The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01

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FavOring Peace, But the American
People Believed to Favor War-Set-
Element of the ScaIeries Dispute
Looked Forward to With Satisfac-
ton in London.
Special Gable Letter.
London, July 31.-A Spanish diplomatist
who is in close touch with Senior Canovas
del Castillo the Spanish premier, informs
the correspondent of the Associated Press
that IL is useless longer to attempt to dis
euise the fact that the Spanish ministry
is in a very tight place. He says: I'VE
can keep up the war in Cuba only so long
as our funds last, and the time when they
will fail is almost in sight. When it comes
we must give up the struggle. Now we are
too proud a race to do so at anybody's
demand, but we can do so by pleading
force maieure in a war with the United
States Such a result naturally would be
unpleasant to us, but in order to pre-
vent revolution in Spain and the over
throw of the monarchy, war is the only
way out.
THE premier knows from President Nc
Kinley direct that the President person.
ally does not want war and wishes to
save us from the cost and bloodshed, but
his cabinet only partly share his views,
while the Senate, the House Of Represen-
tatives, the American press and the people
OF the United States favor a settlement
with big guns. President Mckinley, how
ever, while first for peace, has declared
himself as not shrinking from war if
peace measures fail. This is the position
and naturally lends strength to the
Independent course which Gen.
Woodford will pursue. His instruc-
tons will be at the outset to attempt to
obtain for Cuba a peaceful means of Gu
ban independence. He is destined to be
defeated in his proposal the moment it is
made, for Spain would infinitely prefer
war, with or without the encouragement
of other nations, to any surrender on the
Cuban question. This is the fact, and the
premier sees no other way out of the
present impasse in Spain's politics. He
will court war the moment the United
States becomes imperative in its de-
mands. The wave of great emotion and
patriotism such as war would call out in
spain would naturally sink all threatening
domestic questions and disturbances The
Oarusts, republicans and all others would
unite Tor the nation, as they could be
united by nothing else; and, when de-
Ieated' II Spain should be defeated, Cuba
Nould be surrendered without imperiling
all present political and monarchial insti-
tutOns"
Much satisfaction is expressed In Off
caI and mercantile circles at the pros
PecuNe settlement of the seal question by
diu Oh the Washington conference espe-
VIaHy as such an arrangement will re-
!loNe cause of hot discussion between
W. Ohted States and Great Britain. AL
uoush at the outset of Mr.. Fosters Jour
Hey diplomats and newspapers here ridi-
ued the idea that there was anything
necessary to be done, Ambassador Hay
,L t.'I MI roster have completely changed
'Is view and Great Britain is finally do
5 everything possible to meet the views
vi the United States
Dououess this is partly owing to the sup
PoIt Mf' Fosters idea received from Rus
NJ, sia ana canada. Sir Wilfred Laurier and
n ti. DalVes have all along favored a con-
~ attitude toward the proposals of
Wy United States. The conference viii
49, IN the third or fourth week in Octo-
mi1.I gie exact date being left to be deter
n'ued by the arrival of the British ex
Urfs
- DD"'aln Will be represented bv Sir Julian
M n,sileeIoJe' the ambassador, and Prof.
Ahomson The United States win
'o0@pIy be represented by John w Fos-
Nv. Japan by the Japanese minister at
b.,l ''i5' ION, ana Russia by a commission
terr,+i'S 'S Dr Martens, professor of in
u ''' iohal law at the University Of ST
''eisourg, who was delegated Inv Rnssia
.',t the pourparler with MIR. Foster.
-" Will ne represented by Sir Wilfred
'T4Iler and Mr. Davies.
on..,t Conference will discuss the whole
9.'n Ion as raised by the United states.
s,afs ast scheme of protection for the
same , "'li uetalls for carrying out the
rsr, ouu VIII decide all open claims IFS
a.. "llI he ad referendum: but as rms
tba -U Japan are entirely favorabIe TO
a. G.1'enslons Of the United States ana
Csr.3'. britain is Indifferent so long n q
sai5 is satisfied, the conference NAV he
Tntt.I soe diplomatic triumph for the
M r' states and a personal triunnnh for
,,' roster. Unless II results in = di,,t5ol
,.. - which is not expected The govorr-
tbo ,ohcerned will Immediately embodv
mon, cement IN the form OF an agree
exa..,,I, memorandum so that II can he
M, '.u IN the season OF 1S9S.
settled dhil'eIs dispute has apparently
maqtors w - 10 prolonged struggle. Both
6r,,.., ana men are unyieldinR The
b. V. position has be, n 'strengtbenaI
erfio,..lact net that the Northampton cyclic
Fei,,s,sIts have Joined the Emnloyers-
q r,r ''oh and issued lockout notices 70
gresrs cent. Of their employees. THE on.
Ohio. nave responded by q. ling ont tho
me.'i,' per cent The masters beld q
tha, az, on wednesday ana declared tbat
rcs.., ~. more than ever determined "a
6ao ar,''. action Of the engineers. n is
Union gt,,IIlced, on the contrary, by trade
ter of ments. not signed. thar n MON
v..7i,, 'he Employers Federation IN he
mar1 vi London had yielded 10 The Je.
Tbs ~ an eight-hour day.
ttel ,,,etator, In gloomy article on
tefars ,Aseressions Of American Wcaith :.
drous fg.,le le retirement OF President An
dent rom Brown UnIvorslty and Presi-
ine. "utals from Chicago University. sav-
Cus,o can scarcely escape M Con-
uo 1nat conspiracy EXISTS an,ons,
o. ib. With the freedom OF toscbir,
qla.tI,ruu" "lNersities so FAR AZ econor,,c
4 hlihir. tre concerned. I'm order that
p,aI,li shan be uttered which va bas 'nat na,
n ro,aI4 we trade mark OF monopollst an
4 islleeii iiPler ,l,. pictures the Americans os
h ny. 1I.nost 10 tho situation og p9s.i,
o..r . ''ttorship Of veesith,, ~ ~ ~-auaslH