The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-06
President and a Majority Of the
Cabinet Agree Upon Terms
to &c offered.
INsWER GOES TO CAMBON TODAY
Destiny Of the Philippines to Be Left
TO a Commission From Both
Countries.
SUGGESTIVE NEWS FROM DEWEY
His Telegram Has Much to Do With
the Cabinets Resolutions in
Relation to the Phil
ippincs.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Thc paper
prepared by Day as an answer of the
United States to Spain's peace pro
posal, as laid before the cabinet today,
contained 100 words. 1t is now un-
derstood the president and a majority
of the cabinet favor u retention of n
coaling station at Manila and to exer-
else practically the same sovereignty
over the city and port as is exercised by
Great Britain at Hong Kong. This, it
is believed, will be the final result of
today's meeting. A commission will
probably be suggested to carry into
execution certain governmental re-
forms which this government, it is be-
lieved, will insist upon.
Cabinet Adjourned.
The cabinet adjourned at / p. m. AS
to the Philippines it n decided TO
leave their government open for the
present, to be determined later by n
commission to be appointed by the
two countries, the United States in the
meanwhile to exercise control and ju-
risdiction over Manila, its harbor and
the Immediately surrounding terri
tory.
The answer of the United States is
to be handed the French ambassador
at 2 this afternoon, when Il complete
statement, though not the text of our
answer, will be made public.
The Terms. Fl
With regard to other questions than
the Philippines the situation is, as
stated yesterday:
The absolute cession to the United
States of Puerto Rico and all the
islands in the West Indies save Cuba.
REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of SOW
ereignty in Cuba, the United States
to exercise control there until a stable
government is established
Acquisition of n coaling station in
the Ladronc islands, perhaps the Caro-
lines.
No assumption of Spain's Cuban or
Puerto Rican debts by the United
States.
No war indemnity from Spain.
1t is understood the commission is
to have charge Of the entire question
of the terms of peace on the condition,
however, that the Spanish troops be
removed immediately from Cuba and
Puerto Rico and that the United States
shall have one of the Ladrone islands.
Tin Sober second Thought.
The general principle underlying the
arrangements for peace with Spain is
understood to be the development of
the sober second thought Of the Amer
lean people as to the disposition of the
Philippines, unclouded by the clash of
wal and unaffected by the momentary
lust for territorial acquisition. OF
curse it is understood that no matter
what form the Philippine arrangement
takes the United States is to acquire II
naval station there, for it is UNDER
stood the original plan to acquire a
coaling station has been brondened in
to a demand for a naval station. The
argument that has brought about this
change was the representation by the
naval war board that one of the most
pressing needs of the United States
naval vessels in Asiatic waters was a
good dry dock and some machine
shops where repairs always required
by the complex warships4 of today can
be offered. The maintenance of n naval
station would require more territory
than u coaling station ard the ex-
istence of a dockyard at Cavite
has fixed the eyes of the naval war
board upon that place as one ready
made for our occupancy. A naval sta
ton involves some resident population
to supply the necessary labor and
some agricultural land to maintain
this population, the extent of the ter
ritory depending entirely upon the
size of the station and it's Importance.
Some naval officers are urging, and
their representations have been given
weight, that the whole island of Luzon
is not too great an eNpanse to support
properly such n station as the United
States will require. They point also
to the difficulty that would be
tered in defending the station which
does not occupy the whole island upon
which it is located. On the other hand.
it is pointed out that there are several
thousand semi-bnrbarous inhabitants
on Luzon whose government would
oblige the United States to keep n con-
siderable military and naval force al
ways on and about the island, without
a proper rccompcnse.
Terms Not Given OUT.
The statement that The commission
will have charge of all peace arrange
ments is on the certain conditions that
their names are confirmed.
The president has decided not TO
give out Il statement Of the terms in
the reply to Spain. rs diplomatic pro-
prietics require they should be put in
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