The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-04
REPLY TO SPAIN.
The Document Submitted to N. Cam.
bon, French Ambassador, Saturday.
The Government Of the Philippines Left
Open for the Present, to he Deter
mined by Com mmission to BE Ap.
pointed BY the Two Countries.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The cabinet
convened in special session Saturday
to approve formally the answer of the
United States to the Spanish note ask
ing peace. Practically all was in read
iness for final vote, the language of
the diplomatic note to be communi-
Gated to Spain, having been practical
ly settled upon Friday.
1t is understood that the question
left open as to the Philippines has
been settled by leaving the govern.
tnent of the islands to the decision of
broad conditions 70 be required of
Spain, these conditions being pro-
tective of American life.
1 Still, the general principle underly-
ing the arrangement is understood to
be the development of the sober Sec
ond thought OF the American people as
to the disposition OF the Philippines,
unclouded by the clash of war and un-
affected by the momentary lust for
territorial acquisition. OF course it is
understood, with regard to other ques-
tions than the Philippines, the situa-
tion is as stated Friday:
Absolute cession to the United States
o. Porto Rico and all the islands in
the West Indies save Cuba.
REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of sover-
eighty in Cuba. The United States
will exercise control there until a
able government can be established.
Acquisition of coal station in the
Ladrone islands and perhaps the Caro-
lines
No assumption of Spain's Cuban or
Porto Rican debts by the United
States.
No war indemnity from Spain.
The answer of the United States was
submitted to NJ. Cambon, the French
ambassador, at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
WAsHINeToN, July 3O.-There were
intimations at the state department
Saturday that Spain will accept the
terms as laid down by the president
and that the next move on the part
of the Madrid government will be
such a notification and a request
for the cessation of hostilities Of
course this will be granted if the re-
quest for the stopping of the war is
coupled with positive acceptance of
our terms.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The persons
best informed as to the probabilities
declare that the answer of the Spanish
| government to the terms of peace out
lined by the government of the United
States is not expected before Tuesday.
This opinion is based upon a knowl-
edge of the time when the United
States communication was received in
Madrid, which was not until an early
hour Sunday morning, the time re-
quired to decipher it, the necessity for
an extended consideration of the mat
ter by the Spanish cabinet and also the
necessity for carefully framing the re-
joinder. 1t is not meant by this state.
ment to question in any manner the
full plenipotentiary powers of NJ.
Cambon, the French ambassador, in
dealing with the subject On the
contrary they are in latitude wider
than those usually conferred in such
cases. But his position is somewhat
similar to that of the president him.
self, who is obliged to secure the
sanction OF the United States senate
to any treaty Of peace that he may
prepare, for the ambassador must sub
init to the Madrid cabinet for its sp
proval any agreement that he may
enter into. But in the drafting o1
such an agreement he Is fully su
thorized to proceed in his discretion
and to guard against any possibility
Of Reputation of his action he ha.
been given the minutest definition o.
the concessions that will be made by
the Spanish government on every poin'
that by any possibility could be ex
pected to arise in the course of the ne
gotiations 1t was not known to oul
government that NJ Cambon haG
such powers when he appeared Satur
day afternoon at the white house Il
receive the American answer, bu
that he was competent to deal in al
authorized manner with our govern
ment. the production of his credential
was hailed with satisfaction, as tend
ing to hasten the reaching of an agree
ment without loss of time and in tn
most direct manner, for TECHNICAL.
the United States is now treating
with Spain without the intervention
of any third power. It may be sal
also that M. Csmbon is proceeding
with strsightforwsrdnes toward
his object, and that there is NO fear o
devious diplomacy being introduces
into the negotiations