The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-12

and more is forthcoming. The supplies |
are admitted free of duty. and trans /.
portation to the interior has been ar
ranged so that the relief, at first nee
essarily confined to Havana and the
larger cities is now extended through
most if not ALL of the towns where
suffering exists. Thousands of lives
have already been saved. The neces-
sty for a change in the condition of
the reconCoutrados is recognized by
the Spanish government Within
few days past the orders of General
Weyler have been revoked the recon-
centrados are, it is said, to be permit
ted to return to their homes and aided
to resume the self supporting pursuits
of peace; public works have been or
dered to give them employment, and
sum of 5000 600 has been appropriated
for their relief
Military Victory Imprncticable,
The war in Cuba is of such a nature
that, short of subjugatiou or eXtermi-
nation, a final military victory for
either side seems impracticable. The
alternative lies i'm the physical eXhaus-
tion of one or the other party, or per-
haps of both a condition which i'm ef-
feet ended the ten years war by the
truce of Iaujuu. The prospect of such
a protract.ou and conclusion of the
present strife is "A contingency hardly
to be contemplated with equanimity
/ by the civilized world. and least of all
/ by the United States affected and in
/ jured as we are deeply and intimately
/ by its very existence.
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the general in chief, to whom it would
pertain in such case. to determine the
duration and conditions of the armis-
tice.
The propositions submitted by Gen
eral Woodford and the reply of the
Spanish government were both in tbs
form of brief memoranda, the texts OF
which are before me, and are substan
TALLY in the language above given. The
function Of the Cuban parliament in tn,
matter Of preparing peace and the
manner of its doing so are not express
ed in the Spanish memorandum, bu
from General Woodford's eXplanator!
reports of preliminary discussions pre-
ceding the final conference it is under
stood that the Spanish governmen
stands ready to give the insular con
gress fun powers to settle the terms o
. peace with the nsurgents-Whether b.
direct negotiation or indirectly b.
r means of legislation does not appear.
With this last overture in the di
reCtiOn of immediate peace and its dis