Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-08-18
PEACE
LAST
Day and Cambon Sign
a Formal Pro-
tOcol.
Hostile Operations of both
Parties at once
Stop.
Spain Acquiesces in All of
the Conditions Inn
posed.

! Washington, Aug. 1.-THE prelmi-
! nary negotiations looking toward the
confirmation of peace advanced a long
! step yesterday when Secretary OF
State Day and the French ambassador
agreed upon terms Upon which future
negotiations for treaty are to be
conducted and reduced these to the
! form Of a protocol This protocol,
1t is true, is to be signed and sub
mitted to the Spanish government be-
fore the formal signatures are affixed,
but the administration view as to the
progress made yesterday is set out in
, Nays sentence: 1T is expected that
this protocol will be executed.
There is always a possibility in deal
ing with the Spanish government that
1t may recede at the last moment from
an implied agreement, but it is scarce
! ly probable that it would be willin
to involve the French ambassador in
the difficulties that would follow, what
to the world would seem to be a repu-
diation Of his benevolent efforts in be-
half of Spain. There must be some
delay-possibly from "a to As hours.
before the next step can be taken aud
the protocol made binding upon both
! the United States and Spain by the at
tachment of the signatures OF the
plenipotentiaries, Day for the United
! States and Cambon for Spain. Tn
delay will be largely attributable 10
physical causes. he protocol is
long; 1t must be translated back and
forth Into different language no less
than five times before it reaches
Madrid. This work was not begun
until late yesterday afternoon.
AS to the character OF the protocol,
it can be stated on auth rlty that the
! terms are III All plqctcal points Ill
the abstract the presiaenLs conditions
published from the White house a
week ago. From this tact it is de-
Quoted that the acceptance cf the
/ conditions or qualifications sought To
be imposed on til j government were
the French ambassador. This deduc
, ton is supported by circumstances
| that in The early morning and before
the conference between Day and
Camb IL which resulted IN the agree
/ ment, there was Il prevalent impress
! sion, based upon utteIanCes OF public
men who talked with the president,
that the Spanish answer was unsaL-
lsfactory and that the negotiations
looked as If they might terminate
J suddenly. AS this situation changed
! suddenly after the conference, 1t can
be fairy assumed that the ambasa-
ador abandoned the conditions which
the president is repGted TO have re-
garded Us unsatisfactory. 1t Is be-
lieved that the protocol carries within
| itGnlf n iSinn pnGIDtinn
hostilities, On this point the naval
Cont,sgent Is urgent that our govern
ment should adopt NapoleoniC pol
icies, refusing to enter into an ar
mistice without acquiring some sub
stantial pledge to secure the con-
summation Of peace. What they
particularly desire is that our gov
eminent shall demand as u condition
the cessation of hostilities, surrender
to the United States OF the military
forces of MORO castle at the entrance
of Havana harbor and some such
points of vantage at the other inn
portant ports in the territory soon to
fall under our control
The peace negotiations are now
televed to be advanced to point
where the president has full warrant
i'll turning his attention in the direc
tion If the commissioners to be
charged by the United States with the
drafting OF the treaty of peace. 1t is
said that but one name has been
fully determined upon, namely, that
Of Secretary Day. who will head the
comm ssion. Bey lnd that point
there is no certainty.
The naval officers have made up
their minds that peace is at hand and
establishment to a peace basis. The
first step 10 be taken will be the re-
tirement OF the monitors from active