The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-10
At Washington if a Peace Move
ment Should Arise, But
None Has Yet.
In Madrid According to the Paris Temps-Ten Days
ArmistiCe Rumored- Nothing Definite Yet
Admitted in London.

Washington, July e.-The belief that a
peace movement would be inaugurated
continued strong here today but the def
hite announcement was made that no such
-stcticn had taken form thus far.
The state department again today au-
thoritauvely stated that no peace over
lures, direct or indirect, Official or unof1-
cial had been submitted to this govern
ment
At the same time similar statements
came from authorized sources al the Brit
tsh, French, German and other embassies
and legations. II was stated broadly in
these official quarters that whatever might
be the hope or expectation Of Spain
toward peace the matter thus far was con-
fined entirely to the other side of the
water ard had taken no form either be-
fore the authorities here, or before the
representa- Of these powers which
would be most likely TO speak in the event
OF peace movement. In view of this con-
dition officials we're not surprised at the
explicit reports nat one power or another
had already taken the initiative. on some
branch or other OF the present conflict
Zone report was 10 the effect that the
German ambassador and Russian am
bassador called together at the state de-
pa"tmeut yesterday, the inference being
that they lad an important mission rela-
tive to the Pm. 'ppines. Neither the Rus
sian ambassador nor the German ambas-
sador was in Washington yesterday, Dr.
Won Holleben, the German, being in New
sof
Narragansett Pier The first secretary Of
the German embassy. Baron Speck Won
Sternberg, called yesterday and today, his
visits being frequent, but with authority
the statement was made today that his
= calls had no reference whatever 70 the
subject Of peace or the Philippine Islands
Il was regarded as unacountable that re-
ports Of such importance should be pub
lished when ambassadors were away and
no action Of the character stated was on
Another report stated thar Great Britain
was moving. one version being that Sir
Julian Pauncefote had made overtures to
the president; another that Sir Drum
mond- Wolffe, the British ambassador at
Madrid, had received the Spanish prop
osidon and had transmitted it to the
United States ambassador, Mr.. Hay, at
London. As 10 Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
ambassador himself authorized the most
explicit and sweeping denial. He had not
seen the PRESIDENT for a month and ne
had not approached any official Of this
government. officially or unoficially, on
the subject Of peace. As TO Sir Drummond
Wolfe there was no means of knowing
here what ne had done at Madrid, but the
officials mere, government and diplomatic,
dismissed the report in view OF the well
established facts here. The state depart
ment had received no such proposition
from Ambassador Hay, and il was said
he would be advised If anything of this
nature had come through Sir Drummond-
Wolfe or any other source. That Sir
Julian Pauncefote was not apprehending
any such movement on the part Of Great
Britain was indicated by his departure
today for Pequot, Connecticut, for the
summer He had remained not because
of the war but because the new treaty
Of reciprocity relative TO the British West
Indies had advanced to a stage where
only two or three minor points remained
omen. With the adjournment of congress,
The senate was not here TO ratity the
treaty. even il completed, . there was
no further urgent demand for his presence
in Washington. The treaty goes over prob
ably until autumn. While making 1t
clearly understood that no peace move
rnent whatever had been inaugurated the
officials continued 10 believe that some
movement might assume definite form al
any moment. Such movement would be
Of such supreme Importance that the OH
Gals deprecated the reports that il act