The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-19
PKACE A LONG WAY OFF
Spain Being Defiant and Uncle Sam
AS Always. Deliberate.
Boston, June lS.-The Globes Washing
ton correspondent says:

Boston, June 1S.-The Globes Washing
ton correspondent says:
Peace is still remote. The end Of the
war is not in sight. To this conclusion
the president and his advisers have re-
luctantly come, even though their judg
ment is in opposition to their hopes. They
look forward now to a long drawn-out war
unless the vac nexecute some stroke which
would be absolutely fatal to Spain.
When the war began many keen OBJ
servers predicted a prolonged contest.
They based their belief on the knowl-
edge that wars with Spain, from the time
of Napoleon, have been long drawn out.
with Spain persistently fighting against
great odds. and resufsing to surrender.
even after the tide OF war had irresisti-
bly, turned against her.
All the dominant traits Of the Spanish
people are being emphasized again.
Against tremendous odds they are still
struggling. and the latest dispatches in
dictate that they propose to continue the
conflict until the United States makes a
proposal for peace.
Senior Sagasta has more than once
stated that as the United States was the
aggressor, Spain would not yield until this
country appealed for an ending OF the
war. There was a time, some weeks ago.
when the powers sought authority TO offer
peace to Spain on condition that Porto
Rico and the Philippines bs returned &c
her
This proposition was spurned by the
United States. and since that time Spain
seems to have settled down into for
lorn hops. willing TO suffer. but not &c
surrender. It is a remarkable spectacle
and one that IS giving the administration
considerable concern
II would seem as Il Spain would end
the unequal conflict a S soon as Santiago
Porto Rico and Manila have fallen. On
the contrary. the Globe correspondent car
state on the hikhest authority that unless
the powers compel her 10 plead for peace
Spain Will not then consider the war
ended.
Her policy viii be 10 evolve this country
in a long and costly struggle in the hope
that upon US viii be inflicted an enormous
debt and a terrible death ron. II she
shall compel US to invade Cuba, contest
ing every inch OF the island from Havana
to Cape MaysI on the one hand. and Cape
San Antonio on the other. there IS no
question but this country win pay very
dearly for the island
Il Will mean that our troops viii have
TO spend the long and dangerous rainy
season in the vicinity Of Santiago which
IS notoriiusly the most unhealthy place
In Cuba, and that our soldiers VIII suf-
fer there as the Spanish soldiers have done
In the past. At Porto Rico also an army
viii have 20 be maintained. while Gen.
Merritt win require fully the 2o,0n men
which he has estimated as an adequate
force for the Philippines
With the possibility. therefore, that the
war IS yet TO las; several months. the
president and his advisers are facing the
new situation with the utmost frank
ness II i estimated az the war depart
me1t that within the next tw0 months s. .
Go American soldiers VIII be IN the iel6
at TIE Philippines. Porto Rico. Santiago
and another Cuban port not Yet named.
bat against which aggressive operations
are proposed.
By that tine the volunteer army row
IN camp. ard yet 20 BE mustered n, vii
be fully clothed and armed. ard Vii be
ready for the invasion o. Cuba
Whether Il wiI be SEMI = Havana as
soon as it IS ready Is question which