Relander, Click; Medill, J. D.
Abstract:
"A formal request has been made by Spain through the French ambassador, for peace and the cabinet is now deliberating on an answer. There is little reason to doubt that Spain has made up her mind to give up Cuba and the abandonment of Porto Rico. It is admitted by leading members of the administration that upon only one point in the peace negotiations is there likely to be serious friction, and that relates to the future of the Philippines; but there is reason to believe that these difficulties will be rather internal than international in their character, at least from the outset. The president is firmly of the opinion that the United States has no use for the islands as a permanent possession. A reply to Spains' request is expected today."
