Evening journal., 1897-01-14

Terms of Peace submitted by Premier |
Canovas-ArtIcIes of Capitulation.
NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-The World Wash
ington correspondent says:
Tho agreement between the United
States and Spain regarding the terms TO be
granted to the Cuban insurgents was prac-
tically concluded last night.
1t is neither treaty nor diplomatic
memorandum 1t is compact or agree
ment between the United States and Spain
upon the terms that Spain is willing to
grant the insurgents
There are to be three parties to the
agreement The United States government
does not act as "A representative of the in
surgeuts.
There are still some minor details to be
arranged, and these may occupy at least
ten days more. BY the end of January
however, the terms will be complete. They
will then be laid before congress in a spe-
cial message from President Cleveland.
simultaneously they will be promulgated
in Madrid and in Havana.
The provisional draft OF the new terms
was embodied in "a lengthy communication
addressed to Senior de LONE from Premier
Canovas This was brought by Senor Pa
bio Solar Y Guardista who arrived here
from Madrid on Monday.
1t included not only the amendments to
the reform law of 1895 professionally
stated, that Spain is now willing to grant,
but also draft Of "A treaty between Spain
and the insurgents, upon the signing of
which the reforms are to go into effect
Proposed Treaty of Capitulation.
This draft Of thesproposed treaty Of ca
pitulation reads as follows:
ARTICLE THE political, organic and
administrative reforms contained in the
reform law of March 23 1895, with all the
amendments agreed to between the United
States and the legal representatives Of the
Cuban revolutionists and the government
of Spain, shall be Immediately established
in Cuba.
Article Free pardon for all politi
cal offenses committed from 1865 to date
and freedom for those who are under in
dictment or are serving sentences within
or without the island. Amnesty TO all de-
serters from the Spanish army, regardless
of nationality, this clause being extended
to include all those who have taken part
directly or indirectly in the revolutionary
movement
Article 3.-NO individual who by vir-
tue of this capitul aon shall submit to
and remain under the authority of the
Spanish government shall be compelled to
render any military service before peace is
established over the whole territory.
Article 4-Eyery individual who by
virtue of this capitulation may wish 10 de-
part from the island shall be permitted to
do so, and the Spanish government shall
provide him with the means therefor with
out passing through any town or settle
ment If he so desires.
Article 5.-The capitulation Of each
force shall take place in AN uninhabited
spot, where beforehand the arms and Other
munitions Of war shall be deposited.
ARTICLE 6.-In order to further the &C
ccptance by the insurgents of the other de
partmcnts of these articles Of capitulatioT
the commander in chief of the spanish ar
my shall furnish them free transportation
by land and sea, over all the lines within
his control to the central department
Article This pact with the lega
representatives of the Cuban insurgent
shall he deemed 70 have been made witt
all in rebellion against the authority o.
the Spanish crown who may accept III
conditions
Gomez Expected TO Sign For the Cubans
1t is the expectation that General Go
mez, with a committee of other Cuban lead
ers, will meet the representatives Of Spain
at time and place yet to be appointed
and sign this treaty. Its terms are simila
to those of the capitulation treaty Of Zan
jon at the close of the ten year war
While the details of the amendments of
fered to the reform edict of March, 1895
cannot now be definitely stated, inasmucl
as they are still open to change and modi
fication, it can be safely asserted that tn
concessions which General Gomez demand
ed through Senior Sagasta have receive
marked consideration. The points whic
remain unsettled refer entirely TO the in
surgents and their immediate acceptanc
Of the peace treaty.
While it is hinted at the Spanish legi
tion and substantially corroborated at th
state department that General Gomez ha
promised to lay down his arms in the ever
of the United States becoming in Il mOri
sense guarantor of these conditions, pr,
liminary understanding between the il
surgents and the United States is not y,
definitely settled.