Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-29
REPLY FORMULATED
Cabinet Has Discussed President Nc
Kinley's Answer to Spain's Note
Asking for Peace.
NO MONEY INDEMNITY ASKED
Terms Will Be Explicit Be Sent As
An Ultimatum Which the Madrid
Government Must Either Re-
iect or Accept.

Washington, July 29.-The answer tt
the Spanish note to be communicated b,
this government, as made up for sub
mission to the cabinet, makes the fol
lowing general terms as to our condi
tlons of peace:
The absolute cession of Puerto Rico
the REIMBURSEMENT of Spanish sovereign
ty in Cuba: the cession of several small
islands adjacent to Cuba and Puerto
Rico to the United States, leaving the
disposition of the Philippines and Other
islands in that quarter subject to future
negotiations.
The present aim, it is further author
tatively stated, is to establish and main
tain coaling station in the Philippines
with an adequate land area, etc, in con
nection Herewith, and to build up there
an American city, possibly at Manila
itself.
The Cabinets Decision.
The cabinet has discussed the presi
dents answer to Spain's peace propose
and reached the following decisions:
Absolute surrender of Puerto Rico tC
the United States, the recognition o.
the independence of Cuba; the cessior
of one of the LadrOne islands as a coal
ing station, and the cession to the Unit.
ed States of at least one coaling station
in the Philippines.
The question is undecided what dis
position will be made of the Philippines
as a whole. 1t can be stated that all
members of the cabinet are opposed to
our retention of these islands. There
has been no decision as yet on the ex-
tent to which the government will &c
in its decision respecting the future of
the Philippines, but it is probable that
in the answer the president will express
a willingness for this government to
leave the future government of the
Philippines entirely in the hands of a
joint commission to be appointed by
this government and the government of
Spain. The probability is that the
United States will insist upon guar
antec of certain reforms in the govern
ment Of the Philippines.
VIII Be an Ultimatum.
Our answer will make no mention OF
money indemnity, neither will there
be any armistice at all. The answer
will be in the nature of an ultimatum
and if Spain does not accept it size will
fare worse in the future. The note
from Spain, it is said, was very adroit
and equiv0cal document, implying that
the only question involved was Cuba.
Apparently Spain might not really have
intended getting q direct answer from
us, but only to open diplomatic CORE.
spondence. This government will not
have any such correspondence, but will
make straight forward statement OF
its present peace terms for Spain's ac
ceptance or rejection, naming condi
tions that under the circumstances are
reasonable and even generous.
The cabinet has also decided that
Spanish sovereignty in the entire Carib
bean and West Indian waters must bt
utterly removed. This means that tho
Spanish flag must be taken down from
every one of the numerous small islands
in the hemisphere. All Indebtedness
assumed by Spain and charged agains
both Cuba and Puerto Rico will not b'
assumed by this government and al
commercial treaties now existing be
tween these islands and other portions
of Spain's domain will be invalidated b.
the transfer of authority.
The cabinet members, after the meet
ing, declined to speak regarding thei
session, but 1t is believed they have al
most reached substantial agreement
and that at tomorrow's meeting th'
document to be sent Spain will be lait
before the members for further consid
GRAFTON and approval.