The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-08
SPANISH AGREEMENT
70 Peace Terms Unoonfrmed by
ss,- officials at Washington. .--,.
BUT BELIEVE THE END HAS COME

AAH A'A'O ~~AS WIN
-tsh -
fprcements for General Miles al
Porto Rico Going Forward, Regard.
loss Of Peace Negotintions-Retur
OF shafter's Army Corps.
Washington. Aug. s.--Although with
out official, as yet,s confirmation of the
report from Paris that the, Spanish
government has decided to accept the
terms laid down by the United States
as essential to the negotiations of a
treaty Of peace, the officials here are
proceeding under the conviction that
the end has come, and are giving at
teMion TO the steps to he taken next
In view of the delay in coming to this
conclusion the idea was beginning to
prevail that the Spanish government
was about to enter plea in abatement,
and that the answer would again be in
conclusive. In this case the president
was disposed to deal firmly with the
issue; TO give notice that our proposals
were withdrawn and to let it be un-
dcrstood that when Spain again sued
for peace the conditions would be more
severe than those first laid down. If
the Spanish answer should embody an
effort to secure any material change
In the conditions it will meet with
prompt rejection.
Some reference has been made in the
dispatches of British newspapers to a
desire on the part of the Spanish gov
ernment to include in the preliminary
, agreement O clause exemptng It from
liability for the Cuban debt The for
NAL, statement of the points of the
United. States note given out from
the White House made no reference to
this subject, and 1t cannot be known
as yet whether or not the full text
shows anything more. But presuming
that no reference whatever is made to
the Cuban debt, 1t is possible the sub
ject may be regarded as one that
should be treated by the peace COM
rlissoners who are to meet later to
frame the treaty, which Of course will
embody many details that are left un-
touched in the main proposition. though
cabinet officers have authorized the
statement that no part of the Cuban
or Porto Rican debts would be as
sumed by the United States.
oIaouiu LIE opdlllSH dHSWer Ue HI uH-
conditional acceptance of our terms
some negotiation may be necessary to
agree upon the steps to be taken to
give effect to the agreement So far
as can be learned it has not yet been
determined how this shall be done.
There are two ways open. The first
is military capitulation by the cap
tain generals of Cuba and Porto Rico,
which will Immediately place the Amer
lean military or naval commanders in
technical occupation of the islands and
enable them to carry out in their own
way and in their own time the en-
barkation of the Spanish armies in |
the islands. The question as to whether
they shall be permitted to carry off |
their arms is not now as material as !
1t was in the case of the surrender of |
General Toral's forces at Santiago. |
Spain having succumbed, 1t might be |
urged that the United States might |
grant a concession OF this point to
Spanish pride without fear of having |
the action attributed to fear Of the
of refusal This would
not apply, however. to the volunteers
who might elect to remain in Cuba. as
il would not be prudent to allow so
large a body of men to carry arms.
The second method by which the pre-
peace agreement might be
formally effected would be bv pro-
'--'>i 70 ,be s'g-7ad by representative
Of the president, probably Secretary
Day in this case, and by NJ. Cambon in
behalf of The Spanish government. 1t
vas by just such an agreement as this,
xnown as the Gushing protocol, that
VAR with Spain was averted as a re-
ult Of the Virginius affair. This course
having the weight of precedent, may
'e adopted in this case. 1t Is probable
hat in the Philippines the greatest
iifticulty will be met in putting the |
Lgreement into effect on account Of the i
.ttitude of the insurgents but General
1erritt is now gaining in strength daily
md probably will be in position to
meet any emergency.
General Wade's reinforcements for
General Miles are going forward re-
ardless of the progress of peace ne
citations. The agreement to negoti-
tie treaty of peace does not neces-
arily carry with 1t cessation of hos
ilities. If it is desirable these REIN
OTCeTnentS may De intercepted ana re-
urned to the United States, after they
all. The present plans Of Secretary
.lger all contemplate that they shall
ave the United States, especially as
is felt that with the practical field
Experience they will acquire in Porto
.ico under favorable climate condi-
ons they will make good material to
Sc both there and In Cuba in carrying
ut the governments reconstruction
olicies.
Secretary Alger Is apprehensive that
lie small wharfage recources Of San
ago will seriously retard the execu-
on Of the departments orders for the
1eedy return to the United States Of
hafter's army corps. With the Span
h steamers coming to take away the
1rrendered army of General Toral,
hich must be first removed before it
i'll be safe to withdraw the whole OF