The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-05

United States had allowed it to be I'M
derstood that papal Intervention would
be acceptable. The Spanish ambassa-
dor wired here to that fact and indi-
Gated that he had sent a categorical
reply to President Mckinley, the terms
the last point consistent with Spain's
honor.
CONFIDENCE IN THE PONTIFF
I'VE were certain the pope would re-
spect the rights and honor of Spain,
ana agreed TO his Intervention. 1t was
impossible for our country offering an
armistice at the suggestion of a foreign
power, but when the father of Chris
tendon, without force, but with vast
moral power, offered Intervention. we
could not refuse it. knowing we'll that
reliance might be placed upon his in
dependent Judgment. SO, not an ar
mistice, but a truce of God, has been
agreed upon. This, however, requires
action upon the part of the United
States as consequential action to our
concessions. The rebels have been, not
designedly. we believe, assisted and
encouraged by the presence of Ameri-
can WarshipS in the neighborhood of
the island. A continuance of this
would initiate against the pope's good
offices and against the hopes of peace
CAN TRUST MKINLEYt
1--WE know President Mckinley has
worked for peace. but an influence has
been growing like a rising tide and it
is now question whether any barrier
or embankment he would set across its
progress would be strong enough to
Withstand its force. Spain has
shown her willingness to secure peace
by concessions to the last point con-
future depends upon the power of the
American government in controlling
hostile public opinion
RATHER DIsTRUSTFUL.
The Jiberal moderate Republican,,
referring to the pope's intervention
between Spain and Cuba, says that it
wants the assurance that the popes
mediation is not a pretext for the
United States to obtain a delay of
some months, with the view of re-
commencing later the struggle against
Spain within and without Cuba
The Liberal further remarks that it
does not lose sight of the fact that the
pope's mediation ''tacitly admits the
American right to interfere in SPANS
affairs in the interest of peace and
expresses the belief that the govern
ment will be obliged to declare that
mediation does not mean conceding
through a foreign hand what Spain de-
clines to concede to the United States
direct" explaining that SPANS eff
fective sovereignty must not depend
upon the pope's will"
The impartial independently halls
with satisfaction the pope's mediation
between the Spanish and Cuba.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
The Globo says "a new political |
power has developed in America in |
Ireland, equal to that of |
President Cleveland and President |
Mckinley" and asks, can it over
come the jingoes?"
The revolutionary Pals welcomes |
peace from whatever quarter it comes, |
as enabling Spain to repair the ma
-erial losses of the cruel wars. But"
he Pals adds, the peace must be |
otherwise it will be a
greater evil than war"
The Pals then strikes warning
tote, saying the pope is in favor of
cuban independence, quoting an inter
riew which an Italian newspaper man
lad with the pope in March last to
confirm this statement and also sug-
costing that the Spanish pastorals
we're part and parcel of a mature
,atican scheme to secure on the same
,asis the Silvellist policy and sell the
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