The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
ASKS F0a CONCESSIONS
Spain Wants Privileges in Cubs
and Porto Rico.
SHE QUOTES PRECEOENTs
Similar Terms WogO Granted With the
Cession Of E1or100 and Louisiana.
Preparing . Last OF Subjects
for Negotiations.

Paris. Dec 1.-Anxious as both are to
conclude their work the United States
and Spanish peace commissions did not
hold joint session to-day. Their next
meeting will be held at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. This delay arose
from the fact thak the Spanish COM
missioners at yesterday's session offered
several urgent propositions which called
for special deliberation upon the part of
the Americana Spain asks the United
States to grant for q term of years to
Spain's ships carrying Spanish goods or
products to Porto Rico and Cuba the
same privilege Is American vessels en-
gagged in the same trade may have.
and she qualities this request by a pro-
viso that trade privileges he extended
to Cuba 80 long as the United States
government dominates over the island.
In support Of this request the Span
ish commissioners assert that Spain
cannot without vital harm Immediately
abandon or cut the business relations
so long maintained between the mother
country and the West Indian territory.
They declare that family ties and social
relations. added to affairs of trade
maintained through centuries, require
gradual dissolution. They invoke the
terms of the treaty Of 1919, by which the
United States took over Florida from
Spain and in the 18th article of which
granted Spain for IL years the right TO
send her goodj and products to Florida
In Spanish ships on the same terms as
the ships carrying thither goods and
products Of the United States.
The Spanish commissioners cite fur
ther the fact that the treaty OF 1903
with France for the cession of Louisiana
granted French and Spanish goods and
products the same terms as Americans
in New Orleans and other ports In the
ceded territory. Finally, Spain points
to the American proposed "open door"
policy in the Philippines and asks a
guaranty of the same advantages In her
West Indian colonies until trade rela-
tions can by degrees accustom them
selves to the change of society.
The proposition and the arguments by
which II was supported are considered
strongly stated and the American COM
mission desires time for elaboration.
Thus. although they were busy until
nearly 2 O'Clock this morning. they were
not fully prepared. and Judge Day sent
a message to Senor Montero Rios re-
questing that the JOINT session fixed for
this afternoon be postponed until to-
morrow.
Meanwhile the Spanish commissioners
had been preparing a list of subjects for
negotiations, supplemented by sug-
gestions counter to and amendatory of
the subjects the Americans submitted
yesterday. This came to the American
commissioners to-day In Spanish, rem
dering IL even more desirable TO post
pone the joint session in order to give
time for translation and consideration.
The translation is being made this even
ing and the subject will be laid before
the Americap commissioners to-morroW
morning. Now that the first gust of
chagrin has passed. the Spanish COM
missioners are meeting the Americans
in a frank spirit that is helpful to an
early completion Of the negotiations.
Midnight.-From Information which
comes to the correspondent of the esso
ciated press from a well authenticated
source late this evening II seems unlike
ly that the commissions will finish the
work as soon as had been expected. Il
Is probable that the negotiations will
last considerably longer.
Madrid has instructed the Spanish
commissioners on three points to which
the Americans attach much import
ance. These are the cession of an island
in the Carofines. the granting of reli
gious freedom over the whole OF the
Carolines and the cession of a cabl,
and coaling station at Ceuta.
The Spanish government has instruct
ed Senior Montero Rios to grant non,
OF these. and while Spain may ulti
mately yield to them all. 1t Is admitted
that the American commissioners hav'
no power to enforce their demands OF
points not covered by the protocol. Be
fore Spain does yield the negotiation.
are ikely to be prolonged and the Uni
ted States may have to give a substan
tial Quid pro quo.