The evening times., 1898-05-07
THE POPE SAYS STOP.
He Sends an EarncAt Message to the
Queen of Spain.

Queen of Spain.
2STOP 6..6-.6. s. 6. g. G. 8.
| New York, May THE Journal prints
the following special cable from Rome:
The Pope has sent an earnest telegram
to the Queen Regent, advising Spain to
Immediately ask for the mediation of
European powers.
He explains the impossibility Of Spain
continuing the war against an adversary
who is too powerful for her. He advises
| the Queen not to risk everything simply
for the satisfaction of national pride. He
| promises his support, and that of the
powers. to obtain an honorable solution
| OF the difficulty. The Pope's telegram
ended with these words:
Il invoke the benediction of the AL
mighty on the King, Your Majesty and
the royal family
he said not one word about the army
or heet of Spain, Notwithstanding the
TACT that the Queen Regent had asked
His Holiness to bless the Spanish arms
Delmazo. the Spanish ambassador, re-
FUSED at first to be interviewed. but when
| pressed to say whether he thought me-
diation possible, answered:
How can any one talk to US about me-
| diation while our military and naval
forces are intact?'
James Creelman telegraphs the Jour-
nal from London: "The Pope's advice to
| the Queen Regent to Immediately ask
for the mediation of Europe Is the most
important event since the battle Of Ma
| Mia. for l have positive knowledge that
| the message from the Vatican to the roy
al palace in Madrid was the result of a
conference between the Pope and at least
two European powers
The day before yesterday special
courier from the Emperor of Austria ar
rived at the Vatican with a personal
message from the Emperor to the Pope
urging that the Vatican initiate a move
ment for mediation. This request was
made with the knowledge OF the Queen
Regent of Spain. who had herself i'm
piored the Pope to use his influence to
procure peace.
All the power OF the church will be ex-
erted to persuade the Spanish govern
ment to abandon its attitude of defiance
and accept the good Offices of Europe.
The Pope will be earnestly assisted by
Austria and France in his effort to i'm
press Spain of the futility of further re-
sistance to the United States. The gen.
eral disposition of European govern
menls is to approve the action of the
Pope. who. as father of all Catholic ma
tions. is recognized as peculiarly quail
fled TO approach the Spanish nation just
now.
am assured by private and reliable
advioes. from Rome that the Pope does not
consider it advisable or practicable to
communicate with the United States on
the subject of peace or mediation. The
one question now is: Has the church,
backed by Austria, influence enough to
induce Spain to give up fighting for the
shadow after the substance is gone? 1t
is known in high official circles that Spain
is wholly unprepared for war. and the
corruption in the departments of the
army and navy has been on a wholesale
scale.
The Pl,.ippine Islands are the greatest
stronghold in the world of Catholic mon
astic power. and the Vatican is anxious
that the islands should remain under the
flag of Catholic power.
Messages from the Queen Regent to
the Pope indicate that she is ready and
anxious to Yield to the United States on
terms honorable to Spain, but that she
does not dare make the proposition di-
rectly herself.