Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-06
PEACEFULLY INCLINED,
Indications That Spain is Coming to
Her Senses,
But as Yet She Has Not Found an
European Power Willing to Inter-
cede on Her Behalf-The Si2nih-
cent Utterances of the Spanish
Ambassador to England.

Washington. D. c., June 5.-The be-
lief is growing in the best informed
government circles that Spain is sin
cerely anxious to make peace, and that
even now she is seeking a favorable
opportunity to make oyertures In that
direction. Numerous evidences of this
nave come to the attention of the au-
tnorltles mere, but up to this time no
actual move has been made toward
ascertalning on what basis the United
States would consider peace. 1t is said
that the first step would be toward
having some disinterested power make
inquiry of this government as to what
terms would be accepted, after which,
the terms being stated, it would be for
Spain to form commission and make
A FORMAL TENDER OF PEACE.
The authorities here feel that Spain is
feeling her way toward a movement OF
this kind. One evidence Of it is the
utterance of the Spanish ambassador
at London, urging that a peace move
ment IS opportune at this time 1t is
thought to be highly improbable that a
Spanish official of his rank would make
voiced the view entertained by the au-
thorities at Madrid. Another evidence
is the sending of Senior Castillo to
Paris, his principal mission being to
enlist sympathy there and to encourage
a movement towards securing peace on
a basis honorable to Spain. With this
comes the report of the serious embar-
rassment of the Bank of Spain, on
which the government relies for funds
to carry on the war. The desperate con-
dition of the Spanish forces at Manila,
Santiago and Havana are looked upon
as added reasons why Spain should be
solocitious at this time for peace. But
while Spain is thought to be
ANXIOUS TO SECURE PEACE,
she appears to be unable to secure the
services Of a disinterested power to
take the initiative in a peace move
ment- This was the view expressed
to-day by a leading member Of the dip
lOmatic corps. He said that much sur
prise has been caused at foreign CAPT.
tails by the resentment in the United
States against the kindly representa-
tons Of tae great powers, made to
President Mckinley some weeks ago,
which had been treated by the Ameri-
can press and by public opinion
throughout this country as an intru-
sion on the part of the great powers.
For that reason the efforts since made
by Spain to induce the European pow
ers to intervene had met with fiat fail
ure because none of the powers wish to
arouse the enmity of the United States.
For the same reason this diplomatic
official pointed out, the European pow
ers were 10th to be
A FRIEND TO SPAIN
at the present time even to the extent
of making inquiry as to what basis of
pace would be acceptable to the United
States. No one power would undertake
such inquiries, he said, as 1t would sub
ject that power to the possibility of
being snubbed. He thought such a
snub quite likely in view of the man
ner in which the kindly representations
Of the powers had been received some
weeks ago. And, while no power was
willing to act alone, neither could the
powers be brought together for united
action along that line. For this reason,
it is pointed out that SPANS isolation
at the present time made it extremely
difficult for her to secure any interme-
diary by which she could conduct
initial steps towards securing peace.