Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-06-10
PEACE FURTHER OFF
We Must Acquire Something
to DiCker With.
The True Story OF Carraaza. fhe
Spy. Will Be fhe Most Sensa-
tional Of Modern History.

Washington, June 9.-(Special.) y
Peace. it is now seen, is further on
than ever. The events in Santiago,
dramatic as they have been, have not
fastened matters materially. Much
more has to be accomplished before
the conditions of peace can be consid-
cred.
Just in proportion as the prospect of
a speedy conclusion of the war becomes
more obscure to the authorities in
Washington so does the urgency of the
European press, and the inspired dis
patches of the European diplomats in
crease in urgency of demand for
short and decisive engagement which
shall put an end to hostilities.- The
Germans are making an outcry against
the blockade at Manila, saying it at
fects only foreigners, and does no
harm to Spaniards, who can obtain all
the provisions they want, as they live
chiefly on rice Our government has
unpublished adyices which prove that
this statement is untrue. They do not
come from American sources, either,
but from official reports of British con-
sular officers and naval commanders.
Some of our alleged sympathizers IL
London, with the London Times at the
head have been shedding crocodile
tears over the hardships which our
troops are suffering in Tampa, .depriv-
ed OF the beautiful fresh vegetables
and luscious fruits which are shipped
from that state north, ana condemned
to eat winter diet of fat pork and
BEANS" and to wear winter clothing.
The "tenderfoot" Times man has never
lived in the south, or he would know
that "hog and hominy' is dish the
southern native likes best the year
round, and thrives on most, and that
the only real Inconvenience which our
fellows are suffering from are a defic-
lent supply Of water for bathing pur-
poses and an excess of soft ankle-deep
white sand-conditions which do not
justify anything like the dolorous COM
plants which the London gentleman
sends up to heaven. As to the fruit
shortage, most Of the Florida truck
farmers are complaining that our fell
lows not only ate up all their melons
but pulled up the vines and took them
along with them.
1 talked today with special agent
of the postoffice department who has
been down at Tampa three weeks es-
tablishing mail facilities for the camp.
''It's sandy, and dirty and hot down
there" he said, and am right glad to |
get back where can have a bath and |
put on clean shirt, but as for any |
hardships being suffered by the troops |
that's all rot. They are as jolly a set !
of boys as you could meet anywhere. !
and it is the hardest task of their Off
GERS to enforce sufficient discipline to
prevent skylarking"
Some of the leaders of the senate and !
house have laid their heads together
and discussed this question of the pros
pect of a speedy peace. The date OF
the adjournment of congress is in
yolved in it. The conclusion arrived
just as soon as the war revenue bill and
the annual appropriation bills are
passed, and that there is no necessity
for it to stay in session to deliberate
upon any possible peace settlement
What has either of the contending /:
parties got to trade on?" asked one OF
The least radical of the house leaders, il
when the question of terminating the I;
war speedily was mooted. "All ma
lions, when successful in a public war,
demand some concession from the van
pushed power, either a cession of ter
ritory or a money indemnity, or both.
What has Spain got to offer us? The
imminent collapse of the Bank of
Spain shows that it is hopeless to eX-
Dect money indemnity to recompense
is for the cost we have already in