, 1898-08-02
TERMS DISCUSSED
PEACE PROPOSALS STILL HOLD
THE BOARDS AT THE
CAPITAL.
Hostilities Will Probably Cease When
Spain Agrees TO Leave the Carib-
bean Sea-Nothing Said About Gu
ban Independence in the Terms Of
fered by the President and Cabinet.

depended the restoration of peace. !
was announced here in a quarter tina
removed the information from an,
question Of accuracy. that the decisio.
of the Spanish government was not t
be submitted before tomorrow at tn
earliest. In the absence of any new
phase in the negotiations today, spec
ulation naturally turned back towarC
the remarkable meeting at the Whit
House Saturday and great interest wa.
manifested in every particular respect
ing that event
A disposition is shown in some qura
ters to question the authority of thu
French ambassador to act a!
he did representing Spain. Blu
it can be again stated thar
regardless of any technical point
such as the absence of the signed, seal
ed and delivered mail credentials which
of course, could not reach in the little
time at hand, that the president re,
garded NJ. Cambon as fully qualified
to act as the representative of the
Spanish government in the negotia-
tons, subject, Of course, as almost ali
ministers or ambassadors in these days
to reference of the work accom-
plished by them to the government
they represent for final approval. NJ.
Cambon made it so clear that he had
been fully instructed on every point
likely to arise in the negotiations that
the president was satisfied that by ac-
cepting him as the representative of
Spain in this matter a vas saving OF
time would be effected and a point of
utmost Importance. hat the negotia-
tons would be technically conducted
''ithout the interposition of any neu-
trail government.
However, any question that might
have arisen as to the powers Of the
French ambassador was set Mt rest by
a short, guarded and concise state
ment issued today from the embassy
itself. The discussion turned in the
nature of the change made at the in
stance of NJ. Cambon in the list of
American demands. 1t was %contended
in some quarters that no change had
been made, in others that an important
modification had developed. As a mat
ter of fact. as to the Importance of this
change. there is a difference Of opinion
between parties. the administration
looking upon it as inconsequential
while NJ. Cambon attaches no impor-
lance to it. However this may be, as
the administration believes that the
change was not essential and that GER
tainly it does not affect the document,
it might be well to recapitulate briefly
just what the demands of the United
States were.
AS to Cuba, it is demanded that
Spain is to release her government,
possession and control. 1t will be no
ticed nothing is said about Cuban in
dependence and that the acceptance Of
this position leaves the United States
free to deal with the island as she
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