Show NO PE PEACE ACE OVERTURES POSITIVE washington OP OF ANY AMY ATTEMPT I 1 aliat the president aig might ht suggest as S a minimum demand ile he is da disposed to iio be moderate 31 adrid july 16 several ot of the of this city say the apan pan lah ish government opened peace negotiations alons today tho the french in bas cassador lit at washington M cambon with ith tho the government of oc tho the united states it Is 19 said in connection with q the spanish suggestion of leaving tho the question of 0 tile the future government ment of cuba to be decided by a of 0 its in habitants that spain would atwould unreservedly y accept the decision given lit in efel accept such a case a so washington july lil acin ln view of 0 renewed reports that tile the french ambas fit at washington SI al cambon carlbon Ca hod I 1 opened pence negotiations or inquiries relative tive to possible terms of peace it can be stated authoritatively atter after inquiry at the french that no lie negotiations or inquiries of 0 any character relative to the peace have been brou frou made de art a yet or direct or by the french em bassadore bas the reports grew grev out of 0 11 II cambone Cam bons call it at the white house on oil july bilth tho the purpose 0 this call and the entire conversation which pissed bet between licon the president and the boubas la IS fully known find and it can be stated positively that it contained no reference to the present resen I 1 conflict between sp spain a in and the united sit states co or to the prospect of its being brought to a close it related to a subject wholly outside the alie war or its close by peace or otherwise and tile tho question ot of the war did not como come up even incidentally the loss of tins the steamship la ia bour gogno for or which tho the Vies ident e expressed x the deepest regret as well wel I 1 as his satisfaction that the inquest had mitigated the early reports of tit the c 0 occurrence c was the main question dIsc discussed uSed however related wholly to the united states and france franc without tile tho remotest reference to spain and it Is 13 hoped will bear fj tault alt in certain expressions of rood good will between this country and the tha french republic I 1 notwithstanding tho the v wel ell established char clia cater reater of this confer conference criest between the iho president rrt and the french r ambas it has served an a text tor for reports that M U cambon was sounding the gohei florient flor nent on the terms ot of praire icare this has been asserted fio BO extensively that cen some officials have ACCO PLed it as occur accurate lie and as an Ind in ll catlon leation that the peace pc ace mover movement nent had at last ABE assumed tangible form the report has even been accepted tit at madrid after being cabled to tho the impartial cial the french Emba asador here vas not authorized by hla his government to snake make overtures for beace and in the absence of such instructions he would not assume such a delicate duty moie ioie he has not taken any such lucli 5 step with or without ali aa a res result I 1 fit of his call at the white house the french government was apprised by cable fully as to what occurred i and tills this report conveyed not the sll slightest ht reference 1 to spanish the tha pro press gross odthe of the war orthe possibilities of peace ii the tha qc a ta aj press is able tomake t this his 8 statement t t V m cn t it 11 full ful information ing as to the nature of the ticen president mckinley sailor cambon I 1 1 tile appear appearance rince of every represent live of the european powers at the state slate department la Is discussed by tha ilia many watchers there as evidence that they are bearers or of peace overtures thus alu alien n the german secretary secre lAry of embassy learon spec von sternberg ft to 0 the department today 7 his visit 1 tely gave rise to the story that lie he had come charged ath with such a rals mil slon sion athla th however met with verv daj a con pt denial at by everybody concerned a and n of it was added as well oil that the visit had no re reference forence to the philippines the statement sta attribute ol to premier sagasta that spain had been maki jig extra official inquiries to learn what terms the united states might accept as a basis baals for peace failed of confirmation to flat tills 9 extent that up to this moment the state department if lias AS not been approached on tho the subject directly or of indirectly perhaps the spanish bli premier may have some jerf means ans of obtaIn obtaining Inq tile the information ho he desires that Is not known to our officials here but boN however Never that may be tile the statement still remains good that the united states government has not even indicated the terms it would accept as a basis for pea peace ce negotiations n e of course these theao in matters a tt er s have been discussed between government officials without relation to any spanish inquiries and it 11 Is also that the president would bould like ilke very cry well to accurately guage the american people in this matter without assuming to speak tor for him in a matter mailer of this importance it Is 14 gathel gathea ed from high members of the administration that the president himself Is disposed to he be mode moderate rute in hla demands and while securing nc nil all that tho ilia united states Is fairly entitled to exact from a nation in distressed condition he Is not disposed to embark in B world conquering con querin g enterprise find and insist upon the retention lon of remote territories that would be unserviceable to US ua in other words there Is an he helming liming demand on tile pal pai t of 0 the Arneri american cass fimple crople tor for such a course it la IS not believed the president ns as a a finality final ty would insist that spain abandon ol ri all her colon lep while the question Is tentative it I 1 li felt that as a minimum demand belll NN III be content with mith the cession of hai porto orto aloo rl o the of cuba a coal ins station in the with provision tor for somo some kind of protectorate over tho island and a moderate indrani fifty it Is judged that the spanish government has haa pretty fairly imbibed s some 0 me uch such iden idea as this and that the utterances of premier sas Sai asta rasta anil an th the a cautious lous declarations in the pro prop span p ish a are re simply cimpi Y intended to brine the spanish populace into it ft state of wind mind where they will ile he wl willing to submit quietly to tile the imps imposition 1 tion of some borne such terms of peace it la Is that at present tho conditions in spain are not ripe and that some boino Urn chow how much cannot be estimated now nov will be required to cultivate CUILI publio public venti sentiment ment in to the proper ric point n L |