Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-29
TERMS Or PEACE.
Secretary Day Drafts an
Answer to Spain.
NO SHELLY SHALLYING.
President Resolved Castilians
Shall Decide Quickly.

Foreshadowing of the Clauses Which g.
to Make Up the Reply to the Peac
Proposition-Th Philippine Questio,
Decidedly u Knotty Point-A Nonina
Cash Indemnity to BE Asked and Coal
ing Station In the Pacific a Certainty
Authoritative Denial of Rumors Tha
Our Government Acted In bad Faitl
by Dispatching Miles to Porto Rico
No lntimation of spain's Action Until
Cambon Spoke.
Washington, July 29.-The attention
of the officers of the administration is
concentrated today upon the efforts
making for peace. There has been no
diminution Of the work of the war and
navy departments growing directly out
of the incident of spain's expression Of
desire for peace, but the uncertainty
as to the result Of that expression nat
urally puts a check upon certain mat
tiers of military policy.
| All depends now upon the state paper
| that Secretary of State Day is busy
preparing. 1t will be ready, he says, in
outline at least, for presentation at the
regular cabinet meeting, and the secre-
tary hopes that then or on Saturday it
will be in shape to be communicated to
the French ambassador to be forwarded
to the Spanish government.
The nature of that document seems
already to be fairly we'll foreshadowed.
When Spains bid for peace was first
received 1t appeared to be the opinion
Of members of the administration that
the answer Of the United States would
De mere acquiescence of the express
ed desire for peace, statement Of will
ngness to meet Spain half way in peace
negotiations and polite refusal to state
in advance what terms would be ac-
ceptable as a basis for peace negotia-
lions.
The Atmosphere Clearing.
Now, however the atmosphere has
cleared some what, and there is reason
to believe that the president will COM
to Spain and thus make pub
lie to the world his desires and pur-
poses with regard to what was Spanish
territory at the beginning of the war,
AS to Cuba, Of course, there is no I'M
The war was begun for the
expressed object of driving the Spanish
'ut of Cuba and giving the government
If the island over to the Cubans. This
purpose will, of course, be adhered to.
Porto Rico will be seized in lieu of a |
ash indemnity for the expenses of the
var, a coaling station will be located |
It the Ladrone islands and perhaps at
he Carolines, thus completing the chain
f American outposts in the Pacific, and
ne posi- ic b,,e
ed out with the exception Of the gov.
attitude toward the Philip
ines.
This is the all important considera-
ion in the Spanish question, and the
curse of the president with regard to
cannot yet be clearly foreshadowed.
he secretary of state is antagonistic
, the widely accepted theory that the
'nited States will need all it gets by
le war He is, in fact, opposed to the
etention of the Philippines 1t is prob
bic that in the reply which he is now
repairing to the French ambassadors
ote he will set forth fully the presi-
ant's ideas and intentions with regard
the Philippines.
Coaling Station Certain. {
A coaling station on the island of
uzon or elsewhere in the archipelago i
i'll or course he made sine qua non. {
1T further than that it is uncertain S
hat the government will do. The i
'esident is taking pains to learn the i
ntment of the people generally and
getting In detail the views of the cab
ct members. He has cabled to Ad-
iral Dewey for a full statement of the :.
political military and ma n
rial, at Manila today and will govern !,
mself largely by what information ia :,
rnished him. =. =.
surprise is expressed in many quar- u
rs that the president should be will :,
to announce to the world his policy :,
tn regard to the future of the Philip- h,
les, but those who profess to know
at he will reply fully and freely to
ain explain that he is led to this
lrse by his desire to forestall coun- w
: proposition from Sagasta or the o,
'eign minister that would lead to long b,
avn out diplomatic discussions and ri
sencing for position that would pro- he
g the controversy and perhaps the n,
+ Indefinitely. n,
official statements are to he be,iev. cc
there has been no proposition for an
nistice, and the president is anxious
avoid resort to this plan of sus
lsion of hostilities pending negotia-
MS. He wants to lay down his terms e e'
Spain so fully and completely that IN
y must be accepted or rejected. ,n
8 to the Philippines, the problem ia ~
so much how to deal with Spain az al
how the European powers with in 10
ests in the islands can be made to
uiesce in the policy of the United
tes. Many plans are under consid- y
ton. ha