The times., 1898-07-13
THE TERMS OF PEACE.
srnin willing 10 Sue Under Certain
Conditions.


New York, July 12.-The Herald prints
the following from its European edition.
dated Madrid, July Il:
The papers which state that peace ne
gotations are actually going on are net
strictly correct. The actual condition of
affairs is that the political soil is being
diligently prepared. in view of 4 solution
which may bring about peace.
The word peace" is written in big let
ters at the head of leading articles in
The principal newspapers. The govern
ment wishes peace deeply. and Is inren-r
iy anxious to know what terms the United
States Is willing to grant.
If America sees the way to anything
like the terms which may save Sp ,nisl
honor. the war is at an end. If. on The
contrary. the terms are harsh and sweep
ing: that is II American jingoes dictate
the terms. their cOnfreres here will in
eyitably come on top with their pro-
gram Of war a outrance. If the mOder-
ates in America gain the day, the mod
crates here VIII predominant
To explain the situation simply so that
every one who in the slightest degree has
followed the course of recent Spanish poi
itics can readily understand there are to-
day two men ia Madrid who are watch
ing increasingly for the moment, almost
al hand, when the present ministry shall
fail. They are the erudite. peace-loying
Silvela, on the one side, 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 50 busy just now, who would
exert as evil an influence in the govern
ment here as he cid in Cuba. and who
hates bitterly Americans. Behind him
is Senor Romero RobledO, the champion
of war at all costs, of war 10 the last
man.
Simply the facts l have just mentioned
I give specially that the cabinet in cOun-
Gil at Washington may know absolutely
the condition of affairs here, and that il
is in their absolute power 10 bring in
either the peace party or Weyler, Rob-
Iedo & Co.. which might mean a savage
and useless prolongation of the war apd
complications not stopping short of dan
gers 70 the monarchy. revolution, etc,
Premier SagaSta, on leaving the council
this morning, in answer 10 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 wheu the Impending fall
of Santiago az Surrender of Manila has
IehtP pace. IN TACT, any further dlSaS-
Ter which brings home TO the nation and
army the hopelessness of further resist
3nce against the unlimited resources
brought to bear by the United States
Ssgasta is an out and out patriot, and
according 10 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
/ outnumberinS the rebels who give their
/ services to the mother country, and who
! cannot be left 10 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 viii be just. and not under that
1 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 =,
all for war as the only means of n-grect-
ing his volunteers.