The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-06
SPAIN WANTS WAR STOPPED.
EUROPEAN POWERS 10TH TO Of
FER TO MEDIATE.

Resentment Feared Is One of Them
should BeFriend Spain by Asking
for Terms-Concert of Action Hard
to sccurc-European Countries
More Anxious to lge ON Good Terms
with the United States Than to-
Befriend Spain.
Washington. June 5.-The belief Is grove
ing in the best Informed government cir
cles that Spain is sincerely anxious to
make peace, and that even now she Is
seeking a favorable opportunity to maks
oyortures in that direction.
Numerous evidences have come to tho
attention Of the AUTHORITIES here, but up to
this time no actual move has been made
toward ascertalning on what basis the
United States would consider peace.
1t Is said that the first step would be to-
ward having some disinterested power
make inquiry of this government as to
what terms would be accepted, after which
the terms being stated, 1t would be for
Spain TO form a commission and make q
formal tender OF peace.
The authorities here think that Spain IL
feeling her way toward a movement of this
kind One evidence of It is the utterance
of the Spanish ambassador at London,
urging that a peace movement is oppor-
tune at this time. It Is thought to be-
highly improbable that Spanish official
of his rank would make a statement of
this kind unless q voiced the view enter
tanned by the authorities at Madrid
Another evidence is the sending of senor
Castillo to Paris his principal mission be-
ing 10 enlist sympathy there and to en-
courage a movement toward sccirins
peace ON a basis honorable 10 Spain.
With this comes the report of the serious
embarrassment of the Bank of Spain on
which the government relies for funds to
carry on the war.
The desperate condition Of the Spanish
forces at Manila, Santiago and Havana ale
looked upon as added reasons why Spain
should be solicltous at this time for peace.
But while Spain Is thought to be anx-
ious to secure peace. she appears to be un-
able to secure the services of dlslnterest-
ed power to take the initiative in peace
movement
This was the view expressed to-day by n
leading member of the diplomatic corps-
lie said that much surprise had been caus-
ed at foreign capitals by the resentment in
the United States against the kindly rep
| resentations OF the great Powers, made to
! President Mckinley some weeks ago. witch
had been treated by the American press
| and by public opinion throughout this
! country as an intrusion on the part of the
! Powers
| For that reason the efforts since made
| by Spain to induce the European Powers
| to intervene had met with fiat failure,
| because none of the Powers wish TO arouse
! the enmty of the United States. For the
came reason, this official pointed out. the
| European Powers were 10th to befrisnd
| Spain at the present time, even to the ex-
! tent Of making inquiry as to what basis
| OF peace wodld be acceptable to the United
| States.
No one Power would undertake such ln-
! quires, he said, as Il would subject that
Power to the possibility of being snubbed.
He thought that a snub quite likely in
view of the manner in which the kindly
representation OF the Powers had been re-
ceived some weeks ago.
Another thing, while no Power was will
ing TO act alone neither could the Powers
be brought together for united action
along this line. For this reason, 1t Is
pointed out that Spaln's isolation at the
present time made it extremely difficult
for her to secure any Intermediary by
which she could conduct initial steps to-
ward securing peace