The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-31
AGUINALOO ASSUMES
A DEFIANT ATTITUDE

Admiral Dewey Cables the Opinion that the
United States will be Obliged 10 Make War
Upon The insurgents, for Which Purpose One
Hundred ard Fifty thousand Men Would be
Required. This Information Came While the
Cabinet was in Session. No Statement was,
Given out TO Press Representatives as TO the
Nature Of the Answer to Spain, as Such an
Act Would be Looked upon as Serious
Breach Of Diplomatic Etiquette. No News Of
importance was Received from The Field Of
War.
Washington. d. c.. July 30.-After Il
day of anxious deliberation and import
ant consultations, the reply of the
United States Government to the Span
ish overture for peace this afternoon,
was at last placed in the hands of Nj.
Cambon. the French Ambassador, to
ment of Spain. 1t was 4:30 O'Clock this
afternoon before the Minister received
the answer, and as it makes about |, 100
words in ALL and must be reduced to
the diplomatic cipher, and then trans
mitted by cable, the Madrid authorities
probably will not receive it until some
time tomorrow, Sunday.
AT 1890 o'clock this morning. in nc
cordance with the agreement reached
Yesterday, the members of the Cabinet
began to assemble at the White House.
but it was nearly II o'clock before they
were all present and ready to resume
their discussion at the point where it
was interrupted yesterday by adjourn
ment. Secretary Day had prepared IL
draft of the answer, based on the ex-
pressions Of his colleagues in the Cabinet
yesterday. and it was expected that only
a short time would he consumed in going
over and giving it formal approval. 1t
turned out otherwise, however. Proba-
cd themselves. or fresh influences had
been brought to bear, for the Cabinet,
WAS soon in animated discussion of the
Philippine question. On the other points
of the answer there was no disagree
ment, and these preparations were rati-
fed as they stool yesterday, namely,
Cuba to be freed. Porto Rico to be ceded
to the United States, one of the La
drone Islands probably Guam) to be
ceded to the United States as 81 coaling
station. and, as an immediate step, all
Spanish forces in the West Indies to be
withdrawn, with the formal relinquish-
ment by Spain of her sovereignty over
any possessions among these islands.
No war indemnity will be demanded. AS
to the Philippines. the Cabinet agreed
upon the following points: That Manila
Bay with the city and surrounding ter
ritory. should be retained i'll the posses
sion of the United States at least for
such a length of time as is necessary
to devise and put in operation some
plan for the future government OF the
entire group. After that point the MIN
divergence Of opinion began ana III
sorts of propositions were put forward
and urged by individual members as The
best means of dealing with the future
of the islands. In the very midst Of
the discussion. the element that had
strongly urged the necessity of protect
ing Agunaldo in any settlement we
should arrange. received IL severe check
through the receipt Of IA cablegram from
Admiral Dewey, stating that the Ilsur-
gent chief had assumed II defiant atti-
tude. and Admiral Dewey express sod the
opinion that the United States would be
obliged to make war upon them. the in
surgents. necessitating the requirement
of 150.0oO troops to subdue theEi. While
this did not bring about complete dis
missal Of the proposition to take the in
surgents into account in settling the