, 1898-11-01
SPAIN MUST YIELD
AMERICAN PEACE COMMISSION.
ERs DEMAND THE ENTIRE
ARCHIPELAGO.
United States VIII Repay What Judge
Day and His Associates Term the
Pacific Observation-Disclosures
Under This Head Are Lighthouses,
Breakwaters, Etc.

The American peace commissioners
each carrying a portfolio containing
records and PERSONAL memoranda, left
their headquarters in the Continental
hotel for the meeting with the Spanish
commissioners at the foreign ONCE,
shortly before 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The president Of the Spanish COM
mission. Senior Montero Rios, whose
health at n time vas SO p~recarious as
to threaten an indefinite adjournment
Of the sessions of the commissions,
had improved to the extent of enabling
him to attend today's meeting. He ar
rived at the foreign ofice in a closed
carriage.
Not long after 2 o'clock the commits
sSoners confronted each other ACROSS
the table. on which. in 1888, Benjamin
franklin and his colleagues signed
the treaty Of independence Of THE
United States.
The Spanish commissioners took
their accustomed places at the historic
able. the afternoon light full in their
faces, while rhe Americans arranged
themselves opposite with their baclos
to the light. and with the interpreter
standing at the end OF the table, on
the right Of Judge Day ard On the lett
Of Senior Montero Rios. and beteween
the two secretaries, Mr.. Moore and Senior
Ojeda.
Secretary Moore, upon the request OF
Judge Day, passed to Mr.. Ferguson,
the interpreter, the formulated de-
mands OF the United States regarding
the Philippines. which were read to
the Spania -ds in their " tongue by
a rapid re lering from the Engiish,
In which t.:cy were written. Although
the Spaniefl commissioners did not be-
trey anx,aty. their attention to the
rsak1iQg was keen Thsv hAA anh1ci-
psea ttAt he UatesA antss would
take ova the islands, bat the terms
snd detail, I the tsNnsSer had all along
been q suojcct Of ~speuaatson.
The rest-::-g dHhclueed The fact that
the Unate'l States government he'd de-
termdned 70 possess for ttsecf certatn
territory ard parts of hand bounded by
and lying within such parallel and Of
latitude a 4 longitude as mark the Inn
Its OF the Philippine archipelago. The
United Strtes does not purpose as
summing the Fhildppine debt of 40 mil
lion dollar. but is wilAng to be re-
sponsible to Spain for a sum OF money
equal to tie actuaa expenditures by
Spain in the Philippines htr the i'd
vantage of +, e islands ard for the good
Of their PEG. lie. for permanent better
merits and for irprovemcso, both
physical and mentA..
The reading Of the presentment spec-
lies that the United States will reim-
burse Spain to the extent of her PA
c4Ac expenditures" made In the archi.
pebaso. THIS phrase, Pacific expen.ii-
lures" is employed to d~ifferentiate the
expenditures by Spain In combettins
in~surrections in the Philippines.
The one is felt by the commissioners
TO be a fair burden on the acquiring
power, while the other and latter class
Of expenditures Is held to have been
lo9icacay assumed by Spain 40 the IN
evitable hazard to a nation resorting
to arms to enforce order in It's own
territory.
Such D. the vital portion Of the pre-
sentiment made by the American COM
nrhssfoners today, and 1t is to be OBJ
served that while the main proposition
~ to possession and financial respon-
sfbNfty Is cear and definite, many de-
tale have been lett to the Developments
OF the discussions between the two COM
maastons.
Thus. while the Spaniards are TO-
night certain that the United states
intends TO reimburvs them for "Pacsac
expenditures" they remark that they
are mot enaiahtsndd - to Whether the
Americans expect TO iadores DE apaa.
III obhsstioos to the extent Of Pa
cfAc expenditure" IA TIE aroAipslaso
Or whether thsyi viii haad Spain .
hump sum Of soad ,asss seosgn 70 cov~
speaish outlay 70 aeagnntsa.
Poatbly the Americas coumimaussrs
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