Show ti alt J i POPES DESPAIR ha 1 LA amp from the latest dispatches ahva roman pontiff has given up shops of preventing a conflict between an ae tie f united states and spain I 1 in the sistine chapel after axe ale most pathetic 1 I have prayed qa wita the whole force of my being and with the deepest fervor to avert this wag jand wt to allow the pontifical ef fob in the smoke of battle I 1 have implored the almighty tak eroe to himself that I 1 may not such a sight undoubtedly tai th venerable gApA head of the roman ihas a clearer barer perception at the f such a war than the great jn of the spanish people to his vis vision loft the pouring out of the vials of bwy wrath a th upon one of the old and strong the catholic faith comes dangerously gerou sly ely near affecting the cal al q itself self yet that seems now anew jat it is a pity that thal the pope should not have seen his way clear beare a this to reason with the panton vople and government to the t preventing the unspeakable oh ofa cuban soll soil those com byj by the insurgents as well as side it is a pity that his wae not exerted for the pur inducing spain to offer suitable and reparation for the terrible disaster in havana harbor at theus stages of thie the trouble the taida have been comparatively eady maw elaw it to is not B attitude at present is an alt as difficult as that thal of alwi n sphinx before the bar of nations president mek antey yaz n an indictment characterized indignity and calm deliberation and severe arraigns the spanish government he states that in the av ot ati humanity in the name of in behalf of endangered interests which give us ua the aut apar the ithe duty to speak and to war in cuba must stop he terah to fatie destruction of afe the e maine the lose loas of life as one w that the cuban con vrn a are intolerable and to all the i argee av direct and nd implied spain re inan fir mute mule not a word of tap sign of a desire to meet the just demands of the united states mates in aln sp af W fairness and justice on t te every effort has been madeS byi ar fanatic spanish press ap nf wently attly with the approval of those h authority to incriminate the 5 labad charging the failure of vw W arms arme in cuba and all the raws d of the ahe war there to the amerin than i people and even ridiculing the juja awo im ithe i e court of inquiry and iway ax birding to ft A madrid disel laica 19 cabinet minister de afi Ail vance that should presley notify spain to his government will im r nand d emphatically refuse 40 that it is fully prepared he 0 consequences it if this senti adas the roman pontiff has ip ggs a spain however in the last moment sees seem her hed best beat interests she will tan bigdi to a solution of the troubles oft dh forth in the demands of there are internal troubles tB aln wo ii serious to be overlooked government la a roan man ifa by the pretender to the ht terone ne don carlos sets forth t the madrid government does W ln towar the cari Carlls leti ts who atoo mand Mp nd to the voice ot the N sm that is the pre looks look upon avar war with the united states ag as an ald aid to his cause cauce he presumably believes th that the conflict will be disastrous to the reigning dynasty and prepare a way for him to the coveted throne on the ruins of spain he sees the chance for which he has been waiting I 1 the rhe open declaration of this should be enough to cool the ardor of the war spirit among the people loyal to the reigning house or it should shoula move the friendly powers of euvroe to take the necessary measures to prevent the threatened threaten hostilities by forcing spain to yield to reason in the hope that some such action will be taken lies the only hope of the preservation of the worlds peace |