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POPE LEO AS AN ARBITER
HIS HOLINESS ASKS FOR AN
ARMISTICE IN CUBA
At Madrid 1t Is Asserted That the
Vatican Came Into the COmplica-
ton Mt the Suggestion of the
United States-The Story of the
Intervention as 1t Is Told at the
Spanish Capital.

LONDON, April 5.-The Rome cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says
Archbishop Ireland has cabled depre-
eating a formal offer Of intervention
and explaining that the pope could only
intervene successfully by recognizing
the Monroe doctrine, which would be
impolitic. "A rumor is current here that
| Emperor William first broached the
| idea of papal mediation and was warm
| ly seconded by Austria.
The solution the Vatican proposes is
| an armistice to save the Spanish troops
during the rainy season, allay excite
ment on both sides and prepare the
way for Cuban independence in the au-
tumn. Spain Is agreeable to this, but
| there Is little hope that the Cuban in
surgents or their American sympathiz-
ers will accede to the proposal.
| A special dispatch from Rome says
| Archbishop Ireland's reply was received
| late last night, and does not preclude
| the possibility of a peaceful solution.
Another conference was held in the
| course of the evening between the pope
and Cardinals Ferrala, Agliardi, Satolli.
arch priest Of the Lateran arch basili-
ca; Vanuetilli, arch priest Of the ibar-
ian basilica, Vanuetilli, arch priest of
the librarian basilica, and Rampolla
pontif1cl secretary of state.
! ROME, ApTH 4.-lue VdtlCdH TeIuSe'
| to publish the text Of the conlnunica-
tions which have passed between the
| pontiff and Madrid, but the statement
that his holiness has asked Spain to
arrange for a suspension of hoStilitles
| in Cuba is confirmed.
The Osservatore Romano, reviewing
| the situation unofflcially, says: 1--WE
must regard Americas demands as eX-
cessive, especially as Spain has pro-
| o6 oiYaics staxo
ton question to the insular parliament
It is difficult to perceive on what pre-
| text Washington could declare war
even If so disposed, and we have conf
dence that the wisdom and moderation
Of President Mckinley, with the prac-
| tical common sense Of the Americans,
will avert the horrors Of war;
| The italia, confirming the report as
to the communications that have pass
ed between theVatican and the Spanish
government, says: 1.-The prospect that
mediation will eventually be offered te
not excluded; but the greatest difficulty
will be to induce the United States to
accept the pope as arbitrator"
BALTIMORE, Md, April 4-Cardinal
Gibbons was asked today about his re-
ported interview with President Nc
Kinley yesterday in regard to the medl-
alton of the pope in the trouble be-
tween Spain and the United States.
| He said:
'There is not a word of truth in 1t.
I have not seen the president for soma
time. Nevertheless I hope for peace
and today, I am glad to say, the out
look appears to be better. War is al
ways to be deplored and history shows
| that, as a rule matters have always
been worse after it than before. The
conservative and thoughtful people Of
the country evidently do not desire war
| and seem to be united in the feeling
that the whole question may be safely
left to President Mckinley, and in spite
of a few excited folk, to congress as
we'll"
PARIS, April "A semi-ohcial de-
NAL has been issued Of the report that
Jules Canlbon, French ambassador to
the United States. had intinated to the