The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-11
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''Is3 3nseeiyed n washiaston BY
Z u French Ambassador.
MEANS PEACE.
Believed to Oonosde Most Of Our
- Demands.
PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION.

PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION.
No o. Not In Accord with Prssidsnt's
visvs % 10 tAs Dispositioo Of the Phil.
ipeiaes win b Appointed Our Gov.
annsnt WIN oland b the Terms In
dieatea IN ths Answer to the Spanish
Government.
washington. Aug. s.-rhe reply OF
= epanish government to the peace
@nditions laid down By the United
(ates was received by the French
tnbassador. n. Cambon. yesterday at
Fnoon. The reply came In sections.
10 dispatch first received giving only
ttply. A few minutes later another
Sspatch brought q second section. and
tese kept coming uninterruptedly by
procession Of messengers until seven
sctions Of the Spanish reply had been
eceived at O'Clock, when the last
part was still to arrive. In the mean
time the cipher experts were at work
land by 4:S0 O'Clock they were abreast
lof all that portion Of the reply received
up to that time. and there was a lull
Of some time. pending the arrival OF the
concluding portions.
Pending the receipt Of the complete
reply no steps were taken TO fix a time
for conference with the president, as
the time for that depends largely upon
some Of the features Of the reply. and
also upon the explicit instructions con-
cerning the delivery OF the answer
which usually accompanies docu-
lnent Of this solemn character. Neither
At the White House nor at the state de-
partment was there any official know
ledge that the reply had reached WASH
ihgton. and the usual office hours closed
NTH NO appointment made for q con-
ference.
Pending the Official delivery Of the
answer speculation was rife as to it,
contents. There was little or no further
doubt that the length OF the reply
meant that Spain had not given
simple and direct affirmative to the
American conditions. II was evident
that II the reply was an acceptance 1t
was accompanied by extended discus
sion and probably By conditions. This
caused considerable apprehension In Of
fcial circles here, for while II was felt
last week that Spain would surely
Yield In every particular, II began to
be felt that possibly there might be
another period OF discussion and pos
sibly an indirect attempt TO open up a
diplomatic exchange on the nature Of
the terms.
All vital points were believed TO be
eonceded-the abandonment Of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Ladrones and the
Enlistment Of a commission to pass
i up2Dl questions relating to the Philip
pines. In the carrying out Of this pro-
gram II was believed thatSpain would
SEEK to secure an understanding on
many incidental points involved. some
OF them Of considerable Importance.
Late In the afternoon the president
reoetved an indirect intimation that the
Spanish reply had come to the French
embassy. A cabinet officer who was
lwlth him at this time said on leaving:
THE Information that has come from
Madrid about the action Of the Spanish
cabinet indicates the Spanish have ac-
6eHted our terms In q general way, but
leaves several questions open that we
aid not include in the terms submitted.
The communication Offering those
terms was explicit. specifically stating
such points az would be left open to
forther negotiation. We will stand on
those terms"
The administration has not yet given
serious consideration to the personnel
Of the peace commission. but It can be
stated no one not In sccord with the
presidents present views as to the dis
position Of the Philippines will be ap-
pointed. and Mr.. Mckinley favors
keeping at least Manila harbor and
hay and sufficient territory around 1t
for It's support and protection. II not
the Whole Of Luzon Island. As to men,
ters OF the cabinet as members Of the
commission, there are precedents for
their appointment, notably the treaty
OF Client.
The concluding portion Of the Span
i,h reply was received during the
evening, but 1t was not until late
hour that It was deciphered as a whole
and gone over by the ambassador No
effort was made to communicate It to
the United States government last
night beyond q note 70 Secretary Day
advising him that the document had
been received, but not disclosing It's
csn.ents. II is probable that the reply
will be delivered to the president be-
fore the cabinet meeting today, al
though no hour has been fixed.
There is complete reticence in all
Qaxtors as to the text Of the reply,
bit there is reason 10 believe It is not
an unqualified acceptance Of the Amer
lean tfms. but II framed on the theory
Of ADOPTING the essentials and trusting
to q hPed for conciiiatory spirit on the
part this government TO moderate
to SOP extent features which the
6panid government seems 10 regard as
unessdtiai.
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