The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-30
All Other Terms of Peace Disposed of By the
Cabinet
PHILIPPINES TO BE RELINOUISHED,
WITH OR WITHOUT PROMISE OF REFORMS
Spain Must Surrender All West Indian Possessions and Pay
Their DebSCabinetS Answer Today.

will be in the nature of an ultimatum
and if Spain does not accept it she will
fare worse in the future. The note
! from Spain it is said, was a very
adroit and equivocal document, imply
ing that the only question involved was
Cuba Apparently Spain might not
really have intended getting a direct
answer from US, but only to open diplo-
matte correspondence.
This government will not have any
such correspondence. but will make a
straightforward statement of its pres
ent peace terms for SPANS acceptance
or rejection, naming conditions, that
under the circumstances are reasonable
and even generous.
AUTONOMY FOR PHILIPPINES.
With respect to the proposition to
require Spain to grant an autonomous
form of government to the Philippines
in the event that she is allowed to re-
tain those islands, il is suggested that
little opposition can be expected from
Spain. 1t has been reported already
that in their desperation the Spanish
officials, .hemmed in at Manila, with the
consent of the Madrid government, have
made the broadcast promises to the ma
,tives if they would return to their al
legiance to the Spanish crown. mas
much as the insurgents are now so
probable that Spain could overcome
them unaided, it seems only probable
that the Spanish government will be
able to make any pledge in the direc
ton of granting an autonomous gov
eminent that would result in the sub
mission of the natives. The greatest
difficulty about the matter IL that it
must be assumed that the United
States has obligated itself to compel
the acceptance by the insurgents OF
autonomy, something ii Y25 not dis
posed or unable to do in ca>c - tne
Cuban insurgents.
Admiral Dewey may be called to
Washington later on to consult with
the administration as to the general
forms that are needed in the political
form of government in the islands and
the location that should be reserved for
our coaling station there.
SITUATION AT MANILA.
One factor in the protracted discus
sion of the Philippine problem was the
absence of advices as to the existing
situation there on this date a point
that might be of considerable import
ance in the adjustment of the ques-
ton. The unconfirmed dispatch re-
porting that Manila had surrendered
was read and commented on, as indi-
eating that definite action without the
knowledge of the exact situation at
Manila might cause a statement re-
garding conditions that did not exist.
The formal papers crystalizing the
results of the two sessions today Will
be ready for action tomorrow. 4
formal vote will be taken and the
answer of this government is likely to
be communicated to Spain before night
fall.
1t is said that the governments re-
Spouse will be handed to" N. Cam
bon, whence it may fairly be inferred
that the ambassador is to call in per-
son for it at the White House as soon
as he is notified that the answer is
ready. The simple matter of handing
this communication to the ambassador
may involve quite important results
In the event of its being sent to him
or handed to him, this act will be in
the nature of finality, and there will
be nothing remaining for the ambassa-
dor to do but to forward the commu-
nication to Madrid. If, on the other
hand, he is invited to the White House
to receive the communication, it opens