The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
RATHER VIVID IMAGINATION.
MISS JESSIE sCHLEY THINKS SHE
BROUGHT ABOUT PEACE.
She Takes Credit to Herseir for the
Cessation Of HostiIfties and Is nm
Anu-Ilxpnnsionist.

Milwaukee. Wis, November 19.-NTiss
Jessie sohiey. who went TO Spain as a
delegate OF the Womans international
League for Peace in an effort TO bring thp
war to close. ISSUED statement to the
American press today in which she takes
the credit of influencing Spain TO sue for
peace. The letter follows:
To The American Press-UntIl now have
not given proof TO substantate my cam
that We women. especially we American
women, nlaue the peapG between Spain and
our country. l promised to do 30 after the
treaty OF peace was signed, but have con-
c.lIlbea 10 give 1t out nov.
IAe facts are these:
reached Madrid ms delegate of the Wo-
mans International League Tor Peace, and
| bearing tne list OF names ana resolutions
| Tor her majesty, the Queea regent OF Spa II
| ON july u. | at once began visiting and
conferrlnG with PROMINENT officials.
| On the 23d his exce1ency. the minister
OF state, the Duke de Aimodoyar de Rio,
! directed me TO put in writigg The matter
| desired TO convey 10 him, / did SO and
sent IL to HIM on the 18th. On that day, or
the following, | judged from The news
| paper reports the queen . cabinet COT whlch
| the duke is membelJ discussed the mat
| ter III their meeting and that duy the Span
day the 2dth, was hurried out OF Madrid,
! fearigg riot against me when it should be-
| come known Spain had mazda oqertures
| on Eeace. IL was feared tine C&riists aAd
! Spanish jlngoes might make trouble and
| shey had already begun TO look for me,
The Afternoon | left / receives II courteous
| letter from the Duke de Almodoyar dc
| RIO minister OF state ard foreign affairs,
| la which he says: Your letter OF YES TER
day has received my fullest attention with
/ preference to much other pressing bust
ness" He praises the high motive inspir-
I, ing my journey to Spain. He says again:
| Tho generosity and energy which prompt
cd you TO make this long excursion to a
strange land for tho sake OF peace, united
to your Intense patriotism and your love
| OF Spain" etc.
Continmng, he says his most ardent
personal desire is to see the speedy term
| nation OF this sad conflict" and that he
J desires for Cuba "a system OF govern
ment In harmony with the interests OF
| humanity ard civilization"
or course peace would have come. Spain
| was beaten, but she was not ready TO sur
render then. She stn wanted to fight fol
! Havana and the Philippines, but | main
talN wat the documents submitted TO the
minister of state decided her TO sue fol
peace Just then and believe you Will tint
the Spanish authorities bear me out II
was only n straw, but stili 'tthe straw
That broke tho cancels back"
Spain tilusted me; SHE knew liked he1
nobfa but defenseless country, was OF hel
religion and detested the war consldernl
IL "a disgrace to ouf country. Therefore
when / told her II WAS foolhardy to fiyh
us longer, that we would surely beat her
that we had more resources OF all sorts a.
wuA ns men; when claimed TO know our
people las / thought l did for / had beet
m'nah among theml and said many dislket
the WAT as much as l. many rood Protest
amt IA f,uh hAn In "a
esassst the war by the representations mad,
OF Spanish cruelty aud THE continued fight
ing In Cuba (Which | also thought s-ioull
cease), that II she (Spa!n) continued fight
ing shs would lose the sympathy OF Amcri
cans and Europeans as we'll. but that II sh,
sued for peace now she would find how no
BILE and generous u people we are and thu
country we appeared. And we would give
her generous terms now. which she woult
not get later. advised her to give us
coaling station or two though stIdnti,
speaking we should not take even that. a
wa had begun the war in the name o
humanity, but our government might nee,
them and we had been put to much ex
pense. In short | wrota such sTonl
appeal for peace | feared | might oyerd'
IL by my blunt statements, using tn
word, "foofhardy," etc. Was certain IN,
country would act honorably so YOU ma.
imagine my modification and chagrin 4
find we are trying TO grab nlll we can.
l
eborm OF abuse. know from the jlngoe
and the A. p. A., who have lately writ
ten me so many insulting letters but
defy one of them to show any one who ha
made greater sacrifices to maintain tn
honor OF our grand county. II Is neccs
etr'y for US to rouse ourselves or II vii
be too late to show the world what w
renlly are end TO defeat the schemes o
the miserable jlngoes, who are traitors g
our gsand republic and seek 10 draw u
into further difficulties.
This il no time for party strife or bite
religious feeling N we would save oul
country. Democrats and republicans mus
act ttonesher. Possibly II was fortunate thu
republicans won In the last election, fol
anonest them the most able n.en vii
maineaIn our honor aai the party that be'
gan the war 'in the name OF humanity.
| win be able to finish II In IN The name o
humanity" and not disgrace us by making
TERMS too difficult for our conquered foe.
(nlgncdl Jeznte NJ. schlsy.