The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-22
WILL MAKE A QU|BBLE
Spain Will Play for Delay in the
Negotiations.
A MODUS VIVENDl FIRST
Much Anxiety Regarding the Settlement
OF the Philippine Question -McKin-
ley Has Kept a Free Hand in
the Protocol.

London, Aug. 21.-The Times corre-
s%pondent in Madrid says: A committee
consisting Of Duke Almodovar de Rio,
the foreign minister; Cisneros Romero
Giron, minister of the colonies: Gen
eral Correa. minister OF war. and Cap
tain Aunon, minister of marine, Is pre-
pairing instructions for the Cuban and
Porto Rican commissioners, which are
to be dispatched Aug. 81, so as to ar
rive within the time fixed by the pro-
tocoL.
In these instructions attention Will be
called to the distinction between ces-
sion OF territory and cession of sover-
eighty. In the latter case IL seems to
be maintained that buildings and pub
lie works will remain the property OF
the sovereign power until they are PAID
for by the government.
Certain members of the cabinet are
of the opinion that the committee VIII
have first OF all to determine some le-
gal and administrative modus vivendi
prior TO the evacuation. Meanwhile. the
government will probably call the at
tention of the cabinet at Washington
to the fact hat while tho insurgent
leaders profess to accept the armistice.
their subordinates continue to carry on
hostilities against outlying Spanish
g~arrisons.
While the government thus devotes
Its attention for a chiefly 10
questions of detail relating to the An
titles, much anxiety Ia felt with regard
to the Philippines question, which Is
likely TO create much more serious Diff
hculties. on this subject very little
guidance is afforded by the ~studiously
vague terms employed in the protocol.
These words ave been carefully ex-
amined with the aid of all available die
tionaries, not only by Spanish minis
tiers. but also by the diplomatic repre-
s~entatives OF several of the foreign
powers, and all seemed agreed that in
drafting this part Of the protocol Pres
ident McKinley's aim was simply TO
keep "A free hand for himself until he
should have time to collect Information
and decide what policy the United
States should adopt I'm the far Cast.
All possible questions regarding the
future of the archipelago are thus left
open and both government n public
opinion seem I'm doubt as to what line
shall be taken by Spain in the forthcom-
ing negotiations. Much will depend. of
course. on the attitude assumed by the
United States government and, conse-
q~uently, conflicting currents of Ameri-
can public opinion are watched here
with the keenest interest. The attitude
Of the powers having far eastern inter-
ests Is also much speculated upon. II is
believed Germany will not allow great
territorial changes without having
something to say therein.
The ministers still declare that official
dispatches respecting the capitulation Of
Manila have not been received, therefore
the August Incident is unexplained.
Mail advices explain the transference Of
administrative authority from General
August TO the governor of the VlZcayas
Islands.
The Heraldo OF Iloilo of June 81 pub
fishes an official telegram from the min
lister Of war. Lieutenant General Correa,
investing General Rios with all the at
tributes and power exercised by the
captain general Of the archipelago in all
the islands under his command. Cen
eral August, therefore, even II he had
remained in Manila, had. in the opinion
of the Spanish government, No right 10
surrender anything but the city and Its
Immediate environments; hut that
the Americans might, perhaps, make
difficulties about admitting this doc
trine. Fuller information ought very
soon TO be available.