| Show A PLEA FOR PEACE PLA I Belated Appeal From the Peace Union to Spain Philadelphia May 20It was developed here today that the Universal Peace I union through Its president Alfred H Love of this city prepared and moiled to the queen regent of Spain and Premier I Sagasta an appeal asking that govern aestfo dgk pgdg ment to acknowledge the Independence I of Cuba In the Interests of peac The i appeal tw X first sent on ttric 21 four days before this country deciarea thAt tt state of war existed between Spain and I tho United States I was held up however how-ever In New York and after two weeks had pfJ was again In rId f Loves hands with the seal unbroken nail i stamped across i with a rovernment j I stamp a notice that no mal isrw rmlttcil j to go to Spain ExGovernor Hoyt ot Wyoming then took the communication communcton to Washington and laid It beforethe state department in the hope that it I might be permitted to go and at the same time to assure the government of Us contents It was not allowed I to go 1io I through the malls however but It was I suggested to erGovcrnor Hoyt that It I I might I stg sent Gcengf the European branches of the union As a result It was I sent to Berne Swltzeiland for transmissIon I a1n Sa eJoou I mission I to Spain and Is now ea route j After referring to the union as representing repre-senting many thousands of friends of peace in all parts of the world the appeal indicates that all the pending difficulties i I could be disposed of by peaceful means Continuing It says I Our president Mr McKinley we have I reason to believe has been forcedlnto present attitude You know he Is the I I executive of this government The peace ul nka union ulcc of we have we be I Here still In your senate one of our vice i presidents Artruro de Marcoartu Con j I tlnulng the appeals reads Oh how you would elevate your nation What contribution I contri-bution to the age ro intelligence if you I I would sand a message to America For I the sake of peace humanity and your r i friendship we will hear terms for the In I dependence of Cuba I I |
