The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-13

from Madrid declaring it came from ar
authoritative source. It set forth in
substance that although "Spain was
only lighting in order to maintain he1
right TO repel unjust aggression shs
VIII continue the struggle until "she
oStains an honorable peace, whatever
sacrlhces may be necessary to attain
this end.
FRANCE READY TO ACT.
New York. July IA despatch to
the World from London says: Frances
new foreign minister NJ. Delcasse, has
noufled the Spanish ambassador az
Par1s. Senior Leon Castillo, that the
FRENCH government is ready to tender
the good Offices Of the French ambas-
sadcr at Washington in opening nego-
nations for peace if the Madrid govern
nl-nt VIII permit it TO do So
Inc proposition first suggested by
austria and France of intercession at
Washington by the British ambassador
mas been abandoned. Premier Sagasta
informed the European powers through
Ambassador Castillo that the home diff
nculties of the Spanish ministry would
be likely to be graveIy increase if
Great Britain's aid We're invoked, be-
cause of the hatred of England per-
vading Spain
1t IS expected in diplomatic and min
1stcTial quarters here that peace ne
EQUATIONS Will be opened through the
ETench ambassador at Washington.
The Sagasta, ministry is now regarded
with contempt throughout Europe, it
beIng notorious that its members are
only deferred from suing for peace by
rear for their personal safety.
AFRAID OF REVOLUTION.
london T,,1xy 70 Ivio,ro dicy,o so1,
to the Chronicle says:
1t is semi Officially announced that
the ambassadors of the powers at Mad
rid have expressed to Premier Sagasta
desire that peace negotiations should
be opened. 1t is stated that in spite of
official denials desire for peace prac-
ticalIy prevails in all classes in Spain
but the government is afraid that the
revolutionary parties might take adj
vantage if the government should open
up negotiations.
The Madrid correspondent of the Mail
telegraphs: The current in favor of
peace is running stronger today. The
government will negotiate without the
intervention of any foreign power. The
foreign diplomats observe that the ten
dency in Madrid is to exclude the pow
ers altogether from the negotiations.
The premier's resignation was eX-
pected before peace negotiations
opened. so as to leave the crown abso-
1utely free to consult with the leading
statesmen.
Should Sagasta's resignation be ac-
cepted, efforts will be made to form a
military cabinet, whose acts would in
spire greater confidence in the army
MADRID PRESS SENTIMENT.
Madrid. July 1.-THE possibility of
peace with the United States is being
widely diGHnCGnd in the and
by the public. The conservative pa
pers declare Spain is preparing to ac-
cept peace, providing it implies only
the loss of Cuba. But, they assert,
Spain would prefer war a Ioutrance if
the United States should claim Porto
Rico. the Philippines or any immense
indemnity which would be impossible
for Spain TO pay.
The Correspondence asserts that
General Correa. the minister of war
does not agree with the other cabinet
ministers so seriously as is generally
supposed and in view of the gravity of
the Cuban situation it is possible he
viii no longer oppose peace, provided
the conditions are not too onerous.
The public connects the recent con-
ference between Duke Almodovar de
Rio, the Spanish minister for foreign
affairS. and the French ambassador
here. M. Patenotre, with the report
that the French ambassador at Wash
ington, NJ. Cambon, has been instructed
TO ascertain the highest conditions up
on which peace is obtainable.
Other Spanish newspapers continue
the violent anti-peace campaign.
The Jercito Espanol, a service paper,
says:
If we make peace now we deserve to
be Spat in the face. If Santiago falls
there are 10000 Spaniards in Cuba who
are determined to defend the territory.
The Correspondence Militar, another
service paper. declares that the govern
ment must act in conformity with the
wishes of the army in Cuba, which, it
adds, desires to continue the war