The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-07
SPAIN TURNS TO UNCLE SAM.
INTERVENTION SEEN TO BE THE
ONLY WAY TO SAVE CUBA.

y,stont Revolution Likely to Follow
Formal Announcement in Spain OF
the spaiSh Governments Appeal
10 This Country to Use Its GOOD
oGices to Bring the War to an End.
crisis Full of Delicate Situations.
Chicago, Jan. IA special to the Tribune
from Washington says: Spain is consid-
aring formal request to the United States
- use its good offices to stop the fighting
IN cuba. Intimations have been received
al the state department that the Sagasta
Government has become convinced that
the only way to save Cuba is to accept
The often proffered good offices of the
United States. Premier Canovas repeat
cdlv replied to President Cleveland declin-
ing these good offices, and Premier Sa-
pasta did the same last November. Now
the prime minister has become completely
disheartened over the evident failure of
autonomy.
"AU the efforts of Spain to bribe the
subordinates of Gomez to surrender on the
basis of home rule have proven futile Gen.
Blanco has completely failed in his efforts
TO open up communication with the insur
gents and Gen. Pando has likewise been
defeated in the field The Spanish minis.
fer now feels that the only thing left is to
accept the proffer of the good offices Of
Uncle Sam, despite the humiliation involv-
ed They hesitate only because they feel
that a public announcement of this fact
would result in revolution in Spain.
Secret negotiations with the state de-
partment are now actually in progress.
The Spanish government has lost the con-
fdence of the loyalists in Cuba and it rec
ognizes the fact that Cuba itself is lost
unless this country will at this late day
negotiate with the insurgents for some ba-
sis of peace. The Spanish propose that
the United States should propose to the
insurgents an actual armistice pending ne
gotlatons for peace on basis of an Amer
lean guarantee of the integrity of home
rule, and even of the independence on a
monetary consideration.
while no such formal proposition has
been made by Minister de LONE, the state
department has been given to understand
that only the fear of a revolution in Spain
stands in the way now of accepting the
friendly offices of the United States, which
have been rejected so often. 1t has even
been minated that if this country sees fit
on it's motion to take up the communica-
tions with the insurgents, Spain will not
throw any obstacles in the way. Such
a move will be a practical recognition OF
the insurgents as belligerents, but things
have reached such a crisis in Cuba that
even this contingency must be faced.
1T is understood that the Cuban repub-
lie will insist upon formal recognition
before undertaking any negotiation with
the United States, claiming that it can
not treat with a power which regards it
only as an organized conspiracy of riot
and piracy. The situation is critical in
Cuba and the frequent visits of the Span
ish minister to the state department are
d sufficient indication that the Spanish
empire in Cuba is almost at an end.
"Oficials here are inclined to the belief
that the public announcement of the ac-
ceptance of this country as a mediator
will result in instant revolution in Spain,
but they admit it is the last hope and is
being seriously considered"