Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-27

and communicated tao the French anne
blaald1r lust what form 90. steps
i.udne toward the peace shall take.
| % .s iii,oiy that 10 the spanish govern
mcnt ls really ln earnest in Goo desire
f1r peace that our government VIII cone
sent 90 nm srmiatlce aH preliminary.
uut % can ho stated positively th't
tho President liz determined Co lose nu
ground through spanish diplomacy.
Tho armlHticc. u granted. viii br cone
ditlonpd upon the most binding
pledges that u Il 10 be followed by "a
treaty of peace. Moreover the pre-
llmlnary agreement that provides for
an armIstlce must constitute in Itself
an undertaking ON the part Of spain
10 submit to certain broad conditions
Imposed by the United states ah the
basis Tor peace.
Military operations nrc 20 go stead
/ ly forward 90 TAR as the United states
{ IL concerned until The negotiations have
advanced much further than they are
nt present They are subject to Ia
terruptlon at any moment by an arm
.stlcc but Il must be said that this a
/ scarcely expected Immediately 10 h
realized that when The spanish govern
mont learns uc extent Of the demands
to be- made by the United States the
nrst effect will be TO make arcngN moNu'
/ which In turn will result In the con-
unuauon OF active nos,llitics foF
tune. This time, u IL expected, how
ever. viii b. briuf. only perhaps 10 long
as is necessary Tor Gen. Allies 10 COM
plotoly invest San Juan do Porto RICO
| 'rhat stroke. u la thought. viii brins
] thu Spanish government tea realization
/ of the huuelpHautHH OF further tcaiHt-
] auct. II DO has not before that time
/ yielded TO earnest representations or
] those European powers thht nave n''h
| so persistent in thulr cu1rla 4" secure
peace. Military oNppru allow Two
/ weeks aA the maximum pofloa ui lllil
l necessary tor Con, Miles 40 secure tn'h
D commanding position and IN .itlotri
l 10 lH hoped that within that space OF
| umt the spanish government WI nave
I been brought mot exactly TO tht APP
proVai OF ID treaty NJ peace. but 70 an
D application Tor uu urlulauct thht ~ llh
| conditions viii amount 90 q concession
] OF those th.ugH most desired by the
| United States government
] ~ lH pointed out that the conditions
/ promise ou a largo scale 20 duplicate
| those existing at Santiago when Cen
| TurM surrendered, The SpAniutdH SUR
I rendered with provision Tor commits
] sion t0 adjust the details ui the sur
/ render. Likewise spain may secure an
] armlHtlCe aud pruVIt. for a commission
I 20 adjust the "details uf peace treaty,
| hut the uurgt of thH lrst hclun Mhl
l be- like that off T1rlIr surrender,
] Az tu the terms tu hu proposed, Il
| IH probable that our state department
/ ID about 60 give the diplomats Of the
] old World lesson in straightforward
] dealing, abandoning tho devious paths
" old time diplomacy ana striking
/ stfulghtforNard and without double
| dealing or huiwpllttlng toward tho OBJ
/ object In ylcw. In such negotiations
| conducted ou the broad ana high
pluuo which has characterized the at
I iitudc OF the United States government
Z nom the very beginning OF the con-
I uuversy with Spain which led up 20 the
| war. there viii Dee little chance for the
| successful exercise uf what h termed
/ Spanish diplomacy
| AZ FAR nH can be- gathered our gov
/ rrnmvnt IN q general way has already
prepared itself TO announce the OUT
/ lines Of the conditions II will seek tu
| impose In the contamination Of pence,
! ~ IN not deemed proper now officially
| 20 make any public statement 10 these,
I but much light b. thrown upon the
| situation by unofficial uttrranyes. II
] should be- stated, however that the
I President has not yet committed him-
uf beyond recall IN this matter, aud
that hr N prepared to givc heed TO tho
puuuHols Of the leaders OF the party
ana uf the people.
Generally stated. two propositions
seem included In AN lists Ut demands,
3 namely;
Flrst-The absolute Independence ~
l cuba, with the provision that the ls-
/ land shall hg ubsolyvd from rgHpuusl-
hlllty Tor amy debt heretofore charged
l against Il hy spain. The last clause
/ Il iH expected. win cause some friction
Z nnHmuch uH il ~ certain 90 arouse 90
desperate resistance certain European
[ holders of bonds Issued by spain,
based on the revenues of the island,
The second proposition N thg nhso-
I lutte ccasiun ~ Porto Rico 10 the United
/ states. likewise unincumhrrpd 10y liu-
/ hity for tho bond a indebtedness,
~ o. believed that spain practically
made up her mind Co this condition be-
fore instiutng the ovorturvB Tor
peace.
Another rolut upon which the United
states II IA believed VIII Insist IN the
[ CrsHlun uf certain clulng stations iu
the Ludrunps and CarolinrH, probably
[ Guam island In the former and iup
island iu tho latter ANA perhaps one
other In different quarter ~ the
world not yet designated. These
I territorial concessions Il h cN-
uootod, VIII be- regarded aH
sufficient by our government
ls compensation FOR the expenditures
made hy nils country without a spc-
glnc demand for money indemnity
Tho last consideration in the one
which promises tn give more trouble
.hlu any other. namely the settlement
lf the Philippines,
Thor, r. reason 90 believe that the
I prGsldsut has not determined how this
subject shan De treated. a cllllng
Hltl0n II wanted there, but beyond @
may boz that we win not care 90 go.
An entirely different attitude might
have been assumed by our govern
ment hut Cor iht course adopted hy
] me Insurgents under Aguiunill, which
| o. is asserted, leaves the United Statos
under no moral obligations 90 care for
lls pa0ule We revolution In the pAll-