The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-31

opdlu IdtlIyIHS what mas Deen done.
But 1T is for Spain herself to deter
mine between the issue of peace or
war, as now presented.
CABINET SESSION
AT 1880 o'clock this morning, in &C
cordance with the agreement reached
yesterday, the members of the cabinet
began to assemble at the White House,
/ but 1t was nearly IL o'clock before they
were all present and ready to resume
their discussion at the point where it
was interrupted yesterday by adjourn
ment Secretary Day had prepared
draft of the answer. based on the ex-
preSSions Of his colleagues in the cab
met yesterday. and il was hoped that
only 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 Phil
ippine islands settlement
On the other points the answer there
was no disagreement and these prepar-
atoms were ratified as they stood yes
terday, namely:
Cuba to be freed; Porto Rico to be
coded to the United States; one of the
coded to the United States as a cOaling
station, and as an immediate step all
Spanish military forces in the West In
dies to be withdrawn, with the formal
REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of her sover-
eighty over any possessions among
those islands.
PHILIPPINE PLAN.
As to the Philippines the cabinet
10 fn1 inf
That Manila bay, with the city and
surrounding territory, should be re-
tanned in the possession OF the United
States, at least for such a length OF
time as is necessary to devise and put
in operation some plan for the future
government of the group. After that
point, the main divergence of opinion
began. and all sorts of propositions
were put forward, and urged by indi-
vidual members as to the best means of
dealing with the future of the Islands.
In the very midst of the discussion
the element that had strongly urged
the necessity of protecting AguinaldO
in any settlement we should arrange
received a severe check through the re-
ceipt of a cablegram from Admiral
Dewey, stating that the insurgent chief
had assumed a defiant attitude, and
Dewey expressed the opinion
20 make war upon them, necessitating
the requirement of 10000 troops to
subdue the islands.
While this did not bring about q
complete dismissal of the proposition to
take the insurgents into account in set
cling the terms of peace, it did have
the effect to cause an agreement upon
the proposition to defer action upon the
question as to the disposition of the
81 ., - IS -.
peace negotiations have been satisfac-
torily adjusted. meaning by that that
The matter go over until the last Span
sh flag has disappeared from the west
2Tn hemisphere, and the American flag
IS hoisted TO stay over the cOaling sta
ions we require in Micronesia
\ JOINT COMMISSION.
The discussion lasted two hours and
a quarter before the cabinet hit upon
The best course for the United States
10 adopt. 1t was finally decided that
what we desired could be best done by
the appointment of joint commission,
limited in it's representation TO the
governments Of the United States and
5paiu, which commission is to endeavOr
to settle the details of the government
Of the Philippines and determine what
treatment shall be accorded the insur-
navy meanwhile occupying Manila and
Manila bay. and thus retaining po-
s.tiOn to enforce speedily the verdict
that shall be finally reached by the
AS the cabinet meeting adjourned the
members went off to their luncheOnS
with a pleasant consciousness that they
had succeeded in dispOsing properly OF
the heavy problem.
I'll,
had been called into the meeting at the
asst moment, went hastily to the. state
department. to put the views Of the
president and cabinet in the proper dip
omatic form, and while this was doing
notice was sent to the French ambas-
sador that the president would be
pleased to hand him the reply of the
United States government at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon.
1t was expected that this ceremony
would occupy only a few minutess and
hat the ambassador would take the
tote and Immediately hurry with it to
lis cipher clerks and then to the tele-
graph Office. In this expectation, As
fstant Secretary Moore went out OF
own on an afternoon train, and as he
vent to the White House to meet the
tossed his gripsack into
rs carriage in the firm expectation of
icing able TO eaten the o-0U tram AOA
Atlantic City TO meet his wife
LENGTHY CONFERENCE
The ambassador came on time, ac-
.onpanied by his secretary. but as the
MINUTES rolled along into hours without
he reappearance of NJ. CambOn, it was
surmised that something
nd happened to disarrange the origi-
nj plans for this meeting 1t was at
81 a STAY of two hours and a quarter
RAT the French ambassador terminal
4 his visit.
While it continued. Secretary Long
nd Admiral Sicard of the naval war
ard. and Assistant Secretary Adee of
10 state department were called into
.,rsultation. The newspapers had been
cd bv. promises made earlier in the day
~ members Of the cabinet to expect
faf q. statement would he given out.
.xpIaining the nature of the answer to
srain but. to the disappointment OF
heir representatives. it was announced
w Secretary Day that this had been
handoned for the reason that to make
nv statement at this point would in
-oive serious breach of diplomatic