The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-08-04
B[ANCO IS URGING PEACE
The Captain General Pointing Out
TO Patriots the Usolsssness Of
Running the M0the. Country.
esRythl WRITES An OPEN LETTER
The Admiral Appeal. 70 Hi. ouuntryHsn
20 HAks Psaos Befor. spHin Is Utterly
DestrOyed-A Member Of she Cnhan
JuDta Interyted-ytevs Of = spanish
Ssw.psper.

DestrOysd-A Member Of N. Cnhan
JUBta Intsrvfed-yIews Of . Spanish
sew.psPer.
Madrid July Sa-The government
here has received from Gen. ElHnco q
dispatch infimsting thsi the regulars.
and, sbrEs al the volunteers. under
his command al Havana have at length
yielded 10 his arguments and with
drawn their opposl ton 70 Spain's in
sugurating negotiations for peace as
long a. the forces At Havana and in
other Cuban sirongholds remained
unvanquiShed. The determined Btti-
tude Of the regulars and volunteers in
Cuba and their insistence thai no
peace should be negotiated as IonE as
they remained urbesten and ready 10
fight for the cause of Spain hitherto
constituted the principal obstacle to
the suing for peace. ginrs :. was ielI
here that il would :. q disrrRce 10
abandon such Loyal pa, lots to their
fate. At the same time BlaDco was
urged 70 point out 10 them how ex-
ceedinEly grierous Il was TO involve
the mother cuunt-C IN ruin bv their
insistsncE II contiu uirg the struggle
any further. II the news IL true and
Blanco's arguments have been sue
cessful il would account in great
measure for the negotiations which
have been instituted through the
French ar1bassador at Washing
ton by the duke Of AlmodUvar. the
minister Of foreign affairs here Con-
siderable ssponisnrnenf has been
created By ;be news that the United
stsles viii content herself with ex-
acting the surrender Of Cuba and Of
Porto Rico. and that there is DO in
teDtion Of demanding the cession OF
the Philippines islands IL this be
true, and II no demand for an indem-
nifty for war is made, there will be
much less difficulty about concluding
peace than would otherwise have been
the case. The people here have long
since been prepared for the loss of the
Antilles. 5ut made up their minds that
they would fight 70 the last breath
rather than surrender the Philippines
C.rVsr@'s Letter to HIS CouBtrymen.
Washington. July 30-Admiral Ger
vera has written an open letter TO his
countrynen. Whether il viii ever see
the light or not depends upon the feel
ings Of Capt Aunon, the Spanish min
lister of marine 1t is said to be most
pathetic paper, begging that peace
be made before Spain is de-
stroyed utterly" The admiral sub
mitted the letter, which would
make about column, to Admiral Nc
Nair, commanding at Annapolis, for
criticism and TO be censored. The ad-
miral said il was most patriotic and
would do great good if il could be
read by those to whom il was ad-
dressed. He suggested, however, that
il could better be submitted TO VI.
Cambon and If he thought il expedient
he could send il TO the Spanish minister.
To the suggestion that it be published
as a news matter, here or in France,
the Spanish admiral most emphatically
objected. While, OF course. Admiral
McNair would not reveal any Of the
matters discussed in Cervera's letter,
there are intimations that some most
unpalatable truths are told by Cervera
that will surprise all Europe IL the
statements he makes ever see the light.
A Member OF the Junts Interviewed.
New York. J1ly S0.-Horatio $. Ru-
bens, counsel for the Cuban junta, in
an interview said that the reason Spain
made peace proposals al this time was
that Havana could not hold out much
longer. Mr.. Rubens said:
/ am advised that Hayana's food supply Is
SUFFICIENT for only about two weeks more.
There are eJO.O0O civilians in the city and from
So0so 70 eo.Oo soldiers. Only two steamers
have succeeded In running the blockade and
their cargoes will not 20 far among 25l ODl
Madrid has been notified that HAyana's cOndi-
tion Is becoming desperate and with that in
view and also with the prospect Of doing some
thing before Gen Miles had invaded Porto
Rico or Manila had fallen. the peace proposals
were made
They know well enough in Madrid that Porto
Rico cannot effectively resist Miles and that
the surrender Of Manila il only the question Of
days Therefore. they chose this q fitting
time 20 negotiate for terms OF peace. assuming
OF course that the United States would stop
hghting al once and that the weakness Of
Spain would not be so completely revealed as
il would be later
Views of Il spanish Newspaper.
Madrid, July 30.-Referring to the
prospects Of peace the Correspondence
an independent semi-official newspa-
per, says to-day:
While the government has asked for peace
without stipulating preliminary suspension
OF hostilitics, IL Is supposed that an armistice
VIII be declared as soon as the basis is agreed
upon ana pending definite settlement None
Of these bases has yet been submitted. but
among the conditions mertioE d Is one rela-
tive 10 an international conference In London
70 arrange the future OF the Philippine is
lands We do not believe the Americans will
propose such a conference, because they have
interest doing and could not Garivp
any benefit therefrOm- Neither Is the Spanish
government favorable 70 such q conference.
considering that the negotiations which Il has
opened directly with the United States are
better calculated 20 secure q good understand.
ing between the two countries