Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-04
Ut NOW RESTS WITH SPAIN.
The Answer of the Spanish Governnent 70
Americas Terms OF Peace May be
Expected Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The persons
best informed as to the probabilities
declare that the answer of the Spanish
government to terms of peace outlined
by the government of the United
States is not expected before Tuesday.
This opinion is based upon knowl-
edge of the time when the United
States communication was received In
Madrid, which was not till an early
hour yesterday morning, the time re-
quired to decipher it, the necessity for
an extended consideration of the mat
ter by the Spanish cabinet and also the
necessity for carefully framing the re-
joinder.
NJ. Cambon's Powers.
1t is not meant by this statement to
question in any manner the full pleni-
potentiary powers of M. Cambon, the
French ambassador, in dealing with
the subject. On the contrary, these
are in latitude wider than those us
ually conferred in such cases. But his
position is somewhat similar to that of
the president himself. who is
obliged to secure the sanction
of the United States senate to any
pare, for the ambassador must submit
to the Madrid cabinet for its approval
any agreement he may enter into. But
in the drafting of such an agreement
he is fully authorized to proceed in his
discretion, and to guard against any
possibility of reputation of his action
he has been given the minutest defini-
ton of the objections that viii be-
made by the Spanish government on
every point that by any possibility
could be expected to arise in the course
of the negotiations.
Hailed with Satisfaction.
It was not known to our government
that NJ. Cambon had such powers when
he appeared Saturday afternoon at the
White House to receive the American
answer. but when the president was
satisfied that he was competent to deal
in an authorized manner with our gov
eminent, the production of his
credentials was hailed with satisfac-
ton, as tending to hasten the reach
ing of an agreement without loss of
time, and in the most direct manner,
for, technically, the United States ia
now treating with Spain without in
There Ia Much Speculation
as to the nature of the amendment in
the answer of the United States that
the ambassador succeeded in inducing
President Mckinley to make, after the
document had been SO carefully COZ
structed by his cabinet. All that can
be knowingly stated is that it relates
to that part of the answer which deals
with the future of the Philippines.
Wants to Retain the Philippines.
It is known that Spanish efforts were
concentrated upon the retention of
the islands, and the Madrid cabinet
was willing to make almost any sacri-
fee in it's power to secure that end.
Whether or not the ambassador pre-
vailed in this is not known, but there
is reason to believe that the success he
attained was limited, and that the
United States proposes to retain some
foothold little more important than
e simple coaling station in the islands.
Strenuous Objection to the Occupation of
Manila.
Had our demand been limited to a
coaiing station there would have been
no doubt of it's acceptance, and it is
even probable that the concession made
might have been made of consider
able land for a naval station and sup
porting zone. But it is believed there
was strenuous objection to the oc-
cupation of the city of Manila, and
particularly to the reference to a COM
mission on the question of the future
government of the islands, for the
Spsnish government is DESTROYS that
its full sovereignty shall remain unaf-
| fected and without question.
Some mention has been made in the
public discussions of the possibility of
the acquisition of one of the Caroline
| islands, it may be stated authorita-
lively that the matter has not been
considered by the cabinet up to this
| time