The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-07
NO MEDIATION.
Neither the United States Nor the Cubans
VIII Have 1t.

washington April s. = Reports Of
mediation on the part of the European
powers continue to be circulated, but
summary of all the news on this point
/ is that the powers of Europe cannot
agree and that their interference would
he unacceptable to the government of
the United States.
Unusual activity was manifest yes
terday and last evening at the foreign
embassies and legations representing
the great powers of Europe. These rep
resentatives are The British embassa-
dor, Sir Julian Pauncefote; the French
ambassador M. Cambon; the German
ambassador, DIR. Won Holleben; the Ital-
ian charge d'affaires, Count Vinci, and
the Austrian minister, Mr.. Won Hengel-
muller. These officials were kept fully
advised from their foreign offices, and it
was expected that a concerted move
ment would be made almost any mo-
ment. About midday the British embas-
sador went to the French embassy and
conferred with NJ. Cambon on the situ-
alton, and shortly after Count Vinci
was at the British embassy. Again at S
o'clock it was understood that the
French ambassador and Austrian min
lister conferred with Sir Julian at the
British embassy. But while confer
ences were thus going on and apprehen-
sion was keen over an anticipated move
it could not be learned that any actual
offer of mediation had eventuated.
The German ambassador, Dr. Won
Holleben, appeared to be the only one
not actively participating in the con-
Iferences yesterday, but there is reason
to believe he is kept fully advised on
the sentiments at Berlin concerning the
Spanish situation. Accompanying the
diplomatic comment was an undercur-
rent of suggestion that developments
lin Cuba were not unlocked for and that
the pressure of the powers and the pope
on Spain might yet bring about an ar
mistice in which both Spanish troops
and insurgents would participate. View
ed from the official standpoint here the
time for that has gone by and there is
little likelihood that the insurgents
could be induced to lay down their arms
even for time.
The Spanish minister, Senior Polo y
Bernabe did not take part in any of
the diplomatic conferences, nor did he
have occasion to visit the state depart
ment. If the negotiations have taken
any new direction, it has been between
Minister Woodford and the authorities
at Madrid and not at Washington.
The statement has been made by a
public man in close touch with the ad-
ministration that the effort to secure a
settlement of the war between Spain
and the insurgent Cubans through an
armistice had come to a definite con-
clusion and failure, and that this result
was due TO the refusal of the govern
ment of the United States to remove it's
fleet from Key West. According to this
statement, Spain made removal a con-
dition precedent to her offering an ar
mistice with the end in view of grant
ing the independence of Cuba, and when
the proposition was brought to the at
tention of the administration it was met
with refusal, though not until after it
had been seriously considered. The con-
gressional opponents of war policy
who had counted upon the acceptance
Of this condition by the United States,
admit that the outlook for peace has
grown almost hopeless since this de-
termination was reached