The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-08-05
CONSIDERED IN CABINET.
The Terms and Conditions Upon
Which the United States
Will Agree to Peace.
THE CABINET PRACTICALLY A UNIT.
Terms. but lnfaltering firmness VIII
Chars cterixe the Demand for Compii-
ance Outside Powers WIN Not Hav~s
Voice in the settlement.

Nv ~
ance Outside Powers WIN Not Have
Voice in the settlement.
WASHINGTON, July 3O-Ncarly five
no urs' earnest discussion by the presi-
dent and his constitutions advisers of
the nature Of the response tn be made
by the government to the Spanish
overture for peace, brought no con-
clusion and the subject necessarily was
postponed for further consideration at
another meeting of the cabinet to be
held at 1890 this morning. Such
was the formal statement of the situa-
tion made at the conclusion of the
days work by each member of the
c cabinet who was questioned upon the
subject.
Substantial Agreement Reached.
a inal conclusion, however. is much
nearer than this statement would seem
to Indicate, and indeed there is little
reason to doubt that an agreement has
been reached upon all the substantial
oints at issue. and that what remains
to be done to-day is rather to smooth
away inequalities and adjust some very
minor points of difference before max.
ing the answer expected by NJ. Cam
bon.
what of the Philippines:
The point under discussion during
the greater part of the meeting was
what disposition should be made OF the
Philippines. On the other questions
unanimity developed. There was to
be independence demanded for Cuba;
Porto Rico was TO be ceded to the
United States; coaling stations were
To be acquired at Guam in the Ladrone
islands, and one in the Caroline is
lands.
We're Quickly Disposed or.
These propositions were disposed OF
quickly. but when it came to the Philip
pines some diversity of opinion was re-
vealed. As near as car be gathered
this does not relate mainly to the re-
tention Of the islands. on that propo-
,ition a majority of the cabinet was
speedily recorded in the negative.
But, accepting the broad proposition
that Spain was to be allowed to keep
these possessions,
Other Questions of Importance Developed.
and it was felt that these must be an
swered definitely before the subject
could be disposed of. There was no
question as to the propriety of de-
manding a c~oaling station in the Phil
ippines. and. while there reasonably
might be a difference of opinion of the
location and extent of this station, lit
tie difficulty was expected to be en-
counted in solving that problem.
because the matter could be referred
TO the na va board. who are competent
To deal with the subject.
The Claims OF the Philippine Insurg cnts.
some members of the cabinet felt
that. the insurgents under Aguinaldo.
having acted independently of tie
United States from the very beginning
of the nsurrectionarv move. and hav-
ing lately shown a disposition to make
trouble for rs. had no moral claim
upon the United States in the settle
ment of the terms of peace. On the
other hand, il was urged that our gov.
eminent should lose no opportunity to
extend its principles throughout the
world, and that this would be done
best in the present case by requiring
Spain To extend genuine autonomy to
the Philippines.
Outsiders VIII Have No Voice In the settle
ment.
A point which was quickly estab-
lished was that there should he no ref
e of any phase of the question q.
the disposition of the islands to any
concert or individual action by outsid,
powers. Another point that was set
tied, though there was no formal ac-
tion on it, was that no protest agains,
the continuance Of military or naval
operations. pending the peace negotia.
tions would avail in the slightest.
that there would be no armistice. nc
suspension of operations, nor any mod,
ification whatever OF present plans un.
T. the spanish government had agreed
to the terms proposed.
Every se-tige of spanish Authority Must
Cease.
Incident to the cession Of Porto Rico,
and the recognition of Cuban indie.
pendence by Spain was the decision
that very vestige OF Spanish govern.
ment and authority in the Caribbean
anu NtSl lltldn WdttTs must Dt re-
moved, effecting a material acquisition
of islands over which the
Spanish flag flies, one of the most i'm.
portant of which is
The Isle Of Pines.
Further more. this sweeping change OF
authority from Spain to the United
States in our nearby waters is to be
effective also as a quitclaim OF all in.
debtedness assumed by the Spanish
government and charged by her to
those islands, SO far as the United
States is concerned, and all CONNER.
cial treaties existing between the
Spanish government and her posses.
sions there and outside powers are ex.
tinguished.
frobs biiity of spanish Acceptance.
Some discussion was had as to the
probability Of the Spanish acceptance
of our terms. The views differed.
though IL can be stated that several of