The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27
APPEAL OF THE
 PEACE UNION Prepared in this Country and Mailed to Spain. HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT SPAIN WAS ASKED TO MAKE
 CONCESSIONS. Several Methods Suggested in Which the Universal Organization
 Hoped to Avoid
 Hostilities.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHILADELPHIA, May 26-It was developed here to-day that the Univer- sal Peace Union, through it's president Alfred H. Love of this city, prepared and mailed to the Queen Regent of Spain and Premier Sagasta an appeal asking that Government to acknowl- edge the independence of Cuba in the interests of peace. The appeal was first sent on April 21, four days before this country declared that a state of war existed between Spain and the United States. It was held up, however, in New York, and after two weeks had expired, was again in President Love hands with the seal unbroken and stamped across it with a Government stamp a notice that no mail is per mitted to go to Spain.
 Ex-Governor Hoyt of Wyoming then took the communication to Washing ton and laid it before the State Depart ment in the hope that it might be per mitted to go and at the same time to assure the Government of it's contents. It was not allowed to go through the mails, however, but it was suggested to ex-Governor Hoyt that it might be sent to one of the European branches of the union. As a result it was sent
  to Spain and is now en route.
 After referring to the Union as rep resenting many thousands of friends of peace in all parts of the world, the ap- peal indicates that all the pending diff faculties could be disposed of by prac- tical means. Continuing, it says:
 Our President, MT. Mckinley, we have reason to believe, has been forced into his present attitude. You know, he is the executive of this Government. The Peace Union is cosmopolitan. We have, we believe, still in your Senate, one of our vice-presidents, Arturo de Marcoartu."
 Referring to the Unions sincerity, the appeal states: We would do what we now suggest for you to grant, and continuing reads "Oh! how you would elevate your nation. What contribu- ton to the age of intelligence if you would send a message to America: For the sake of peace, humanity and your friendship, we will hear terms for the independence of Cuba This would open the way for three plans the Universal Peace Union is now sug gesting. First, a commission to visit you; second, purchase, and the Maine matter somehow considered; third, in ternational arbitration and interna- tional mediation. Is it too late? If there is lull, if there be a check, if any way De open, we can say ln all frankness for our good and for the good of all that the feeling here is opposed to war and against the an- neXation of your possessions. There is deep, earnest desire for the free dom of Cuba. Now, will not Cuba be worth more to you free than as a col ony? If you hold it, it will always be restless, expensive and a trouble to you.'
 The remaining portions of the appeal are solicitous of Spains feelings in the existing difficulty and state that the Union is actuated entirely by a desire to bring about peace. In one portion 1t states we have appreciated your sev- eral concessions in this Cuban trou- ble.'
 President Love explains these to mean the withdrawal of Wey,er; the submission to the United States re- fusal to withdraw General Lee; the feeding of reconcentrados by this coun- try; the autonomy scheme, and, last of all, the declaration of an armistice
 Speaking of the efforts of the Union to bring this latter about President Love said tonight that on April g the Union cabled to the Queen requesting her to grant an unconditional armistice and also telegraphed to Cardinal Gib- bons to have the Pope use his endeav- ors to bring about the result.
 Two days later" MT. Love said, "the armistice was granted"