The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-04
SPANS Acceptance Of Our Terms VIII
Suspend Actual Warfare,
ANOTHER MATTER ON OUR HANDS
France Asks the Release of the Al
Ieccd Blockade Runner, Olinde
Rodriguez They say She Nas
Not Running the Blockade.
Prospects arc Good for
settlement.

WASHINGTON. August ga cali boy
NJ cambon a. tho state Department to-
day ie ukrIy to cause speculation. though
f has mo- reference 90 the peace nego-
f.ailons or 90 the affairs OF Spain. hW
is for the purpose OF discussing mStter
relating 20 France and the United states.
some weeks ago 800 United States ware
ship captured tho French merchant
steamer Olinde Rodriguez when She was
nine miles of san Juan. IL was claimed
that sho was running the blockade ana
she was taken to Charleston, 5. Go "heIe
She is sim detained. with number oil
passengers and freight and with me
official mail of the French Minister "i
Port au Prince. Both the frencn hIn-
bas-v and the French Transatlantic
steamship Company asked for lne zee
lease OF the steamer on The ground mat
she was not running the blockade.
The Department of Justice has been
considcring thc subject and the pros
oects are for satisfactory Judgment
and "a relaso of the steamer 30 no claims
for detention are MADE.
NJ Cambon called ON The state Depart
meut ON the matto- to-day.
WILL TAKE TIME.
On the assumption that peace is near
af hand some attention is boins given TO
the steps by which This may be- brought
about formally and the measures neces-
earv to Doc adopted Immediately after
wards. 10 is said to Doe not at all lin-
prlbable that the prcimnaries leading up
to the Signature of the treaty of peace
may consume fully three mo1ths. so
chat 30 mav Doe Wcu along toward the
loeal date of tho assembly of Congress
before tine President win Doe prepared io
submit peace treaty to thc mate. This
allowance of time is rather moderate
than excessive.
Vye wore TWO years from ld to lNo, in
arranging "a peace with Great Britain 10
terminate the revolutionary war. ln the
case of the Chineso-Japancsc war 30 was
several months before the commIs sioners
were able 80 perfect the treaty of Sai-
m0nisaki which terminated that war DO
does not follow from This Chat am actual
stlte of war VIII prevail during This iu-
teryal of three months for as q matter
of fact hosuutes viii terminate within a
very few days after Spain has notified the
United states government of her accept
NNNe OF INN if|IIn II.N NNWI ll tIl" i A''
idenrs note of last Saturday.
The military establishment. however
must Doe maintained during that time and
many acts performed that are incident
20 actual warfare
A PROTOCOL
To is said here chat the Spanish pledge
10 accept thc broad conditions laid down
by the Unlted States viii take the form
of a written agreement something in the
nature OF "a protocol which. while very
necessary step in Che negotiation of "a
treaty is not always "a part of the docu-
ment The NEGOTIATIONS have not pro-
rrcssed sufficiently to indicate who shall
be the parties go the agreement or rather
who shall represent the principals. the
United states and Spain
10 is possible that it may be signed in
Washington ass between Secretary Day
and NJ. Cambon; or, on the other hand.
me ambassadors Of Spain and tho United
States in one of the European countries
probably in this case France-might meet
and. hy tho authorization of their re-
spect.vo governments. sign this agree
ment
The protocol. as it may be called in
either case would not take the place ir
any manner of The treaty of peace. which
would be drawn up later by commits
aoncrs 10 Doe appointed for this pur-
pose
IMMEDIATELY is NOT AT ONCE.
Under the terms of the Presidents note
A. they shall be accepted hv Spain. the
Spanish government is bound to evacu.
ate cuba and Porto Rico Immediately
This action is not 10 wait upon the work
Of the peace commissioners. but SIS TO
precede &c. ana 20 follow Immediately
upon the signature of the memorandum
accepting the Presidents condition.
The word Immediately in this case
is perhaps. "a little deceptive. The ex-
perience OF the War Department in tho
endeav0r 10 remove 90 Spain the Spanish
troops surrendered at Santiago has not
Justified the expectation that the large
force OF Spanish regulars can Doe gath.
cred mp and shipped home TO Spain in
less than about sixty days at best. This
estimate Is based on the fact that 80 is
not expected by the Spanish authorities
who are directing the movements OF the
epanieh troop transports that they will
be able 90 return an Of the Santiago
prisoners 90 Spain before the LIST of sep-
tember Therefore. what is meant 10y The
word Immediately is that the Spanish
government shall az le1st begin the ar
rangements 90 once for the evacIation
tf the ISLANDS.
1T Is FORTUNATE
on the whole 70 is q rather fortunate
ci cumstauce that this evacuation cannot
take place ON masse and Immediately for
30 has been determined that the Spanish
troops Withdrawn must Doe replaced by
United states troops. This rs deemeo 10
D. absolutely necessary 20 guard against
anarchy and 90 secure the establishment
OF stable form OF government
in Cu0a under proper consutp-
tional guarantees. but IN all
probability not many Of them VIII
have 10 go there before the present rainy
season has ncared its end.