The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-29
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OUR PEACE TERMS
President and Cabinet
Consulting Over the
Message to Spain.
NO MONEY INDEMNITY
Cuba, Free; Porto Rico,
Ours; a City in the Phil
ippines the Main
Demands.
BOTH SIDES IN GOOD FAITH
Government Believes Spain Is
Sincerely Anxious to
End the War.
ANSWER TO GO OUT TODAY.
No News Yet From General
MiIes--Shafter CorreCts
Erroneous Reports
MANILA MAY HAVE FALLEN.
Paris Has a Positive Report, but
Washington Has Heard
Nothing as Yet.
Paris Has Positive Report, but
Washington Has Heard
Nothing as Yet.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 2s, 1888
The answer to the Spanish note to be
/. communicated by this Government. as
now made UP for submission 10 the Cab
met '\makes the following general TERMS
as to< our conditions of peace
The 4bsolute eession of the Island Of
Porto Rico.
The accomplishment of Spanish sover-
eighty in Cuba.
The cession Of several small islands ad-
iacent TO Cuba and Porto Rico to the
United States.
The disposition of the Philippines and
the other islands in that quarter to be
subject to future negotiations.
The present aim, it is further authors
tatively stated. is to establish and main
tain coaling station in the Philippines,
with a full adequate land area in con-
neetion herewith and to build up there
an American city, possibly at Manila it
self
Secretary of State Day was in confer
ence with President Mckinley as early
as 1920 this morning, preliminary to lay
ing The full draft of the answer to the
Spanish peace note before the Cabinet.
Secretary Day drove over from the State
Department. scarcely two blocks away
from the White House, and hurried in
to consult with the President. He car
ried with him portfolio of papers, prob
ably embracing the Seoretary's rough
draft of what is likely to be adopted at
the Cabinet session as our answer to
Spain and important data in connection
with the subject.
While losing no time in reaching the
Presidents side, he stopped long enough
to say that whether the answer TO Spain
would be communicated today or whether
a statement would be given out later in
the afternoon, would depend on the de-
velopments at the session about to be-
gin For forty minutes Secretary Day
occupied himself in close and uninter-
rupted conference with the President
Then began the solemn deliberations of
the full Cabinet session.
Every member of the Cabinet was pres
ent at the session, including Attorney
General Griggs. who hurried back from
Canada. The session began a few min
utes after II o'clock and the indications
were that an answer would be transmit
ted to Spain this afternoon
The Cabinet adjourned at 1.30 o'clock to
meet at $50. The Cabinet discussed the
Presidents answer to Spain's peace pro-
posal, and reached the decisions, given
above.
The question undecided is, what dispo-
sition shall be made of the Philippine
Islands as whole. I@can be stated that
there is practically no difference OF
opinion Of the Cabinet on the
question of the retention of the
Philippine Islands as a whole, all the
raarsaherc oetno orrosad ~ 49,. ,.,<.,.t.f.i..,
: of these islands. There has been no de-
cision, however, as yet on the extent to
which the Government win go in its de-
cision respecting the future of these is
lands, but it is probable that the answer
of the President will express the willing
ness of this Government to leave the
matter of the future government of the
Philippines entirely in the hands of a
Joint commission to be appointed by this
government and the government of Spain
The probability is that the United States
will insist upon a guarantee of certain
reforms in government in the Philippine
Islands
Our answer will make no mention OF
money indemnity Neither will there be
any armistice at all The answer will
be in the nature of an ultimatum, and II
Spain does not accept 1t she will fare
worse In the future The note from
Spain, it is said. was very adroit and
equivoeal document, from reading which
one would think the only question in
VOWED was Cuba.
Apparently Spain might not really have
intended getting direct answer from US
but only to open diplomatic correspon-
dence This government will not havt
any such correspondence but viii make
4 straight forward statement Of Its pres
snt peace terms for SPANS acceptance q