The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-11
Terms Of Future Negotiations
Agreed Upon.
SPAIN MAY Be STUBBORN.
4 Delay Probable Before The Proper
Signatures Are Affixed.

Protocol Long and Requires Much
Time for Its Translation Before 1t
Rcncbes Madrid-Frcnch Ambassa-
doris Efforts May Cnuse the Span
tsb to Receive the Agreement
With ApprOvaI-The Protocols
Character Said to Be in Keeping
with the Published Conditions of
the President-SpecuIatiO on the
selection of Commissioners.
Washington, Aug. 1O-The preliminary
negotiations looking toward the confirm
alton of peace advanced a long step to-
dav when the Secretary of State and the
French ambassador agreed upon the terms
upon which future negotiations for
treaty is to be conducted, and reduced
these to the form of protocol. This pro-
tocol, it is true, is yet to be signed, and is
to be submitted to the Spanish govern
meut before the formal signatures are
affixed. but the administration views as
to the progress made to-day was set out
in Secretary Days sentence: 1T is ex-
pected that this protocol will be exc
cuted."
There is always the possibility in deal
ing with the Spanish government that
it may recede at the last moment from
an implied agreement, but it is scarcely
probable that it would be willing to in
yove the French ambassador in the diff
cuties that would follow what TO the
world would seem to be a population of
his benevolent efforts in behalf of Spain.
There must be delay-possibly from
twenty-four to forty-eight hours-before
the next step can be taken and the proto-
col made binding upon both the United
States and Spain by the attachment of
the signature Of the plenipotentiaries
Secretary Day for the United States and
NJ Cambon for Spain.
The delay will be largely attributable
to physical causes. The protocol is long:
II must be translated and turned back and
lorth INTO code and simple language no
less than five times before it reaches Mad
y nd through the French foreign office. This
\ work was not begun until late this after
noon after it had consumed the best ener.
gles Of Assistant Secretary Adee of the
a state department. and M Thiebaut. secre-
'ary Of the French embassy in the prep
arahon in formal shape of two copies of
he protocol one in English and one in
French
Ihese were prepared very carefully. the
loomatc variance in the two languages
necessitating the greatest caution in or
uer that the identical character of the
'"o copies should be preserved. The
iens'h OF the protocol imposed a great
''uount OF labor upon the cipher clerks,
VI whoever is charged with the work of
ie"uerlng the original into cipher, so that
'.'o7elher 1t is apparent the consumption
u ume involved in purely mechanical
'u"c'ions will be so considerable as to
make the rendition of a very early answer
Improbable
AS 70 the character of the protocol 1t
'an be stated on authority that the terms
are IN all practical points those set out
:" 'ne abstract of the Presidents condi-
Wv" puoHshed from the White House a
week ago From this fact it is deducted
O'a' the extra conditions or qualifications
'ousht TO be imposed by the Spanish gov
s.u'neht are abandoned, at least in large
par" by the French ambassador. This
u1''oh is supposed by the circum-
that in the early morning. and
'he conference between Secretary
LAY and NJ. Cambon, which resulted in an
S7'eeihent there was a prevalent inpres-
sun based upon the utterances of public
'ien no had talked with the President
le spanish answer was unsatisfac-
o'y and that the negotiations looked as
''ey might terminate suddenly.
d'Is situation changed so suddenly
l'9' the conference, it may be fairly
assumed that the ambassador abandoned
'"e conditions which the President was
p''ed TO have regarded as unsattsfac-
- IL Is believed that the protocol car
as '-s within Itself provision for the eessa-
% nosuIities. On this point the naval
'''7eht IS urging that our government
''l The Napoloonlc policy of refusing
''' INTO an armistice without acoujr-
0'le substantial pledge TO secure the
tirrls,,i.'ii.H of peace. What they par
et,, " desire is that our governr r1ort
lion 'iaHd as a condition of n cessa
r7ite5 uostllties the surrender to tho
Caai'o 3'ates military forces of Morro
ana - 'ne entrance of Havana harbor
other iroroatccn sucn points of vantage at the
soo, ""portant ports in the +erritor,,
Tbs 10 IAN under our control.
10 be lIIace negotiations are now believed
aapt ha "iced TO a point where the Pres
,t.c14illaas mas felt warranted in turning bie
sonors 70 the selection of the commits
States VIII ne charged by the United
r,,cr Win the drafting of a treaty. oe
rpee r,-nc 50 far rs can be gathered s hnt ora NJ
uron , neen positively determined
WIN ba,5 that of Secretary Day. who
loi1t da ,Lll the commission. Beyond tbat
prsrn.rer..e IS nF certainty, although Some |