Show M H H II I f M I M II 4 I M I I M I M I I 4 M II M 9 M II M I t I M M II t M I M I It t M II M 5 1 l' l I RUSSIA'S INNINGS t 1 t M HH MM 1 M M M I I I M I The Tue ial Journal de tie St. St rg yesterday yesterday yester yester- day printed at len length th an inspired statement ent concerning con con- Russia's attitude toward the United States J just st b before fore and durin during the tile Spanish war wm After reciting re se- 1 citing the tile numerous facts in the connection known to the American public the article closes cl ss s s with the declaration that Russia did not agree to the presentation pre pie of the note drawn up by Lord on on April 11 14 1898 1818 because she did not regard it as bring hing in the nature of an amicable appeal but cons considered considered con con- s that it tended to be an expression of disapproval pr pral al of the United States' States policy antI and that to have participated in such an appeal would have b been en contrary to the he attitude of most scrupulous neutrality neutrality neu neu neu- maintained by Russia throughout the war war The note in question remains one one of the mysteries of Spanish war diplomacy Whether Thethel er el justly or not the tile British tish Government has disclaim disclaimed dis dis- us- us claim claimed d all responsibility in the premises and has left J rd to extricate himself from the ra low how he ma may It has been s said d for him that the unfortunate call for European intervention was not formulated on his own initiative although having that appearance but was confected confect d to oblige the Austrian Minister The he latter's silence leaves that theor theory in the air but there is another It is being persistently claimed in some quarters quarters quarters that Lord prepared the note at the instance of Jud Judge e William R. R Day of Canton then Secretary of State An enquiry on the subject addressed addressed ad ad- dressed to him by the Y ashington Post elicited an evasive c reply It is possible that there may be s some m slight t color of truth in the Day story The fa fact t- t is common property that up to the moment when Congress declared a state of war to exist between between be be- tween this country and the Kingdom of Spain there was a constant and powerful pressure upon President President President dent McKinley Mc inley and his Cabinet in the interests of f peace at tiny any ny price The then President himself as as Gen Stewart L. L d has told us was painfullY painfully pain pain- fully anxious to avoid hostilities if an honorable escape could be found Secretary Day shared that anxiety and w was s both emotional and untrained in inthe inthe inthe the ways was of statecraft and diplomacy In these circumstances cir cir- cir cir- it is conceivable le that Lord who vas was greatly in jn evidence around the State Department De De- in those times should have received the impression that action by the Powers as suggested 1 in the note of ot April might effect a pause in A popular a clamor might se secure Ule a a. chance for fOz f passions to cool might lead to avoidance e of ofa a at med conflict and so would be pleasing to the Ad Ad- n ministration We Ve do not mean to insinuate that Secretary c Day intentionally or knowingly conveyed eYEd such snell a notion to the mind of the British Ambassador d' d dor dl l' l but it is not impossible that the latter thought h iwa was acting in behalf of and for the best interests is' is American friends in doin doing what he did On the whole we fancy that the I matter er were best dropped It is a ticklish one for fhe p press ss to keep l in agitation Probably the rock bottom truth is well under understood tood in the Adminis- Adminis 1 I. I tion ih circle Were ere the contrary the case the un un- I confidence that our Government and anil his I in n appear appeal to repose in n Lord would bea a most remarkably singular phenomenon |