The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

EE N#aHtHe tAHHEH wa SOB NaaNH q
Yaiae 10 tas ,stuernrat
WAaJlsarUS Juy W Nearly Eve
boun EARNEST discussion by the pres
dent and his constitutional advisers -
tae nature 80 the response 70 De made
aF Sine government % the Spanish
overture for peace. brought 80 con.
gIas59a and the subject necessarily was
pastpaasd iur further consideration at
another meetiuE OF the cabinet 70 be
Rsi3 az 1850 tai4 morning. such
was the formal statement % the sltua-
lion made ut the eoHc,usion Of the
days Wofs by each member Of tbv
cabinet who gas quest Toned upon the
subject
Substantial agreement Reached
a fual conclusion. however. IS much
nearer than th.s statement would seem
DO indicate, and Indeed there Is little
reason 60 doubt that an agreement hiss
been reached upon al the substantial
points at issue and that what remains
to be done to-day is rather to smooth
away inequalities and adjust some very
minor points VI difference before maxi
ing the answer expected by NJ Cam
bon.
what o. tbs Philippines
The point under discussion during
the greater part Of the meeting was
what disposition should De- made OF the
Philippines On the either questions
uuauimtty developed There was to
br Independence demanded COR Cuba;
Porto Rico was 10 be coded TO the
United States coaling stations were
t0 be acquired at Guam Ia the Ladroue
islands and one 10 the Caroline is
lands
Were Quickly Disposed or
These propositions were disposed Of
quickly but when it came to the Philip
pines some diversity Of opinion was tr-
vealed As near as can be gathered
this does not relate muinly to the re-
teutiou Of the islands on that propo-
sjtion q majority Of the cabinet was
speedily recopded To the negative.
Bot accepting the broad proposition
that Spain was 20 be allowed to keep
These possessions,
other Questions u Importance Developed,
and il was felt thut these must be IS
sNered definitely before the subject
could Dc disposed of There was no
question as to the propricty Of de-
manding a eoaling station 10 the Phil
ippiues, md, white there reasonably
might be q difference Of opinion Of the
location and extent Of this station, lit
tie difficulty was expected 10 be en-
counted ia solving that problem
because the matter could be referred
TO the naval board, who are competent
70 deal with the subject.
The Claims u the Philippine nsurebntu.
Some members OF the cabinet felt
that, the insurgents under Aguiualdo.
having acted Independently Of the
United States from the very beginning
% the insurreetionarv nofe, aud hay
ing lately shown q disposition to make
trouble for us. had no moral claim
upon the Omitted States in the settle
ment Of the terms Of peace. On the
other hand, 10 was urged that our gov
svtend NJ opp9ss'l y
world, and that this would be done
best IN the present ease by requiring
spain 70 extend genuine autonomy to
the Philippines
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