The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-18

ment MANY officials on small salaries
have resolved to offer one day pay, ana
even two. to the government. Boys un-
der age are asking permission to serve
in the army. their parents having az
ready asssnted. Some popular bull ngnt-
ers whose performances are worth nun
drsds of thousands of francs yearly. nave
resolved to abandon their vocauons ana
shoulder rifles in defense of the father
land.
'I have had a long and interesting con-
versation with a diplomatic representative
of one of the European Dowers-wno re-
quested me not to mention his name or
nationality who said: Although war
not vet eliminated. The negotiations are
proce eding without interruption and sue
cess is still possible. Personally, must
say / believe it will be very dlfncult 70
maintain peace because the excitement
on both slices the Atlantic is too strong
to be opposed successfully by the gov
eminent: But what 1 am certain OIL IS
this: That there will be no real war In
the ordinary sense of the word Hostlh-
ties will end almost as soon as they pc
gin, because Europe will mediate pc
tween the belEgerentS under conditions
which will tend to be extremely favorable
TO peace with honor for both sides. 1t Is
then that marked moderation OF the
Spanish government will bear fruit.
NO ARMED INTERVENTION.
J" The idea of armed Intervention by
Europe is absurd and unfounded. Not
one power is disposed to support SUCH
suggestion. although all admit that from
the point of view of interna tlonal law.
Spain is in the right and the United
States in the wrong. 1t seems to me.
therefore, that Spain will yet enjoy an OPP
portunity of trying the experiment or
Cuban autonomy.
s.The ministers appear certain that their
moderate peaceful policy which has made
good impression in Europe Will, sooner
or later. bear good fruit. and that the
or of &c nfGn0GPd
At all events. negotiations between the
representatives of the powers continue
and great hopes are placed in them.
THE SITUATION.
I'm official circles today there is an
impression that a rupture of negotiations
NAV not take place quite so soon as was
expected two days ago. but it cannot be
said that the prospects of a peaceful so
luton are much improved: Among the
leading representatives of all parties.
the United States will accept nothing less
than termination of Spanish sovereignty
in Cuba, and as any concession OIL tnat
kind is considered utterly Incompatible
with national honor, war seems newt
able unless some unknown deus ex
machina should intervene suddenly.
"A few sanguine people imagine that
Europe may possibly awake at the last
moment to the dangers or aggressive
pan-Americanism and recognize in Spain
the champion of the vital European in
deus ex machna would naturally take
the form of collective intervention by the
great powers. but such Illusions are not
INDUCED in by practical statesmen. nor
do these latter attribute very much i'm
portance to the persistent rumors of the
likelihood of the insurgents making terms
with the autonomous government in or
der to avert annexation by America.
NO HOPE FOR GOMEZ.
at is no doubt probable that the in
surgents were disagreeably surprised by
the terms of President McKinleys mes
sage which vetoes their independence as
pirations, and those who know personally
the two most influential leaders. Calixto
Garcia and Maxine Gomez. believe the
former would not be insensible 10 the call
of Spanish patriotism. But Gomez is re-
garded as impervious to such an influence
and il is clearly perceived that the Ameri
can annexationists could easily counter
act any such tendencies to Cancellation.
GENERAL WOODFORD.
Nowhere can 1 perceive any indication