The evening times., 1898-07-12
THE TERlrs on PEACE.
Spain wilIisx to sue U.aer Certaiu
COnditfOns,

Spain Walling to Sue UnaeF Certain
CODditions.
New York. July E.-The Herald prints
the following from Its European edition.
dated Madrid, July IL:
The papers which. state that peace ne
gotiations are actually going on are net
affairs is that the political soil is being
diligently prepared, in view Of 4 solution
which may bring about peace.
The word peace" IL written in big let
ters at the head Of leading articles in
the principal newspapers. The govern
ment wishes peace deeply, and is intense
ly anxious to know what terms the United
States is willing 10 grant.
If America sees the way to anything
like the terms w1ich,may save Sp inisl
honor. the war is at an end. II, on the
contrary, the terms are harsh and sweep
ing; that is. II American jingoes dictate
the terms, their ,confreres here will in
evitably come on top with their pro-
gram of war a odtrance. II the moder-
ates in America gain the day. the mod
crates here will pred9minate.
To explain the situation simply SO that
every one who In the e'slightest degree has
followed the course Of recent Spanish pol
itics can readily understand there are to-
day two men In Madrid who are watch
ing increasingly for the moment. almost
at hand, when the present ministry shall
fall. They are the, efudite, peace-loving
Silvela. on the one sfde, and on the other
Gen. Weyler, whose terrible reputation
every American knows, the man who.
more than all others. is the cause Of the
present war. who is champion of the Car
lists. who Is SO busy just now, who would
exert as evil an influence in the govern
ment here as he did in Cuba. and who
hates bitterly Americans. Behind him
is Senior Romero Robledo, the champion
OF war at all costs, Of war to the last
man.
Simply the facts have just mentioned
! give specially that the cabinet in coun-
Gil at Washington may know absolutely
the condition Of affairs here. and that It
is in their absolute power to bring in
either the peace party or Weyler. Rob-
ledo & Co.. which might mean a savage
and useless prolongation of the war and
complications not stopping short OF dan
gers to the monarchy. revolution, etc.
Premier Sagasta. on leaving the council
this morning. in answer to a question, said
that the moment had not come for dis
cussing the terms of peace. but / have
the best authority for the statement that
the government is in accord that such a
time will be ripe when the impending fall
of Santiago or surrender of Manila has
taken place. In fact, any further disas-
ter which brings home to the nation and
army the hopelessness of further resist
ance against the unlimited resources
brought to bear by the United States.
Sagasta is an out and out patriot, and
according TO the words of one of his cab
met has to take into consideration, not
only the dignity of the army. which has
fought so herOically, but also the future
of the large body Of Cuban volunteers, far
outnumbering thesrebels who give their
services to the mother country, and who
cannot be left to the mercy Of the insur-
gents.
That is why I telegraphed you some
nights ago that what Spain wants is Cuba
under American protection, which she
feels sure will be just, and not under that
OF the insurgents, who she knows once on
top would exercise a barbarous and sum-
mary vengeance upon all who have been
loyal On this account General Blanco is
all for war as the only means of protect
ing his volunteers.