FL Pals, are shrieking denunciatons and
threats. the responsible newspapers have
adopted concihatory attitude. For in
stance FL Liberal, in a leading article,
made a sympathetic reference to Washing
tons birthday, and expressed approval of
phia, considering 1T TO. be "a rebuff for
those seeking to embrQn the United States
and Span,' expressing the hope that the
Presidents action will be in accord with
his words" In conclusion, FL Liberal says:
Time will tell; but, for the present, we
ought to cry a truce to suspicious and ami
mosities in honor OF the memory of the
great man who, in addition to laying the
foundation for the liberty of his people,
contributed as few others have done to the
redeeming and identifying of human con-
science"
The ministers declare that the pessimistic
views of the Spanish press are only the
echo of the sensational statements made
by certain American newspapers" and they
say they are more than ever assured that
the Washington Cabinet will do all possible
TO prevent anything from altering the ex-
cellent relations between the two govern
ments."
FL Pals repeating the charge that 1.-The
real seat of war is not in Cuba. but in the
United States which, by lie' and chicanery,
is seeking to justify its acts" says: THE
war in Cuba will only end when we send an
army against the United tSates."