Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-08-03
SPAIN WANTS PEACE,
A Formal Proposition Submitted to
President Mckinley.
NEGOTIATIONS WILL SOON FOLLOW.
The Pr position Is Made Through the
French EnvOy-NO Terms Sug-
gested Official
Bulletin.

Bulletin.
Washington, July 27.-TLe Span
ish government has sued for peace
not indirectly, through the great
powers of Europe, but by a direct
appeal to President Mckinley. The
proposition was formally submitted
to the president at 8 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon by the French ambassador,
NJ. Jules Cansbon, who had received
instructions from the foreign office
at Paris to deliver to the United
States government the tender of
peace formulated by the Spanish cab
met. AT tte conclusion of the con-
ference between the president and
the French ambassador, the following
official statement was issued from
the White House:
THE French ambassador, on behalf
of the government of Spain, and by
direction of the Spanish minister OF
foreign affairs, presented to the
president this afternoon at the White
House a message from the Spanish
government, looking to the termina-
tion of the war and the settlement OF
terms of peace"
This was the only official statement
made public, but it sufficed to put al
rest all conjecture, and to make clear
and definite that, at least, Spain had
taken the initba tive toward peace. AL
though peace rumors have been cur
rent almost daily heretofore since the
hffD0n 4f
shadow of foundat ton, and until the
French ambassador received instruc-
tions from Paris late last night no
overtures of any kind had been re-
ceived.
Shortly after midnight last night a
dispatch to the French embassv made
it known to the embassy that the am
bassador would be charged with the
important mission of opening peace
nego tiations in behalf of Spain. The
complete instructions, including an
official letter from Duke Almadovar
Rio, Spanish minister of foreign af-
fairs, were received this morning.
Thereupon NJ. Thibeaut, first secre-
tary of the embassy, called at the
state department and asked that an
hour he appointed for call by Am
bassador Cambon on rhe president
The purpose of the call was not
stated. 1t was arranged al the White
House that the call should be mad
al O'Clock p. m. Cambon first went
to the state department. where he
was Joined by Secretary Day, and the
two proceeded together to the White
House. The call lasted about half an
hour. and after the first formalities
had been executed by NJ. Cambon the
talk became general and quite in
formal, the president, the ambassa-
dor and the secretary of state dis
cussing the outlook for a conclusion
of hcstilities.
The proposition submitted by the
a'.rbassador, acting for the Spanish
government, was quite general in
terms, and was confined to the one
essential point of an earnest plea that
negotiations be opened for the pur-
pose of terminating the war and ar
rivin,g at terms of peace. The COM
munication of the Spanish govern
ment did not suggest any specific
terms of peace, nor was any refer
ence made to Cuba, the Philippines.
Porto Rico or other Spanish posses
sions.
The evident purpose of the 4nadrid
authorities was to learn first whether
the United States would treat on the
subject of peace, and after that to
take up such terms as the two. parties
might suggest. Neither was there any
suggestion from the Spanish govern
ment that an armistice be establish
ed. pending the peace negotia tons. 1t
seemed natural, however, from the
proposition that formal peace nero-
tiations be entered upon, that, pend
ing their conclusion. cessation OF
hostilities would occur.
Owing to the Importance of the
communication, the ambassador
adopted the usual diplomatic proceed
ure of reading the communication
from the original in French, the
transla tion being submitted by NJ.
Thibeaut. I'm the copversatio which
followed the reading of the PROPOSE
ton, neither the president nor the
ambassador entered into the question
of terms of peace. The instructions
of the amba ssador were confined to
the one essential point of opening
peace negotiations, and it was evident
that the president desired to consider
the proposition before giving any
definite reply.
1t was finally determined that the
president would consult the members
of his cabinet concerning the propo-
sition. and, after decision had been
arrived at, NJ. Cambop would then be
invited to the white House for a
further conference and for a fnal
answer from the United States gov
ernment. Before the call closed, &
brief official memorandum wa.
agreed upon, in order to set at resi-
misleading conjectures and to give tc
the public information on a subject
which had advanced beyond a point
where diplomatic reserve was essen.
tial.
When the president will submit the
Spanish proposition to the cabinet
has not been announced. The call o.
the ambassador was two hours after
the cabinet meeting of to-day had
closed, and there will not be anothe,
regular cabinet meeting until Friday
1t is generally understood. however
That a special cabinet meeting will b,
held. In order to make prompt reply
to the proposition.
Late statistics show that our ex
ports to China exceed those of al
otkcr countries.
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