The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-09
ONLY PEACE RUMORS.
London Ridicules the Runor-
ed Concessions Offered
by Spain.
[By Cable to The Associated Press.l

BY Gable to Iile ASSOc1aIeu PreSS.l
LONDON, July 8, lS9S-Although peace
rumors are numerous and there Is a
general feeling that Spain may at any
moment sue for peace, nothing definite
on the subject is known In competent
quarters. Both the officials of the Unit
ed States Embassy and the British For
eign Office say the situation IS the same
as yesterday, and at the Foreign Office
it is declared that there is absolutely no
truth in the story printed this morning
by a New York paper to the effect that
Spain had made informal overtures for
peace with the United States through Sir
Henry Drummond-Wolff, the British AM
bassador at Madrid. and they ridicule the
alleged concessions attributed to SPAN in
the story referred to.
The weekly newspapers today in dis
cussing the war, all pay glowing tributes
to the American Navy. Even the sSatur-
day Review says
st is impossible not to feel a certain
pride in these achievements of men of
our own race. Every Englishman, too,
will remember that it was the possession
of this same quality, the fine marksman-
ship, which the Americans display, which
gave us victories both on landand sea.
from Crecy to the Crimea. and something
peculiar and noble happened in this fighs
which showed in far higher way the
kinship between the two peoples:
Don't cheer shouted Captain Philip,
the poor devils are dying.
''It seems to us that this expression of
terder, sympathetic humanity is just as
fine as the Kiss me. Hardy of the dying
Ne,son."
The Spectator" fn a long article on
the same subject, remarks:-
1.-THE first thought of all Englishmen is
that the American fleet did its work
si,lenddly. The whole performance of
Admiral Sampson's fleet was in accord
ance with the best traditions Of the
Anglo Saxon Navies, and every English
man has read Of their dofngs with a
flush of pride. There was the same, old.
bard pounding as the Elizabethan sea-
degs used the same curious mixture of
stea6iness, daring coolness and reckless
dash. The moral aspect of what wass al
most the first and may be the last fleet
action between the Spanish and English
races is very much alike. In both cases
it was the man behind the gun who, i'll
the last resort, won the battle.
1.-The battle shows that the American
Navy is most efficient fighting machine.
We did not need to be told that here.
We knew it already and realized of what
stuff the lions whelps are made. They,
however, did not know it on the Conti-
nent, though they apparently know it
now For ourselves, we have little doubt
that the American fleet could face even
that of France without any great risk
of disaster, in spite of the fact that, by
the rules, the French fleet is ten times
stronger We believe this could be done
if it were needful; but, it won't be, as
America won't be attacked by France
without our taking a hand in the game.
Sampson, Dewey and the officers they
have the happiness to command are able
to destroy French ships of vastly supe-
rior power, just as we did hundred
years ago.
"As for the German and American
Navies there can, Of course be no COM
parson. The Germans are fine sailors
and brave mem. but a naval struggle be-
tween the United States and Germany,
would be very short and very complete
.sThe greatest credit is due to the AIael--
lean Navy for the manner in which this
operation has been carried out. Like the
exploit of Dewey, the sea fight 1T San
tiago has proved that the British sailor
has in his American kinsman a worthy
ally and rivals So far as her fleet is
concerned America need not fear COM
parison with any country In the world"