Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-09-24
WAR MAY NOT Be OVER
EIGHT OVER THE PHILIPPINES.
oroI wheeler Thinks the War
May BE Reconnaissance esi"eh'
keeps One Hundred Thousand
voIunteers in Service Until Peace
Is settled.

wheeler that the war is not over and
that Spain will refuse to give up the
philippines until forced to do so is shar-
ID nv many army officers and by mem
bors of the cabinet.
president Mckinley is not an optim-
;st as to tbe continuance OF peace and he
hos insisted that the war department
eball keep FULLY 100000 volunteers in the
so,vice until the peace commissioners
hove succeeded in drafting satisfactory
treaty or have failed in this effort.
The president has been importuned by
senators, congressman and governors to
muster out particular regiments, but he
hos MT his foot down and said that the
,ror department shall maintain sufficient
troons to be ready for any emergency,
even that of resuming hostilities. in the
event of failure to agree upon settle
ment of the Philippine question.
TO an Ohio delegation that called at
the White house few days ago to urge
the muster cut of another Ohio regiment
the president stated his position very
clearly. He told them he had little
confidence in the peace negotiations
with Spain except as they were backed
I'm bv the determination of this govern
ment to enforce all its demands and be
ready to do this by resuming hostilities
on short notice.
No Confidence in Spain.
The presidents experience in seeking
TO settle the controversy with Spain
without resorting to war has not gwen
him nor his advisers much confidence III
Spain when diplomacy is the method I'll
reaching a settlement. Spain is mas
ter of that kind of diplomacy which
means delay, and, while she sought
terms of peace when her fleets were de-
stroved and her army at Santiago sur
rendered, she has done nothing as yet
to prepare COR the contamination OF her
promises. .
There has been no preparation made
for the evacuation of Cuba, and there
are indications that the Spanish com
missioners in Cuba will attempt to drag
in many other questions besides the
plain and simple one of evacuation. The
American commissioners III Cuba have
been instructed to hold to this as the on
" question for settlement there and
leave all other questions to the peace
commissioners in Paris.
The president has the best of reasons
in the action of the cortes tor doubling
his ability 30 secure final peace with
out at least being ready to resume hostll-
tiles. He las therefore impressed upon
his importunate callers that he can not
muster out all of the volunteer army,
but must keep a sufficient number OF
troops in readiness to enforce his de
mands. He must be ready to throw a
large body of troops into Cuba again at
short notice and he must be ready to
send endorsements to the Philippines
to show Spain that he is just as deter
mined now to have prompt and def
mite acceptance of his terms OF peace as
he was when he went to war.
Terms of Peace.
The terms Of peace have been laid
down, and they are explicit as to Cuba
and Puerto Rico. There is only one
question that is not definite about the
liillpplIlcS, anu tlldI 40 90 " JN'"S 'lAN>N
part of the islands this government pro-
poses to place under the American flag.
That is to be the purpose OF the peace
commissioners. They are to say wheth-
er Spain shall release all or only part OF
the islands. But this question must
be settled apart from the Cuban ques-
ton. The evacuation of C},oa will not
hn oil 10 IoN hooIinff Ip
Philippines, though it is apparent that
the Spaniards are again trying to get
round to that old diplomatic position
of surrendering Cuba and retaining
large part Of the Philippines.
Must he Ready to Fight.
The president has told some of his con
gressional callers in the last few days
that with such a condition and with the
uncertainty of the Spanish character, he
Is not justified in assuming that the war
is over and mastering out the volun-
teers. He has stated to some OF these
callers Just what General Wheeler stated
IN public interview, that the war is
not over. but is likely to be resumed IN
few months unless the Spanish politi-
clans show a better disposition toward
permanent peace by providing for the re-
lease of territory as agreed upon in the
GERMS of peace.
erAst least one of the peace commission
abilitSres this suspicion and doubts the
4 nnon { the two commissions to agree
n .3bil;nais proposition concerning the
ers , il TO; che American commission
ISL ""' iilsiSt ulnn retaining at least the
ara Vi Luzon' huot the whole group,
dnu tne Spanish commissioners will not
aare' IN the present tate of public
Ns z IN Spain, to agr4 to either of