The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-29
AMERICAN TERMS ACCEPTED.
REPLY AN AGREEMENT
WITHOUT CONDITION.

The Document CohthAHs ASSS A"N"
400 WordS-Spain Denies the JUS
.ice of the United States Demands.
ArttcIes of Peace to BE Presented
ot Wednesdays Meeting-Xester-
d,v,s Meeting of short Duration, in
which senior Rios Was Impress
styeIy silent.
paris Nov. 2S-Spain has accepted the
1-pited States offer of $200OO,OO0.
At Joint session of the peace commits
sions this afternoon consented. without
condition to relinqush Cuba and to cede
Porto Rico Guam and the Philippine ISL
ands,
The document presenting this acceptance
contained only 800 words. 1t opened with
q reference to the final terms of the United
states. and said that the Spanish COM
rnissioners, after having taken cognizance
of the terms proposed by the Americans
replied that their government had tried
to give as equitable an answer as posi-
ble but they were not prepared to COM
nit their government to the acceptance of
,be principles embodied in the American
argument.
Spain rejects these principles, the note
continues, "as she always has rejected
them" Basing her attitude on the justice
Of her cause, the note then says, she still
adheres to those principles, (which she
has heretofore invariably formulated"
However the note adds, in her desire
for peace she has gone as far as to pro-
pose certain compromises, which the
Americans have always rejected. She has
els0 1ttempted, it is further asserted, to
have submitted to arbitration some of the
material particulars upon which the two
governments differed. These proposals for
arbitration. it is added, the Americans had
equally rejected.
These allegations, in Spain's reply, as 90
attempted arbitration. refer to her pro-
posal TO arbitrate the construction Of the
third article of the protocol, and also 90
submit the Spanish colonial debt of Cuba
and the Philippines to arbitration.
The last proposition has been made in
written communication. Since its presen-
tation, and in return for such arbitration,
Spain offered to cede the territory in dis
pute. The Americans refused both propo-
aitions fsr arbitration.
Spain's reply to-day. in substance, con-
tnued by declaring that the United States
had offered, as 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 and equitable.
Spain has, however, exhausted all the
resources of diplomacy in an attempt to
justify her attitude Seeing that an ac-
eeptance of the proposal made to Spain is
a necessary condition TO a continuance
OF negotiations, and seeing that the re-
sources of Spain are not such as to en-
aole her to re-enter upon war, she is pre-
pared, in her desire to avoid bloodshed
and from considerations of humanity and
patriotism, to submit to the conditions
ol the conquering, nation however harsh
they may be. She is, therefore ready to
accept the proposals of the American com
mission as presented at the last sitting.
The reading and the translation of the
document occupied less than five minutes
AT the conclusion of the translation the
commissioners empowered Senor Ojeda,
secretary of the Spanish commission and
the secretary of the American commission.
TO draw up articles which are to embody
the relinQuishment of Cuba by Spain and
the eession of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines These articles, which may be con-
sldered as constituting the conditions of
peace, viii be ready for submission on
Wednesday.
A great deal of interest was taken in to-
Gays meeting. The two commissions ar
H'ed at the foreign office in carriages in
'He rain, almost simultaneously, and, re-
pairing to the conference room, immedi-
ale-y opened the only business before
them.
=, Senor MonteFo Rios, the president of the
spanish commission, has usually preceded
ne m presentation of a Spanish communlca-
.ou IN writing by verbally summarizing
~ out to-day Senior Rios was silent and
unusually grave His face was deeper lined
ana he clearly showed the mental strain
uiuei which he was laboring as he APP
g.Oaehed the final REIMBURSEMENT of
9Palh colonial possessions.
'0At u WOIu, SeDOf MOnterO IttOS
p5oauced two typewritten sheets and pass
u s tnem to the Interpreter of the United
o'"tes commission, Mr. Ferguson, who
i ieaa lhem substantially as cabled, the out
ni- r''-5 oi the Spanish document being fur
sIsned later to a correspondent of the AS
'ortaled Press by Senior Ojeda
ne commissioners left the foreign Office
Immediately after the secretaries had been
treaty
mere mere was scarcely any conversation be-
~.en me American and Spanish commits
9'ers after the adjournment
-lillohs the Americans only the most
1--we consideration for their Spanish col
ues was apparent, The Spaniar1s
med TO be relieved at having arrived at
conclusion of long controversy.
'lt'ef the session the Spaniards repaired
~ thelr quarters and had an animated and
lengthy session.
oo1. ne leading article in Temps to-day, a
~9'ulhh long. is devoted 10 a severe ar
a'sHfnent Of the American attitude toward