The age-herald., 1898-11-20
MISS SCHLEY TAKES
 ALL THE CREDIT t Mas She Who Brought the War to
 a Close. ADVISED HE QUEEN REGENT To Suspend Possibilities and Depend Upon the Mercy of America.
ADVISED HE QUEEN REGENT
HER COUNSEL GLADLY ACCEPTED
After Delivering Her Letter to the Min. ister of State, She Hurriedly Left Madrid-Spain's Plea for Peace
 Immediately Followed.

Milwaukee Wis, November 19.-Miss Jes- sic Schley, who went to Spain as dele- gate of the Women's Internal onal League for Peace in an effort to bring the war to a close, issued statement to the Ameri- can press today, in which she takes the credit of influencing Spain to a peace treaty. The letter follows:
 ''To the American Press.
 Until now have not given proof to substantiate my claim that we women, es- pecially we American women, made the peace between Spain and our country. promised to do so after the treaty of peace was signed. but have concluded to give it out now. The facts are these: l reached Madrid as delegate of the women's In ternational League for Peace and bearing the list of names and resolutions for her majesty, the queen regent of Spain, on July 9. I at once began visiting and conferring with prominent officials. On the 23d his ex- cellency, the minister of state, the Due De Almodovar Del Rios requested me to put in writing the matter I desired to convey to him. I did so and sent it to h.m on the 25th On that day or the following, I judged from the newspaper report, the queens cabinet (of which the Due is a mem- ber), discussed the communication in their meeting and on the 18th Spain sued for peace.
 ''The next day the 27th. I was hurried out of Madrid, fearing riot against me- when it should become known Spain had made overtufes Of peace. It was feared the Carlists and jingoes might make trouble and they had already begun to look for me. The afternoon of the day 1 Jeff, I re- ,ceiyed courteous letter from the Due Del Almodoyar Del Rio min ster of state of foreign affairs, in which he. says: Your letter of yesterday has received my fullest attention with preference to much other pressing business.
 Praise from Del Rio
 '.He praises the high motive inspiring my journey to Spain; he says again. The gen. erosity and energy which prompted you to make this long excursion to strange land for the sake of peace united to your intense patriotism and your love of Spain,' etc. Cont. .nuing, he says his most ardent per sonal desire is to see the speedy ternlna- tion of this sad conflict and that he desires for Cuba a system of government in har- mony with the interests of humanity and civilization.
 .tOf course peace would have come Spain was beaten, but she was not ready to sur render then. She still wanted to fight for Havana and the Philippines, but maintain that the documents I submitted to the min ister of state decided her to sue for peace just then, and I believe you will find that the Spanish authorities bear me out. It was only a straw, but still the straw that breaks the camel's back Spain trusted me; she knew I liked her noble but defense less -ecG1H..rys was of her religion, and de- tested the war. considering it disgrace to our country. Therefore, when told her 1t was foolhardy to fight longer-that we would surely beat her; that we had more resources of all sorts, as well as men; when I claimed to know our people Gas inought I did for I had been much among them. and said many dsliked the war as much as I; that many good protestants had been influenced to consent to assist the war by the representations made of Spanish cruel ty and the continued fighting in Cuba (which also thought should cease); that if she (Spain) continued fighting she would lose the sympathy of Americans and Euro peans as well. but that if she sued for peace now she would find how noble and gener- ous a people we are, and not the mercenary country we appeared, and we would give her generous terms now which she would not get later.
 Coaling Station or Two
 "I advised her to give us coaling station or two, though, strictly speaking, we should not even take that, as we had begun the war in the name of humanity, but our government might need them, and we had been put to much expense. In short, I wrote such a strong appeal for peace that I feared I might overdo it by my blunt statements, using the word foolhardy,' etc. I was certain my country would act hon. orably, so you may imagine my mortifica- tion and chagrin to find we are trying to grab all we can.
 "Following this letter I shall have storm of abuse, know, from the jingoes and the A. P. As, who have already writ ten me so many insulting letters, but defy one of them to show anyone who has made greater sacrifices to maintain the honor of our grand country It is necessary for us to rouse ourselves. or it will be too late to show the world what we really are, and to defeat the schemes of the miserable jim goes, who are traitors to our grand repub- lie, and seek to draw us into further dffi- culties. This is no time for party strife or bitter religious feeling if we would save our country. Democrats and republicans must act together. Possibly 1t was fortunate the republicans won in the last elections, for