The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-11
SATISFIED.
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Cambon practically amounted to an
ultimatum.
1T is understood that unless the pro-
tocol is signed Immediately all negotia-
tons will be suspended and the war
vigorously continued The United States
will not abate its terms by an iota.''
No Answer Likely Today.
Washington, Aug. Little expecta-
ton is entertained of the receipt of the
Spanish answer to the latest PROPOSE
ton today. Because the negotiations
have narrowed down to a point where
the Spanish answer, if affirmative as
expected, would simply bestOw upon the
French ambassador, the authority to
sign the protocol, can be returned in VerV
few words it was thought by some an
answer might come today but the ma
jority, basing their judgment on the
well known representation of the Span
ish officials have no hope of so prompt
an answer.
The note itself embodying the agree
ment reached yesterday by Secretary
Day and Ambassador CambOn was all
filed with the telegraph companies be-
fore midnight last night but being in
cipher and subject to many delays OW-
ing to numerous translatiOns, it could
scarcely have been placed in the hands
of the Madrid authorities before noon
today, allowing for the difference in
time between Washington and Madrid,
If any one phase of the campaign
could influence the Spanish government
to speedy action in the contamination
of this protocol it would be the atti-
tude of the Cubans under Gomez in the
northern part of Santiago province, just
outside of the line marking the territory
conceded to the United States in IOraI S
surrender. The officials here have
known that the Spanish garrisOns in
HOlguin and some of the smaller towns
on the north coast and interior were IN
desperate straightS for food and war
supplies and had suffered an enormous
percentage of loss from disease and had
not our own forces under Shafter been
checked in their operations by the cpl
demic of fever a strong column would
have been thrown out to the nOrthWard
and have forced a surrender of all
these scattered detachments of Spanish
troops. Now, however, the Cubans I'M
der Gomez apparently have determined
to fOrestaIl the American commanders
in this movement and it is reported
have occupied several small towns
evacuated by the Spanish and are press
ing at the doors of Holguin.
Cubans Making Hay.
The matter has given some concern to
our military commanders as this Cuban
effort if successful may result in soon
bringing our government to pass
where it must find itself obliged TO
recognize the government set up by
Gomez in his march or come to an open
issue with the insurgents and forbid
them from conducting further opera
lions except where sanctioned by the
managers of our own campaign. AS
this is the case at Manila, so it is be-
lieved at Holguin, the Spanish com
mander would much prefer to surren-
der, if obliged to surrender at all to the
United States authorities and not to the
Cubans There are political reasons
Why the Spanish government should
impress this course upon its military
commanders, seeking as it has done TO
induce the United States to assume
sovereignty over Cuba instead of erect
ing a Cuban government. Therefore
this condition at Holguin if known to
BIanco may induce him to take steps
to surrender the place to any authorized
American officer
It is intfmated that the surrenders on
this basis woulds not cease at Eolgiun
and the rumor was afioat today that
Havana itself has surrendered, but this
failed of confirmation at all points where
such news naturally would find its way.
If these conditions are known to the
Spanish government at Madrid, the
fact may have an important bearing in
fastening the action Of the Sagasta
ninistery upon the pending proposition
from the United States government.