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cepted the United states oller u
$2O,OOO,000, and at a joint session
of the peace commissions this
afternoon, consented without con,
dition to relinquish Cuba and tc
cede Puerto Rico, Guam and the
Philippine Islands.
The document presenting this
acceptance contained only 3OC
words. 1t opened with reference
to the final terms of the Uuited
States and said that the Spanish
commissioners, after having taken
cognizance of the terms. proposed
by the Americans, replied that
their government had tried to give
as equitable an answer as
possible, but that they were not
prepared to commit their govern
ment to the acceptance of the
principles embodiedin the Ameri-
can argument. Spain rejects these
principles, the note continues, Gas
she always has rejected them."
Basing her attitude upon the
Justice of her cause: the note then
says, she still adheres to these
principles (which she has hereto
fore invariably formulated"
However, the note adds, in her
desire for peace she has gone as
far as to propose certain compro-
mises, which the Americans have
always rejected. She has also at
tempted, it is further asserted, to
have submitted to arbitration some
of the material particulars upon
which the two governments differ
ed. These proposals for arbitra-
tion, it is added, The Americans
had equally rejected.
These allegations, il Spain's re-
ply, as to attempted erbitration,
refer to her proposal to arbitrate
the construction OF the third arti-
Gle of the protocol and also to
submit the Spanish colonial debt
of Cuba and the Philippines to
arbitration. The last proposition
has been made in a written COM
nunication. Since its pr9senta-
tior, and in return for such arbi-
tration, Spain offered to .cede the
territory IN dispute. The Ameri-
cans refused both propositions for
arbitration.
YIELDS TO THE CoNoUERoR.
Spain's reply today in substance
continued by declaring that the
Uuited States had offered, as a
kind of compensation to Spain,
something very inadequate to the
sacrifices the latter country makes
at this moment, and she feels,
therefore, that the United States
proposals cannot be considered
just aud equitable.
Spain-has. however, exhausted
all the resources of diplomacy in
an attempt to Justify her attitude.
Seeing that an acceptance of the
proposal made to Spain is a nee
essary condition to continuance
of negotiations and seeing that
the resources of Spain are not
such as to enable her to re-en'ter
upon war, she is prepared, in her
desire to avoid bloodshed and
FROM considerations of humanit,
and patriotism, to submit to the
conditions of the conquering ma
ton, however harsh they may be.
She is, therefore, ready to accept
the proposals of the American
commission as presented at the
last sitting.
The reading and translation of
the document occupied less than
five minutes. At the conclusion
of the translation the commits
sioners empowered sencr ojeda.
secretary. OF the Spanish com mis-
sion, and Secretary Moore
of the American commission
to draw up articles which are
to embody the REIMBURSEMENT of
Cuba by Spain and the cession of
Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
These articles, which may be con-
sidered as constituting the coudi-
tons Of peace, will be ready. for
submission on Wednesday.
A great deal of interest was taken
in today's meeting. The two con-
missions arrived at the foreign
Office in carriages IN the rain
almost spontaneously, and repair
ing to the conference. room, i'm
1nediately opened the oily business
before them.