Show AWAITING A REPLY UNLESS TERMS ARE ACCEPTED WAR WILL CONTINUE french ambassador ill has power to act hat the agreement must be 1 ratified at t madrid on spain when war ceu cease washington aug I 1 persons best informed as to the probabilities declare that the answer of the spanish government to the terms of peace outlined by the government ot of the lite united states Is not expected before tuesday this opinion Is based upon a knowledge ot of the time when the united states slates communication muni cation was received in mad madrid rid which is not until an early hour this morning the time required to decipher it the necessity for an extended consideration ot of the matter by the spanish cabinet and also the necessity for carefully framing tho the rejoiner it Is not meant by this statement to question in any manner the plenipotentiary powers of M st cambon the french ambassador in dealing with the subject on the contrary they are la in latitude than those usually conferred in such cases but his position Is somewhat similar to that of the president himself who la Is obliged to secure the sanction of the united States senate to an any y treaty of peace that he be may prepare for the ambassador must submit to the madrid cabinet for its approval any agreement that he may enter into but in the drafting of such an agreement he is fully authorized to proceed in hla his discretion and to guard against any possibility of repudiation of his action he has been given the minutest definition of the concessions that will be made by the spanish government on every point that by any possibility could be expected to arise in the course of the negotiations it was not known to our government that M cambon had such powers when ho he appeared at the white house to receive the american answer and as only the president was satisfied that he was competent to deal in any authorized manner with our government the production of his credentials was hailed with satisfaction as tending to hasten the reaching of an agreement without loss in time and in the most direct manner technically the united states Is now treating with spain without the intervention of any third power it may be said also that M cambon is proceeding with straightforwardness towards his object and that there is no tear fear of devious diplomacy being introduced into the negotiations the progress made in the negotiations tin has given rise in some quarters to an expectation that hostilities are to be suspended very soon this will depend entirely upon the attitude of the spanish government and the future of its answer to our demands it has been made clear to the french ambassador bas that hostilities will not be suspended except upon the assurance of a full acceptance of our conditions and he be has undoubtedly informed the 15 spanish cabinet it depends on spain when the war shall beake |