Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-08-06
SAID THAT SPAIN ACCEPTS
NOTHING OFFICIAL AS YET.
President Says He Has Unofficial
Notice OF the Acceptance Of His
Terms of Peace by Spnin-ENpects
Reply at Any Moment.

Washington, Aug. 3,-Up to 1918
o'clock the French embassy had not re-
ceived the Spanish response to the Amer
lean peace terms, although communica-
ton not definite in character had come to
hand.
The president, shortly after 10 o'clock,
said he had received unofficial notification
of SPANS agreement to our peace terms
and Is expecting the Spanish reply to be
communicated to him at any moment.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the posi-
tive statement was authorized that the
Spanish reply to the American peace de-
mands had not been received at the
French embassy
Washington. Aug. 3.-3:25 p. m.--Ihe
French ambassador ha, just made an APP
pointment to meet the president at the
white house this afternoon The nature
of his communication is not known. vine
Their it relates to peace or to the ease 81
the French vessel Rodriguez
Reports from Madrid by way of London
stating that Spain has determined upon
an answer to the demands of the United
states ndt lIlt tItII VI S'i't9iii- 'ii''''
lively interest in all official quarters to-
day. While the reports are accepted as
showing the undoubted tendency OF the
Spanish government for peace, and as
likely to be borne out in the near future
by the formal response of Madrid. yet 1t |
can be stated positively that so far the
United State, has received no answer
r. In Il Erap,b Ia Y
received an answer to be communicated
to the authorities here.
1t is apparent from this that the answer
could not have been sent from Madrid
on Monday, As stated in some Of the for
eign reports.
The misapprehenson doubtless arises
from the fact that the Madrid cabinet al |
ter receiving the American terms, desired
more information upon some OF the points
involved. Thi, led to the cable communi- |
cations to NJ. Cambon. 1T was not in
tended As a response to the American
terms and was in no sense conclusive upon
the subject matter of the negotiations.
This is the situation up to the present
time. At the same time the final answer
is expected daily and almost hourly.
1t is said to be not at all improbable |
that the preiminaries leading up to the
signature of the treaty of peace may con-
sumo fully three months so that 1t may
be we'll along toward the legal time for
the assembling of congress before the
president will be prepared to submit the
peace treaty to the senate.
IT is expected, however. that the Span
ish pledge to accept the broad conditions
laid down by the United States will take
the form of a written agreement, some
thing in the nature of "A protocol which, |
while very necessary step IN the nego- |
tiations of a treaty, is not always part Of
the document.
Under the terms of the presidents note,
if they shall be accepted by Spain, t he
Spanish government is bound to evacuate
Cuba and Puerto Rico Immediately.
Madrid Awaits Reply.
Paris, Aug. "a dispatch from Madrid
says:
If the definite reply of the United
States to the peace proposal should arrive
today, the Spanish cabinet will meet this
evening and officially accept the terms.
\ cabinet minister, the correspondent
adds, believes the agreement would be
accepted by the country without opposi-
ton and the government will not assem-
BILE the cortes before autumn.
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