The record-union., 1898-08-20
Indications That the Negotiation
Will Be Prolonged.
Spain viii Also Insist That the CapituIatlon
Of Manila Does Not Entail the Sur
render of the Whole
Philippines.

MADRID, Aug. 19-The Cabinet
council tonight decided to appoint
General Gonzales Parade, second in
command in Cuba; Rear Admiral Luis
Pastor Landero who succeeded Admiral
Navarro, the Spanish commander in
Cuban waters, and Marquis de Montoro.
Minister of Finance in the Insular Cabi-
net, as the commission of evacuation
for Cuba.
The Porto Rican commission has not
yet been appointed, the Government
awaiting an expression of the views or
Governor General Machias, but it has
been decided that Admiral Vallacini
shall be one of the Commissioners.
| The Peace Commissioners have not
been named, but it is believed the COM
position of the mission has been decided
upon, though the names of its members
will not be published yet, as the Gov
ernment is resolved to take advantage
! of the delay granted by the protocol
in order to avoid a Cabinet crisis.
The Government has resolved to in
sist that the capitulation of Manila af-
| ter the signing of the protocol shall
have no effect ~ the peace negotiations
unfavorable to Spain. In any event,
the Government holds that the capitu-
lation having been signed by the COM
mander of the town, does not entail the
surrender of the whole Philippines.
All the indications are that the peace
negotiations will be prolonged. The OPP
posing factions are redoubling the agl-
tation for convoking the Cortes, ana
it is said that Senior Sagasta begins TO
hesitate, although he shares the opln-
ion of Duke Almodovar de Rio the For
eign Minister, as to the inconvenience
involved in the meeting of the Cortes
and a series of debates during the peace
terms 1t is supposed the Cortes VIII
meet after the election to the councils
general, about the middle of next
month.
'.El Liberal" publishes remarks made
by Senior Sagasta on the diplomatic ana
political situation, quoting the Premier
as follows:
From a legal point of view, the pres
ent state of things is neither peace nor
war. but merely a suspension OF hostill-
ties An armistice would have been
allowed us to dispel better the obscurity
of the situation, but the United States
declined to agree to our making step
further in advance.
THE questions to be solved are nu-
merous and complex. What we nave
done first is to lay down certain bases
on which each Minister may make any,
observation which study of the sub
iect suggests. These will continue to
be treated in the daily Cabinet councils,
it being held that the bases in question
are the fundamental instructions for
the guidance of the various commits
sions in the forthcoming negotiations,
to be supplemented and rectified subse-
quently by telegraph.
I'm Cuba, besides evacuation, there
are many other problems. Spain may
abandon her sovereignty over the Great
Antilles; but there Will remain the
question of edifices and all our property.
There are lawsuits before the tribunals
affecting the interests of the Spaniards.
Where and when will these be decided
in Havana? Where a large number or
criminals have been condemned by the
Spanish tribunals what is to be done
with them? Then there are other ques-
tions for which we have to fix basis
of discussion and agreement regarding
the Philippines. Besides these and other
problems of greater Importance, there
is a preliminary question to be dis
cussed.
According to international law,
suspension of hostilities has been sign
ed, and the surrender of Manila ought
to have no legal efficacy. How will that
principle be understood by the United
States? This causes us much anxiety.
and we give it great attention but we
are still awaiting the information de-
manded from General Jaudenes. which
has not yet reached u.s. on account or
the difficulties of communication be-
tween Manila and Hongkong."
The public is still anxious for an ex-
planation of Governor General Angus
it's mysterious departure from Manila,
but its curiosity is not likely to be sat
isfied for some time, the Government
declining to say anything.
1t is rumored that the Government
will instruct the Cuban Commission
ers to present strong case for the rec
ognition of Spanish claims for compen-
sation for the cession of public works
in Cuba. the compensation to take the
form of saddling upon Cuba the bulk OF
the Cuban debt existing in 1899. The
papers advocate the strengthening OK
Ceuta and Andalusian ports. in antic'-
patton of Anglo-Russian eventualities-