Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-28
SPAIN OVERTURES
Peace Proposal an Absorbing.
lopic..i.nl Washington.
DIPLOMATS INTERESTED
Several Plans Open AS Means for Conduct
Ing the Negotiations. tons. French Minister
May ise Ci"thadsSyi,h F'n1i Powor 10
Act for the $ Sanis.. government.
WASHINGTON July Iii 1870

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WASHINGTON July :2277:.-2I ssssplo-
matte quarters. SPANS peace PROPOSAL
made through the French ambassador.
IS the absorbing topic. and the answer
! OF the President is awaited with Keen
| interest. The diplomats showed ther
interest early today by calling at the
State Department and the French en-
! baSsy to learn the exact details OF
Spain's proposal. This developed sew
eral features the proposition Which
had not been entirely clear. In the
| first place, TO foreign government OUT
side OF France has been consulted by
Spain in this overture for peace and
! the present. movement is not shared,
! directly or Indirectly. by Germany,
| Austria. Italy, Russia or Great Britain.
| II can now heEStated, however, that
/! the formal proposition submitted yes
| terday has been-under consideration at
Madrid i've days previous to yesterday
| owing to the cordially existing be-
tween the government OF Great Britain
and the United States. it was felt at
first that Sir Drummond Wolff would
be commissioned to approach the Un1-
led States. acting at Washington.
through Sir Julian Pauncefote. But
| Spain has preferred the intermediatio
of the French government, and as re-
suit the negotiations We're formally en-
trusted to the French ambassador at
Washington.
nr Ano,he ;q essential point Is the exact
been some misrepresentation over this,
| owing TO the publication of an alleged
text of the proposition. and other re-
ports asserting that Spain asked Pres
| ldent Mckinley to state terms of peace.
AS Il matter ofAfact the Spanish prop
oSition does not mention the word
terms. and there is no request or
suggestion in It that the President shall
state terms of peace. The distinct in
quiry made by Spain is as to whether
the United wi
toward the settlement of the war, and
the arrangement of peace. 1t is based
on the theory thatSif the President
answers in the affirmative then the ne
gotiations for terms will be opened BY
commissioners or parties. clothed with,
the responsibility of bringing about a
settlement. saj5 q 4, 3>-s s55 q
The Spanish proposition is clothed
with all the, olemnity ana formality
! Of government,8act, despite the cable
! report from Madril that the peace
proposal is of "a quiet nature" The
instructions to NJ. Cambon bear the Of
/, neal signature OF Duke Almovodar de
Rio. Spanish minister of foreign affairs.
ana besides expressing the desire of the
Cuban cabinet and government that
peace negotiations be opened they are
| given the added soiemnity Of approval
ana earnest personal request by Queen
Regent Maria Christina. The instruc-
| tons bear the date of Madrid June 25.
These formaiities dismiss all questions
| in the minds of officials here as to
| the regularity of the Spanish PROPOSE
ton as expressive OF the wishes of
I, the government of Spain Beside from
this, NJ. Canbon is too much OF a VET
eran III diplomacy to have embarked
! on amy private overtures toward peace
rs TO the manner of conducting the
peace negotiations, several plans are
said to be open beside that of having
General Porter and Senior Castillo, the
United States and Spanish amhassa-
doris at Paris, respectively. conduct
them. One plan is to have Spain name
peace pieniDotentiaries, who will como
directly to Washington and conduct ne
go,iatlons. This. however. is said to
De somewhat ineNpedient, as 1t would
! take nine days for the Spanish plenipo-
ienti'irles to reach Washington. and
there Is every desire to avoid delay.
Snain to name NJ. Cambon as the Span
lsh plenipotentiary at Washington.
thus comforting on him authority to
treat directly With the President and
carry the negotiations forward to q
conclusion. 1t is probable that this
plan will be more acceptable to The
! United States. as it would Keep the ne
gotiations at Washington. and also
give them an agreeable personal char
acter, as the authorities have the high
est regard for the ability and sincerity
OF the French representative here
These plans. however. will not be set
tied until after President Mckinley
gives his answer 10 the first inquiry
made by Spain as to the Willingness at
the United States to enter upon general
negotiations of peace.
r. POSITION OF FRANCE.
PARIS, July 27.-The following Off
cfal note was issued here today:
at the REQUEST Of the Spanish gov
eminent, the French ambassador at
Washington has been authorized by
the French government to present a
note from the cabinet at Madrid to The,
President OF the United Stntcs 1t il
In the name OF Spain that NJ Cambon.
Whois i'll charge Of Spanish interests in
the United Statcs. rnnde this statement
to President Nc Nn!ey at the White
House Yesterday afternoon in the pres-
ence OF Secretary Day
The government of France has noti-
lied all the French embassies of the
fact that Spain has made proposals
through M. Cambon. tho French am
ga Ssador at Washington, for peace with
the United States
The United States ambassador, Gene
l.ral Horace Porter. and the secretary of
the United States embassy, Mr.. Henry
Fignaud, say the embassy has not r..-
ceived any information regarding the
peace negotiations Initiated at Wash
ington.
The French government is ienora Mt
OF the peace conditions which Spain
is ready to offer. -
The Temps this evening says PresI-
dent Mckinley gave NJ. Cambon q re-
| ply which the latter has transmitted
to the French minister Of foreign ar
! fairs. NJ. Del Case. SiTl3
The Tennis also outlines the preIim-.
I; inaries to Spjain's request. 1t says
the cabinet ten days ago concluded to
INQUIRE how to terminate the I war.
| Whenceforth. in the opinion Of the min
| isters. will be purposeless. They real
lied that the United States was sensi-
| tive OF its dignity and that foreign in
Prevention would only iTitate, an. re-
quested M.EDel Case, through M Cam
bon. to ascertain II the United States
| would ccnsentto France rendering her
| good offices. On M. Cambon respond
Ing in the affirmative. Spains noie was
1 Immediately entrusted to him.
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