The Dickinson press., 1898-07-30
ABSORBING TOPIC
Presidents Answer to Spain'e
Peace Proposal Awaited
Anxiously.
Proposition Had Been Under
Consideration at Madrid
Five Days.
A GOOD hATURED RIVALRY
Great Britain and France Both
Wished to Representthe
Spaniards.
Dons CompletelyH umbled and
Powerless to Continue
the War.
A GOOD nA1uRED RIVALRY

-. WARRINGTON, July 29.-In diplomatic
quarters spain'speaoe proposal through
the French ambassador 10 tho absorb.
ing topic, and the answer of the presi.
dent is awaited with keen interest. The
diplomats showed their interest by
calling at the stats department and at
the French embassy to learn with more
exaotness the details of spain's pro-
posal,. This developed several features
of the proposition which had not been
entirely clear before. In the first place
no foreign government outside Of
France has been consulted by Spain in
this overture for peace, and the present
movement Is not shared directly O. in.
directly by Germany, Austria, Italy,
Russia or Great Britain. It can now
DO stated, however, that the formal
proposition submitted has bsen under
consideration Ut Madrid for five days
previous, during which time the Brit
ish as well % the French authorities
Were Cosnizsnt of the Fact
that Spain wyas about t tslpue for peace.
This being settled It appears that a
good natured but keen rivalry sprang
up between Sir Drummond Wolf, the
British ambassador at Madrid, and
N. Patenotre, the French ambassador,
there a. to which. government should
haye the honor eliminating the move.
smsnt designed TO restore the peace Of
the world. Spain appears to have pre-
3erred the inte1mediation Of the French
government and az result the neRo.
ttations finally wire entrusted to the
French ambassador at Washington.
Another essential point is the exact
proposition made by Spain. The Span.
fish proposition does not mention the
words ''terms" and there is no request
or suggestion in it that the president
shall state terms of peace. The dis
tinct
1sasary z.ds BY spala
IL as to whether the United States win
open negotiations toward the settle
ment Of the wal and the arrangement
Of peace. Neither does the Spanish
proposition contain any reference to
an "armistice." At the 1same time 1t
- framed on the idea that it peace
negotiations are entered upon there
will be q suspension Of hostilities pend
ing m agreement upon the exact terms
Sot peace.
The Spanish proposition ID clothed
with all the solemnity and Formally OF
Q government act, despite the cable 10
port from Madrid that the peace pro.
posal il Of . s.private'", nature. The
instructions to N. Oambon bear the
official signature of Duke Almadova,
dc Rio. the Spanish minister Of foreign
affairs, and, besides expressing the de.
sires of the cabinet and government
that the peace negotiations be opened,
they are given the added solemnity Of
approval and
Earnest Personal Request
by. Queen Regent Maria Cristins
These formalities dismiss ..all question
in the minds Of officials here a. to the
regularity Of the Spanish proposition
asexpressiye; of the wishes Of the gov
eminent Of Spain.
The yellow fever conditions are beinI
suggested rs one reason favorable K
the conclusion d peAoe for IL Il beinf
urged that tho material advantage
which the United States will gain b.
continuing the war will be heavily
Offset BY the inroads Of disease. An
I other point being urged IL that tho %
poet Of the wal will be ever NOR,
glorious, more attribute to the higl
y aims o6 hisSgovernment IL it deals /,
spirit OF magnanimity with the con
Quered enemy. It il said also tina
Speinis completely hulhbled and O
powerlsss to further continue che war,
that ths United States can ssour,
through peace negotiations everything
which even . prolongation Of the VA,
would ulhmately make possibla.