Evening journal., 1898-07-23
PEACE STILLFAR OFF
Spain Has Not Been Thrashed
Enough Yet.
GENERAL POLAVIEJA GOES TO MADRID
May Form a New Cabinet-Austria Would
Try TO Intimidate the United states.
Report of Combination
Against This Country.

Against This Country.
LONDON, July 2s.-The Madrid spe.
cial dispatches this morning to The
Times. The Daily News and The stand
ard agree that no real step has been
taken toward peace, and, moreover
that the idea that the capitulation OF
Santiago was n preliminary to peace
must be abandoned.
The ministerial organ, FL Ccrreo.
says:
The government is satisfied that the
nation desires peace but If the wash
tngton government raises difficulties
spain will cease to seek n pacific solu:
ton"
The Madrid correspondent Of The
Standard says:
Fresh developments in the struggle
will probably occur before the peace
partisans overcome the resistance OF
the war party
THE directors Of the leading news
papers waited upon Senor Sagasta the
premier late yesterday afternoon, urg-
Ing him to abolish the existing state OF
siege and censorship.
According to a dispatch from Hong
but We're repuised with a loss OF 500. the
Spaniards having so killed and wound
ed. y second attack was equally un-
successful"
a special dispatch from Madrid says:
The arrival Of General Polavieja has
increased the persistent talk of cab
met crisis. The queen regent is cred
tied with exclaiming Thank God' when
she knew he was coming. Opinions
differ as to whether a semimilitary cab
met would make for peace or for con-
tinuance of the war, but all are agreed
that 1t would at any rate put an end to
the present invertebrate policy
Certainly considerable confidence Is
felt in General Polavieja in the present
difficult Juncture. In the first place, he
Is better in touch with the feelings Of
the army; in the second. he need not
trouble himself about his constituents,
and. finally, the fear of unpopularity
would not blind him to the real facts OF
the situation. Once he should see that
the game was up he would not be likely
to indulge in useless repining. but would
make the best of bad Job.
The belief IS cNrrent in Madrid that
the delay in Commodore Watson's start
ing Is due to. a desire to give General
Polavieja time to form cabinet and tc
sue for peace"
The Berlin correspondent Of The Daily
News says:
THE powers, with the exception OF
Great Britain. have agreed not TO allow
an American annexation Of the Philip
pines or an Anglo-Saxon protectorat6
over the islands"
The Madrid correspondent of Tn,
Daily Mail saws.
"SenOr Sagasta told a representative
OF lei impartial yesterday that the gov
ernment had already entered upon thl
preliminary stage Of peace negotiations
General Polavieja has arrived and viii
have an audience with the queen re
gent today"
t. The Vienna correspondent OF tn,
Times says:
Apparently there is a tacit agreemen
in Austria TO pursue a press campaign
in favor Of peace, first by endeavorini
TO intimidate the United States with tn
specter OF European Intervention an,
second by appealing to the nationa
conscience Of America to confne her &C
tion to the alteration of Cuba
These announcements Of Spanish Il
lusions tend to nullify the object de
sired. Continental apathy toward tn
Americans gives a certain prima faci
plausibility to the suggested European
adaptation Of MonrOeism against Com
modore Watsons operations, but ther
are serious preliminary obstacles to IL
realization. No power likes to take tn
initiative and Commodore Watson
coming is not likely to disturb tn
friendship between England and tn
United States
The Hongkong correspondent of TIL
Daily Mail says
= "The latest mail from Manila report
that the rebels have lately suffered sew
eral reverses and have lost territOr
south Of Malate. General Aguinaldo ha
issued an absurd proclamation, dealin
chiefly with official insignia. He, a
president Of the Philippine ministry.
to wear gold collar with a gold triau
gular pendant, engraved with the su
and three stars, and to carry gol
whistle as well as a stick with a gol
handle and a tassel Of gold. The badge
of innumerable other officials are m
nutely dealt with in the proclamation.
"Mr. williams, the United States cor
sui at Manila, has written as follows
Mr.. Wildman, the American consul
Hongkong:
"If the United States would be III
suzerain and protecting power, Agu
naldo would hoist our flag and look
us for honor and emolument, whic
would be liberal and lasting and woul
be followed by the largest measure
solid advantage to his people"
PPM