The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-06
SPAIN IS SEEKING PEACE.
Her Leading Statesmen Realize Her
Hopeless Cause.
lNDESPERATE STRAITS EVERYWHERE
None of the Powers willing 10 Act
ms Mediator md n Concert of
Action IL Impossible.

washington June 5.---The belief is grow
ing in the best informed government cir
cles that Spain is sincerely anxious to make
peace and that oven now she is seeking a
favorable opportunity TO make overtures
in that direction. Numerous evidences of
this have come to the attention of the au-
thorities here but up to this time no ac-
tual movement has been made toward as
certafning on what basis they would con-
slider peace. 1t is said the first step would
be toward having some disinterested power
make inquiries OF this government us to
what terms would be accepted. after which
the terms being stated. II would be for
Spain to form commission and make
formal tender of peace. The authorities
here feel that Spain is feeling her way to-
ward movement of this kind One evil
dence of 1t is the utterance of the Span
ish ambassador at London urging that a
peace movement is opportune at this time.
1t is thought to be highly improbable that
Spanish official of his rank would make
statement of this kind unless it voiced
the view entertained by the authorities at
Madrid
Another evidence is the sending of Senior
Castillo 10 Paris, his principal mission be-
ing to enlist sympathy there and to en-
courage movement towards securing
peace.
The desperate condition OF the Spanish
forces at Manila Santiago and Havana are
looked upon as added reasons why Spain
should be solicitous 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 n peace
movement. This was the view expressed
today by leading member of the diplo-
matte corps. He said much surprise had
been caused at foreign capitals by the re-
sentiment in the United States against tn
kindly representations of the great powers
made to President Mckinley some weeks
ago which had been treated by the Amer
can people and public opinion throughout
this country as an intrusion on the part
OF the great powers For that reason the ef-
forts made by Spain to induce the
powers to intervene had met with fat
wish to arouse the ermity of the United
States For the same reason, this diplo-
matte official pointed out that European
powers were loath to befriend Spain at the
present time even to the extent OF making
inquiry as to what basis OF peace would
be acceptable to the United States.
No one power would undertake such In,
quiries. he said, as it would subject that
power to the possibility OF being snubbed.
He thought such snub quite likely in
view of the manner in which the kindly
representations of the powers had been re-
celved 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 ren-
son, it is pointed out. that Spains isoia-
ton at tho present time made 1t extreme
ly difficult for her to secure any inter-
mediary by which she could conduct in
ital steps toward securing peace.