| Show THE TROUBLE WITH the story etory that the spanish government again is endeavoring to enlist the sympathy of the powers in its ita be half and against the united states is ie denied in madrid it is taken to be a revival of a report last august to the effect that the spanish minister of foreign affairs prepared a memorandum to the european governments which however was withhold withheld then ten it appears on the suggestion of united states minister taylor that it might seriously affect the relations between the united states and spain notwithstanding this official denial it la Is not unlikely that spain at this time when a change in our foreign p policy appears appear probable at least from a spanish point of view should be anxious to ascertain whether she has any friends among the european powers power it is nut not believed however that such an appeal would give much satisfaction to the madrid govern moot meat spain stands virtually alone french capitalists have large interests in spun span job railroads and other enterprises and the sympathy of the parr paris press is therefore naturally with the neighboring country tor for this reason that the loss loas ol of the colo colonies would most likely mean a revolution in spain by which the royal house beuse would be swept away and with it many maity of the obligations incurred to maintain that house in luxury france will therefore naturally protest against any interference that might lead to a depreciation of french her sympathy would not go to the ex tent of moving a single ship against the united states stales for that would involve much more than is at stake ou on spanish soil in vienna the queen regent has the most sincere sympathy being a relative of the reigning house bouse of austria and undoubtedly the austrian em cm bu haes adors will espouse cause at the foreign courts but while mon aichs archs may feel in duty bound to show some sympathy to friends and aels relatives in distress they cannot move armies and navies to gratify personal desires atie time for that is past there can therefore be no cause tor for apprehension of trouble with spain unless indeed the reigning reign lne queen like napoleon ill III should prefer political death in the ruins of her kingdom to ignominious defeat and deposition by rebels and to accod clish that take measures to commit political suicide |
