Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-31
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latter has succeeded in addressing him
I Self TO the merits of the question and
perhaps in at least securing hearing
upon some proposition to amend the
demands of the. United States upon
Spain.
At 4:45 o'clock the French ambassa-
dor left the White House, his call hay
ing lasted "a hours.
At the conclusion Of the conference
it was announced that the United
States answer had been placed in the
hands of the French ambassador and
that nothing could be said as to its
nature until IL had been received by
the Spanish government.
Another report of the days
proceedings, containing fuller de-
tails, is as follows:
After a day of anxious de,iber-
alton and important consultations
the reply of the United States gov
eminent to the Spnish overtures
for peace, this afternoon was
at last placed in the hands of M.
Cambon, the French ambassador,
to be by him transmitted to the
government of Spain. 1t was half
past o'clock this afternoon be-
fore the minister received the an
swer, and it makes about 1900
words in all, must be reduced to
the diplomatic cipher and then
transmitted by cable, the Madrid
authorities probably will not re-
ceive it until some time to-mor-
row, Sunday.
At half-past 10 o'clock this
morning, in accordance with the
agreement reached yesterday, the
members of the cabinet began to
assemble at the White House, but
.semble at the White House, but
it was nearly II O'Clock before
they were all present and ready
to resume their discussion at the
point where it was interrupted
yesterday by adjournment. Sec
rotary Day had prepared draft OF
the answer, based on the express
sions of his colleagues in the cab
met yesterday, and it was expect
ed that only a short time would be
consumed in going over this and
giving it formal approval. 1t
turned out otherwise, however
Probably over night new factors
had suggested themselves, or
fresh influences had been brought
to bear, for the cabinet was soon
engaged in an animated discussion
of the Philippine islands settle
ment
Cn the other points of the an
To- eyr0
and these propositions were rati-
fled as they stood yesterday, name
ly, Cuba to be freed; Porto Rico to
be coded to the United States;
one of the Ladrone islands, (prob-
ably Guam), to be coded to the
United States as a coaling sta
ton, and as an immediate step
all Spanish military forces in the
West Indies to be withdrawn
with the formal REIMBURSEMENT
by Spain of her sovereignty over
any possession among those is
lands. AS to the Philippines, the
cabinet agreed upon the following
points: That Manila Bay, with the
city and surrounding territory,
should be retained in the possess
sion of the United States, at
least for such a time as is neces-
sary to devise and put in operation
some plan for the future govern
ment of the entire group. After
that point the main divergence
CT opinion began, and all sorts
Of propositions were put forward
and urged by individual members
as the best means of dealing with
the future Of the islands.
In the very midst of the discus
sion the element that had strongly
urged the necessity of protecting
Agulnaldo in anv settlement we
Should arrange, received a severe
check through the receipt of a ca
blegram from Admiral Dewey sta
ting that the insurgent chief had
assumed defiant attitude and Ad-
miral Dewey expressed the opinion
that the United States would be
obliged to make war upon them,
necessitating the requirement of
10000 troops to subdue the ISL
ands.
While this did not bring about a
complete dismissal of the PROPOSE
ton to take the insurgents into ac-
count in settling the terms of
peace, it did have the effect to
cause an agreement upon the prop
osition to defer action upon the
question as to the disposition of
the islands until the other phases
Of the peace negotiations have been
satisfactorily adjusted, meaning by
that that the matter goes over
until the last Spanish flag has dis
appeared from the western hemi-
sphere and the American flag is
hoisted to stay over the coaling
stations we require in Micronesia.
1t was finally decided that what
we desired could be best done by
the appointment of a joint COM
mission, limited in its representa-
ton to the governments OF the Uni
ted States and Spain, which COM
mission is to endeavor TO settle the
details of the government of the
Philippines and determine what
treatment shall be accorded the in
surgents, the United States army
and navy meanwhile occupying Ma
Mia and Manila bay and thus re-
tanning a position to enforce speed
lily the verdict that shall be finally
reached by the commission.
Notice was then sent to the
French ambassador that the Presi-
dent would be pleased to hand him
personally the reply of the United
States government at half-past .
O'Clock this fternoon. 1t was ex-
pected that Dis ceremony would