The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-30

will be revived, and the supplemental en-
traiit on treaty Of 1882 will be revived in
addition ia several modws vivendi agree
ments 1t is expected that rho secretaries
VIII submit the treaty at the Joint session
tomorrow, when all other points for nego-
tiation will be discussed, Thus the COM
missions tomorrow will have before them
the entire treaty for amendment approval
or rejection
On all the points outside the protocol
there will be friendly negotiation only.
Spain having the right Ito name the prices
she wants for her territory, to reject or
accept the American offers,
The Spanlards no less than the Americans
now are anxious to conclude the business
which brought them here.
TIE So.ai, Reviewing the situation at
length, says: "piobnbly the greatest dlr-
ficulty the. United States has before her
VIII be she strong differences Of opinion
in The senate and the house on the question
OF the territorial expansion"
The PatM Blue s,ys Spain Will congratn-
late her on having put an end 10 these
painful negotiations and flnishe1 this sad
chapter 70 her history Those Of the
gret perhaps that they should not Havo
shown themselves more generous in victory
and that they should have too easily for
gotten the dislmtercsted and exclusive phi
lanthnopic motives in the name of which
they undertook the war. They can not see
either. without some disappointment, the
sudden and complete breaking down OF the
principles that have made the greatness
and prosperity of their Republic. and thay
unXiously ask themselves what Influences
the policy OF conquest VIII have upon their
destlrdes and upon the world. The Monroe
doctrine Is now ont OF dase The American
Republic, conquering and coloni7ins no
longer has tho right to close to Europe tho
new continent. since she herself has stepped
out OF il.
The Intransigcant alludes 10 the possible
objection OF Great Britain and Germany TO
the cession OF the Sulu islands on tb"
ground that the treaty of 1877 stipulated
that this group does not properly belong
to the Philippines. and remarks; How
ever that may be, the presence In the calnp
OF international policy of the United states
az colonial power of Importance is a
serious event and ono that may have un-
foreseen consequence
As the result of the work of Mr.. More
ANA Senior Ojeda. the draft OF The articles
embody6ng the protocol agreement was
completed this evening. Ii viii be given
to the two commissions tomorrow. There
will be little delay on these articles.
Mr. Moore will also submit tomorrow 10
| the United States commissioners the. sub
] teofs 10 be pres4nted to the Spaniards for
negotiations These for convenience are
being drafted into the form OF articles.
The release Of the insurgent prisoners
| held by Spain will go into the prolocoi
agreement, 1t having been already asresI
| wat Spain is 10 release them upon the
United states undertaking 10 secure tho
release of Spanish prisoners In the hands
| Of Agllinaldo. This question is 80 Intimate
ly rotated TO the peace treaty that it mas
BEEN removed from the subjects mat are
matters OF negotiations ana mas psen eni
hoaIed in the articles containing the pro-
tncol apraements.