The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-30
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WIN Not Consent to a Treaty Which
mes Not Involve the Surrender of
sDanish SOvereignty-GOvern
1Otu Refuse to Assume Any Span
,sb Debt. Beyond Municipal Obli-
ootions-About $74a, 100000 In the
so-caIled Philippine and Spanish
General Debt.
Washington, Oct 29.-The President,
Secretary Alger and Adjt. Gen. Corbin
had an extended conference to-day, the
nrincipal topic under consideration being
the occupation of Cuba, There is no dis
nosition to change the date, Jan. 1, fixed
for the assumption of control by the Unit
ed states. The questions discussed to-day
related mainly to transportation ships,
equipments landings and camps. The re-
norts of the Cuban military commission
and of the army board sent to Investigate
and locate sites were considered. Gen.
Iawton. who has for some time past been
the military governor of Santiago prov
ince. was present during portion of the
conference, and gave the President some
Cuba.
The reports of the board 10 select sites
gave list of articles which would be i'm
medately necessary, and the department
has directed the issue of advertisements
for them.
During the conversation with Gen. Law
ton, the President expressed his gratlfica-
ton at the victorious conclusion of the
campaign in Santiago province and at the
manner N which the officers and men
conducted themselves.
il is yet too early, said Gen. Lawton, In
response to questions on the subject, to
express an opinion as to the time it will
be necessary tor this government to main
tain military supervision of the Island of
Cuba. This will have to be determined en-
tirely by the course of future events The
Cubans are, generally speaking. Gen. Law
ton added, a quiet. tractable people lie
did not think there would be any trouble
in managing them, so far as this might be
necessary, pending the formation of an
independent government of the island.
After the conference Secretary Alger
said it related to what regiments should
be sent to Cuba as an army of occupation
and to what points. He declined. how
ever to discuss the matter and said that
the details of the movement would not
be made public.
Secretary Hay also had an interview
with the President presumably relating
to matters before the Paris peace commits
sion, but nothing is known of the contents
of dispatches which may have been re-
ceived from Mr. Day. 1t was minated
however, that our representatives in Paris
probably would be prepared to take up
next week and submit 10 the Spanish
members a distinct proposition on the
Philippine question. 1t is firmly assumed,
however, that this proposition may be SUBJ
Jeet to change as the negotiations pro-
eress
On this subject of the Philippines, mem
beIs of tte cabinet are unusually reticent,
and this fact is assumed by some to in
dlcate that up to this time the adminis-
Uaton itself has not fully determined
upon what it will or will not demand in
tnls connection beyond the fact, as here
tofore stated by the Associated Press, that
The entire archipelago must remain in the
possession of the United States. This de-
termination has undoubtedly been reach
ga, and under no circumstances will this
government, through its Paris representa-
yves, consent to a treaty which does not
involve a complete surrender of Spanish
sovereignty therein.
IL may be further stated that this gov
ernnent will not assume any Spanish debt
OF onlsation, possibly beyond the guar
ai'ee of certain municipal obligations
Whlch have been incurred i'm substantial
munlclpaf improvements. The debt which
SPAN has incurred in her efforts to put
uo"n insurrections will neither be paid
@cSsuned nor guaranteed by the United
oates. This fact, it is quite certain, was
Uslnctly stated to our commissioners be-
lore lhey left Washington. Whether or
10y lhs government would consent to the
t"yhent of any sum Of money to Spain
loI any part of her territory taken pos
5ession by the United States, should any
oe found to be due upon a final settlement
lhe account, cannot be stated at this
r,d uae' ana 1t is believed that this partic-
Ir E,ar feature of the question has never
vi,h 1b raised in the Presidents conference
WIN 'he members of his cabinet.