Mr. Wharton to Mr. Egan.
Washington, June 26, 1891.
Mr. Wharton acknowledges receipt of Mr. Egan’s telegram reporting that insurgents refuse good offices of the United States, and states that impression that insurgents would willingly accept our mediation for peace is confirmed by repeated advices from our naval officers in northern ports; states that unless an erroneous impression exists at Santiago, this Government is unable to understand causes of conflicting reports from different quarters as to insurgents’ attitude; and asks whether he is assured that the President, if the insurgents would concur, would accept our good offices to restore peace.