The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
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also that the losses of American lives and
fortunes incident to the war should in some
manner be compensated.
LAS TO the first condition relating to the
future Of Cuba, the two governments
reached similar conclusions in regard to the
natural inability of it's people to establish
an independent government; be 1T by rea-
son of inadequate development, as we be-
lieve; or, on account of the present dis
tracted and PROSTATE condition OF the ISL
and. as your eXcellency states, the fact re-
mains that Cuba needs guidance. The
American people are willing to assume the
responsibility of giving this guidance by sub
stituting themselves for the Spanish nation
whose right to keep the island is indis-
putable. TO this intimation we have MOTH
ing to oppose. The necessity of withdraw
ing from the territory of Cuba being i'm
peratiVe, the nation assuming Spain 5 place
must, as long as this territory shall not
have fully reached the conditions required
to take rank among other sovereign powers,
provide for rules which VIII insure ORDER
and protect against all risks the Spanish
residents as well as the Cuban natives SUN
loyal to the mother country.
I'm the name of the nation the Spanish
government hereby relinquishes all claim,
sovereignty over or title TO Cuba, and en-
cages to the irremedial evacuation of the
island, subject to the approval of the Cortes
"a reserve which we likewise make with
regard to the other preferred terms-Just as
these terms will have to be ultimately APP
proved by the Senate of the United states Is;
THE United States require as an In
demnity for or equivalent to the sacrifceS
they have borne during this short war the
cession of Porto Rico and other islands now
under the sovereignty of Spain in the West
Indies, and also the cession of ISLANDS IN
the LadrOnes to be selected by the federal
government. This demand strips us OF the
very last memory of the glorious task ana
expels us at once from the prosperous ISL
and of Porto Rico and from the western
hemisphere, which became peopled ana
civilized through the proud deeds of our
ancestors 1t might, perhaps, have been
possible to compensate by some other
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United States. However, the intieXibillty OF
the demand obliges us to cede, and we snail
cede the Island of Porto Rico and other
islands belonging to the crown or SPAN III
the West Indies, together with one OF the
islands Of the archipelago of LadroneS, 10 De
selected by the American government.
1.-The terms relating to the Pmllppues
seem to our understanding quite indefinite.
On the one hand, the ground on which the
United States believe themselves entitled 10
occupy the bay harbor and city of Manila:
pending the conclusion of the treaty OF
peace cannot be that of conquest, since, IN
spite of the blockade maintained on the pay
by the American fleet and in spite OF the
siege established on land by native, sup
ported and provided for by an american
admiral Manila still holds its own and the
Spanish standard still waves over the CITY.
on the other hand. the whole archipelago
of the Philippines is under tne P 2Sef anu
under the sovereignty of Spain InereIore
the government of Spain thinks tnat the
temporary occupation OF Mamma Snoulu con-
at is asserted that the treaty Of peace
shall determine the control disposition ana
government of the Philippines, but as the
intentions of the federal government by re-
presSion. remain yelled the Spanish govern
ment must therefore declare that, Wnle ac-
cepting the third condition. they 90 not,
apriori renounce the sovereignty OF SPAIN
over the archipelago, leaving 1t 10 the nego-
tiators to agree as to such reforms as thG
conditions of these possessions ana the leVel
Of the culture of their natives may render
desirable. The government or ner majesty
accepts the third condition with the ABOVE
.sSuch are the statements and observations
which the Spanish government mas tne
honor to submit in reply to your Exec
Iency's communication. They accept the
prOffered terms, subject to the approval OF
the Cortes of the kingdom, as required Dy
their constitutional duty. The agreemeInt
between the two governments Implies the
irremediable suspension OF hoStlltleS ana
the designation of commissioners Tor the
Of peace and of signing it under the terms
above indicated. l avail myself of this oc-
casion to offer to your tXceiiency dssur-
ances of my highest consideration.
SECRETARY DAYS RESPONSE.
Following is Secretary Days response,
through M. Cambon, under date of Aug 10,
and which Spain declares embodied acquies-
cence to her reservation of Philippine sover-
eighty from discussion in the peace commits
sion:
Your observation-disclosures 1t is our I'M
Outstanding that the note of Duke Almo-
dovar de Rio. which you left with the
President on yesterday afternoon, is intend
ed to convey an acceptance by the Spanish
government of the terms set forth IN my
note of the 3Oth ult., as basis upon which
the President would appoint commissioners
to negotiate and conclude with COMMISSION
ers on the part of Spain a treaty of peace,
| understand that we concur in the opinion
that the dukes note. doubtless owing to the
various transformations which II has under
gone in the course of its clrcu1tous trans
mission by telegraph and in cipher, Is not,
in me form in which it reached the Presl-
dent entirely explicit. Under the circum-
stances, it is considered that the most GER
tain way of avoiding misunderstanding is
to embody in a PROTOCOL TO be signed by US
as the representatives, respectively, OF the
United States and of Spain, the terms on
which the negotiations for peace are to be
undertaken I therefore inclose herewith a
draft of such a protocol, in when you VIII
find nave embodied the precise terms tend
cred to Spain in my note or the 3Oth ult
together with appropriate stipulation for the
appointing of commissioners TO arrange the
details Of the immediate evacuation of Cuba,
Porto Rico and other Islands under SPAN
fsh sovereignty in the West Indies, as Wen
as for the appointment of commissioners to
treat OF peace.
The Americans hold that Spain saw that
Philippine sovereignty was involved in the
basis of peace laid down by the United
States and her attempted reservation of
Aug. is evidence thereof. The suspension
of hostilities was deferred because Of this
fact A protocol In precise terms was de-
manded because of this fact, and Cambon
cabled Madrid on the same day of Secretary
Days response that the federal government
had decided to state precisely in the protocol
the basis upon which peace must be negO-
tated. II was only when the United States
regarded Spain as having made an UNI
qualified compact to leave Philippine sover-
eighty to a commission by signing the pro-
tocol that hostilities were suspended. II
was not designed by the United States TO
PREJUDICE Spain's rights, but to have them
determined under the protocol by the peace
conference. Added to all the deductions from