Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
Asks Queen Regent to Declare Ar
mistice in Cuba.
FAVORABLE REPLY is RETURNED
Consent of President Mckinley
Asked for the Mediation.
COMMENT OF THE PRESS

layed in transmission).-Ever are moving
rapidly and the best informed people here
believe an armistice between the Spaniards
and Cubans will be proclaimed within two
days.
the pope. IL row appears. sent an elo-
quent telegram to the queen regent urging
Spain TO grant armistice in Cuba, with
the view Of allowing negotiations 10 be car.
ried on between the insurgents and the
Cuban authorities for the early conclusion
Of permanent peace. The pope dwelt on
the suffering in Cuba and urged that her
majesty take action on humane and not on
political grounds.
The pope in his telegram to the queen
regent added that, "As the father of all
the faithful" he could not intervene unless,
a stop was put to the shedding Of blood Of
the people who are Gods sons" Therefore
he asks for a suspension of hostinties
McI<inlcy's Views Asked.
Previous to taking this action. II is add
| ed, the pope, through representative al
| Washington, asked President Mckinley ff
1T would be agreeable to him should the
| pope advise the queen regent to grant an
armistfce, and it is understood the PresI-
dent expressed willingness that the uope
should do anything in his power Since
| then the extraordinary activity of the am
| 'dSsdiofs mas Deen noted, and, ii Is claim
ed, as a result Of all of the representations
made to Spain cn the subject Senor Moret.
| the minister for the colonies VINO. through
1 out, has been anxious to do ANYTHING TO
preserve peace, consistent with what he
| conceives to be Spain's honor had an inter-
| view With the United States minister. Gen.
| stewart L. Woodford. today ,Sunday). nj
"hlch he expressed Spain's willingness 20
| grant an immediate arnistice. He pointed
| out that the only condition Spain asks i'm
| return Is one which America would grant
even if unasked." and refers only to ..ber
action after Spain proclaims the armIs-
| tice."
| Confirmed by Moret.
| The United States minister was busy at
the legation all day. but the correspondent
Oh the Associated Press saw Senior Moret
AT the colonial office this Sunday evening.
| iie coiii fhed The announcement made of
the pope's mediation between Spain and
the Cubans, and added that the suggestion
| Old not come from the United States gov
ernment but from Rome direct He
| added:
| Il cannot say anything more on the
subject as the matter is unsettled, pend
| ing an answer from the United States"
| Senor Morets manner, as well as that of
! General Woodford, conveyed the impression
that they both believe that peace, for
which they have So earnestly labored, will
result from the present negotiations.
| The Correspondence (semi-officiaD to-
| Eight Sunday, under the heading Media
ton Of the Pope" gives history of the
| Gays events. and says:
| Senor Sagasta received a message from
| the Spanish ambassador at Rome, which
he Immediately took to the palace. A few
l he no.
| an. interview with the queen regent at
| which all the ministers were present. At
| its conclusion a favorable reply was sent
| to Rome.
Interview With woodford.
senor Moret had long interview with
General woodford before the former went
| to the cabinet meeting, and the United
| States minister afterward conferred with
Senor Gullon, the minister for foreign af-
| fairs.
After the cabinet council, Senor Moret
| again called upon General woodford, and
| had an hours interview with him.
| The Correspondents says: 'Spain's reply
| to the pope. in accepting mis- mediation,
| said the homer of Spain would be safe IN
his hands and that full justice would be
| done in the case, owing TO the hish prestige
of his holiness every where
THE mediation" the Correspondencia
| adds, can clear Up every point at issue;
| hut must not be too sanguine, because
things IL America have been precipitated
| In such a violent manner that, even taking
| for granted President Mckinley's good
| faith We not sure the mediation win
arrive in time TO prevent Congress from
| making a question of its own"
The ministerial Globo in Its leading ar
! ticle tomorrow Monday will assume an at
10 .
| diation is satisfactory, but the government
must moi discontinue its preparations for
the worst. The good offices of the poatif
are admitted, but Spain can never counten-
ance her rights being ignored"
Reflects Credit on All.
LONDON. April i.-The Westminster Ca
zette this afternoon commenting upon the
pope's Intervention between the Spaniards
and CubaEs, says: Securing the mediation
Of the pope reflects infinite credit upon all
parties. The tension of the last few days
has shown what a strong man the Arneri-
cans have in their President. With a weak
man 1t Is certain that by now the United
States would have been swept into war"
The St James Gazette this afternoon re-
marks: The pope's mediation clears the
air. II will enable Spain to make further
concessions to the insurgents without sac
rifice of prestige"
A special dispatch from Madrid says that
Premier Sasasta this morning expressed
the hope that Peaceful considerations
would influence the American politicians"
declaring that the pope's mediation is
practically the last chance of averting
war;"
Spanish Press Comment.
MADRID. April 4-The Liberal (moder-
ate republican, referring TO the pope's in
tcrvention between Spain and Cuba. says
today that IT wants the Assurance that =
the pope's mediation Is not a pretext for
the United States to obtain a delay OF some
months. with the view OF recommending
later the struggle against Spain, within ana
without Cuba"
Continuing. the Liberal expresses the be-
lief that Spain should await the ansver
which Congress viii certainly give to the
pope's oner"
The Liberal further remarks that u does
not lose sight Of the tact that the pops's