Show WHAT WOULD VAR MEANS bouli spain count upon the support of europa thee questions are answered by tb the e nw york journal as follows there probably is iq no truth in report that spain has asked the pope to discover whether she would have substantial backing from the great powers in the event ol of aar ar v with ith the U united state stales T the he vatican s present relations relation with ith great britain germany I 1 russia tind mid france are not such puch as to make leo XIII the he ideal inquisitor if in this or any other matter if sen or Canovas seeks information on so delicate a point he is likely to go 0 go direct to headquarters but the report is important im because cause it is in line with the recent growl gerord of the madrid to the effect that if there should be a difficulty with the americans over cuba spain would have europe behind tier her and in connection with that threatening utterance may be taken as an all indication of view ol of the situa situation flon evidently it is a view in which raze rage is mixed with a liberal amount of caution the spaniards are fur ions ioia because the americans americana have expressed sympathy with the unhappy cubans and have hinted that it is more that possible we may interfere in cubas behalf naturally their fury implies resentment and makes them long to punish us for our presumption but they realie than illan the result ot of an attempt in that direction is not altogether certain to be successful anti and ac or they are casting castin about for allies alone spain would have as much chance of bringing us to our knees as the republic of andorra would have of humiliating the armies of his most christian majesty king alfonso with the active assistance of england or france or germany C any she might make it lively for us what t power is likely to join with spain in such an enterprise as the desires france has in madagascar all the trouble she wants and if she bad soy any spare moments could advantageously devote them to her interests on the mediterranean coast of africa england has hab her bands full with Ven euela south africa and british interests in turkey germany is is too busy with the soe soc alises to 0 devote much time tillie to foreign affairs in which she has no concern russia aa has both eyes fixed apon the dardanelles Darda nelles and tier her arms are occupied with china b northern fronties ita italis y 1 budget is too unwell to permit king umberto to dream of war even though the ian fiasco were much more distant in in memory than it is ie the only power that could possibly think of allying itself with spain in in an attack upon the united Sta states in austria hungary and franz josef is not the man to embark in such an all enterprise at his time of life ile he has hag not forgotten the fate of the mexican venture of napoleon III and the austrian maximilian so it appears that if spain 18 is going to wait for european assistance si stance before she declares war upon us we need be in no hurry to prepare for defence the land of torquemada and weyler will have to go it alone |