The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-11
HOW EUROPE REGARDS IT
Note and Comment Covering all
Phases of the Armistice,

least prospect of peace; but it is the
general belief. looking to the difficulties
involved, that there is only a delay Of
war. as the United States will refuse u
bea party to further negotiations. The
Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chron-
icle says:
1.-The European cabinets are exchanging
ideas as to the further modes of proce-
dure to secure peace. The negotiations
will be very difficult, owing to the sus-
capabilities of both parties
The Daily Chronicles Paris cores
pendent says:
Grave doubt exists as to whether a
permanent peace can be engrafted upon
an unlimited and vague armistice. The
real crux lies with the Cubans, and
judging from their group in Paris, an ar
mistice is unacceptable and perilous. as it
! will give Spain time during the rainy sea-
son to save money. The weather does not
| affect the Cuban insurgents. and they are
not likely to give Spain this advantage.
Moreover the Cubans consider that an
armistice would be equal to a positive al
lance between Spain and the United
States against Cuba.
Another black spot is the attitude of
congress, which, according to the Paris
Americans. will never stand the presence
! of Spanish troops in Cuba while the ar
mistice runs. In the American Episcopal
and other churches here today Sunday
! the preachers alluded to the subject but
/ the joyous hopes of peace were damp
/ ened by feeling of uncertainty"
| The Rome correspondent of the Times
! says:
II have the fullest authority to say that
| the popes intervention has met with COM
plete success. Notwithstanding the near
ly desperate state of affairs, his holiness
has persevered.
''An armistice has been agreed to, war
for the present is averted. and there is
every hope of a continuance of peace"
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says:
THE government is anxious for peace
on account OF the half million of italian
emigrants in the United States, whose
Spanish sympathes would tend, in the
event of war. to bring them into danger
Gus conflict with the American people,
The special dispatches to the morning
papers from Madrid today give for the
most part a bare recital of the armistice
negotiations.
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph, telegraphing Sunday and deal
ing with the sensation caused by the ar
mistice announcement. says:
''At first nobody believed the ruuor
probable, because the government had
emphatically declared that this step
would be incompatible with the honor Of
confirmed, all Madrid displayed senti-
ments of dissatisfaction and excitement
Newspapers were sold, read and discussed
all night. The principal cafes were
crowded with groups of politicians, and
the policy of the cabinet was condemned
in vigorous terms.
'The garrison is wisely confined 10 bar
racks, the indignation in military circles
being expressed in a way whoch bodies
no good to present Spanish cabinet. All
the Independent press organs, even those
inciining 10 the Liberal party. condemn
the governments action as derogatory to
Spanish honor and calculated to bring
about irreparable disaster. not to the cab
met alone, which has risked its future on /
the success or failure of submission TO
the European powers. Other and greater /
interests have been jeopardized to a much !
greater extent than war Itself could have /
jeopardized them"
The Daily Telegraph correspondent, af- /
ter quoting from FL impartial, I'll Pals /
and other papers to illustrate this feeling. /
says:
Another article assures General Wey- /
Ter. who will shortly return to Madrid, /
that ne is not alone in defending the hon 4
or. sovereignty and integrity Of the ia /
therland. and that he can rely upon Car
lists, Republicans. Spaniards, Cubans and /
the bulk Of the army. From trustworthy /
Information in my possession l should (.
not De surprised II the popular dissatis-
faction assumed unwo1ted and undesir-
able forms very shortly. The abiaet has
had no opportunity Of jusufying its &C
ton. and neither The army nor the people
are wiling 70 be ensured that the conces-
s.oEs just made are iustIaable."
Tie Madrid correspondent ot the Daily
Nal says:
The ambassadors of the powers, liz
urging the armls:ce. declared that their
acton was in support OF the acts OF their
colleagues in Washington. They under
stood, they said. that If Spain agreed to
al armis.!ce 1t would be possible to main
tain the influence OF the powers with
President Mckinley. ard Indirectly with
the rebsis. thus bringing about termina-
ton o. the Cuban var.
According 70 tbs ambassadors. TIE
powers will be ready 70 gtvs Spain q Ger
tain amount Of support should America
maintain an attitude OF hostility"
The Tines commenting edutOTizlly this
Of the latest phase OF the sit1s-
ton. says:
sc annot doubt that had The SaEzs,a
2 government taken this truly statesman
Ike and patriotic action q ntae earlier
J; would have led . = solutio2 hoa0rsbis
10 Spain and satisfactory % America I
Even no~. despite tie cnizo8s tone Q. our
New York correspondent we and IL bard
% believe that 20 signal an advance o.
hs part q ssa-z VII BE me- SIKH ss-1s
-espo-se from washington
IT IS . Be earnestly ho7sa that 1oth-
nE = President McKirley's message ~
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