The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25

in the strongest of health, and it may
be impossible for him to undertake any
additional work than the enormous vol
ume which is forced upon him in his
department.
But while negotiations for peace
have been progressing there have been
no indications In the departments here
that it was any where in sight. Gen
eral Miles has continued his forward
movement in Porto Rico. as if war, and
nothing but war was the purpose of our
Government The operations in Cuba
have not been pressed forward. because
it is the policy of the Government to
leave until cooler weather the opera
tions against Havana, if it is then nec-
essary for further military work
on the island. But there is no longer
any doubt about the ultimate accept
ance of the terms of peace offered to
Spain, and the only fall campaign that
will be conducted in Havana, will be
the one which our merchants will con-
duct, when the peace so earnestly hoped
for shall have been declared.
The heart of the country has been
touched by the daily reports which
came from Skaters army before the
order for its removal to Montauck
Point was issued. Four thousand sick,
and FIVE or six hundred new cases ev-
cry day, was the sad story which told
upon our army far greater than the
Spanish bullets ever could. The re-
moval of the army to the North, there.
fore. became a necessity in order to
save it from destruction through the
medium of disease. That it will
quickly recuperate, at its seaside camp,
no one need to doubt. There every
thing that human effort can accomplish
will be done for the fever. stricken he
roeS.
No concessions have been made to
Spain, according to the best informa-
tion obtainable. The President and
Secretary Day construe the answer de-
livered at the White House by M. Cam
bon as an acceptance of all the Ameri-
can terms and the protocol was drawn
in accordance with that construction.
In other words, the arguments and sug-
gestions used by the Spanish govern
ment about the Cuban debt and other
details were simply brushed aside by
this government, and the protocol
drawn strictly on the lines of the de-
mands by the United States after Spain
had presented her request for the ar
rangement of a peace. An officer OF the
Government said, after the conference
between NJ Cambon and Secretary Day
was over, that the statement given to
the press at the White House after the
American note had been delivered to
M. Cambon was a skeletonized form of
the protocol, which, however, contains
in addition provisions as to various de-
tails such as the place of meeting OF
the peace commissioners and the NUM-
ber each side shall appoint Spain,
therefore, consents to cede Porto Rico
to the United States and to withdraw
her forces from that island, to with
draw her forces from Cuba, to cede an
island in the Ladrones to the United
States and to surrender to the United
States the city, bay and harbor OF Ma
nila pending the negotiations of a
treaty of peace.
The war has now reached that stage
where the ambitions of officials begin
to clash, and the controversies which
we may expect in the press will be long
and bitter. One of the really surpris-
ing things in connection with these
controversies is the attention that is
given to column after column of mat
Ter which upon its face is absurd. An
officer high in command makes an off
eial report, and an enterprising news
paper man soon finds an intelligent
sergeant or perhaps a private who was
present on the occasion referred to.
who gives an entirely different account
Of the affair. What the sergeant or
private says is by many regarded as