The evening times., 1898-09-23

proposition. Senior Moret received me
kindly and showed me many courtesies
while l was in Spain. The Spanish public
knew l was a Catholic and a friend of
Spain. and that l detested the war. So
had no trouble in securing listeners.
II went as near to the throne as could
get and then / said: The best element Is
and has been opposed to this war We
know that il was conceived in iniquity
and originated in wickedness. We admit
all that. but now that the war Is on We
will just wipe you out of existence if you
don't sue for peace. and the quicker you
do il the better 1t will be for you.
Yes, that is just what l told them. /
made them see that they were whipped,
and then assured them that the same ele-
ment in America that abhorred the war
would see that if they quit fighting gen.
erous terms would be made for them.
That is what has got to be done. l am
going to see President Mckinley, and
will tell him things that l cannot tell
you. He is good man and was opposed
to the war.
What do mean when say the war was
originated in wickedness? One year ago
man of national Importance told me we
would have to have war to get rid OF
our unruly element He said Spain SEEM
ed our most natural antagonist, and we
would fight her. That man employs 3,00O
workmen, and he had been annoyed by a
strike.
do you know who destroyed the
Maine? 1t wasn't the Spaniards. II was
some of our American jingoes, who en-
tered into conspiracy with the Cuban
jingoes for the purpose of setting Spain
and the United States at each other S
throats. ] know this assertion will create
a storm, but 1t is the truth. Why should
they hesitate 10 destroy few hundred
American lives and a great war ship when
they We're plotting a war that meant the
slaughter of thousands? Born in wick
edness. l should say it was"
Miss Schley's eyes snapped. Her fight
ing blood was up Had there been a
jingo present he would have had to run
away or take a whipping.
Madrid listened to my counsel. On
July 26 Spain sued for peace. The next
day | left-by invitation. You know they
have jingoes in Spain as well as here
Paris was safer about that time for me
than Madrid.
Il went to Havana, and after paying
! my respects to Gen. Blanco and the other
Spanish officials ! went to an insurgent
| camp They had been creating a disturb
ance, and my fighting blood was up.
used plain language with them. l told
| them that If they did not quit fighting
we would cut their throats and annex
! Cuba They quit.
Then / returned to Havana and saw
! Admiral Sampson and Gen. Butler aboard
! the Resolute They were as polite to ms
| as they could have been were l as pretty
| as one of the actresses whose pictures
! have been published as mine. They ask
| ed me to assist in arranging for the land
| ing of the supplies aboard the Comal
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walked backward down the ladder 10 as
sist me. Aboard the Comal were Capt
Niles and Major Liscomb. They were
! impertinent and worse, | had to descend
! from the Comal best / could. l car
/ assure you that Major Liscomb is large
! ly responsible for the failure to lant
! those supplies. Had he met the advances
/ made by the Spanish officials in the same
I generous spirit that they We're made, the
reconCentradoS would have had the fooC
/ in a very few hours.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is a firebrand. HI
should not be sent TO Cuba. The best o
the Standards and Cubans dislike him
They say his coming will create trouble
/ Ii is time for the best element of tht
/ country to assert itself and put the Lee:
! in the background. .l ~#'Ea
Now. l am not opposed to war. Th'
! time may come when we Will have Il
! fight in a good cause. Then / viii! b'
| found no advocate of peace until ii i
| properly won. But no more disgracefui
| unholy wars like this has been! / an
/ an old maid, but We're l married and tn
mother of son l would send him L
| West Point or Annapolis. If any one i
| interested in 1t tell them ! am Cath
olic My father isn't-yet. Few OF m!
family are l am a good American. Thi
is the best country on earth.