The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-05
ANSWER SUBMIT TED.
Our Reply to Spain's Peace Pro.
posal Determined Upon.
GIVEN TO AMB ASSADOR

GIVEN TO BASSADOR
Government 81 the Philippine. is
Likely to be Left 70 . Joint
Com missi0n
z Washington, d, O., July 3d. The an.
swer Of the United States to SPANS pro-
posal for peace has been determined up-
on and drafted, though it yet awaits the
approval of the cabinet. The result will.
be announced to II the press about Q
o'clock this afternoon. It is understood
that the question left open as to the
philippines has been settled by leaving
the government of the islands to the de-
cision of a Joint commission under cer-s
tain broad conditions to be required Of
Spain, these conditions being protective
Of American life.
Cabinet Adjourns.
The cabinet adjourned about o'clock.
AS to the Philippines, it was decided to
leave their government open for the pres
ent, to be determined later by commits
sion to be appointed by the two countries,
the United States meanwhile to exercise
control and Jurisdiction over Manila, its
harbor and immediate surrounding terri
tory. 's> - !: :. %s S,
The answer Of the United States will
be submitted to NJ. Cambcn, the French
ambassador, at o'clock this afternoon,
when complete statement, though not
the text of our answer, will be made pub
lie. x. ..,-...~ , 'G.,:ss -. I'll.
With regard to the other questions than
the Philippines the situation is as stated
by the Associated press yesterday: "a
{ Absolute cession to the United States
Of Porto Rico and all islands in the West
Indies save Cuba
Relinquishment by Spain of sovereignty
in Cuba. The United States will exercise
control there until stable government
can be established. "
! Acquisition of coaling station in the
Ladrone islands and perhaps the Caro-
lines. = - -.
No assumption of Spain's Cuban or
Porto Rican debts by the United States.
No war indemnity from Spain.
1t is understood that the Spanish-Amer-
lean commission is to have charge of the
condition, however, that the. Spanish
troops are removed Immediately from
Cuba and Porto Rico and that the United
States shall have one of the Ladrone ISL
ands also. :s
Scope of the Commission. ~
The statement that the commission will
have charge of all peace arrangements,
but on certain conditions named, is CON
firmed. The President has decided that
the statement intended to be made public
as to reply to Spain shall not be given
out. He reached this determination upon
representation that such course would
be violation of the proprieties of diplo-
macy which require that such note shall
nnf no rl11h11Shn1 hofnro II ic, h:
have reached the nation addressed, and
that even then reasonable time must be
allowed for an answer. ,
General Terms Are Known. e.
The American reply distinctly gives
warning that the proposition as to sur
render of all sovereignty in the West In
dian waters and the selection of an ISL
and in the Ladrones is beyond any dis
cussion whatever.
AS to the Philippines, the reply says in
substance that as further indemnity to
United States will hold the city of Ma
Mia, it's bay and harbor, pending the de-
termina ton of the future government of
the whole island group. One Tof
the Ladrone group is to be ceded to the
United States, this government to make
it's selection later.
In demanding the Spanish sovereignty
in all our nearby waters, the reply dip
lomatically avoids making any pledges as
as to Cuba.
While the cabinet was in session a sig
nificant cablegram was received from Adj
miral Dewey. It announced the arrival:
Of Maj: Gen. Merritt and the expedition
with him at Manila, but graphically
painted the uncertainties as to the future
there. The dispatch, which has moi been
Vn IN TO-
feature, largely guided tahe cabinet in
its disposition Of the Philippine prob
lem. .r-. .'.D-i:a
Without mincing his words, Admiral
Dewey announced that Aguinaldo had
assumed bold attitude of defiance, and
that there; were strong indications the
philippine insurgents themselves would
have to be, fought. Based on his depic-
ton of the gravity of the situation, it
. would take 10000 soldiers from this
country to cope with the - insurgents
throughout all the islands :
49, The Philippine Problem.
The deferment of final disposition of
the Philippine problem was based on sub
stantially the following grounds:
First-That the United States has no
satisfactory knowledge of existing con-.
ditions
Second-Nothing is known of what OBJ
legations were incurred as between the
United States and the Philippine 1lsur-
gents. -.
Third-The present definite attitude of
the insurgents is unknown: S<s : !
" Fourth-The extent to which Aguina lido
controls the islands of the Philippine
group is unknown.
Fifth--Incident to the foregoing, it is
not known what would have to be done
nv This in yon% 4
insurgent forces, the Spanish and the ma
tives. *. ~ =.
M. Cambon Goes to White House.
The French ambassador, M. Cambop,
left the embassy shortly before o'clock,
accompanied by his first secretary, NJ.
Ihlebaut, and drove in surrey to. the
white house. The ambassador had laid
aside his usual. alpaca coat andgstraw
hat, and with the Formally usualEin di-
plomatic calls on. the President he was
II ssm Psrs attire tire with sk hat and
wore the conventional silk hat and long
coat Of such formal occasions L They
were shown through to the private cor
ridor of the white house and the confer
ence began soon after 2 O'clock. "a
1t has been expected that the ambassa-
doris call would be brief, only enough to
receive the American answer. But it
soon developed that the call was to be an
extended one, and long enough to permit
full discussion. At 2:4O it was still in
progress. IS. : 81 / i s. ':5.4sss. s@
About that time Secretary Day arrived
and Joined the Presiden. and the ambas-
sador. Atty Gen. Grlggs also came,. al
though it was not known whe tlier9s he
Joined in. the conference with the. almhas-
sador. 1t was thought possible, though
hardly probable, that the ambassador had
come prepared to discuss and may be to
determine on some of the terms under
consideration. The conference soon
heightened toward an hour and there was
no outward evidence Of it's termination.
CAPT. DODGE DEAD. +
AdJt.-Gen. Corbin Regarded The