The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-31

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Madrid for approval. which. If given
viii end the war.
The profoundly important results
developed to-day came about most I'M
expectedly. Ambassador Cambon's call
was set for 2 o'clock. and II was ex-
pected to last but a few minutes. while
the answer of the United States was
being handed TO him. But since the
original proposition OF Spain was pre-
scented last Tuesday. M. Cambon has
prepared himself to speak with author
ity on the questions which were to arise.
The president himself had preferred this
curse, although outside OF himself n
the ambassador few were aware that
the latter came ready to treat as the
envoy of Spain. Tn first instructions to
NJ. Cambon made him merely a medium
of communicating SPANS first note. but
now he appeared with all the attributes
of a direct diplomatic officer of Spain,
empowered to act for the government
within his very complete Instructions.
The meeting was held I'm the presI-
dents library and both In the subjects
discussed and in the impressive manner
in which the argument proceeded IL was
a conference destined to become men,
orable.
After NJ. Cambon had presented his
credentials as plenipotentlary and they
had been examined and his status rec
ognized as the envoy of Spain. the first
business was the presentation OF the
terms laid down by the United States
government, Secretary Day read the
terms, pauslng at the end OF each SEN
tence to allow NJ. Thiebault. first sec
rotary of the French embassy, to inter-
pref it into French. as the ambassa-
doris knowledge of English IL limited.
This reading by Secretary Day and in
terpreting by NJ. Thlebault took but Is
minutes Then began the discussion,
point for point. The president and the
ambassador addressed each other di-
rectly with the greatest freedom and
frankness. each stoutly maintaining
the justice Of his position on the sew
eral points involved. When at last,
after an eloquent plea by the ambassa-
dor, il was agreed to modify the condi-
tions in one particular. Secretary Day
withdrew for half ar hour and attend
to drafting the modification.
This accomplished, the ambassador
himself to the president. not
so much as the advocate of Spain. but
personally. having with the president,
for a a like interest in human
ity. NJ. Cambon is a man OF fervid
force. and he spoke with an Intensity
VI NNAh nv maui n uctP impress
sion on the president n the others
present. He spoke In French, eacn
sentence being caught up and trans
lated by NJ. Thiebault. so that the earn
estness Of the ambassadors expression
lost little by this Indirect method of
communication. The president spoke
with equal frankness. and In the
lengthy discussion there was scarcely a
point in the whole range Of the war
which was not met and freely consid-
cred.
What the modification is tina has
been agreed upon can only be conJec-
tured. but there is reason to believe
that II relates either TO the time when
actual hostilities will be suspended or
else to the extent OF our interests in
the Philippines. leaving unchanged the
condition hat Spain h withdraw
from Cubs and Porto Rico, grant the
United States coaling stations in the
Pacific n make important conces
sions in the Philippines. II is now for
the Madrid government to give final
approval to what was partially accom-
plished to-day. IL Is even possible that
this approval may come speedily. with
I'm a day or two. for there is no need Of
extending conferences or correspond
ence. All that was accomplished to-
day when NJ. Cambon acted as pleni-