Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-08
SPANS ANSWER
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States note.
Should the Spanish answer be an
unconditional acceptance of our terms
some negotiations will be necessary to
agee upon the steps to be taken to give
effect to the agreement. So far as can
be learned it has not yet been deter
mined how this shall be done There
are two ways open.
The first is a military capitulation
by the captain generals of Cuba and
Porto Rico which will Immediately
place the American military or naval
commanders in technical occupation of
the islands and enable them to carry
out, in their own way and their own
time, the embarkatio of the Spanish
armies in the islands.
The question as to whether they
shall be permitted to carry off their
arms is not now as material as it was
in the case of the surrender of Gen.
Torals forces at Santiago, where oc-
cupying in the midst of the campaign
there was a necessity for securing the
moral effect of compelling the Spanish
soldiers to lay down their arms. Spain
having succumhed it might be urged
that the United States grant a conces-
sion on this point to Spanish pride.
This would not apply. however. to the
volunteers who might elect to remain in
Cuba. as it would not be prudent to allow
so large body of men to carry arms
without restraint in the days of recon
struction. when delicate and difficult mat
ters of internal policy are to he settled
and new methods applied to the govern
mont OF the sands.
The second method by which the pre-
limnary peace agreement might be for
mally affected would be by protocol to
be signed by a representative of the Pres
ident, probably Secretary Day in this
case, and by NJ. Cambon in behalf of the
Spanish government
1t was by just such an agreement as
this, known as the Gushing protocol. that
war with Spain was avcrted as result
of the Vrginius affair This course hay
ing the weight OF precedent, may be
adopted in this case.
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of the attitude Of the insurgents. but
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strength and probably will be in Il posi-
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