Show THEIR PROTESTS WILL NOT DETER uncle sam will appear in european waters just the same no country or combination can keep watsons squadron from making the trip to the coast of spain and striking a blow at the dons at home washington joly 21 without any very ta reason there has been a notable diminution of the optimistic expressions pres among officials to the effect that an early peace might be looked for possibly this temporary depression is explainable by the fact that private all vices entirely unofficial in character from sources 0 information in europe indicate that the situation in spain is such that there is no present hope of res from spain the government of which is apparently in the most exasperating ignorance of the conditions in america it is apparent to the officials that the peace party in spaine detill feels itself too weak to insist upon demanding peace and it is probably working in a quiet way to educate the spanish people up to the point where they contemplate com template with resignation the acceptance of peace conditions that might be expected to form the basis of the united states demands if the dominant party in spain is under the impression that the united states pro poses to denude spain of all or nearly all of her colonies it might easily be conjectured that it would lavor a protracted resistance being convinced that it bad little more at stake and relying upon the european powers to protect the peninsula itself the warning notes from europe conveyed through reputable newspapers that alai states is not to be left free to conduct a campaign in europe are interpreted in somo quarters as really the only hopeful signs visible looking towards beginning of peace negotiations bearing in mind the well recognized reluctance of european nations to allow any disturbance of the balance in europe it is assumed that the neutral nations may now be spurred on by the approach of watsons eastern squadron to wake the strongest representations to spain in the direction of peace but regardless of the success of the expedition from this point of view it is still the steadfast purpose of the administration to send a squadron to european waters it feels justified in undertaking this because the notion detill prevails that the war can only by striking a blow at spain direct and the united states is not disposed to recognize the right of any country or combination of countries to prevent it from seeking the enemy where it is to be found in this case in spain proper I 1 |