Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-03
PROGRESS OF PEACE
Unofficial Notification Given Presi-
dent Mckinley That Spain Will
Accept the Demands,
MONTHS MAY Be NECESSARY
To Complete Negotiations s-French Ambas-
sador in Conference with the President
Spanish Cabinet Will Hold Meet
ing Tonight to Consider Terms.

Washington, Aug. 3.--Secretary Day
at 0 o'clock this morning said he had
not yet received any official advices con-
corning the action of the Spanish gov
ernment on American demands. I'm
officially the president has been informed
that the Spanish ministry had acceded
to the terms of this country for the ces-
sation of the war. The news reached
the president in the form not only of
press dispatches butasa private dispatch
from the constitutional agents of the
United States.
NoAnswer Received by NJ. Cambon.
Up to 1915 o'clock, the French
embassy had not received the Spanish
response to the American peace terms,
although communication not definite
in character had come to hand. The
president, shortly after 10 o'clock, said
he received an unofficial notification of
Spain's agreement to our peace terms,
and is expecting the Spanish reply to be
communicated to him at any moment.
Reported That Answer Has Been Sent.
Reports from Madrid by the way of
London, stating that Spain had de-
termined upon an answer to the de-
mands of the United States and the an
swer had been sent, had the effect of
arousing the most lively interest in all
official quarters today. While the re-
ports are accepted as showing an un-
doubted tendency of the Spanish govern
ment for peace and us likely to be borne
out in the near future by formal re-
sponse from Madrid, yet it can be stated
positively that so far the United States
has received no answer from Spain, nor
has the French embassy received any
answer which will be communicated to
the authorities here. The Madrid cabi-
net, after receiving the American terms,
desired more information upon some
points involved.
This led to a cable communication to
M. Cambon. 1t was not intended as a
response to the American terms. and
was in no sense conclusive upon the
subject matter of the negotiations. 1t
is said to be not at all improbable that
the preliminaries leading up to the sig
nature of the treaty of peace may con-
sumo fully three months, SO it may be
well along toward the legal date of the
assembly of congress before the presi-
dent will be prepared to submit the
peace treaty to the senate. 1t is eX-
pected the Spanish pledge to accept the
broad conditions laid down by the Unit
ed States viii take the form of Il writ
ten agreement, something in the nature
of the protocol, always part of the
document.
Appointment to Meet the President.
At 1:25 p. m. the French ambassador
through his secretary, made an appoint
ment to meet the president at the White
house at 3:45 o'clock this afternoon.
The nature of the communication is not
known.
At 4:45 p. nj. the conference was still
in progress. Its length is not regarded
as an encouraging token.
The ambassador withdrew after a con-
ference lasting an hour and it was ali.
nounced that the parties had mutually
agreed to refrain from making any
statement concerning what occurred.
No further meeting has yet been az
ranged, although the conference was
not conclusive.
Spanish Cabinet Meeting Tonight.
Paris, Aug. "A dispatch from Ma
drid says that if a definite reply from
the United States to the peace propos
ais are received today, the Spanish
cabinet will meet this evening and Off
cially accept the terms. A cabinet min
lister, the correspondent adds, believed
the agreement will be accepted by the
country without opposition and the gov
ernment will not assemble the cortes be-
fore autumn. The newspapers are at
tacking Premier Sagasta and colleagues,
the correspondent continues. They as
sert the premier opened negotiations
yesterday with Senor Pidell, the presi-
dent of the Spanish chamber of deputies,
with view of returning the conserva-
tives to power so soon as peace is ar
ranged, believing they are more compe-
tent to reorganize the country. Sagasta's
partisans deny this.
Premier Sagasta has summoned Senior
Silvela, the conservative leader, and
other absent politicians to Madrid, in
order to consult with them regarding
the peace terms.