Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-29

| b,s bren notified mat uhvnna's corF
! dIfIon Ia bltnmlug desperate and WIN
/ lb4t ln Wow. and also with The put-
nose nf doing Hlml Thing before Gen.
/ Miles had Invaded Porto RICO 1f Man
/ lla had fallen. the peace proposals
"Thsy know very well In Madrid that
, portu Rico cannot tWtCUNtly resist
Miles and that De- surrender Of Manila
/ L. nnlv q question VI days Therefore,
I they thought this ntunE time tn nee
I v1tlatp for terms % peace, assuming.
! az c5ur.e. thnt the United states would
/ aiop nghiing NO once and that che
! w,aknpar OF spain would not h' Fn
| completely revealed AZ 70 would later
| AN I.ipoRTNAT CABINET MEET
ING.
Washington. july 2s-lniercHi TO-
I cue. 4 this morning ON the approach.
! ing cabinet meeting. ~ was the general
/ expectation that In us results this
meeting would prove 10 be the most I'M
pnrtnui that has been held. not only
I during the present but in many pre-
radlnr administrations, Upon the nha
/ turc of the answer 70 the spanish
ovstturrH for peace would depend the
whole future policy Of the United
states Tor u would determine whether
I tho nation shan embark on q policy M
/ world wide expansion or Hhhl more
! cautiously content itself with the cN-
/ polling " the spanish nag from M
| Western Hgmlsphcrc, while at thr
/ same time providing what may d. In
] the end ample guarantee of rthe cNtcn-
/ sion ~ our trade In the East Al this
means In substance that In the best
] Judgment Of close Observers here. the
/ one critical point r. reached In the fu-
/ turo Of the Philippines.
A. near a. can be usccrtalntd from
pcrsonal Inquiry clear majority of
| the cabinet are disposed 20 be- content
! with the requirrmnt Of cpalinF sta
ton In the Philippine. allowing spain
% retain the remainder 81 the group OF
. Islands However. It may be- stated
that within III. last ~ hours the Prcal-
dent has confined his condolences close
Isl 90 the secretary Of state 20 that the
remaining members Of the cabinet en-
tered me white House today with theii
minds IN receptive condition ua ~
/, any arguments that might Dec present
= ol upon ihls Important proposition even
prepared Cor delay.
IN connection with the peace uprltln-
| lions some significance was attached
t1 Oh TACT that the members Of the war
h1uri conferred with Secretary Ions
In DIE Office Just before that official
! l-'i i1r the cabinet meeting. while
these conferences ARE found. there was
re- disposition 90 regard this particular
nIIUf lH having bearing on the pres
ont negotiations, ~ Captain Mahan and
iha other naval ntrateFlata composing
iNN board would be- able 60 give Vhlu-
able rlNirea on the strategic value and
n.g IiN NJ c1uiing stations In the
Philippines. lAdroncs and other points
! on che highway to the orient
! Secretary Day has a clear Idea now
] o. io what Do deHlrtH. and when h.
I lgt the state department today Tor the
] white House hs had his Views outlined
! ana r1dy flr submission 10 the cabinet
/ in documentary form.
10 may Do that the Hrcrctnry'a pr,H0u-
Iu1n ~ the case was 20 clear ana
conclusive ~ 90 Induce the remainder
] NJ The cabinet 10 assent az once 10 the
program he has outlined. IN which case
10 VIII De entirely possible "a return an
answer 20 the Spanish government
through ". camhOn within tho course
m the day The President has no,
Hn fnr No. can be- learned changed i'm
any degree his disposition 10 take the
american people into hlH confidence La
dealing with this most difficult ana
delicate subject ana about the only re-,
sirnlnt that l. imposed upon publicity
40 this stage IL that caused by the oh.
a'rvancc Of the amenities OF the dlplo-
matte exchange.
with respect 10 the proposition TO re-.
guire Spain 10 grant an autonomous
form ~ government 10 the Philippine
ln the event that she II allowed 10 ro.
inln those Islands, Il n suggested that
llitle opposition can be expected from
spain; has been reported already |
nat In thDir desperation the Spanish |
officials hrmmcd In at Manila, with the
consent Of the Madrid government have
made the broadcast promises To the mn. /
lives N they would return 10 their Al |
.cglnnce 20 the. spanish crown. Inas. |
much az ne Insurgents are now no /
ufinly established AZ To make ID Inn.
probable that Spain cUsild ovrrcomr
them unalded, u seems only probable /
MAT the Spanish government will n.
able % make any pledge In IN. dlr,r. !
ton NJ granting an autonomous gov. ]
ylhmcnt that would result In the sun /
mission OF mo natives the rrsatgaf !
dlNlcult about the matter h mai fi /
must De- assumed That the Ifniteu /
states has obligated Itself 10 compel /
the acceptance by the Insurgents OF au. |
tonomy something Il was not dlsposrs |
or unable 90 do lnthe case Of the cuban |
Insurgents.
The cihnet also decided that sp,n-
l'h spvorafniy In the entire Cari,br an |
ana West Indian waters must be- IA,
terry removed. This means TINT M /
only must Porto Rico and Ctib1 il. ~
nngnih a but that the spanish Dag |
mus hf taken down on every ono M
iNe numerous small ISLANDS In m /
hl mlsphere, This 10 In accord with ,
,n,ment that has bsen grnvlnE some
WHNks.
Tw.l o,hr propositions also wsrs dis.
pu7,l o. The iuiehtednfss asfunngd
Ply spain and chlw 4 against both H.
al.has ol cuha ana Porto Rico viii |
NOT De ASSUMED by this gnvsrbr,'r,'
ana moreover commercial treaties -,
OK ailng between these lrlands @
other portions 0f spanish domain III,
De lnvllldatcd by the TRANSFER ~ NJ
thorliy ne cabinet having decided not
Co. recognize them MOI
Thus Il win Dee necessary IN co,..,..
nicate TO the French nmbnsodnr ~
decision of the administration beforo
we same can be- made known IA tba
American public This Is Tho rlrid wy
puirement Of diplomatic courtesy ana
10 feil In this apparently trivial noin,
would De 10 invite remonstrnnce tbnt
"'sh' end In the serious interruption