The record-union., 1898-08-08
Said That 1t Accepts the Conditions
Of the United States.
Asserts That Spain Bows to the Force Of
Circumstances. Having Done Nothing
TO Provoke the War Into Which
She Was UnwiIIingIy Led.


Sagasta, the Premier, has just conclud-
ed his conference with the Queen Re
gent. Her majesty approves the gen.
eral lines Of the reply of Spain to
Americas peace terms, which Senor Sa-
gasta explained to her.
The Cabinet council was postponed
until o'clock this evening as the note
was not yet fully drawn up. The Gov
ernment believes that the United States
VIII accept Spain's answer, which will
certainly reach the White House by
Tuesday. AS a consequence of the
United States accepting the reply, hos
tilities will Immediately afterward be
suspended
AS the reply to the American terms
was only submitted to the Queen Re-
gent to-day, all reports of her approval
yesterday of the American demands are
necessarily without foundation.
AMERICAN CONDITIONS AC-
CEPTED.
MADRID. Aug. 10 p. m.-The Cab
met Council terminated after having
completely approved the reply to the
United States. which, it is said, accepts
the American conditions
The reply will be telegraphed to Sc
nor Leon y Castillo, the Spanish Embas-
sador to France, tonight 50 that NJ
Cambon, the French ambassador at
Washington, Will receive it tomorrow
The Government is fully convinced
that the note will be satisfactory to the
Washington Government, and that a
suspension of hostilities Will be its i'm
mediate consequence.
COUCHED IN DIGNIFIED Lam
GUAGE.
MADRID, Aug. 1.-According to reli-
able sources of information, the Span
ish note is couched in dignified Ian
guage. Ii asserts that Spain bows to
the force OF circumstances, having done
nothing 10 provoke the war into which
she had been unwilingly led in the de-
fense of her rights and territory.
1t expresses a Willingness to appoint
delegates to meet the American COM
mission to discuss a regime for the
Philippines.
1t is understood that both Senor Sa-
gasta and Duke AImodovar de Rio, the
Foreign Minister, told the Queen Re-
gent that they felt deeply the painful
duty circumstances imposed upon them.
MADRID, Aug. 70 p. NIT is i'm
possible to know accurately the text of
SPANS answer to the American peace
terms. From a well-informed source
1t is learned, however, that while the
answer does not discuss the four bases
which the United States makes an es-
sential preliminary to peace, and which
Spain accepts without reservation, it
points out that in order to avoid the
definitive negotiations being in any way
complicated by incidents of the war. 1t
is expedient to agree beforehand TO a
suspension of hostilities. 1t is report
ed the Duke Almodovar de Rio, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mgr.
Merrydelval, Spanish ambassador TO
the Vatican, will be selected to repre-
sent Spain in the negotiations.
The newspapers make no comments
on the situation, owing to the strictness
of the censorship.
ASSEMBLING OF CORTES DIS
CUSSED.
PARIS, Aug. THE Madrid cores
pondent of the Temps" says:
The Cabinet Council this morning dis
cussed the question of assembling the
Cortes, but no decision was reached, as
the Ministers desire to ascertain If the
United States considers the approval of
Parliament necessary to the defnitive
signing Of peace.