The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-10
And Duke AImOdOycr Instructed to
Intercede with the Powers for
Their Joint Intervention.
HONORABLE PEACE DESIRED
PEOPLE OF SPAIN DIsHEARTENED
By THE NEWS FROM MANILA,
And Fearful that Conditions in Cuba
Are Worse than Represented by
the Authorities at Madrid.

LONDON, June 10-The Times says, edi-
torially, this morning: Probably the next
few days will form as critical a period as
any Spanish government has yet passed
through. 1t is useless for Spain to cherish
pleasing illusions. America will lick her vol
unteers into a shape good enough for the
work in hand a great deal more quickly
than seems to be anticipated in Madrid"
The Daily News says: "Spains best friends
can only urge her to submit without delay
There is no armor against fate and there is
no remedy for incapacty. If international
diplomacy deals with war, Lord Salisbury
States to secure the rewards of energy and
foresight in good cause"
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: There is now little doubt that
Spain, seeing the hopelessness of further
continuing the war, is approaching the
powers with the view of obtaining an hon.
orable peace The Cabinet council has in
structed Duke Almodover de Rio to expe-
dite diplomatic action, and in consequence
the duke is now comforting with certain
ambassadors and ministers in Madrid. In
structions have been telegraphed to the
Spanish ministers in Vienna, and orders
likewise given to Senior Aguera, the under
secretary of state, to proceed at once to the
Austrian capital Spain is Enthusiastically
Il;
tress. 1t is unlikely that any appeal will
be made to the Pope, as the earlier interview
ton of his Holiness met with discourag-
ing reception in America
Probably Captain General August will
be ordered to make the best terms he can
with Admiral Dewey. A minister has in
formed me that if reinforcements were on
their way to the Philippines August would
be ordered to hold out to the last, but, as
they were not, August would act according
to circumstances a mild euphonism for
surrendering The cruiser Lepanto is still
at Cartagena, completing her crew. Orders
have been issued for between 1000 and 5000
men to be assembled at Cadiz, in case Adj
miral Camara's squadron may lack its full
complement.
'All the forces opposed to the government
are showing signs of restlessness. Marquis
De Cerralbo. the chief agent of Don Carlos,
assures me that while the war lasts the
Carlists will remain quiet but, should a
dishonorable peace be negotiated, they will
act in accordance with their ideas of duty.
This is plain statement, and should not be
lost sight of, since it is hardly possible that
the government will be able to negotiate a
peace which the people will not regard as
crushing"
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
News, telegraphing by way of Handaye,
France, says: 1.-THE message to the gov
eminent from Captain General August as
to the. situation at Manila held back,
and, it is alleged, was greatly toned down
for publication. 1t has aroused the national
anger, for the Spanish cling instinctively
to the Philippines, though they are ready
enough to abandon Cuba, which is regarded
as a monster that yearly devours the youth
of Spain. Clearly there is no alternative
but a surrender to Admiral Dewey. The
government seems unable to take a resolu-
ton, but drifts and hopes something will
turn up. There is a feeling of anxiety ever
the possibility of an American attack upon
some Spanish ports. People begin to talk
of Santiago as a naval Sedan"