The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27
LONDON ON OUR CRISIS
Silence of the Maine Court of In
curry Pronounced "0minOus.
POLITICS IN THE BIG CITY
TAMMANY CAMPAIGN FOR
SEATS IN COUNCIL
Hottest Political Fight In London's
History-John Burns, Labor
Leader and the Scented Delilahs"
Largest Army Increase Ever
Proposed In Time of Peace.

London, Feb. 26.-CSpecial London
cable letter, Copyright, 1898. by the
Associated Press.) dis
patches, purporting TO report alarmist
utterances of President Mckinley, Sec
rotary Long and other officials, are be-
ginning to affect public opinion on this
side of the Atlantic and create the i'm
preston that possibly there may be
truth in the reports which alleSe that
the loss of the Maine was not due to an
accident, as at hrst believed here Al
though war between the United States
and Spain is still regarded as improb-
able, the disposition in the city IS 10
regard the apprehension respecting
Cuba as altogether exaggerated. The
Statist points out that TINS is grave
mistake, 'as, apart from the sentiment,
the material losses inflicted upon Amer
leans by the anarchy in Cuba must not
be belittled.'
The Statist believes, however, that
President Mckinley is strong enough
to resist the pressure" and congratu-
lates him upon the firm and states
manlike qualities which the immediate
responsibilities of his position have de-
velopod." and upon the honorable and
noble principles which he enunciated at
Philadelphia when he quoted Washing
ton. AT the same time continues
the Statist, I'VE realize that the presl-
dent cannot afford to quarrel with his
supporters if the latter press war"
SAYS IT IS OMNIBUS.
The Saturday Review is of the opin-
ion 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 IN
the nervous anxiety of President Nc
KinIey and his ministers to avoid rup
ture with Spain, they would obviously
have fastened to publish anything
which would help to stop the mouths
of Senators Mason and Allen, who,
with the assistance of certain news
papers, are yelling for instant war IN
the best lingo style"
Proceeding, the Saturday Review re-
marks: Secretary Sherman, having
been silenced by the simple process of
not allowing him to know anything,
the executive has lately kept the secrets
admirably, but it is shreNdly suspected
that the pacific position of President
Mckinley is largely owing TO the re-
ports of his naval advisers to the eff
feet that America is not in condition
to go to war with Spain with any GER
tainty of any immediate ard over
Whelming success.
1.-The Spanish fleet is not to be dis
pissed and South American republics
have not displayed any love for their
northern sister. But all this Will not
prevent the jingoes forcing the presi-
dents hand if d 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, or
being only DESTROYS of peace, is anXi-
Gus to avoid war"
Still, apart from the loss of the
Maine, the Spectator thinks that the
narrowing consular reports from Cuba
may so fire the Americans that they
will insist upon their government end
ing such miseries within American
waters.
The Spectator then proceeds to repeat
the reported war preparations in the
United States, and concludes: But
grave persons everywhere in the Union
are waiting for evidence and are not
inclined for war, unless the honor and
policy of the country really require II.
CONCILIATING ATTITUDE.
Advices received here from Madrid
show that while the revolutionary or
gans, such as FL Pals, are shrieking
denunciations and threats, the respon-
sible newspapers have adopted con-
ciliatory attitude. For instarcs, E. Lib
eral, in a leading article, made sym
pathetic reference to WaShington's
President McKinley's speech at Phiia-
delphia, considering it to be rebuff
for those seeking to embrOil the United
States and Spain" and expressing the
hope that the presidents action viii be
in accord with his words"
In conclusion, FL Liberal says: Time
will tell; but for the present we ought
to cry truce 10 suspicious and ami
mositias in honor of the memory Of
the great man who. in addition to lay
ing the foundation for the liberty OF MS
people, contributed as few others have
done, to the redeeming and dignifying
of human conscience"
The ministers declare that the pessi-
mistic views of the Spanish press are
.'only the echo of the sensational state
ments made by certain American news !
papers"
Ell Pals, repeating the charge that
"the real seat of war is not in Cuba, /
but in the United States. which, by lies
and chicanery, are seeking 10 justify !
their acts" saws: 1.-The war in Cuba
will only ED when we send an army /
against the United States.
LONDON POLITICS.
London is in the throes of the hottest {
campaign in its history. the contest for /
seats IL the London county council |
completely throwing into the shade I
even the keeneSt fought general parlla- Z
menLary elections. FOR three weeks 4
past the fight has been raging alive in (
Belgravia and WhitechaDel. Nightly !
there are scores of meetings, attended /
by cabinet ministers and front bench |
ers" of both parties. Peers and peer
esses, commoners, clergy, publicans, Of /
ficers, diplomats, judges, doctors and !
labor agitators are all involved. For I
the us seats TO be filed on March 3, 4
there are 240 candidates, including a /
few Independents. National ISIS uesr have
been included in the fight in a manner
hitherto unknown in municipal politics,
until il has become a square battle be-
tween the Unionists and Liberals, under
the title of Moderates" and Progress
sives." Both sides have been attempt
ing to draw an analogy between the
opDosition's aims and those of Tam
many hall, parading Tammany as an
awful example of the corruption which
may be expected in London when the
other fellow gets in power. Barrels OF
money are being spent on both Sides
Gangs of roughs have been hired to
break up meetings. and hundreds of
disreputables are being brought into
London elsewhere to inpersonate vot-
ers who are at present 81 sea or other
wise incaDacitated from voting in per-
son. James Bryce, member of parlia-
&1,o coY,fb division Of a