Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-09
TERMS OF THE SPANISH REPLY
Not an Unqualified Acceptance Of The Amer.
can Proposals.



objected to.
Warrington. Aug. S-Thc reply Of
,he spanish govcrnmcn, 90 tho peace
conditions laid down By iho uu.icn
e,atsa was received by che French am-
b,aldor. 81. Cambon. shortly before o
o'clock mis- afternoon. The reply camo
In sections. the dispatch nrst received
giving only the oponlnE passages of
ihe spanish reply a fcw m.nutc1
Iaiar came second section. ana th'
kop, coming unintsrtup,tdly by pro-
cass.on 10 messengers until seven see-
ii6us OF tho spanish reply had htrh re-
trlN,d 90 ten minutes % " Whrn hc
laHt mart was scheduled 10 arrive.
IA tha meantime the cipher exports
Wtrs "a. work.. aud by $3.50 o'clock thry
were abreast % lll portions ot que tr-
ply received up 90 thtt tlmc, ANA iherc
was a luli ~ come time pending ihe ar
rival u tho concluding portions "
was thought q terrible riInstlfm Whlih
swept over WashlnFon about 9.eI.eh
might have ovctaiuncd delay 30 TIE re-
Psndlng che receipt Of the reply. no
ffrpa were ilkHu 30 tx a time Tor a
conference with the President tH The
time Cor shat depended largely upon
some 90 the features 10 tho reply, ana
also upon the sNpllcl, INSTRUCTIONS cone
crrulrg The delivery % sac answer.
which usually accompanies a document
90 this SOLEMN character Neither az
me White House nor at iho state de.
ptrtmpnt was there any official
knowledge that tha reply had reached
Washington. and thc usual ONCE hours
closed with 40 appointment Tor a COM
ference at the White House for the
/ purpose N presenting ths rrply
Pending the otlciai delivery OF the
] AusWsr, speculation was rife a. 20 Us
/ contents. Thlrc was no further doubt
that iha lIugih N the reply meant that
spain had not given a simple and de
rgri Affirmative 81 the American cone
dlulnA !. was evident sha5 n The rs-
p} Wlf an acceptance u was accom-
panied by EXTENDED discussion, ana
probably by conditions. This caused
ru1f.i lah'e apprehension In oinclal
cIf.'UH here, Cor while it was felt llHt
week mat Spain would surely yield ln
I every particular, 10 began 90 be- foE
. mag possibly there might be- another
/ period 1t discussion, and possibly "a
indll'et attempt 60 open up dlpl0-
. terms.
I IN. prevailing Wow. however. was
/ illt ihr rUulN was on liH face an ar-
I c'piAugO. although not such one as
/ preaIuded ull possibility of further dis
eusslIn. An vital points were believed
~ ne conN'dgi-ih' abandonment uf
/ cuba, Porto Rico and ,he Lldrln,s,
ana lho establishment ~ a commission
. ~ p1Hf upon questions relating 90 the
Philippians
IN the carrying out Of this pio.
tfAm u was believed THAI Spain
"uuld sock 90 secure 1u understanding
uu many accidental points Involved
some NJ them ~ considerable impari.
auer, For Instance, some doubt was
lhttd an On whether Spaln'H accent.
hher would De- operative until re-
itrrcd 30 and ratified by the spanish
| '1rtos ana u was Understood that thf
itp} might ctll attention 90 this con-
/ uitlun Tho same condition. lt was
| pointed out, exists ms 10 tho United
states, Tor a peace treaty requires The
ratification Of the Senate 10 become
operative. In ease spaina answer dis
tusF'i these Incidental points thfrs
/ Promises IN b. wide latitude FOR CON.
tnNefHy nnc delay unless thr Pftsl.
/ lrul ard cabinet decline 10 on,or The
/ llnld OF discussion.
Late In M AFTERNOON the pre.iJ snt
! received an lnclrtct lniimatl0n thH.
| DE spanish reply would cUme 10 the
] trtnch embassy A cabinet officer
| who was with him az this time said on
| leaving "'rhe Information that mas
come from Madrid about In, action ~
/ ne spanish cabinet Indicates that the
spanish have accepted our terms In a
] general way hut leaves several uups-
] lions open that We ala NOT Include in
/ me terms submitted The communl-
| cation Offering those terms was cN-
! mlelt specifically stating such points
| a. would be LETT open tu further nara.
] llauuns We win stand on those
Tho administration has not yct
I HlNen serious consideration 90 the per-
I annnel of the peace commission. hut h
] can DE stated that M one not On no..
] cord with the prHsldenrH prsaDpt
/ Views as 10 tho disposition of the
] Philippines Will be appointed, ana Mr
| Mckinley favOra keeping at least Afan,
I lln hnrhor and bay and sufficient ter-
/ rlinry around Il for its support ana
/ protection, II not th- whole of It,z1n
| Island, As 10 members OF the CANT
| noi na member uf he c1mmlss'1p
| there are precedents Cor their nppolnf,
/ menl. notably that Ihe treaty of
| tn concluding portion o. mo sp,r-
/ lhh t.ply was received during tho even
/ lns, but q was not unull a late hour
| s'., j, was gee. pheEel as O whole ana
] no effort was mnde tl comn,u,l,,,.
| u 90 me United StataH tonight, bov5nd
/ a. note 90 Secretary Day advlslnr MIN
! mat the document had hlrn rScetveJ
/ hut not difalnslng Zoe Couifn.H. n 10
] lnnublr lhat tne. 'enly win b. drily-
] 'ftd ~ tho President before tho c,ib
! not meeting tomorrow niihotrb
/ hour has been nXHd Thor H. 90
] plete rgilcance 100 all quarters MS D., tt.
. leAl ni me reply, hut 10 Dc n re,e",
y" ...i.N, nor ~ unqualified ac-