The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-28
Must Surrender Cuba, Porto Rico and Few
COaling Stations.
PHIL IPPINES WILL BE RETURNED.
AS MKINLEY DOES NOT WANT THEM
Reply to SPANS Proposal Will Be Given FrdayNegoia-
tons Hay Lead to An ArmiStice.

I this commanding position, and, there
| fore, it is hoped that within that space
of time the Spanish government vii
have been brought not exactly to The
approval of a treaty of peace, but Il
an application for an armistice that II
its conditions will amount to a conces
sion of those things most desired by the
| United States government.
1t is pointed out that the condition:
promise, on a large scale, to duplicate
those existing at Santiago when Gen
eral Toral surrendered. The Spaniards
surrendered with provision for a com
mission to adjust the details of the
surrender. Likewise Spain may secure
an armistice and provide for a commits
sion to adjust the details of a peace
treaty, but the effect of the first action
will be like that of ToraPs surrender.
AS to the terms to be proposed, it i:
probable that our state department i:
about to give the diplomats of the ole
world a lesson in straightforward deal
ing, abandoning the devious paths OF
old-time diplomacy, and striking
straightforward and without double
dealing or hairsplitting toward the OBJ
ject in view. In such negotiations
conducted on the broad and high plane
which has characterized the attitude OF
the United States government from the
very beginning of the controversy with
Spain which led no to the war, there
will be little chance for the successful
exercise of what is termed Spanish di-
plomacy.
AMERICAN CONDITIONS.
AS far as can be gathered, sour gov
eminent, in general way, has already
prepared itself to announce the out
lines of the conditions it will seek to
impose in the contamination of peace.
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make any public statement of these,
but much light is thrown upon the
situation by unofficial utterances. 1t
should be stated, however, that the
president has not yet committed him
self beyond recall in this matter. and
that he is prepared to give heed to the
counsels of the leaders of the party and
of the people.
Generally stated, two propositions
seem included in all lists of demands,
namel.r:
First-The absolute independence of
Cuba, with the provision that the island
shall be absolved from responsibility
for any debt heretofore charged against
it by Spain. The last clause, it is ex-
pected, will cause some friction, mas
much as it is certain to arouse to des-
perate resistance certain European
holders of bonds issued by Spain, based
on the revenues of the island.
The second proposition is the abso-
lutte cession of Porto Rico to the United
States, likewise unencumbered by a liza
bility for the bonded indebtedness.
It is believed that Spain has practi-
cally made up her mind to this condi-
ton before inStituting the overtureS for
peace.
Another point upon which the United
States, it is believed, will insist, is the
cession of certain coaling stations in
the Ladrones and Carolines, probably
Guam island in the former and zap
island in the latter, and perhaps one
other in a different quarter of the world
concessions, it is expected, will be re-
garded as sufficient by our government
as compensation for the expenditures
made by this country without Gpe-
cific demand for money indemnity.
PHILIPPINE PROBLEM.
The last consideration is the one
which promises to give more trouble
than any other namely, the settlement
of the Philippines.
There is reason to believe that. the
president has not determined EoW this
subject shall be treated. A coaling sta
ton is wanted there, but beyond it 1t
may be that we will not care to go. An
entirely different attitude might have
for the course adopted by the insur-
gents under Aguinaldo, which, it is as
serted, leaves the United States under
no moral obligations to care for his
people. The revolution in the Philip
pines began some time before the out
break of the war between Spain and the
United States. Since then the insur-
gents have assumed very imperious
attitude, have conducted their military
operations without particular reference
to the wishes of the American COM
mander. Admiral Dewey, have been
generally intractable in their relations
with our troops and sailors and. finally,
have set up an Independent government
Of their own, absolutely without refer
ence to the United States. These things,
it is held here, are quite sufficient to
absolve the government from any re-
for what happens to Agui-
naldo in the future, though, of course,
it is not meant by this to assert that
II has definitely made up its mind TO
all claims to the islands be-
yOnd the coaling station already re-
ferred to.
The president is firmly of the opinion
that the United States has no use for
the islands as a permanent possession.
The gravest problems of government
would result We're the attempt to be
made to annex them, owing to the het-
erogenous and ill-favored character of
he large population of the islands,
while any effort to unite with other
powers in joint administration might |
De fairly expected to result as unsatis-
,actory as the tripartite arrangement |
the United States Great Brit !
lin ard Germany for the government |
II the Samoan group. However, there |
ire evidences that a large element in |
he United States are of the opinion |
hat the islands should be acquired by |
he United States, and is hoped by |
he president that before it comes to |
be formulation officially of the United |
states demand, public sentiment in |
J is country, through newspaper dis
Hssion and otherwise, will have so
ar crystallized as to enable the gov
to perceive the popular de-
rand.
Touching the question of indemnity, |
t may be stated that our government