The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-06
SAYS PEACE rs HER WORK.
Jessie Schley Claims Success For Her
Mission to Spain.


Mission to Spain.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 6.-Niss Jessie
Schley returned from her peace mission
to Madrid, Portugal, Cuba and else
where last evening. Today, after vent
ing her Indignation with the news
papers for their treatment of her, she
became keyed UP and went on:
THE miserable A. P. AS and the
5ingoes were responsible for the war,
and it was they who blew up the Maine
to make a cause for a declaration OF
war. After an investigation all this will
be found out and then you will know
I was right.
1.-THE American newspapers have ma
hciously misrepresented me- continued
Miss Schley, especially as to my trip
to Madrid. There I was warmly re-
ceived by all, and the newspapers and
prominent people welcomed me.
MY request was required to be put
down on paper and afterward it was
acted upon by the cabinet and was con-
sidered by all the authorities Of the
government. The next day the peace
negotiations began, and it was because
women applied for it that it was given.
1.-The authorities in Spain did not like
to acknowledge that 1t was a woman
that Influenced their action for peace,
and so would not give it out, but have
letters in my possession from high OFF,
Gals saying it was through me that
peace was brought about. The Ameri-
can newspapers kept right on saying
that my visit was a failure, but 1t
was not
She said that in Spain and Cuba,
when walking along the street, she was
pointed out by the workrnen and every
one as the woman who brought about
peace. In Havana her wonderful work
was recognized both by the press and
governmental officials, and she was
given a welcome.
Miss Schley appears to be sincere in
her work, and is proud of what she has
done. She returned to her home here
dow for q asst hT1f vii
from the effort to bring about peace
able settlement of the war.
Speaking of Cuba and her visit In
Havana she said:
both Spaniards and Cubans, are much
opposed to annexation to the United
States. Some, of course, are willing,
but only in the spirit of revenge, TOT
they will make all the trouble they can
after the annexation is made. 1t is
the general opinion at Havana that the
best of the two classes will unite to
establish a representative government
This government of the United
States" she said. earnestly, rs In honor
bound to give them trial at sell
government, after it has promised II 70
them, else we will disgrace ourselves IN
the eyes of the civilized world and his
tory will scorn u.s."
She says that the people in Cuba
understand that this government mas
promised to let them try to govern
themselves and will hold it to its word
She pleaded with the authorities in Ha-
vana to have fighting suspended, for if
they did not, the jingoes in America
whose -mercenary. objects had perpe-
trated the war, would use the fact as
an excuse and annex the island against
their will She pleaded with hsurgent
leaders, and they all hoped for cessa-
ton of fighting. -,
1.-The women of Havana are pretty,
she said, but o! so dirty. The war
has hardly left a perceptible effect on
the people as a whole, excepting that
everyone begs from foreigners and tie
hotels have poor meals for exceedingly
good prices. There are beggars IN
droves and the city Is horribly dirty.
Miss Schley says that the statements
of European newspapers telling that all
the reconcentrados.s sat Havana were
dead are untrue for she herself saw 400
of them in houses, and several OF them
died while she was there.
She is unable to account for this gov
ernment's policy in allowing them TO
die. While they are in houses and nave
beds. such as they are, they are not fed
and are dying of starvation. This num-
Der probably represents the last OF the
AZ. 900 who were taken to Havana last
spring.