Evening journal., 1898-07-28
NO DIPLOMATIC TRICKS.
Spain Must Accept or Decline Our
Demands.
WHAT TERMS WILL PROBABLY BE
Cuban Independence, Cession of Porto
Rico, ConIing station In the Philip
pines and Guarantee by Spain
OF an Honest Government
For Pacific Islands.

of an Honest Government
For Pacific Islands.
WASHINGTON, July 2s-A rough
draft OF the reply President Mckinley
VIII make to the message OF the queen
regent OF Spain. which Secretary of
state Day IS formulating TO be read az
the cabinet meeting tomorrow, contains
the following general features as the
extreme limit OF terms which tho ad-
ministratlon VIII concede and which
Spain must accept before there can b9
any further peace negotiations:
Independence OF Cuba under the pro-
lection OF the United States.
Cesslon to the United States OF the is
land or Porto Rico.
Retention by the United States of the
Ladrone lslandR
Permanent cosslon to tho United
States OF cOaling station In tho Phil
ippine islands, with some castiron
agreement which VIII bind Spain to
form Of government which will be sat
isfactory TO the people of the islands
I'm case she is allowed 70 retain her SOW
ercignty.
1t was said last night that the presi-
dent has fully determined to make an
answer TO Spain which Will not only
set forth the general terms upon which
the United StateB VIII agree to end the
war at this time. but which Will be In
the nature OF an ultimatum. There Is
TO be no parleying over the question OF
opening peace negotiations.
Spain, by her action In seeking terms
Of peace through the French embassa-
dor, practically asked our price The
president has determined to give II. H0
believes now that Spain is sincere In her
determination 10 end tho war upon the
beet terms she uon make, and ne pro-
Foses TO be open and frank In present
lag his terms
He viii not practice any subterfuge so
common In diplomacy by askir.g for
more than he expects 10 get. with a
view to yielding ia tho end. He viii fix
his lowest terms. II Spain N willing at
ono0 TO accept these. tho president VIII
then DO ready and willing to enter into
negotiatlons Tor perfecting tha details,
Tla6ro win be no cessation OF hostili-
ties on tho part OF tho United States
pending Spain's dooisiOn In, the matter
The Porto Ricon campaign will go right
ahead and th0 general war programme
carried on iust tho same Az IL no propO-
sition for peace had been made. The an
Bwer 20 Spain. however viii ba 80 word
cd as TO require either Immediate ac-
ceptanCe OF our terms or 90 pun an end
tO,peace negotiations at once Any de-
lay GA tho part of Spain viii mean moro
extreme terms when tho subject Of
peace Is again taken up.
Such Is tho decsion Of the president
az far az the matter stands now. Fur
ther discussion Of the rough drmft Of the
note 10 Spain prepared by Secretary
Day whom the cabinet meets tomorrow
may result IN tho redrafting Of the note
on somewhat different hnea The main
point upon which the cabinet ~ not
unanimous IL the important question OF
the future government OF tho Philip
piaes.
Radtcally dinerent views are enter
tained by different members OF the cab
met President Mckinley and Secreta-
ry Day. II is believed, are not bent on
tha permanent control OF the Philip
pines by the United Stntos. They take
the ground that the acquisition OF the
Philippines was not thought Of when
the war commenced: that the object OF
the war was for an entirely different
purpose and that the condition which
now exists In tho Philippines is simply
one Of the exigcncies Of the war.
They realize. however. that Spain Is
utterly incapable OF maintaining peace
and order in the Philippines and thai
some arrangement must be made in tht
interest Of humanity and civilization C
guarantee 70 the people OF the Philip.
pines o peaceful and stable form OF gov
ernment.
IL the Philippines are TO be above,
10 revert 10 the control of Spain, ther,
must be some castiron form OF agree
ment binding Spain TO a form of gov
ernment which will be satisfactory {,
the people OF the islands and the ma
tions of the world There are member
Of the cabinet, however, who are Vic
lently opposed to relinqulshing contro
OF the Philippines TO Spain or to an,
other government
The cabinet Is unit however, in ia
vor Of peace, and when Ii comes togeth
er tomorrow for the purpose Of formu
lating the note to Spain there is uttl
doubt that a conclusion win be reach
ed which viii have the unanimous sun
port of the president and his official ad
vlsers. That phase of the note in ne
gard TO the Philippines will be OF IN
utmost Importance, for. whether Il r.
suits in bringing an end 20 the war q
not, Il will be OF great significance {
that ii win make known TO the woil
the policy of the United States in re
gard TO those islands.
1t is generally conceded by all men
bers OF the administration that N
question Of the control Of the Philr
pines is the one serious stumbling bloc
in the way of an early peace. II a
agreement can be reached on this poin
everything else will be comparativel
easy. AS to Cuba and Porto Rico thei
is little doubt that the United stat,
and Spain can come TO an early agre,
ment on the general proposition tn,
Spain grant the Independence OF Cul
and cede Porto Rico to the Unite
States. There will be many trouble