Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-08
Chairman Day, Of the Peace Com
mission, Receives Some
New Instructions.
MONEY IN PAYMENT FOR THE ISLANDS
The Sum Will Not Exceed the Aggre-
gate Of Debts Contracted by
Spain for Improvements
The spaniards Want Damages for Firing
on Mauila After the Protocol Had
Been Sianed-s iniards Seem
willing to Sell.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.--Spain's ex-
haustive argument against the cession
of the Philippines to the United States
has had the result of making the Off
cials all the more determined to take
the islands.
Instructions sent to Mr.. Day, chair
man of the American commissioners,
will require him and his colleagues to
renew on Tuesday their demand for
concession of the group to the United
States and they will make in their com
mupication the first offer of money in
payment for the islands.
1t is understood that the president
will consult Tuesday with some of his
advisers concerning the amount to be
named in the American communica-
ton, but the sum to be paid will not
under any consideration exceed the
aggregate of the debts contracted by
the Spanish government for improve
ments in the Philippines. All military
debts and debts contracted in the
name of other islands, such as Cuba,
will be barred and the Spanish com
missioners will be informed that they
must recognize this fact as promptly
as possible.
RI. Adm. Dewey's victory in Manila
bay was unimportant, and the posses
sion of Cavite during the war was not
such as to give the Americans, the
| Spaniards declare, control of the is
lands, and it is claimed, and the claim
is fortified by argument and many
legal precedents, that the American
government has no moral right to de-
mand the cession of the entire group
of 1 400 islands when it held only such
small bit of territory as that at Ca
vite and controlled only the bay Of
Manila.
All during the war Spanish troops
We're stationed on other islands and
We're not molested. The Spaniards in
dicated their willingness, however, to
sell the islands and the authorities
have no apprehension now that any
rupture will occur unless it be over tho
amount to be paid
1t is also claimed by the Spanish
commissioners that this declaration
was assented to by President McKin-
ley. AS matter of fact, the note had
been delivered, but the president had
declined to answer it, either in writing
or verbally, to NJ. Cambon.
The Spanish commissioners have de-
| clared, it is said, that instead of the
United States acquiring the Philip
their government an indemnity for the
attack on Manila after the peace pro-
tocol had been signed and for the dam
| age consequently done.
Secretary Hay has received full
statement of the contents of the Span
ish note. Its character was just what
the officials eSpected--without any
new arguments of Importance. Sena-
tor Rios and his colleagues call atten-
ton to the action of the government in
delivering the note through M. Cam
bon, the French ambassador, to Presi-
dent Nc Kinley which sets forth the
understanding of the Spanish govern
ment that in agreeing to the protocol
its sovereignty over the Philippines
would not be affected.
After the Philippine question has
been disposed of the commissioners
will consider the determination OF
claims which have been filed by
Americans against Spain and by Span
iards against the United States. Il
was thought that this government
would bind itself to satisfy all Ameri
can claims in consideration of the ter
ritory ceded to the United States, bu
this is incorrect. The Spanish commits
sioners have heavy claim for tilibus
: tering against the United States to off
set the claims filed by Americans fo
, personal and property injuries, and tn
, question of their disposition will hav
to be decided.