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The Brief Articles Making Up
Peace Treaty.
THREE ACCEPTED BY PARTIES
RelinQuishment of Cuba-Cessions
Made-Sad Day for Spain.
Spanish Comment.

PARIS, Nov. 30.-The sixteenth, and
from the Spanish standpoint, the sad
dest meeting of the Peace Commission
ers was held today. The treaty, as
sketched by Secretaries Moore and
| Ojeda, was under discussion. Several
clauses We're read and discussed, but
the discussion was chiefly regarding
forms of expression. There were thir-
| teen articles laid before the two conn
| missions, covering the following
points:
1.-The REIMBURSEMENT OF sovereign
J ty over and claim OF title to Cuba.
2.-The cession of Porto Rico and
other Spanish possessions in the West
Indies. together with Guam, in the
Ladrones
S.-The session of the Philippines.
4.-Tke terms of the evacuation of
the Philippines
5.-The pledge of the United States
to preserve order in the Philippines
pending the ratification of the treaty.
6.-The release of military prisoners
mutually.
THE cession by Spain OF the
island of Kuhae, or Strong Island i'm
the Carolines.
8.-nhe mutual relinquishment OF in
demnity claims. =
9.-The religious freedom Of the Car
olines. assuring the rights of Ameri-
can missionaries there.
10.-Cable landing rights at points
within the Spanish jurisdiction.
| 11.-The release by Spain of political
prisoners for offenses in Cuba and the
Philippines.
| 12-The pledge of the United States
to inaugurate in the Philippines an
''open DOOR policy and to guarantee
the same to Spain for at least twelve
years.
13.-A revival of the treaties broken
by the war
! The first three articles were mutual
| ly agreed upon today, as was also the
article embodying the terms OF the
evacuation Of the Philippines. which
will be practically the same as in tho
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico.
| The mutual release of military plis-
oners was agreed upon, Spain Hberat-
| ing the rebel prisoners and the United
States liberating the Manila garrison
| and the Spaniards held by Ag1hnaldo.
The political prisoners to be released
by Spain are such as are now in exile
at Ceuta, in Morocco or IT other SPAN
ish penal settlements.
Daily sessions will be held Glere and
| it is now believed that the work will
be possibly concluded this week, al
though SO early a termination is not
probable.
| The foregoing list of subjects under
consideration does not show the pro-
else order in which the articles were
laid before the Spanish Commissioners
today, and in fact only eight OF the
thirteen articles were discussed. -Four
points arose about which the Spaniards
desired to consult Madrid, and two up
on which the Americans will consult
with Washington.
After the session and the departure
Of the Spanish Commissioners, the
! Americans remained in the conference
chamber for an hour in executive ses
SIGN.
The Spanish and American Commis
s!0ners both express a desire to con-
Guide the business in hand as quickly
as possible. Today's meeting lasted
three and one-half hours. It was de-
cided to meet again tomorrow, and the
ENJOYS mutually expressed a wish to
meet every day until the work Of the
commission is finished The American
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