The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-15
Santiago Falls.

Toral surrenders to Shafter not only
the city Of Santiago with its defending
army, but that part of the province
of Santiago east of a line
drawn from Acerraderos, six miles
west of Santiago, to Sagua, on the
northern coast, being probably the
limits Of the jurisdiction of his mill
tary command. The divisional line
between this province and that of
Puerto Principe lies to the west of
ManzanillO, and the portion not given
up is under the control of Gen. Pando.
The terms of surrender so far as stat
ed, provide for the transportation Of
Toraps army to Spain by the United
States. All the arms and munitions
at Santiago and at the scattered
points held by parts of Toraps forces
fall into our hands. This summarizes
the events of the war UP to yesterday.
1t is quite apparent that Shafter and
Miles cut the cable between them and
Washington long enough to make
terms of capitulation. While the war
department has not been entirely
frank in communicating to the public
the dispatches received from Shafter,
it is apparent that the terms proposed
and now accepted were submitted to
Washington and rejected. Alger in
sisted upon unconditional surrender"
Shafter and Miles knew that this
meant a bloody fight, a great loss of
life and needless sacrifice. The con-
dition of sending the Spanish troops
back to Spain was a reasonable one,
and, to this country highly advan-
tageouS one, for it relieves us of the
task and expense of watching and
feeding them. On the ground, know
ing the difficulties and dangers, appre-
ciating the sacrifice that an assault
would involve, the two generals did
wisely in disregarding Ayers ulti-
matum and accepting ToraPS offer.
That they did this requires no close
analysis of the dispatches of the past
few days to disclose.
Meanwhile the talk is kept I'D Of
sending Watson with a squadron to
hunt Camara and lombard Spanish
cities. While Camara was moving to-
wards Manila this was an excellent
movement, even as a bluff, and it
worked well. But to be bluffing after
your opponent has laid down his hand
and passed out is silly. Should it be at
tempted, there is no doubt that we
would hear more distinctly that note
about interference by the powers,
which was quoted at the beginning
by the disavowal of any purpose of
carrying the war into Spain. Miles,
in his report, gives to Shafter and his
men full credit for what they have ac-
complished. This will be disappoint-
ment to those who expected Miles
would go there to snatch Skaters
laurels for himself. He is a larger
man. after all, than Sampson.
With the surrender there comes the
talk Of peace, and the Washington
dispatches indicate a ludicrous mis-
conception by the president of the ma
ture of the commissioners mentioned
in Skaters dispatches, he being indif-
ferent whether peace commissioners
are appointed or not" so long as the
city is surrendered. But this confu-
sion may have been the newsgather-
ers instead of the presidents There
is nothing to base the expectation
upon that this is the end of the war.
Blanco is yet to be subdued, and Sa-
gasta is still confronted by the
militarism. the Carlists and the Re-
publicans at home, each watching for
an opportunity Toral showed sur
prising good sense in captivating, for
surrendering until badly beaten is not
a Spanish characteristic. We hope the
end may come and speedily, but we
cannot expect it.