The record-union., 1898-08-03
AMERICAN
PEACE
PROPOSALS,
Spain Accepts Principal
Conditions
As Set Forth by Government
Of the United States.
One or Two Amendments in the
Proposition Of This Country
Which the Spanish Will Ask to Be Made,
and If This Is Done Peace
viii Be Declared
at Once.

cable to the Evening Journal from
that paper, says:
Spain accepts the principal conditions
of peace as set forth by the American
Government, and only the peace de-
TO cease at once
A peace delegation will be chosen at
once, TO confer with representatives of
the United States. The peace condi-
tions set forth by President Mckinley
were discussed at length to-day by
Minister Sagasta, and at the conclusion
1t was given out officially that the
terms of the United States would be
ments TO the proposition Of the United
States that Spain will ask to be made,
and if this is done peace will be de-
clared at once
ACCEPTANCE NOT TO BE MADE
PUBLIC AT PRESENT
LONDON, August 2.-The Madrid
correspondent Of the Daily Mali says:
The Government has accepted the prin-
cipal of the American conditions, but
the acceptance will not be made public
until inquiries at Washington on mat
ters of detail have been settled, thus
rounding off the preliminary basis.
TERMS OF PEACE
WASHINGTON, August 2.-The Cab
met session to-day, which had prom
ised to be important in view of the
pending peace propositions, proved to
be uneventful. 1t occupied an hour and
ten minutes, but most of the time was
devoted to a statement, subsequently
given to the press, briefly summarizing
the terms Of peace. Aside from the dis
cussion of this statement, which was
carefully drawn and scrutinized line
with unusual precaution, for diplomatic
reasons, the meeting was devoted large
ly to talking over minor war details.
The informal exchange of views of in
dividual members during the meeting
indicated strong belief in peace,
though no word of any kind had yet
come from the Spanish Government.
One member of the Cabinet, after the
meeting, said he expected the Spanish
reply would be made to this Govern
ment some day this week, but that
when peace could be made operative is
problematical, and might require two
months or more.
The session was marked by an alb
sence of news from the front in any di-
rection. - tr!eii:
The following Isl an official statement.
given out by authority of the President
to-day as to the terms of peace offered
by the United States:
In order to remove any misapprehen-
sion in regard to the negotiations as to
peace between the United States and
Spain, it is deemed proper to say that
the terms offered by the United States
to Spain in the note handed to the
French ambassador ON Saturday last
are as follows:
The President does not put forward
any claim for pecuniary indemnity, but
requires the REIMBURSEMENT of all the
claim of sovereignty over or title to the
island of Cuba, as well as the immedi-
the cession to the United States and i'm
mediate evacuation of Porto Rico and
other islands under Spanish sovereignty
in the West Indies, and the like cession
of an island in the Ladrones The
United States will occupy and hold the
city, bay and harbor of Manila, pending
the conclusion of a treaty Of peace
which shall determine the control, dis
position and government of the Philip
pines. If these terms are accepted by
Spain in their entirety it is stated that
commissioners will be named by the
United States to meet commissioners on
the part of Spain for the purpose of
concluding a treaty of peace on the ba-
sis above indicated"
Shortly before midnight Secretary AL
ger, as he left the White House, after
conference with the President, said
the Administration had received no
official information that the Madrid
Government had accepted the terms of
peace proposed by the United States.
Unofficially the President had been in
formed that the Spanish Ministry had
accepted the terms of this country for
cessation of the war. The unofficial
news reached the President in the form
not only of press dispatches, but of a
private dispatch from Continental
agents of the United States.
While this Government has strong
peace have been agreed to by the Mr.
drid Government, the President is TAX