Show WOES WILL accumulate if she attempts to parley with the united states from now on the expenses of the war will be charged to her in addition to the territorial indemnity which will be asked this country will not resort to deceptive diplomacy washington july 28 it has been suggested in come quarters that spain has been most in making the advance of last tuesday and that her real purpose was to develop the position of the united states respecting the philippines hoping in this way to I 1 secure the active support of some european powers that have so far held aloof from her while this belief is not seriously entertained at the state department the government with out regard to its soundness will pro aeed in a plain straightforward way 0 o let spain know what is expected other if she desires peace it is not likely the european power coald profit materially by learning what the intentions of the united states are but at any rate it is due to the world at large and in the interest of fair dealing in international ter matters that our statements should be made it should be confessed that little hope is entertained that spain at once will accept the terms piu poked on the contrary a wave of popular indignation ia expected to sweep over abe peninsula upon the announcement of the conditions which will cause the spanish government to drop abe negotiations and sullenly fight on if there were any chance to procrastinate crasti nate to secure n armistice without committing themselves in fact to adopt any course that would postpone the evil day of settlement the bagatta ministry on boum tarn quickly towards it but from that point of view abe case is hopeless meeting abe spanish overture with frankness the united states will demand thai it should be treated in abe same spirit if a disposition is shown to parley at length this will pot be encouraged is it believed that abe french ambassador would be aparto to any such program if there buet be talk instead of action upon abe united states proposals the decision may proceed but absolutely without in any way retarding military or naval operations dewey and merritt will proceed to execute their program in abe philippines miles will continue bis advance upon porto rico and watson will load with bis for abe shores of spain As these expeditions may cost a areat deal of money the spanish government ern ment if it delays must expect to meet the expense when it comes to a settlement abe present disposition of our government is to demand no money indemnity from spain although it miral be fairly questioned whether abe small proposed territorial of porto rico and a chapla of coaling stations is anything like an adequate for abe half billion dollars expense that abe war has imposed upon us prom this time on however abe spaniards are to be held to good faith by imposing upon them any further and additional charges to which abe united states is pat dewey and merrul ed will spend ao many millions miles eo many and attson so many per week and the total will be balanced up with interest therefore though a rejection by spain of our terms is expected in the beginning there will be a steady pressure brought to bear that it is expected will lead to success iu the bear future not the faintest imposition is shown by abe representatives of european powers in washington to bring combined influence upon abe government of abe united states to secure better terms for spain than might be expected otherwise diplomats have BO far acquired enough knowledge of american Amei ican character and governmental methode as to realize that abe immediate effect of any such interference aal that proposed would be directly resented would arouse be spirit of resistance of the american people and would have exactly abe contrary effect to that in abe end madrid anly 23 2 p m with abe understanding that no indemnity will be demanded and spanish sovereignty 0 TAGS WOES WILL accumulate continued irom page 1 in the philippine islands will be rei the newspapers here consider the terms of beasa attributed to president mckinley aa being acceptable the papers however protest against the continuance of hostilities by the united states atter spain has sued for peace the minister for war general correa is arranging for the return of the span bah iah troops which surrendered at santi ago de cuba and is preparing stations to prevent the introduction of diseases into spain washington july 28 it can be elated on abe authority ot the state de apartment part ment and abe breien here that there were no overtures in behalf of spain for peace or a cessation of hostilities until the french ambassador last tuesday afternoon presented his note to abe president this statement ia made with knowledge of european denials an d buet be accepted as that of government Sovern ment of the united states therefore all the talk about bad faith shown by our government in pressing 0 the porto rican campaign during abe last few daysly foundation in addition to the reports ot the united flatea government the persona qualified lo 10 speak tor abe government fit spain in this country make an exactly similar statement and abo alleged charges of bad faith against the united states attributed to premier sagasta are discredited as inventions designed to i prejudice the successful progress of peace movement it cannot be contend 11 plated for a moment any more so than a personal exchange of views between persona in europe could be construed as an overture tor peace and although there may have been some ot this back loor gossip as it is denominated at abe state department it can be again af firmed that abe united states govern ment has not been a party to it moreover 60 far as ambassador cambon is concerned it can be stated positively that he made no overture direct or indirect or unofficial relating to peace or to any phase of peace prior to 3 tuesday afternoon even supposing there had been peace overtures which there had not been authorities regard premier Sa gastae al lebed statement that peace overtures over turea operate to stay the course of military operations ae little short 0 amazing and aa directly contrary not only to abe law 0 abe united states but the whole recognized power of international law in general international ia agree military opera aoa atop only when a trace or an armistice ami stice is actually concluded and that dfcia truce of mut be in writ ing until then the mere preliminary overture toward a suspension of hostilities tili ties is not regarded aa any warrant tor stopping the war this la expressed in the united slates instructions for the government 0 armies in the field as follows article belligerents include an armistice while their plenipotentiaries may meet without a preliminary armistice in abo latter case the war ia carried on without any abatement another section of the regulations is as follows article an armistice is not a partial er a temporary peace it is only the suspension 0 military operations to the extent agreed upon by the parties the military authorities as well as the specific regulations of the united states bold that there ia no suspension of hostilities prior to the agreement to suspend military operations even then the agreement Is binding on military commanders only from the time they receive actual notice of it in the meantime military commanders have the right to push forward and bold euch territory as they occupy the need for limiting this cessation of hostilities is obvious for until a signed agreement is made there is nothing on which to babe an armistice in the present case an armistice might include or exclude the philippines or porto rico as the time parties agree but until they agree there will be no obligation to abate military operations in any field of operations after the signing of the armistice preliminary to peace a status quo is established and all military operations come to a halt at the point designated and at points not designated the military operations proceed in the present case it the truce is general gen shatter gen miles and admiral dewey would simply retain the positions they now occupy and a moral obligation would be im posed not to strengthen theae positions or to make secure preparations for a more effective conclusion of war hereafter the military authorities agree that alie only qualification for this rule is that the reinforcements may be sent forward and the defensive but not offensive operations may be continued under such a rule spain could continue her preparation for defending the coast of spain even after a eu pension of hostilities and at the same time the united states could send forward reinforcements to gen miles and admiral dewey out all offensive operations would cease with these well defined rules of military procedure accepted by all nations the assertion attributed to premier sa gaeta that the mere overtures for a cessation of hostilities would in itself atop these hostilities ib regarded as unaccountable moreover it ia looked upon as showing a disposition on the part of spain not to deal with frankness and with the usual customs of international procedure but rather to adopt methods which will excite foreign powers and create a misleading prejudice against the united states this view is likely to seriously prejudice the efforts of the spanish government toward the opening of peace negotiations here as it seems that the only method of procedure which wilf be clearly understood by spain is to push the war forward vigor couely and without recourse to evasive diplomacy |