Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
END OF THE WAR
IS NOT IN SIGHT
Senior Gimeno, Spanish Min
lister, Unable to Believe
This Achieved.
HANDLES U. S. INTERESTS

Correspondence of The Associated Press,)
Madrid March 3l.-According 10
some of the adviccs reaching Spain,
thc end of the European war is not
likely TO occur this year,
Ills eNceIiency' senoF A'ilallo uil'i-
emo, spanish munster ior lore'el al
lars expressed ms view 10 Iep'e,
sentative OF he Associated rress III
the course OF conversation he'a d'
me ministry OF sta'e.
opaih occupies unique posit,oi' do
the representative OF most OF 'he ia-
tlons at war ana as sucn u Is III posi-
non 10 gauge the currents oi ,lIotina- @
non Which now III IRON an 'ne quaI
ters directiy conneetea "itil lhe eo'ir
met II projected 'he lIle.es's .t 81 VI
some OF these countries rom ''e u, ~ s.' y
ana mas recently takeil up mos, oi .he
others iaid down Dy me GN'teu ''ta!es .is
on the severance OF re'ations aa M,tl M
Germany, Alieady II nau pea oee" sesu., ,ho
y .o,,ye..u,eo .e . neod '"a '"ar oE ~ hnt tbis was
The FIRST exnression from one in au-
thoritv based ON the unusual oppor-
,,,n;t;es of The central mediating neu-
naI 10 Judge thc real conditions and
outlook
r,dI, :, Dorh,
Emu 80 ''D0up ,.
we nave all noped mat thls Ter
rible conflict could be Drought 10
close TINS year, Inc munster went on
perhaps IN the early months OF .he
iall and certainly oy inc eiu OF tle
year: But l am sorry 10 say some
OF the information now reaen1ie me
is contrary to these hopes' aithougn 1
am unable TO make any pos'tiVe state
ment, the end may come next year
put even that Is iiat'er OF uouot'
10 be sure tnerc Is always lne posi-
bility Of sudden ana more favorable
turnl OF atairs wh'ch may Dring a
crisis and an unexpected termination
OF hostillties. But generally speaking,
we are Obliged 10 accept tne eVioehces
OF the present.
Change in Consulates.
This change of personnel in the
Spanish consulates Of Germany which
Senor Gimeno announces will over
come situation which had been
nointed ont by some of the American
consuls passing through here from
Germany on their way home. Theyi
stated that at Cologne and some other
points tbe Spanish consul now in
charge of American interests was a
local German resident. This same
prevails in the American
and British consular service, where
local residents are often employed in
not Of sufficient importance
to warrant sending a native-born
American or British consul. Spain is
seeing that such situation does not
apply to the care OF American inter-
csts in Germany.
1T is Spain which has accepted the
of the United States"
said the minister, "and am seeing to
il that Spanish subjects only shall be
in charge Of these interests. All our
have been made for TAX
ing up the relief of Belgium and in
vaded France. begun by the American
Relief commission, If the necessity
arises"
Senor Gimeno was asked what
Spain had adopted to pro-
tect its food supplies becouse of the
world shortage resulting from the
war.
Protect Food Supplies.
I'VE have prohibited the exnorta-
lions of nract;caIIv al The essential
articles of food" he said "pb;s does
not mean an embargo on ali exoorts
MI onIv on fhose affecting ,I;msnts
ion and ,our;shment Tb;s ;s , meas
lre Of self-nrotect;on for our stock NJ
.ood snnnl;es II ;s tbe s,me neas,rs
Il nrotert;on which other countries In
Iprone are taxing The others bay.
,uffered r,,,ch rnorc than we n sns;n
,rt ,,e ore ,,t;,c ~ chancs. =, h,m
nc o,,r food resorrcos dr.;nsd nT h,
he fgb,;ng na,;ons The cost ~ ,;y
NO las ;nrrc,seJ cons;der,biv n
;na;, hscanse of the w.r hnt nn;h;rm
;te ,bs ;ncre,sa IL othsr conr,r;ss
"Recsrse of tb;s nrecant;nn ~.
ave nrob;h;,ed the ernort of ,hsat
I,ur notatoes beans veee1abies ni
II sorts meat noritrv Zoos %;IL
,nt,er and The wboje r,,ae ~ d,TS
,ouschoid reou;rsments Rnt .h;s 49,
,ot interfere with the exnortat;on I n 81
MR. nrodrcts of ;ron oI;vo T ali fr,,;.
ood o.. i4' 10 essential n 70 the