Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-01
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direct appeal President Mckinley. proposition for
ma submitted the president o'clock Tuesday afternoon
by the French ambassador M Jules Cambon who had received
instructions from the foreign office Paris deliver this
tender of peace formulated by the Spanish minis
try At the conclusion Of the conference between the president
the French ambassador the following official
issued form the white house:
he French ambassador on behalf of the government of
Spain and by the direction Of the Spanish minister of foreign
affairs presented to the president this afternoon the white
house message from the Spanish asking for term
nation of the war; and for terms of peace"
This the only official statement made the public, but it
served put all conee and made that at last
Spain had taken the initiative toward peace Complete in
suctons including official letter from Duke Almidovar Ro
Spanish minister Of foreign affairs Cambon received
Tuesday morning Thereupon NJ Thebeat first secretary of
the embassy called the department and asked that
hour be appointed for call by Ambassador Cambon upon the
president arranged the white house and that the call
should be made at NJ Cambon first went to the state
department. where he joined by Secretary Day and the two
then proceeded the white house The call lasted about half
hour and after the first fomaes had been stated by M
Cmbon talk general and quite informal the pre
dent ambassador and secretary OF state discussing the outlook
for conclusion Of hosle The communication Of the Span
ISL did suggest any specific terms OF peace
reference made Cuba, Philippines Porto Rico other
Spanish possessions The evident purpose of the Madrid
hores whether the United States would treat
the subject and afeward take up such terms the two
ties NIGH suggest Neither there any suggestion from the
Spanish government that armsce be established pending
peace negotiations Owing to the Importance of the commune
the ambassador adopted the usual diplomatic procedure of
reading the communication from the original French trans
aon being submitted by NJ Thebea In the conversation
dent ambassador entered the question OF terms OF peace
It was finally determined that the president would consult the
members of the cabinet the proposition and after decision
has been arrived NJ Cambon would be invited to the white
further conference and the final from the
United States government
When the president will submit Spanish proposition to the
cabinet not yet announced The call Of the ambas
dor was two after the cabinet meeting Tuesday closed
and there will not be another regular cabinet meeting until Fri
day. generally understood however that special cabinet
meeting will be held in order to make complete reply to the
proposition ,J
went over the Spanish proposal briefly Long said afterwards
was the initial move inquiries to whether
likely bring speedy cessation Of hoste he expressed
doubt saying that decision on the points involved hao
been reached thus far.
Naturally the plea Of Spain open peace negotiations opens
up wide field of conjecture what the terms OF peace Will De-
So far as this country is concerned it the general impression
that complete Spanish evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico will
be insisted upon There certainty to the Philippines
Laones and Carone although the belief growing That tne
terms of the United States will include coang stations on these
groups On the part of Spain is believed that she has now
reached such realization of her mornes that she will readily
consent to the evacuation Of Cuba and probably Porto
Rico The Spanish desire apparently very strong tor reten
ton the Philippines although there is little doubt that coating
there and other points will be conceded The matter
of war indemnity is for future consideration
The news of the landing of Gen. Miles at Guanica, the
southwest shore Porto Rico genuine surprise to the
war department 1t had been carefully planned that hewas to
make landing another place remote possible from the
place where actually landed there little wonder that the
officials received the first Of the landing with increduy
and even went to the length suppong the story had been put
afoat attention Just why Miles made this wild de-
parre from the plans of the department not known Inc re-
suit however has been pepex the department. officials deeply
and considerably derange their carefully prepared program tor
the remainder of the expedition Now will be necessary to
intercept the sections of the expedition already at sea ana ADVISE
them Of the change in the plans Gen. Wilson's brigade
approaching the island Renforcmen will follow at intervals
Of one or two days. the whole force of 10000 men landed
unless connected with the negotiations make 1t e
pedient stop further movements.
The mails Tuesday brought corrected list from Shater OF
his casualties but little else of interest short report from
Lawto telling the difficulties Of the fighting before Santiago
Secretary Ager distressed at the number of missing carried
the rolls and Tuesday eeraphed Shafter to hire all necessary
help and send out through the unges to hunt up the re-
mains of the poor fellows The Havanese still making des
peate efforts get supplies in through the blockade and two
reported have cleared Tuesday from Vera Cruz
Mexico, loaded with food.