The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-12-01

Probable Purchase of the CarOlineS.
PARIS, Nov. 2S-The joint Peace
Commission met promptly at 2 o clock
this afternoon and the Spanish Com
missioners Immediately announced
the acceptance of the American de-
mands.
The Spanish Commissioners an
nouuced that, being authorized by
their Government TO reply that the
American propositions are inadnlissi.
sBleotr legad prancfp1es. ssil1 are mo-
a proper compromise on legal princi-
pies, on the Spanish part all diplo-
matte resources are exhausted, and
the Spanish Commission is now ask
ed to accept or reject the propositions.
Spain, inspired by reasons Of patriot
ism and humanity and to avoid the
horrors Of war, resigns herself to the
power of the victor. She accepts the
offered conditions in order TO conclude
treaty Of peace.
When the members Of the two
Commissions were seated Senior Mon
tero Rios, the president Of the Span
ish Commission, handed the Spanish
replyt to Mr.. Ferguson, the Spanish
interpreter attached 20 the U. S.
Peace Commission. The answer Of
the Spaniards was SO short that less
than 10 minutes were consumed in
rendering it into English for the
Americans.
Spain's reply was as stated and
added that throughout the contro-
yersy Spain had the strongest argu
ment and that, as between positions
so diametrically opposed, the Ameri-
can offer Of 10000, 900 was not . fair
SUM. Nevertheless, the reply con
tinued, Spain desired TO avoid any
further disorder, and had concluded
to accept the American offer uncon-
ditionally and thus bow to the supe-
rior power Of the victor.
The secretaries were 1nen empow-
cred to prepare the treaty articles
embodying the cession of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines and the
payment by the United States of 500, :
| coo, 600 for the submission TO tne meet
ing which VIII be held on Wednes-
day next.
The Americans demands included
the acquisition Of the whole Of the
Philippine and Sulu groups for $50,
0O0,0OG, and it is also understood the
United States will purchase the Car
oline group.
The question of the debt Of Cuba
was left unsettled The next meet
ing will take place On Wednesday.
There is no denying that the whole
European continent will bitterly re
| sent American acquisition of the Phil
! ippines. This sentiment is not con
fined to diplomats, but especially here
in Paris it is the opinion constantly
heard in the highest French society
1t is known that high official of the
French Foreign Office said yesterday;
"The appearance Of the Americans
in Eastern waters is g disturbing fac
tor to the whole of Europe. Ameri-
cans, as is well known, lack diplomat
ic manners, and will surely bring con.
stant trouble to all of u.s."
AS to the general sentiment, Mr.
William T. Stead, who has just re.
! turned here from a tour Of France
Belgium, Germany, Russia, Austria
Turkey and Italy, and who has seen
the highest politicians in each coun
try and in some cases their rulers, said
to day to a correspondent of the AS
soc1ated Press:
"The immense majority of Euro
peans are, of course, absolutely ignor-
ant of what has happened. Intent
upon their daily toll, they neither
know nor care what occurs in the 9th.
er hemisphere. But Europeans who
read the newspapers are able to form
what may be called public opinion
in the Old World. They are particu-
larly unanimous in the matter. Out
side of England have not met a sin
gle non-American who was not op-
posed to the expansion of America.
Nor through my whole tour of Europe
have l met European who did not
receive the protestations of the genu-
inc sincerity with which the Ameri-
can people entered on the war with
more or less mocking incredulity."
Railroad Notes.