The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-03

London, June 2-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Morning Post says:
Senior Leon Castillo, the Spanish am
bassador to France, at his recent con-
ference with the queen regent and Sc
nor Sagasta, was officially charged TO
ask the powers to intervene to obtain
peace on such terms as would protect
the amour propre of Spain.
The ambassador will urge for a rea-
son for such intervention the danger
of loss of trade to the powers them
selves in the event of the continuance
of the war. Political and diplomatic
circles in Madrid believe that Castillo
will succeed.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: Spain has addressed
another appeal to the powers to inter-
vene in the war, and Austria is pre-
pared to accede, but only in conjunc-
ton with other powers"
With regard to the report of Euro
pean Intervention, the Vienna CORE
spondents of both the Daily Chronicle
and Daily News deny that the Aus
trian government has received any
fresh communication from Spain. 1t
would appear, therefore, that any eff
forts in this direction are being made
only in France, where they are appar-
emily the most likely to succeed.
It is understood that NJ. Hanotaux
and other ministers regard the present
situation as intolerable. A protracted
war, besides destroying commerce,
would necessitate postponing the COM
ing exposition. Ii is hoped that the
new commercial agreement between
France and the United States will
smooth the way to French intervention,
in which certainly Austria and perhaps
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Russia, it is asserted, would be willing
to undertake the office of mediator to
save France the necessity of becom-
ing prominent.
AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE.
Count de Rascon, the Spanish am
bassador in London, who has been in
terviewed on the subject, admitted that
war means ruin for Spain, and he said:
THE sentiment is growing in favor
of seeking an honorable peace, which
America, considering her unprepared-
ness for a war of invasion, would also
welcome in preference to a protracted
struggle, involving heavy sacrifices of
money and men. This being so, 1 hope
a basis of understanding may be found
leading to peace"
SPANS ISOLATION.
If the queen regent OF Spain has in
SIEuCISQ senior CaSIlllO TO ask the pow
ers to intervene for peace that move
ment has not yet taken any form in
Washington, either at the state depart
ment or any of the foreign embassies.
Among diplomatic officials it is thought
TO be quite possible that Spain is feel
ing her way toward securing peace, but
il is not believed lis will meet any ac-
tive assistance from the great powers.
As one leading diplomatic official said
today. Spain finds herself in the same
condition of isolation that France was
in in 1901. At that time, NJ Theirs,
afterward president, went from capital
10 capital, seeking to secure the coop
Grafton of Europe with France, but his
mission was a failure. The mission Of
Castillo is said TO be like that of Theirs
and the diplomatic officials believe it
viii meet with the same fate. 1t is
known that Spain has counted most
on arousinS the active interest of
France, but it has been unsuccessful.
The French authorities here have not
heard of any negotiations for many
weeks past