Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-16
Ropes TOR P[AgE'
Since the Surrender Of Santiago, Pros
poets Seem Brighter,

ptUt0 DCUlu OllbuUl3
THOUGH THE SPANISH CHARACTER
AND THE EFFECT OF DEFEAT
Upon 1T ARE HARD TO COMPRE-
HEND-PEACE RUMoRS FROM MAD
RID GENERALLY LOOKED UPON
AS FEELERS PUT OUT BY THE
SPANISH GovERNMENT TO DIS
COVER THE TEMPER OF THE POP
uLACEs-FANTASTIC NOTIONS OF
HONOR MAY PROVE A HINDRANCE
AS THEY NOW cOMPLICATE TOR
AIS SURRENDER.
Washington, July 15.-President NC
Kinley gave expression to-day to a
strong hope for early peace. Re-
sponding to congratulations on the
success of the Santiago campaign, he
said:
81 hope for early peace now"
In the course of other interviews ne
gave voice to the same sentiment, not
expressing his entire belief, but
strong hope that peace would come.
The dispatch from Madrid announc-
ing the royal decree suspending lndl-
yidual rights in Spain was quickly
communicated to the President ana
was read at the cabinet meeting. AS
In Madrid. it was generally taken to
mean the imminence of move OF the
Spanish government for a cessation or
hostilities. This Interpretation was
received with great satisfaction, but
in the absence of definite official as
signment of Spanish motive, the ad-
ministration, while strongly hoping
for it, is not entirely confident of so
satisfactory an outcome. One member
OF the cabinet expressed his opinion
that the issuance of the decree at this
time indicated the end was not far off,
but was not s4re that that was the
Spanish intention. He cited the fire.
uuency of misconstruction of Spanish
motives ard the international mis.ead-
ing as to the course it intended to
pursue. At the same time he took a
hopeful view CT the situation and
thought that the royal pronunciamento
might, in the exigency of the Spanish
case, prove to be the entering wedge
in a peace movement Senator Can
non, of Utah, who had talk with the
President, does not take an
ENTIRELY ROSEATE VIEW
of the outlook. 81 hope for peace
early as a necessity" he said, but not
by the willing and voluntary action of
the Spanish ministry and royalty.
Whoever makes the first proposition
there ruins himself. He only builds a
bridge on which others will cross.
There are few with the nerve and
courage to undertake the initiative in
the present temper of the Spanish pop
ulace." He believed, however, the
royal decree possibly signified a move
AL THAI ulI6CllOH.
There have been no overtures for
peace received by any United States
embassy or legation abroad or by the
Department of State at Washington.
That was the statement made by a
member of the cabinet who is familiar
with the conditions as they exist to-
day, and was called forth by various
reports that ranged all the way from
An announcement that the basis for a
treaty Of peace already had been
reached, to the more guarded deciara-
ton that the Spanish government had
conveyed in an official manner to the
United States government intimation
Of some Of the concessions at was pre-
pared to make to secure peace.
The prospects for the speedy insti-
tuition of peace negotiations have
Frightened decidedly since the col
lapse of the Spanish resistance at San
tiago. The moral effect of that vic
tory for the American arms is begin
ming TO be felt in
THE DIRECTION OF PEACE.
If the cabinet has discussed terms of
peace up to this moment, the fact has
not been divulged by any responsible
source. Now and then ore of the gov
ernment's agents in Europe commu-
nlcates some message summing up Eu-
ropean gossip, and naturally in view
OF the earnest desire for the speedy
restoration of peace entertained by the
European powers, this gossip tends to
bear out the belief that peace negotia-
tions are at hand. The President hopes
SO. He las made no concealment of
his earnest desire for speedy termin-
alton of the war. Such a position on
his part is entirely reccncilable with
an earnest purpose to prosecute the
war until it's original purposes have
been attained. Before that time any
overtures for peace must come from
Spain. The news from Madrid that
Spain had been practically placed I'M
der martial law is regarded as a most
hopeful sign. 1t is construed to mean
a purpose on the part Of the Spanish
government to bind up in advance the