The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-06
AcTI0v or EUROPEAN NATIONS

ACTION or EUROPEAN NATIONS
Nor was the apprehension of coming
strife confined TO GU; own country It
was felt by the continental powers, which
on Arr.l 6, through their ambassadors, ad-
dressed to the executive hope that mod
Grafton might mark the course OF this
government and that further negotiations
wCu d lead to an agreement, which, Wilde
securing The maintenance OF peace, would
afford all necessary guAran eos for the re.
abi.shment OF order In Cuba.
In responding to the representation, l
sad SHARED the hope the Representatives
Aad expressed that peace might be pre-
.erved In a manner to terminate the chron.
&c condition of diJiurbance IN Cupa, so IN
furious aud menacing 10 our interests anu
tranquility as well as shocking 10 Our
continents OF humanity; and, while APP
nreua, ing the humanitarian and dieinter-
csted character of the conn. I'm cation they
nd made on behalf OF the DoWe,S | stated
that the conf elce Of this government
for its pant that the Usual appreciation
would bt shown for its own earnest ana
unseliish endclyors 10 satisfy duty TO hu-
manly by enDiEg a situation the pgolonga-
ion OF VIII ch bad become insufferable.
sun animated by the hope of peaceful
a0lution and obeying the diOiates OF duty,
40 effort was relaxed 10 bring about 4
speedy end to the struggle. Negotiations
10 the object continued actively looking 10
he Immediate conclu, ion Of six months
nngM.e ~ Cuba. with Wow 20 eifeoilpg
he recogni on o. her PEOPLES r.gnts tc
1depen4unae. Besides TINS, instant REQ
lflon Of The order of reclp ceDtration was
sked so thc6 the sufferers returning TO
their homes, in1 aided by uptei AiEer.pa i
I'd Spanish effcia might be put In way
o support themselves again by orderly re.
NJ tlta MI dpsfrDyGl
nctive en,erpfises OF the island ana con-
rribuie TO he res Grafton and tE Tranquil
/ Y and well benz. Negotiations con
.inued for some little time az Madrid
rem Ing In q ers by the spanish which
could net be regarded bur as inadequate
Il was proposed TO confide tne proposition
Of peace TO llie insular parliament Hel .
be convened rndcr the autonomous deeiees
II November 10, 1897, but w'tA5u, impair
mCrgt In anywise Of be Legislative poVeis
~ the Madrid government, which 10 thai
end would grant an armlii!ca, II solicited
hv Jhe Insurgents. for su-h Time rs ths
general in chief might Gee ut 10 TX.
How ana with what scope OF dIsere' on
AIRY nawcrs the inoular parlamen, "as
txpectei 10 set about the 'preIaration'
~ peace did not appear II u Nare 20 D.
nv negotiations with the insurserts, the
issue seaned 20 rest on the one ~ We "lip
a body olosen b. fraction Of the electoIr
N the dlstlctS unuer sp@tlsh 'V''Ni a."
en- the other with the insuegent population
holding tbe iptergor country, rnfepresNnted
In the so-called parliament and defiant az
the suggestion of slng for peace
ALI, EFFORTS AT PEACE BARREN
Gr!eved and dlsaIpo!nted az tbs barren
outcome OF my sincere endeayoFs TO reacn
a practicable solution. / felt II my duty
e. remit tse ahsle qrest;n to the con-
gresN In the message Of April II, 1897.
announu.n this. with this last overture IN
the direction of immediate peace in CUBA
and rs disappointing reception by spail