Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-31
SPAIN HIS OUR R[PLY
Issue Now Rests with the
Madrid Government.
THE END N SIGH I
Memorable Conference at
the White House.
PEACE TERMS M0DIFItn
French Ambassador at Washington F,llx
Empowered I" Negotiate Tor AZ 1ermi-
""'io" ~ nos,.lnie.. Mckinney
Comedies ro'nt After
L""s Argument.
PEACE TERMS MODIFIED
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WASHlNGToN, July 30.-Events of
me most momentous character ucc,Irr-
ga at the conference at the White
il"use TINS afternoon between presi-
a s +, McNihicy. Ambassador Cambon,
ul FRANCE. and Secretary Day, carrying
me Peace negotiations far beyond the
h,er': submission OF terms of peace by
me United States. and reaching the
p"llil Oh 4 preliminary basis of peace
| between the government of Spain ana
the government Of the United
SUES needing only the rati-
!ira'inn Of the Spanish cab
| met OF what was done today to bring
the war To an end. This was accom-
riished when Spains ambassa dor. M.
oainDon. presented to the President
credentials he had received from the
' ,,1',l,,S,, sonrrnment appointing him
tarE, with complete instruction as 70
| me manner of acting upon every one Of
me peace conditions presented by the
IEiteu states. including the disposition
- Gupa Porto Rico, the Philippines
me course of the negotiations win
.nese credentials. authorizing him r.
sisaA as pienipotentiary for the .yovo
str .,,l.Inr VI SPAN, and With full in
~ ,,pl's on every point at issue. Am
"aSs''oor 1ambon. in behalf OF SnoIn
ny only received the peace condi,;nn,
'''n down by the American c.l,ii1,
1871 ~ NE day but thereupon en-
e!eu upon their full discussion win !, |
view 10 reaching 4 final and ro,n,i,.a
-, - ''cri'-nt. After strong argument |
.i'e President ana Secretary Dav ..,,nr /
s.ae1u !" a modification Of the Ameri-
l,,,.s -; '' !, ~ one particular What re-
, ,'les :" II rs not disclosed but II is 10
,,'Neu nor to apply to The couuitions 81,
! -" !tDSolt1f" independence. Of f.,,1,, 49,
" ,rss'o or Porto Rico, or the s,ran1fne
; Is, ,'luate ealing stations to The UNI
which petal particular tbs t,ar,ai. ~
il''.1tieatl'', Will be restored Thr
una a,. n.I.nnght about practjcaI
~, 800, ia ' tr he President and
mtied the results 81 rs n1 PIE
Madrid for approval, Mann f.,na .la's-
Iwul end the war. cilte 10
Ambassador Cambon's cali given,
for o'clock and it was exp
last but few minutes. While tn set J
swer Of the United State. was to
handed him. Eut. since th> : nrini,,., I;
proposition of Spain was preAntedT = Ia Ia /
Tuesday. NJ. Cambdn had ,r.n. ,as6 |
himself 10 speak with authority on n' tta
questions which We're to arts. ,ri ne
President himself had preferre, tt ne
course. although outside of hile,n,,ss
and the ambassador few We're avn |
that the latter could come ready
treat as the envoy nj Spain The tira
instructions to NJ Camhon made him
merely a medium of communicating
Spains first ncte. but now he is en-
powered with all the attributes of the
direct diplomatic officers of Spain.
| .,nd qualified to act for the government
within his very complete instructions.
The meeting was held in the Presi-
dents library and. both in the subjects
discussed and the impressive manner
in which the argument proceeded, it
!, was 4 conference destined to become
! memorable. After NJ Cambon had
presented his credentials as Dlenipo-
i tertiary. ana they had been examined
land his status recognized as the envoy
of Spain. the first business was tho
. presentation of the terms laid down by
4 the United States government. Secre-
{ iary Day read ,h:. terms. pausing al
a the end Of each sentence.
. Then began the discussion point by
!, | point. The President and ambaSsado,
addressed each other With the greatest
: freedom and frankness, each maintain
ing the justice OF his opinion on the
! several points involved. When at last
! after an eloquent plea by the ambassa
:, dor. it was agreed to modify the con
. ditions in one particular. Secretar,
= Day withdrew for an hour and at
u tended to drafting the modification
: This accomplished, the ambassador ad
y dressed himself to the President no
!. so much as the advocate of Spain, blu
personally. having with the President
man for man. a like interest in human nj
Guence and he spoke With an intensit
:, of feeling. which made deep i'm
- preston on the President and others
> He spoke in French. each sentenc
III being caught up and inter
prcted by NJ. Thiebault, SO that tn
; earncstness of the ambassador lost lit
r tie by this Indirect method Of communi
Z. cation.
The President spoke with enns
frankness. ana in the lengthy discus
sion there was scarcely q. point in tn
whole range of the war which was No
met and freely considered.
10 What the modification is that his
III been agreed upon can be only COME,
z, tured. but there is reason TO beleN
H. that II relates to the time when actu
i hostililies Will be suspended. or eli
h to the extent or our interest in Il
he PHILIPPINES. leaving unchanged Il
D. condition that Spain shall withdra
from Cuba and Porto Ri@o, grant t
United States coaling stations in t
Pacific and make importantly cesslons
the Philippines.
int 1T is now for the Madrid gSovernme
70 to give final approval to 2what V
.e- partially accomplished todsMy. Tt
~ even possible that this apprdbynlS M
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