Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-11
CABINET LIKELY TO COHERE UNTII
THE WAR Is ENDED.
1t ls Believed That Negotiations will
Be Commenced Immediately After
the Fall of Santiago, Which
Is Regarded as In
evitable.

1
gent. The cabinet is likely to cohere until
| peace is secured.
1t is now recognized that Santiago de
| Cuba is completely beieaguered and cannot
| hold out, owing to the lack of provisions
| and munitions Of war. 1t is considered
| certain that the Americans will blockade
| Cuban and Porto Rican ports. cutting of
| their supplies, while the authorities are
| convinced that an American fleet Is COM
| ing to the peninsula. There is no confidence
| felt that the powers will interfere. even II
| defenseiess seaports are bombarded. and.
| therefore, what measures of defense are
| possible are being adopted.
| Marshal Martinez Campos. in the course
| of an interview at San Sebastian, said it
| was impossible that negotiations for peace
| should be entered upon by the Spanish and
American governments. for the reason that
! the time was not yet ripe. He had always
| advocated reforms for Cuba since 1869, but
not autonomy. He fully recognized that
autonomy had not yielded the expected re-
| suits, partly in consequence of the island
| war and partly because 1t had been granted
| too late. In 1869, he said, the late Senor
canovas. when premier, had proposed to
him to introduce autonomy. but he lCam-
pos). declined TO do so. considering the time
| unfavorabie.
General Campos denied remark attribut-
ed to him that he was less concerned at the
| loss of Admiral Cervera's squadron than at
| the position of the queen regent.
Il believe he declared, that Spain and
| the monarchy are intimately connected. but
l am first of all Spanard. Ny affection
for the queen regent is great, but my anec-
| tion for my country is greater.
Ell impartial says the Cariists are great
source of anxiety to the government. 1t
| AYERS that an aide-de-camp of General
| Maximo Gomez has asserted that there will
| be new insurrection tn.Cuba against the
| Americans. '.as the Cubans believe the
Americans do not desire the independence
| of the island, but its submission to Amer
lean rule
FL Liberal says that peace is impossible
if the United States claims possession of
Cuba. THE Spanish army is determined
to repel such a claim, but, even should the
army cease to exist, there would be 9O.eOO
volunteers, fully resolved to uphold the
Spanish flag and to reject peace"
In the event of the Spanish soldiers
quitting the island.' says Ell impartial.
the war would be continued by its inhab-
itants. who do not wish to become
Yankees"
PARIS. July 10.-The Madrid correspond
ent of the Temps says:
"The end is inipatiently awaited. even
the government no longer attempting to
disguise it's conviction that, after the fall
of Santiago, the time will have come for
thinking about overtures of peace, especial
ly as all the European chancellories advise
this course.
THE meetings that are being held al
Bayonne, in the province of Navarro and
along the Pyrennean frontier, are greatly
disturbing the ministery. The partisans OF
Don Carlos are making no secret of their
| sntn Hon, tn rte Go forY
which peace is conducted should entail a
loss of territory.
| General Blanco cables that 1t will be
impossible for reinforcements to reach San
tiago in time to aid in the defense. the dur
alton of which will depend upon the sup
ply of food and ammunition. unless the
garrison attempts desperate sortfe.'
The Temps. commenting upon the fore
going dispatch from its Madrid CORE.
| spondent, says:
What should decide neutral cabinets to
give wise ceunsels to Madrid is not only
the fact that the latest developments OF
the war have entirely changed the COM
| pleXion of the situation, which was already
grave enough for Spain, but the further
fact that there are trustworthy indications
of beginning of a reaction in favor ol
| peace in official circles
LONDON. July IA special dispatch
from Madrid says:
IAN the talk of peace seems. up to the
present, to have led to no tangible results
No doubt the government would welcome
an opportunity to negotiate with the Unit.
ed States, were the signs propitious, but
| there are many circumstances to be con-
sidered that it looks as though the policy
of drift and waiting for something to turn
up would continue until Santiago has fall
} len.
| Thn foil nf tino yx.ilI
most sanguine Of the hopelessness of the
. struggle and will give the government the
| desired opportunity at least to suggest ar
, armistice for the decision of terms. Cir
cumstantial statements are already in cir.
culation to the effect that the war is vir.
| tually ended and that the government has
actually opened peace negotiations, bu
they cannot be verified.
"A detailed account has been published
of Spain's naval Iosses-twenty-one war
ships and twenty-one merchantmen. as
against practically no losses on the Amer
lean side. This tends to convince the mos,
rabid war advocates. and, as for a LONG
time past. the whole commercial and in
dustrial interests of Spain are bringing
strong influence to bear in favor of peace.
: Every day that passes without disturb
ances strengthens the peace party. 1t II
: believed, however,-th there is Il strong
undercurrent in favor of continuing the
war. and the attitude of the Carlists ant
Republicans causes anxiety. A mysterious
blackedsed, unsigned manifesto appeared
in the leading squares of Madrid to-da,
Sunday. bearing the municipal stamp ant
head. Gloria Victus with an angel sup
porting a dead. naked soldier.
The manifesto contains an eloquent ap
. Peal from Spanish mothers. calling for the
| regeneration of the country on the basi!
> | of the army. and crying Down with bribet
, politicians and bought press. Four mill
| ion copies of this manifesto have been dis
| tributed throughout Spain. and 1t Is at
traGung considerable attention.
The whole of Admiral Camara's squad
ron. with the exception of the Pelayo ant
the San Augustin, which are waiting al
| Port Said for a transfer of coal. is nov
en- route for Spain.''
The Madrid correspondent of the Times
!. ! commenting on the growth of the peac
sentiment. says:
Facts have begun TO be recognized, ant
calculations are published showing the loss
, | es of each of the warning parties. Th
| statistics dispel all illusions and prove tina
| the final results cannot be doubted. Th
: | only question remaining is as to the mos
oppcrtune moment for opening peace ne
gotiations.
'Senor Silvelas organ, Ell TEMPO. put
it very plainly: II there be anyone VIII
still hopes that. after the destruction o
our squadron, Cuba can be. for Spain. any
thing but an amphitheater where martyr