The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 | Page 2

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The Great Round World
And What Is Going On In It
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Vol. II., No. 11. MARCH 17, 1898 Whole No. 70
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[Sidenote: =With the Editor=]
Spain and the Cuban situation continue to form the great centres of interest in this week's news. With the continuation of active preparations on the part of the United States and Spain, the crisis seems to be rapidly approaching. It is to be hoped that each will succeed in making itself so strong that war may be averted because of its probable magnitude. The presence of two strong fleets, opposed to each other, on the high seas could not but prove a menace to