The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-21

Washington, Aug. 2O.-Major General
Merritt has notified the war depart
kment that the cable from Hongkong to
Manila is again in operation.
The dispatch from General Merritt
came direct from Manila, and was re-
ceived at the war department at Hop
p. m. 1t read as follows: Manila,
Aug. 19.-Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Cable now working to this point"
| Adjutant General Corbin Immediately
bore the dispatch to President McKin-
ley. While nothing was made public,
it is believed dispatches We're sent di-
rect from the president to both Major
General Merritt and Admiral Dewey.
TERMS OF CAPITULATION.
The war department, late this after
noon, posted the following cablegram
from General Merritt, giving the terms
of the capitulation of Manila:
"HOngkong, Aug. 20.-The following
are the terms of the capitulation:
THE undersigned, having appointed
| a commission to determine the details
| of the capitulation of the city and de-
| lenses of Manila and its suburbs and
the Spanish forces stationed therein, in
accordance with agreement entered into
| the previous day by Major General
Wesley Merritt, United States army,
| American commander-in-chief in the
Philippines, and his excellency, Don
Ferain Jardines, acting general-in-chief
| of the Spanish army in the Philippines,
have agreed upon the following:
Il. The Spanish troops, European and
native capitulate the city and defenses,
with all hcnors of war; depositing their
arms in the places designated by the
| authorities of the United States, and
| remaining in the quarters designated
| and under the orders Of their officers
! and subject to control of the aforesaid
| United States authorities, until the
! conclusion of the treaty of peace be-
tween the two belligerent nations. All
persons included in the capitulatiOn re-
main at liberty; the officers remaining
in their respective homes, which shall
be respected as long as they observe
! the regulations prescribed for their
! government and the laws in force.
'.2. The officers shall retain their side
arms, horses and private property. All
public houses and public property of
all kinds shall be turned over to the
/ staff officers designated by the United
| States.
IS. Complete return in duplicate of
men by organizations and full lists of
! public property and stores shall be rem
dered to the United States within ten
days from this date.
"a. All questions relating to the re-
patriation OF officers and men of the
| Spanish forces and of their families,
and of the expenses which said repat-
| ration may occasion, shall be referred
| to the government of the United States
Fat Washington. Spanish families may
| leave Manila at any time convenient
TO them. The return of the arms sur
rendered by the Spanish forces shall
| take place when they eVacuate the city,
/ vrIa he ArOn n
80. officers and men included in the
| equalization shall be supplied by the
| United States, according to their rank,
with rations and necessary aid, as
though they were prisoners of war, I'M
til the conclusion of a treaty of peace
between the United States and Spain.
All the funds in the Spanish treasury
and all other public funds shall be
turned over to the authorities of the
United States.
IS. This city, its inhabitants, its
churches and religious worship, its ed
ucational and business and it's private
property of all descriptions are placed
under the safeguard of the faith and
honor of the American army.
Fl w. GREENE, Brigadier General of
Volunteers, United States Army.
''B. L. LAMBERTON, Captain, United
States Navy.
CHARLES \. WHITTIER, Lieuten-
ant Colonel and Inspector General.
''E. H. CROWDER, Lieutenant Colo
mel and Judge Advocate.
NICHOLAS DE LA PENA, Auditor
General. I4.iz.>
CARLOS REIES,
COLONEL DEINGINEROS,
JOSE MARIA OLAQUEN,
"FELIA DE ESTADO, Major.
(Signed.) MERRITT"
STRETCHING THE TERMS.
There is considerable difference of
opinion as to the exact significance of
the terms of capitulation. but the best
opinion obtainable tonight construed
the language TO embrace all Spanish
possessions in the Philippines, and not
Manila alone. While the preamble
specifically cites the functions of the
commission to be Ito determine the de-
tails of the capitulation of the city and
defenSes of Manila and it's suburbs,
and the Spanish forces stationed there
in it is pointed out that the word
suburbs" is an elastic expression, and
the language of article 1, stating that
the Spanish troops both the European
and the native, capitulate, with" the
city and defenseS, goes TO emphasize
this construction. This is the view ex-
pressed by war officials, and, cOnsid-
cred in this light, goes to confirm the
press dispatches stating that the ca
pitulation involves the whole of the
Philippines.
One unusual provision is embraced in
the reference TO the return of surren-
dered arms, the article providing for .
the return when the Spanish evacuate,
cor the American army evacuates-'
This, however, is a formal expression,
and Secretary Alger tonight showed
that there need be no alarm on that
score by his statement: There is no
thought of the Americans evacuat-r
ing"
All the unsettled points in the terms
of surrender will have to be finally de-
terlnined by the president, although
there is no doubt that he will approve
whatever agreement General Merritt
makes. The terms make no. reference
to the harbor, and strictly provide for
land occupation. Admiral Dewey,