The record-union., 1898-03-16
BUSY DAYAT the
WAR DEPARTMENT.
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President Mckinley. who is a correct
President. and the Government Of the
United States do not wish for war ard
''wiR resist 10 the utmost the lntTi50es
Of the war party.
Continuing Lieutenant Commander
Sobral remarked Thoughtful AmeTi-
cans also oppose war, which IS soieiE
desired by the aGventUrers and agita-
tors who compose the jingo party. he
majority Of the House of Representa-
tives is composed Of men without pres
tige and OF little education, who regard
politics as a trade, and who would nave
already voted the jingo proposals Il
they had not encountered the strength
of character OF President Mckinley,
whose authority is dictatorlal. The Sc
rious opinion Of the country, com yrsed
Of business men, breads war with
Spain, which, they believe, would Ge
verit8ble misfortune, as shown BY the
fact that a new Spanish squadron had
hardly started for American waters
when a panic seized all commercial anG
industrial centers.
THE jingo campaign is fom5nted
chiefly by two American daily news
papers. whose insoient language IS q
positive shame TO AQlericans.
1T is evident that the United States
intends Spain shall be the actual de-
clarer of war"
Lieutenant Sobral added: IL the
Spanish Government decided to issue a
national loan TO build a squadron, tie
patriotism Of the Spaniards residing n
America will impel them TO subscribe
a third Of the amount and they will
give their money without regard to the
issue price and without considering the
conditions of the loan"
'IMPARCIAL" DENOUNCES AMER
leans
MADRID, March ia dispatch to
the "Imparcial' from Lisbon says that
a score OF sailors deserted from the
United States warships while they were
there. The dispatch adds that the de-
serters are nearly all Spaniards.
The "ImparciaT' adds: Yesterday
we received two kilograms from New
York which have not been published
They deal with war preparations, and
concern not only street jingoism, but
high officials Of the American Govern
ment, who, in view of their position,
ought to observe a discreet attitude
The Impartial" follows with a tru-
culent denunciation of Americans, who.
it says, are trying to frighten Span
iards by invoking the phantom Of war,
Of which they are more afraid than
the Spaniards
THE United States is a country, ="
says the impartial" .of bellicose sell
advertisement. BY movina vessels to
and fro she is trying to make believe
that her forces are greater than they
really are. We sincerely advise these
bogey men not to waste their time and
money"
1t is asserted in well informed cir
cles that the negotiations in New
York as to the commercial treaty are
paving the way for an understanding
between the Cuban Government and
the insurgents on the grounds to be
submitted for approval to the home
Government
The aspect of affairs has undergone
a complete change and there is Il
strong feeling in favor of peace be-
tween the United States and Spain. II
Is alleged that knowledge of the fact
led Mr.. Curzon, Parliamentary Secre-
tary for the British Foreign Office, to
decline yesterday to reply to the queS-
tions put by Michael Davitt, anti-Par-
nellite member for South Mayo, as to
whether Great Britain had offered to
mediate.