The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-11
.AS EUROPE SEES IT.
Armistice Welcomed as Giving at Least n
 Prospect of Peace.

Armistice Welcomed as Giving at Least n
 Prospect of Pence.
 London, April 11.-Yesterday's conti- mental telegrams to to-days morning papers all welcome the armistice as giving at least prospect of peace, all the difficulties involved, that there is only delay of war, as the United States will refuse to be a party to fur ther negotiations.
 The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says: "The European cabinets are exchanging ideas as to further modes of procedure in the ef- fort to secure peace"
 The Daily Chronicles Paris corre- spondent says: Grave doubt exists as to whether a permanent peace can be engrafted on an unlimited armistice. The real crux lies with the Cubans and judging from their group in Paris, an armistice is unacceptable and perilous, as it will give Spain time during the rainy season to save money. The weather does not affect the Cuban in- surgents and they are not likely to give Spain the advantage. Moreover, the Cubans consider that an armistice would be equal to positive alliance between Spain and the United States against Cuba"
 The special dispatches to the morn ing papers from Madrid give for the most part a bare recital of the armis- tice negotiations. The Madrid corre- spondent of the Daily Telegraph, tele- graphing Sunday and dealing with the sensation caused by the armistice an nouncement, says: At first nobody be- lieved the rumor probable, because the government had emphatically declared that this step would be incompatible with the honor of Spain. When finally the report was confirmed all Madrid displayed sentiments of dissatisfaction and newspapers were sold, read and discussed all night. The principal cafes were crowded with groups of politicians and the policy of the cabi- net was condemned in vigorous terms. The garrison wals wisely confined to
 
 circles being expressed in a way which bodes no good to the present Spanish cabinet. All the independent organs, even those inclining to the liberal par ty, condemn the governments action as derogatory to Spanish honor and calculated to bring about irreparable disaster, not to the cabinet alone, which has risked it's future on the sue cess or failure of submission to the European powers, but other and great CT interests have been jeopardiZed to a much greater extent than war itself could have jeopardized them"
 The Telegraph's correspondent after quoting from Fl Pals and other papers to illustrate this feeling says: Anoth- CT article assures General Weyler, who will shortly return to Madrid, that he is not alone in defending the honor and sovereignty and integrity of the fa- therland and that he can rely upon Carlists, republicans, Spanish Cubans and the bulk of the army. From trust worthy information in my possession I should not be surprised if the popular dissatisfaction assumed unwonted and undesirable forms very shortly. The cabinet has had no opportunity of jus tifying it's action, and neither the as- sembly nor the people are willing to be assured that the concessions just made ado justifiable.
 The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail says: "The ambassadors of the powers in urging the armistice declared that their action was in sup port of the acts of their colleagues in Washington. They understood, they said, that if pain agreed to an armis- tice it would be possible to maintain the influence of the powers with Pres ident Mckinley and indirectly with the rebels, thus bringing about a termin- ation of the Cuban war According to the ambassadors, the powers will be ready to give Spain certain amount of support should America maintain an attitude of hostility. The Spanish ministers declare themselves very hopeful of a speedy pacification of Cuba.'