The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-01
TIE TERMS OF PEACE
Agreed Upon Between the Pres
ident and French Ambassa
dor Latter Had Full
Authority. "a.


Washington. July 30 Events Of most
momutous character occurred az the con
ference at The white House tf,ss after-
noon, between the president. Arntaseadca.
Cambon and Secretary Dav. carrtne ,,.
peace negotiations far bs.,-oua tiru =
submission OF terms or peace bv M
\ United states und reaching the uo,ur NJ
a preliminary basis - peace between th,
/ soveumcnt Of Spain and the rovernmer.
OF the United STATES. r-eainu only a..
ratification of the goA iuont al Mad
! rid NJ what was dome TODAY to bring the
vur at the end
| This WIS accomplished ON the narq -
| Spain when Ambassador camt,,n ura-
sented TO the president certain er,,l..n.
ials ne had hec,Sved from - spanish
/ governments appointing him en,.o, a,
| traordiuary and minister pl.nir.,te,,ti,r,
with complete instruction as to tbe
manner " acting upon every one of A.
l,eacc conditions prevented bv the trnit,,
States Including the disposition OF cub,
! Porto Ric,o. tho Philippines. the IaSrou.
indemnity. ar7nlstice and all other a,te.
ions likely TO ARISE lu me cornse OF m.
negotiations with these crs.irutiai.
! uthurizing SLIM to speak as pfenipoien.
| Diary for The governncm VI spain. ana
Win nu Instructions ON every poisa %
issue. Ambassador Cambon. IN behalf ~
spain. not only rec,Jve,i the raaee con
| utons laid down by the American cshi.
| net earlier IN the day. but ahorcupon en-.
| tered upon their final discussion with a
view To watching nu.d and conpicte
agreement After strong argument. tho
| president and Secretary Day consented
To modification Of the American Germs
] u one particular what mat modinca.
| don r'iutcs 10 is not disclosed. but It is
! Dclieved na GO apply 10 the conAiuon
FOR the abeniute independenoo OF Cuba.
me ccslou % Porto Rico. or the granting
II adequate coOlmg stations to tho TN
Ted States ln the Pacific or 20 diminish
In amy vltU particular the terms oos
Which peacc vii be restored Tho modi-
hcauon brought atout practical unahi-
nifty between the president and Ambass-
ldor Cambon. as plenIssentiRry Tor Spain
and the latier has now transmitted the
results ~ tho conf renee 70 Madrid for
| approval which, n given viii end the war
The profoundly Important results de-
yeioped to-day came about moet unexpec-
lediy Ambsas sador Cambons can was Get
,or 2 O'Clock, and IL was expected 10 last
but few minutes while ths answer OF
the United States was being handed 70
him But since the Original proposition
y spain was pres.eul,ed. last Tuesday. VI.
Camion laa prepared himself 10 speak
With authority on the questions wdnish
werv 60 arase The president himself has
II ldmssaf snd the ambassador Few were
aware that the latter came ready To treat
As the envoy Of Spain. The first lnstr1i-
cuons 10 NJ Combon made him merely a
medium Of communicashg spalns FIRST
note. bur now he appeared with All the at
tribute o. the direct diplomatic officer
1f Spain. empowered TO act for the gov.
eument wdthin his very complete in
sr,lclions
The meeting WAS held IN the presldenN
library and both on the SUBJECTS discuss
-d ana ln the impressive manner tn w'hich
ho argument proc ,oded. u was a con-
ference destined TO 1ecome memorable.
After NJ C1mhon has presented his cre-
rcdentials as plenopotcutiary and they
mad been examined nd his status recog-
nlacd aB the envoy Of Spain the first
business was the presentation Of the term
aid down by tho United STATES govern
mcnt Secretary Day read the terms.
lauslug at she end ot each sentence, 20
llow NJ Thiebauh, first secretary Of tha
French cmbassy. TO interpret into Frenc'h
ts the ambassadors knowledge OF Eng
ish is limited This reading by Secretary
Day and interpreting by NJ Cambo-,
took bu, nneen MINUTES Then began ths
discussion point by point The prpadent
md the ambassador nddrosaor eash other
irectiy with tho grea.es4t freedom ana
rankness. each stoutly maintaining shs
Justice VI his position on the several
points involved. Whom. 40 as:, after an
loquent uloa by the aiaiAs sa.lor. IL vas