Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-27
AMERICAS rrGcr TERMS.
President MciSiniey Makes . Suggestion
srsins sincerity ta b. I..ted.

A'f '''"''ffAN W w AfakNs
New York. July IA special to the
Tribune from Washington says.
u 90 not believed that tho French
ambassador Included In hin representa-
tlpnH o. tho President tho mint Tint the
declaration u an armintlcc would be-
dirnrr'ablc to Spain while oycrturca
Tor pcuco were being considered. such
% request would have given a color OF
inrlnc,flty to the Madrid governments
proposals. fUr. hard pushed na she in.
ittu Dos land and sea. delay IN the only
ihinr On which Spain can now count
Co POSTPONE another series OF naval and
military dnlfirrf certainly the adj
mlulHtrution could not be- expected 60
listen with patience 10 proposal for
uu nrmlHucr, which would cut short
tho deliberately planned and highly
lfumifluF campaign Just begun In
Porto Rico. aud would oven renew tom-
uurtrily SpainH lease NJ power Ia Ma
Mia, now mumeuturily threatened with
capture boy tho American nlicga Ia IA.
Philippines
10 ~. Camhouu representation
President Mckinley o. Understood ln
have replied that tho United States
would Do Elnd Gao enter upon peace me-
ruiluuuuH un the understanding that
spain ~ 60 abandon her npvcruignty
over both cuba and Porto Rico and 90
acknowledge this COuutTy'H right To
shape tho futuru destiny ~ the Philip
Iiur group. ON these terms peace
could easily and promptly be restored.
NJ Cnmhun was authorized, ~ course.
to make mo- comment on tho conditions
suggested hy the administration. and
simply undertook 60 transmit them
FNF.IfHh HIa homo HnW.FUFU.UN la fNH
cabinet AZ Madrid.
II De- expected that nH result Of TO-
days rather tentative exchange ~
views tho Spanish government will
perhaps submit counter proposals for
% trruty ~ peace. disclosing the mini
mum Of tho demands which II il now
ready 90 grant n Premier 1aglHta'a
desire ~ end tho war n sincere. hlH zee
turn propositions ARE counted ON by the
authorities here a. make clear the fact.
~ ma tho other hand he submits con-
diti1ns ~ peace which tho United states
viii be- compelled 90 dismiss ~ trivial
and unwustautHd. the failure ~ the
Madrid government 20 appreciate the
straits 90 which n huH already been
driven, win ha taken as warning
and a. secure peace ON rational basls
the war must Doc prosecuted by tho
country Co bitter ANA relentless era
IN Fu4ln itself win perhaps demon
urate ahortiy whether The Spanish poo-
pIa are weary cor not NJ the present
Htrurrlps. ON the temper disclosed viii
hfurui greatly the conditions offered
u senior S1gastu's expected note.
Too much Importance cannot, Of
course. hn attached 20 the very COLOR
les and tentative oN,rtures Tor u crFba-
tlun of hostilltiuH, made by Spain
De-
Htrp toward peace should be- taken az
this early stage n the conflict has uu-
doubted significance, II demonstrate 4
tbnt paucr "a held ~ poe obtulnIhlr by
both hostile governments, ana when
that conclusion % raachcd IN warfare,
peace may BE- said 60 DO not fnr out "
sight
81 Johus, n, D., July et-Recolyer
General Mlrlnc believes that the va
ruucy in tho uoluuy'H representation ne
the forthcoming quebec conference,
created uv tho withdrawal OF Mr. John
Charlton. viii o. followed by either Sin
James Winter. tho premier or himself
THO Newfoundland delegates, while iu
I.uHuu. rmuhIflEsd che right Of th'
colony 90 participate in The proceedings
NJ tha International commission ana a.
dIsruHa. runrurrguty with Canada, the
U.bsrI,a and reciprocity questions. A
uu alternative Newfoundland VIII I'M
slsf UNION her r'Hht tu negotiate an IN
l,u,rI.ut uTraus. munt with the Unit
Tha royal commission 10 investigate
h. nuHIra uf thU colony win como 90
M Johns next spring and win promptly
rrin tho work %. Inquiry Into the cun-
alton Of The settlers residing upon the
Fruuuh treaty coast
ma. British admiralty win also os-
D.. f.HU.A nHNuI o. .HUrNr UFuNur tho fish