The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-04
NO REPLY YET.
Spain's Answer to Our Peace Pro.
posal Has Not Yet Reached
Washington,
Though There Have Been Several
Communications Relative to
the Matter.
Statement That Spain Is Await
ing Our Answer, Therefore
Premature.
Said the Spanish Cabinet Will
Accept the American
Proposal.

WASHlNGTON, Aug. AT 5 O'Clock
the positive statement was authorized
that the Spanish reply to the Ameri.
ran peace demands had not been re.
ceived at the French embassy. There
have been o considerable number Of
communications received from the
Spanish government bearing on peace
negotiations. but nothing in the sense
of q decisive reply to be communicated
to the president, and no conference
with the president has yet been al.
ranged by NJ. Cambon. The statement
that Spain was expecting a response
from the United States therefore is at
least premature.
PARIS, Aug. 4.-The Madrid CORE.
spondent Of The Temps telegraphs,
saying that if the definite reply of the
United States on the peace proposals
arrives during the day the Spanish
cabinet will meet at once and officially
accept the terms. The cabinet minis.
ters, the correspondent adds, believed
that the agreement would be accepted
by the country without opposition.
and the government will not summon
the cortes before autumn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. THE reports
from Madrid, by way Of London. stat.
ing that Spain had determined upon
an answer to the demands of the
United States. and that the answer had
been sent or was now en- route to
Washington, had the effect of arousing
the most lively interest in all official
quarters. While the reports are &C.
cepted as showing the undoubted ten.
dency Of the Spanish government for
peace, and as likely to be borne out in
the near future by the formal response
of Madrid, yet it can be stated posi-.
lively that so far the United States
government has received no answer
from Spain nor has the French embassy
received an answer which will be com.
municated to the authorities here. 1t
is apparent from this that the answer
could not have been sent from Madrid
on Monday as stated in some foreign
reports. The misapprehension doubt.
less arises from the fact that the Ma.
drid cabinet, after receiving the Amer.
lean terms desired more information
on some of the points involved. This
led to a cable communication to NJ.
Cambon. 1t was not intended as q re.
Spouse to the American terms, and it
was in no sense conclusive upon the
subject matters of the negotiations.
There was no need ven of a call by NJ.
Cambon at the White House or at the
state department. This continues to
be the situation up to the present time,
namely a communication having been
received relative to the American terms.
but not one of such a final character
as to constitute an answer for submits.
sion to the United States government.
AT the same time, a final Answer is ex.
pected daily. and almost hourly, and
although no official intimation has been
given, it is possible that the decision
has been already reached at Madrid.
1t has not reached any quarter in
Washington up to the present time.
however.
Negotiations May Consume Some Tina.
On the assumption that peace is near
at hand, som attention is being given
to the steps by which this may be
brought about formally, and the meas.
ures necessary to be adopted imme.
diately afterward. 1t is said to be not
at all improbable that the prelimina.
rles leading up to the signature Of the
treaty OF peace may consume fully
three months, so that it may be well
along toward the legal date for the as.
sembly of congress-, before the presi.
dent will be prepared to sub.
init a peace treaty to the
senate. This allowance of time is
rather moderate than excessive. W.
were two years, from 1881 to 1883 In
arranging a peace with Great Britain
to Terminate the Revolutionary War.
In the case Of the Chinese. JAPANESE
war, 1t was several months before the
commissioner were able to perfect the
treaty OF Shimoniseka, which termin.
ated that wal. Itdoes not follow from
that an actual state Of war VIII
prevail during this interval Of three
months, Tor az q matter Of fact hostili. |
Ties will terminate within q verv few
Gays after Spain has notified the
United States government of her ac.|
ceptance OF the terms laid down in the
presidents note of last Saturday.
1t Is said here SPANS pledge to &C..
cept the broad conditions laid down by
Inc United States will take the form Of
> "rltten agreement, something in the
nature OF a protocol, which. while a
very necessary step in the negotiation
a treaty. is not always a part Of the
document.
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