The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-04
PEACE TERMS
President Mckinley Makes Pub
lie q Synopsis Of His
Demands
They Are Practically rs Stated
by the Press the First Of
the Week.
We Occupy Manila Pending For
nation Of a New Gov
eminent.
Request for Further Explana-
tions Regarded q Hopeful
Sign.

Sign.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The follow
ing is an official statement given ont
by authority Of the president as to the
terms of peace offered to Spain:
"In order to remove any misappre.
hension in regard to the negotiations
for peace between the United States
and Spain it is deemed proper to say
that the terms offered by the United
States to Spain in the note handed to
the French ambassador on. Saturday
last are in substance as follows:
"The president does not put forward
any claim for pecuniary indemnity, but
requires the relinguishment of all
claim Of sovereignty over or title
to The island of Cuba, as well
as the immediate evacuation by
Srain of the island; the cession to
the United States and immediate evac-
uation of Porto Rico, aud other islands
under Spanish sovereignty in the West
Indies, and the like cession OF an island
in the Ladrones. The United States
will occupy and hold the city, bay and
harl or OF Manila. pending the con-
clus;o on OF treaty of peace, which shall
determine the control, disposition and
government of the Philippines. If
THESE terms are accepted by Spain IN
their entirety, it is stated that commits.
sioners will be named by the United
States to meet commissioners on the
part of Spain for the purpose Of con.
Guiding treaty OF peace on the basis
above indicated, II
No Reply Received.
When the cabinet met no word had
come from Spain either directly or
through the French ambassador in re-
Spouse to the demand Of the United
States. Notice was taken of the state-
ment from Madrid that further ex.
pianation had been asked by the Span.
ish government, but this has not been
directed SO tar to either the state de.
partment or the French embassy. The
allusion to further explanations, how.
ever, is regarded as rather hopeful
sign, as tending to show disposition
on the part Of the Spanish government
to close early with our terms, Tor 1t is
said that the expectation was that the
Spanish rejoinder would take the form
o. counter proposal. the effect of
which would be to lead to q diplomatic
sparring. It has been admitted at last
by members of the administration that
the terms of peace laid down by the
United States had been practically
stated with accuracy in the press dis
patches and realizing the futility of
further concealment, some official char
acter was to be given to the press
statements by the formal declaration
from the White House.
Some such step had been in contem-
plation for several days past in answer
to requests not only from the news
papers, but from number of public
men, who thought that the public
should be taken more thoroughly into
the confidence of the administration.
Il was argued on the other hand that
the negotiations might be seriously
,jeopardized by the i'll effect in Spain
by the publication of the terms inn
posed However, as has already been
stated, the full and accurate newspaper
publications descriptive Of the peace
negotiations have made it unnecessary
to maintain secrecy longer, and when
the cabinet met it was with the UNDER
standing that short synoptical state
menr touching the matter, though not
Including the text of the peace terms,
should be made public. 81
Government VIII Pay Damages.
It is understood to be the present in
tention OF the administration to assume
liability for all the indebted claims
presented by American citizens against
Spain on account of injury to personal
properly in Cuba. Some part Of this
liability may be imposed upon the gov
ernment of Cuba later on, when that
shall have been esta blished, and to in-
csude cases which can be directly
charged against the insurgents where
they have destroyed the property Of
American citizens in the course OF their
operations. This assumption by the
victorious naJlon OF liability for private
Gains is not new in the arrangement
Il peace conditions, but on the contrary
is rather in the line of the usual prac-
Ice.
L0 duuOUdt Va ehOSO SiSStAhC e6oAASce3
Spain in benalf of American citizens
who suffered in Cuba was $l5. 600, 900
at the time Of the destruction Of the
Name, It is estimated that this total
has been increased to $50, 900 600
since that time, and no doubt is enter
tanned that there are many other claims
of large amounts that have not Jet
been q ell
Major General Wade had long con-
sultatlon with Secretary Alger perfect
ing the details OF the expedition he
Will lead to Porto Rico TO reinforce
Gen ,ral Miles. Tine 10 regiments that
will make up this expedition have been
pracsi i ectei already, though
G .neral Wade may suggest some
am ,ndmen. It is felt TO he necessary /,
TO b .s.en tie departure of the expedi-
taon. Il .or no other reason than 70 re-
move the s,ldiers from their present
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