Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-12
NEW MATTER INTRODUCED
This May Not End Negotiations
but. viii Likely Delay
the Outcome.
Said Spain Desires America
to Assume Entire Con-
troll In Cuba. s'ts&

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tho presidents peace proposition was
presented at the White House BY the
French ambassador. What the nature
Of the answer was can only be conjeo'
tured at this stage. At the conclusion
Of the conference Secretary Day. when
asked for q formal statement, said
nothing whatever could be said ON the
subject.
The conference lasted an hour and %
minutes. This prolonged discussion
was believed to indicate that the Span
ish answer was not satisfactory in all
respects, though in just what points 1t
fell short Of meeting the expectations
of the president 1t is impossible to soy.
1t was felt by the observers that hsd
the answer been complete acceptance
Of our terms the result would have
been made public. On the other'hand
it is not believed that the answer IL en-
tirely unsatisfactory, for in that case.
according to the presidents statement
heretofore made, his offer would
Have Been Definitely Withdraw
and the war resumed with greater
energy than before It would seem
that there could scarcely be good rea-
son in this case for withholding the
result of the conference. On whole
it is rather to be concluded that mid
die result was obtained-that Spain
was found to have attached certain
conditions to her acceptance OF the
presidents terms, but that the latter
was not disposed to regard the injeo-
ton of tho new matter as sufficient in
itself to warrant an immediate ter
mination Of the peace negotiations.
According to this view the" presidents
had taken exception to some Of the
Spanish conditions, but has allowed .
last opportunity for them to be with.
drawn or modified.
Reply Was Rather Lengthy.
The reply of the Spanish government
10 understood to be document en-.
braoing about l,200 words. It bears
the signature Of the Spanish minister
statement throughout 10 that of her
majesty's government similar to the
American terms being in tho name Of
the president. In the absence of an
official statement 1t 10 impossible to
give the Spanish position on the sew.
eral American conditions, but from the
best information obtainable an accept.
ance in some cases il understood to re-.
late to conditions somewhat different
to those laid down by the American
government. As to Cuba, the Ameri.
can terms demanded the evacuation of
the island without specifying the
future form Of government. The
Spanish reply is said to accept tho
principle that
Spanish Sovereignty Over Cuba
will terminate, but it is understood to
take up the future government Of tho
island, and because Of the extent OF
Spanish interests there is said to take
the view, either express or implied,
that the United States should admin.
lister the affairs of the island. AS to
the time Of evacuating Cuba this is a
detail which the Spanish reply is said
to regard a. among many which can
be left to the commission for final de.
termination. The American conditions
as to Porto Rico, the Ladrones, Manila,
etc, are believed to be accepted, but
the topics are treated at some length
and it will require the full text to show
how far the language used may be con-
strued as an acceptance. The pro.
vision as to the commission 10 assented
to. The outcome of the conference is
unknown, but tho best information
obtainable 10 that the matter is still