The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-05
FIRST TERMS STAND
If Spain Doesn't Like Them,
That Settles It.
M'KlNLEY Is NOT H0GGISH
viii Waive Trihes But Main
Propositions Go.
a'KlNLEY Is NOT HOGGISH

Washington. Aug. 4-The United States
government was today waiting to again
hear rom Spain. and This time II was ex-
pected that the answer would be final
Firmly. but cour,eously. the president had
declined the earnest appeal OF the French
AMBASSADOR TO modify the demands OF
the United States except in slight and
comparatively unimportsnt respects
There was no doubt that the peace nego-
tiatlons were progressing 10 the entire
satisfaction of the president and the mem
beTs of the cabinet.
A statement 20 thai effect was made to-
day by a high official OF the AdminiStra-
ton who expressed the belief that within
a very short time there would De a com
plete cessation of hostilties. The con-
ference yesterday afternoon at the White
House. in which the president. NJ Cam
bon and Secretary Day participated. was
devoted almost entirely 10 a discussion
Of details which were regarded by the
president as uInmportsnt and hence the
requests of the French ambassador. for
the most part were acceded TO. one OF
these was that the commission 10 be ap-
pointed 10 settle he erms OF peace should
meet outside OF The United States and
refsrably in France. The president saw
no material objection to granting this re-
quest, and IL was said TO be practically
settled that the conferences would be
held in Paris. The Madrid government.
through NJ. cambon, propounded a num-
Der OF questions as to the time when
Spain would be expected 10 evacuate Gu
ba and the territory TO be coded the Unit
ed States, and as TO what proviso would
be made by the United States TO protect
the interests of Spanish subjects. NJ.
Cambon was informed upon all Of these
subjects presumably TO his satisfaction.
There was one point, however, which
the Spanish authorities. judging from
their communication to their representa-
tive here, failed 10 fully comprehend. and
Secretary Days call upon the ambassador
last night was for the purpose principally
OF making perfectly clear this one point.
which was that the evacuation Of Cuba.
Porto Rioo and one Of the LadToue
islands to be selected by the United
government of all those islands except
Cuba was made condition precedent 10
all peace negotiations. and that not until
these terms had been fully complied with
would this government consent TO enter
tain any peace propositions whatever.
This very important condition did not
seem to be fully eomprehended by the
Madrid authorities and II was with the
view of setting the ambassador straight
upon this point that Secretary Day made
his call upon VI. Cambon last night. The
questions upon which the Spanish gov
eminent had thus far asked for addition
al information were regarded by the ad-
ministration as perfectly legitimate and
proper, and up 10 today nothing had oc-
CURED TO bring in question the sincerity
of their motives. Under these circum-
stances It was the purpose OF the presi-
dent to deal with them in a spirit Of per
feet fairness and TO make the road %
peace as smooth for them as the rights
Of this government would permit. and 10
this end unimportant concessions were
readily granted.
II was midnight last night before the
concessions OF the president regarding the
meeting place of the peace commission
ers was communicated 70 the Madrid su-
thorities. so that allowing for the differ
ence in time, it was Impossible for an an
swer to have been received this morning.
However. It was expected that the delay
would not be long. probably al most not
more than a day or two. and that the
answer, when 1t came, would be found 10
be an unconditional acceptance OF the
terms as they stood There did not seem
to be occasion for further prolonged con-
sideration IN Madrid before making this
reply. inssmuch as the propositions that
confronted the Spanish cabinet were prac-
tically the same az those with which they
dealt at the prolonged meetings last sun
day and Monday.
The French ambassador was not dissp-
pointed in the result OF his meeting with
the president yesterday. he realized that
the Spanish plea for the attachments Of
the conditions would be useless 50 Tar -
It touched the vital points OF the demand.
He undoubtedly had reached that cony3c-
ton az the second iDerylew when the
president IN going over Wl;h him the
terms he proposed AZ a basis az peace
had impressed strongly upon him the DE-
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ths United States deamed would 5s fair
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