The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-22
CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOCOL.
SPANISH MINISTER'S CONSIDER THE
INSTRUMENT VERY VAGUE.

They Think MIR. Mckinley Gave IL
Elasticity In Order to Adopt n Pol
ley I'm the Far East suiting Later
occurrenccs-Prepnr Instruc-
lions for the Spanish Cuban ana
Porto Ricnn COmlnissIOns-WIn
Call Attention to the Distinction of
CessiOn of Territory and CessiOn
OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES buildings
should De Paid for by New Govern
ment.
London, Aug. 22.--The Times correspon-
dent in Madrid says: "a committee, CON
sisung of Duke Almodovar de Rio, the
foreign minister, Senior Brignon, minister
for colonies Lieut.. Cen Correa, minister
of war, and Capt. Aunon, minister of ma
rne, is preparing instructions for the
Cuban and Porto Rican commissioners,
which will be dispatched on Aug. 81, so
as to arrive within the time fixed by the
protocol.
"ln these instructions attention will be
called to the distinction between cession
of territory and cession of sovereignty.
tanned here that buildings and public
works remain the property of the SOW
ereign power until they are paid for by
the new government
Certain members of the cabinet are OF
the opinion that the committee will have
power to determine some legislative modus
vivendi during the transitional period
81 h. a..
while the government win call the atten-
ton Of the cabinet at Washington to the
fact that while the insurgeut leaders pro-
TESS to accept the armistice, their subor-
dinates continue to carry on hostilities
against outlying Spanish garrlsons.
while the government thus devotes its
attention, for a moment chiefly to ques-
tons of detail relating to the Antilles,
much anxiety is felt with regard to the
Philippines question, which Is likely TO
create much more serious difficulties. On
this subject very little guidance Is afford
ed by the studlously vague terms en-
ployed in the protocol These words have
been carefully examined with the aid of
all available dictionaries, not only by the
Spanish minister's but also by the dplo-
matte representatives of several foreign
powers and all seem agreed that In draft
ing this part of the protocol President Nc
Klnley's aim was simply to keep a free
hand for himself until he should have
time to collect information and decide
what policy the United States should adopt
In the Far East
IAN possible questions regarding the flu
ture of the archipelago are thus left open
and both government and public opinion
here seem in doubt as TO what line shall
be taken by Spain in the forthcoming ne
gotiatons. Much win depend. OF course,
on the attitude assumed by the United
States government, and consequently the
conflicting currents of American public
opinion are watched here with the Keen
est interest. The attitude of the Powers
having far Eastern interests Is also much
specialized upon. II is believed that Ger
many will not allow great territorial
changes without having something to say
therein.
"The ministers still declare that official
dispatches respecting the capitalization of
Manila have not been received, therefore
the August incident is unexplained
Mail advices confirm the transference
of administrative authority from Gen. Au-
gusu to the Governor of the Visayas Is
lands.
THE Heraldo of Iloilo OF June q, pub
fishes an official telegram from the min
ister of war. Lieut.. Gen. Correa invest
ing Gen Rois with all the attributes and
power exercised by the captain general
of the archipelago in all the islands I'M
der his command.
Gen. August, therefore, even IL he had
remained In Manila, had. In the opinion
of the Spanish government no right TO
surrender anything but the city and its
Immediate environs; but the Americans
might perhaps make difficulties about adj
hitting this doctrine. Fuller information
ought very soon to be available"
MACIAs AND BLANCO OBDURATE.