The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-07-21
THE PEACE TERMS.
Open Up the otiattons-War
Preparations Will Coutinue.

WASHINGTON, July l6.-The presi.
dent is determined not to wait for
Spain to begin to sue for peace, but
will go ahead with his preparations
for the expeditions to Porto Rico and
Spain. If Spain is sincere in asking
| for peace, there will be nothing lost
by these preparations. The president
is anxiously awaiting the report of the
commissioners arranging the surren.
der and what methods are proposed
| for the sending home of the Spanish
troops before he decides how it shall
be done. While there was general
talk of peace here Friday and feeling
that the action Of Spain in agreeing to
the surrender of Santiago indicates
her appreciation of the hopelessness of
continuing the struggle, this optimistic
view is not shared by the president
and several members of his cabinet.
They have had too much experience
with the Spanish character in the past
year to feel warranted in expressing
belief that the termination of the war
is in sight.
The position of the administration
in regard to peace is clear enough and
the 81 i.uation at present is divided as
| follows:
First--No direct representations in
the direction of peace have been re.
ceived by this government.
Second-No proposition will eman.
ate from the United States, it having
| been determined that the initiative
shall be taken by Spain.
Third-No propo ,als or suggestions
| will be received except from Spain di.
! : CT. the interve n tion of third power
.a.t h.ing acce ptable.
Fourth-The United States will take
possession of Porto Rico. whether that
island has been actually seized by
American forces or not at the time
peace is proposed. The retention of
the Spanish colonies already captured
is another c ,ndition.
Every effort will now be made to i'm.
prove the sanitary condition of our
! troops at Santiago, and as many as
possible will be ordered back to the
United States, and but a few of them
will be sent to Porto Rico There 10
now only one contingency that can
prevent the forcible invasion of Porto
Rico, and that is an armistice, with Q
view to peace negotiations. In the
event that Spain should sue for peace,
now that Santiago has fallen, the
United States would insist upon occu-
pying the island, but 1t would be in q
peaceful manner.
MADRID, July 18.-The pacific ten.
dency is increasing. The general pub.
lie take a favorable view Of the sug.
gestion that the powers should at
tempt the re-establishment of peace,
but it is said, contrary to the reports
current, France has not taken the in.
itiative.
MADRID. July 16.-The minister for
war, Gen. Correa, is quoted as saying
in an interview that he tho ught peace
might be arranged on the following
terms:
The United States and Spain to agree
to let the Cubans decide by pie bis
cite whether they desire Independence
or autonomy under. the suzerainty of
Spain.
The two governments to agree to
abide by the result of the plebiscite.
In the event of the Cubans voting
for indie pendence, the United States to
allow Spain nine months in which to
withdraw her army, gradually and
dignifedly from Cuba.
LONDON, July l8.-The Madrid cor.
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
'The government has definitely de.
cided to open peace negotiations With.
out delay, proposing as a basis, the re-
nunciation Of all rights over Cuba and
the immediate discussion of anyiother
reasonable proposals the United
States may make"
The Madrid correspondent of the
Standard says:
The Carlist agitation is assuming
proportions in many of the northern
provinces which may serve as fresh
argument for action on the part of the
government The civil and military
authorities acting under instructions
OF the ministers of the interior and of
war, are closely watching the move.
ments of Carlist emissaries, who are
frequently fitting about the old haunts
OF Carlism, coming to Madrid, going
to Brussels, Bayonne and Bau to re-
port the results of their propaganda
and preparations.