Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-29
PEACE PROSPECTS,
Demands on Spain Include CeS-
sion Of Cuba and Porto Rico.
Big Coallng Station at Manila One Of
the Conditions Of Peace.
Havana is Famine Stricken, which HAS
fastened Spanish Peace Proposals,
CABINET CONSIDERING TERMS TO SPAIN

Washington. July 2g-The answer 10
the Spanish note to be communicated by
this government, az made up for submits
sion to the cabinet makes the following
general terms as our conditions Of peace:
Absolute cession Of Porto Rico, relinquish
ment Of Spanish sovereignty In Cuba,
and the cession OF several small islands
adjacent to Cuba and Porto Rico TO the
United States, leaving the disposition Of
the Philippines and other islands in that
quarter subject to future negotiations.
The present aim, 1t is further authoritively
stated, is TO establish and maintain
coaling station IN the Philippines, with
fully adequate land area, etc In connec.
tion Herewith. aud to build up there an
American city, possibly Manila itself.
ANSWER TO SPAIN READY.
Washington, July 29.-The cabinet is
In session considering our reply 10 Spain.
The answer will probably be made this
afternoon. II Is certain that Spain must
give up Cuba and Porto Rico. The
Philippines decision Ia not yet finally
reached, but the United States will ask
for port and some territory.
SPAIN ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
Washington. July 80 - Public men
who talked with the president and mem
bers of the cabinet 10 day positively as
sert that the administration has conh
dence In the sincerity Of the motive Of
the Spanish note. The administration
takes the view that this note Is the be-
ginning Of the end, and is practically
certain that the answer OF this govern.
ment and the general terms 1t will pro.
pose will be accepted by Spain.
DECISION OF THE CABINET.
Washington, July 20 The cabinet dis
cussed the presidents answer TO spain's
peace proposal and reached the following
decision: Absolute surrender Of Porto
Rico to the United States; recognition Of
the Independence OF Cuba aud cession Of
one OF the LadrOne islands for cOaling
station, and cession To the United States
OF at least q cOalinR station in the
Philippines. The question undecided
is, what disposition shall be made
OF the Philippines ~ whole. II
can be stated that all the members
OF the cabinet oppose our retention oI
these islands. There has been no decis-
lou IA yet on the extent to which the
government will 90 in its decision re-
spscting the future Of these islands, hut
itisprobable that the answer OF the presi
dent will express a Willingness that thii
government will leave the future govern
ment Of tho Philippines entirely in tn,
hands OF n joint commission TO be ap
pointed by this government and the gov
eminent Of spain. The probability Il
that the United States will insist upon
guarantee OF certain reforms In the gov
ernment OF the Philippines.
DEMAND Is AN ULTIMATUM.
Our answer will make no mention o
money indemnity. neither will there b
any ATmistice at all, our answer will b
In the nature Of an ultimatum, and /
Spain does not accept 1t she will far
worse In the future The note from
Spain, II is said, was a very adroit an
tquivOcal document. implying that tn
only question involved was Cuba. Az
parently Spain might not really have In
tended getting direct answer from tn
United States, but only to open diplC
matte correspondence. This government
will not have any such correspondence
but will make straightforward stat'
ment of its present pence terms "a
Slan's acceptance or rejection, namin
conditions that under the circumstance
are reasonable and even generous
The cabinet also decided that SPANS
sovereignty in the entire Caribbean an
West Indian waters must be utterly r
moved This means that the SPANS
ftg must be taken down on every OF
of the numerous small islands In Il
western hemisphere. The indebtedne
assumed by Spain and charged again
both Cuba and Porto Rico, will not be a
sumed by this government and cor
mercial treaties now existing betwe'
these islands and other portions OF Il
Spanish domain will be inyalidated
the transfer of authority.
The cabinet adjourned until 1890
morrow.
The cabinet members after the met
ing declined TO speak regarding the
session, but 1t is believed tn
they almost reached a substanti
agreement and that at to-morroy
meeting the document to be sent to Spa
will be- laid before the members for II
ther consideration and approval.
STARVED To SUBMISSION.