The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-09
Peace Treaty
Complete.
ONE MORE SESSION,
Document viii Be Signed
Either Saturday Or Monday

Paris, Dec. S.-The United States and
the Spanish peace commissioners con-
cluded their work today, and finally
settled the terms of the treaty of peace.
They will meet once more in formal
session, on Saturday or Monday, next,
when the Spanish commissioners, sor-
rowfully, and the Americans with feel
ings of relief, will write their sigma
lures upon the document which en-
bodies the results of the war and the
preparation of which has consumed II
weeks, a longer time than the war
itself
In the meantime the treaty viii be
engrossed under the supervision of Mr..
Moore and Senior Ojeda, the secretaries
of the respective commissions. The
spaniards are exceedingly bitter over
the result, though observing the forms
Of friendliness and courtesy to the
end.
Senior Montero Rios, whose strong
and persistent struggle to save for his
country every possible asset from the
wreck of her colonial empire has COM
manded the respect and admiration of
his opponents, went from the council
chamber today to his bed in a state
of complete collapse as the result of the
long strain and his chagrin over the
small fruits of his efforts.
Senior Ojeda has been Frustrated
since yesterday, and was unable to, at
tend the joint session today. The
spaniards charge equal blame upon the
European powers and the United
States for their downfall One of the
Spanish commissioners said this even
ing:
The European nations have made a
great mistake in deserving Spain and
leaving her to spoliation by the brute
force of a constituencies giant. They
all know that in the Philippines, Ameri-
ca has taken more than she can di-
gest. She will ultimately sell the ISL
ands to England or Germany, and,
when the transfer is attempted, it Will
precipitate a general European strife.
I'VE have refused to sell any island
in the Carolines. We never thought
Of considering an offer. Nor have we
consented to negotiate upon any ques-
lions except those directly involved in
the protocol signed at Washington"
After today's joint session. Judge Day
said: 1--WE have settled all the points
upon which there is a possibility Of
agreement. Only the engrossing re-
mains
The members of the commissions say
the treaty will contain little outside the
scope of the Washington protocol and
the matters directly based thereon, like
the provisions for the evacuation of the
ceded territories, the transfer of public
property therein and guarantees of the
safety of the property and rights of the
Spanish citizens remaining there.
The details of the last class of cues
tions conveyed by the statement which
the Americans handed to Senior Montero
Rios at the last meeting were consi-
dered today but all the commissioners
| refuse to divulge the details Of the
conference Several points upon which
they were unable to agree, were left
open for diplomatic negotiations.
The Spaniards refuse to admit that
they had failed to respect former
treaties guaranteeing religious freedom
in the Caroline Islands, or that there
was a necessity for new guarantees.
When all the propositions had been
discussed. Judge Day, president Of the
| American commission, remarked:
| There seems to be nothing more to
do but to .engross and sign the treaty"
Senior Montero Rios, president Of the
! Spanish commission, acquieSced to this,
| and the Americans bowed themselves
out before the Spaniards, according to