The silver star., 1898-11-10
spANIARDs SAID NO"
WON'T PART WITH THE PHILIP.
PINES.
They Pres~nt n Lag List of Reasons why
the Islands should Not Bc surreudefeo
Further Consuitationa.

/ session of the Peace Conference to-day
tla,ly refused TO accept Mondays prop
osition by the Americans to take the
entire Philippine group and to reinl'
burse Spain for her pacific" expendi-
| lures there.
This negative action was expected
The Spanish commissioners had also a
number OF positive declarations, which
| filed some thirty-scven sheets of a
| typewritien prcsentment. In this state
ment tile Spaniards held that the Unit.
! ed States had no ultimate rights in
! the Philippine islands. and could have
| none save by the consent of Spain In
these negotiations and upon terms sat.
| iSfaciory 10 her.
/ According to the Spanish contention
I in the formal statement. the United
\ States entertained no thought of anuaX-
Ing the Philippines when the protocol
was signed. or il would have been ex-
pressed In the protocol as clearly as the
conditions regarding the ccssion of ter.
ritory In the Antilles and the Orient.
NJ. Cambon. before the signature Of
the protocol, to which reservation the
the presentment alleged-a cable mes
sage clearly setting forth that the main
tenance of Spain's authority over the
Philippines should not be affected by
the protocol to which reservation the
United States made mt that time no
protest or objection.
This dispatch to NJ. Cambon, as the
Spaniards claimed today. embodied
also the view that the United States
had no valid basis for claims in the
archipelago.
1t was further held to-day by Senor
Rios and his colleagues that the capitu-
latlon of Manila, having occurred after
the signing Of the protocol. and thus
after the suspension of hostilities, was
invalid
With all this for a ground work, the
Spaniards made their first positive
move against the Americans. and 1t con-
stituted their counter proposition.
They charged upon the United States
wrongful appropriation OF public
moneys belonging to Spain by seizing
the tariff duties at Manila, and they
formally demanded the return of these
moneys in the sum nearly one million
dollars.
On the same premises the United
States was to-day declared TO have
made and held as prisoners the Span.
ish troops at Manila in violation Of in
ternational law, because it was done
after the suspension of hostilities I'M.
W. NV fs''''Nl+ tIliTEP WHs
that. by the Imprisonment of the Span.
ish troops at Manila. the United States
had prevented Spain from quellinc the
insurrection and had thus contributed
to the violence against Spain after the
cessation Of hostili,ies
To-day's Spanish presentment also
cited the refusal Of the Americans ia
consider the Cuban debt. on the ground
that II was not sanctioned In the proto.
col. and demanded an adherence to this
as precedent TO the discussion of the
philippines. regarding cession OF
which the Spanish commissioners held
the protocol TO make no mention.
In support of these assertions. ary,,.
menfs and demands. the Spanish pre-.
sentiment invokes Spain's record In the
correspondence by mail and telegraph,
though II Is not known unofficially
whether the Spaniards produced the
message said 10 have been sent from
Madrid 10 NJ. Cambon. at the time the
protocol was signed. in which. II was
affirmed today. Spain reserved her
Philippine sovereignty.
The presentment was read by Inter.
prefer Ferguson. being rendered from
the Spanish in which 1t was written,
into English. At the close OF the read.
ing The Americans said they wished ia
have the Spanish statement rendered
into written English for more careful
consideration and an adjournment was
taken TO Tuesday.
This evening the Spaniards affect ,o
believe that the Americans had planned
TO develop the spirit OF their PhilIp
pines demands before the American
elections. but they decline to say wheth
er they expect easier terms after The
election.
The entire clerical force of the
American commission will be busy the
greater part OF tonight In handling the
spanish presentineni. and the council tC
the commissioners will AT the same time
examine II with view to tomorrow,
private session OF the American com
Inlssioh' when response will bt
formulated.
II may again he asserted on the high
est au'hority-as herring on tho Snnn
isli argument when the protn,o
was signed there WAS no understand
ing. verbal or otherwise. which tho nro
focol does not show forth. Nor hny,
IN" American commissioners MT mn,
Time. on the other hand. held or ls
iievcd that the protocol determine,
anything against Spain's sovereignty II
the Philippines -
| 1he American representatives hnyc
however. had and doubtless will hold
that the protocol. meant to proyIdc nm,
does provide for n decision by M,
| Paris conference regarding the owner
ship OF the Philippines.
III this connection. too. the Amerl
cans VIII undoubtedly cite tho fnc
that originally the protocol. contninc,
me word possess instead OF .dIsno
.i'ion.' the Inter having been substI
'nisd at NJ. Cnmbon's request, and n
hcref.nce TO Spanish scnsibiiitics.
Ihe original reading will unauestIon
nb'y u" recurrcd TO now m indicn tin,
the mental attitude Of the Americni
s'gnefs OF tho protocol tOwnrd Ameri
rnii possession Of the Philippines. ThjI
me ~ rcnsonIng naturally will inciud,
me question Of the precedent whicI
HE snnnlnrds sny was created by IN,
ief,isal Of the United Stntes to cousiaI
or The cubnn debt because Il was No
mentioned In the protocol.
u is possible that the American com
inissioncrr may finally concur with m,