Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-11-17

may still Insist that she eUecLudlly re-
served her Philippine sovereignty
from discussion or disturbance by the
United States in a note from Duke
Almodoyal de Rio, Spanish minister
of foreign affairs, to Judge Day, then
secretary of state, dated Madrid, Au-
gust 7. 1t is by this message that
Spain presumably accepted the terms
of peace, which at SPANS request,
had been set forth by Mckinley
through Day under date of July so.
And it is by this message and by the
response to Day that Spain seeks 10
prove to the United States peace COM
missioners and to the tribunal of ma
tons that SPANS sovereignty over the
Philippine islands was reserved from
any discussion and without protest
from the United States. The note Of
Duke Almodoval de Rio is in part rs
follows: "Mr. Secretary of State:
The French ambassador at Washing
ton, whose good offices enabled the
Spanish government to address a mes
sage to the president of the United
States, has forwarded by cable your
excellency's reply to this document.
The note then discusses the events
leading up to the war, to the future of
Cuba and continues: I'm the name of
the nation the Spanish government
hereby relinquishes all claim of SOW
ereignty over or title to Cuba and en-
cages to the irremediable evacuation
OF the island, subject to the approval Of
,n1 xYpn 10
wise MAKE with regard to other pre-
ferred terms-just as these terms have
ultimately approved by the United
States senate. The United States re-
duire as indemnity for the sacrifices
that they bore during this short war
the cession of Porto Rico and other
islands now under the sovereignty of
Spain in the West Indies and
also cessions of an island in the
Ladrones to be selected by the
federal government This demand
strips us of the very last memory of
glorious tasks and expels us at once
from the prosperous island OF Porto
Rico and from the western hemisphere
which became peopled and civilized
through the proud deeds of cur ances-
tors. 1t might perhaps have been pos
sible to compensate by some other ces-
sion for the injuries sustained by the
United States. However, the infiexi-
bility of the demand obliges us to cede
and we shall cede, the island of Porto
Rico and the other islands belonging
to the crown of Spain in the West In
dies, together with one of the La
drones. The terms relating to the
philippines seem to our understanding
quite indefinite. On one hand, the
ground on which the United States be-
lieves themselves entitled to the bay
harbor and city of Manila, pending the
conclusion of the treaty of peace, can
not be that of conquest, since, in spite
of the blockade maintained on the bay
by the American feet and in spite Of
war on land by natives supported by
the American admiral, Manila still
holds her own and the Spanish stand
ards still wave over the city. On the
other hand the entire archipelago OF
the Philippines is in the power and I'M
der the sovereignty of Spain. There
that the temporary occupation of Man
lila should constitute a guaranty since
it is asserted that the treaty of peace
shall determine the control, disposition
and government of the Philippines
but as the intention of the federal gov
eminent remained yelled the Spanish
government must, therefore, declare
that, while accepting the
third condition, they do not
priori, renounce sovereignty OF
Spain over the archipelago, leaving il
to no negotiatOrs TO agree as to such re-
forms as the conditions of these pos
sessions and the level of culture OF
their natives may render desirable
The government of her majesty ac-
cepts the third clause. | will enclose
a draft of the protocol in which you
will find | have embodied the precise
terms of Spain, according to my note
of July 80"
The Americans hold that Spain saw
that Philippine sovereignty was in
volved in the basis of peace laid down
by the United States and that her at
tempted reservation August Z is evil
dence thereof. The protocol in pre-
else terms demanded because of this
fact, and Cambon cabled Madrid the
same day of the secretary's response
that the federal government desired tc
state precisely in the protocol the
basis upon which peace must be nego-
tiated. It was only when the United
States regarded Spain as having made
an unqualified compact to leave the
sion by signing the protocol
that hostilities were suspended
The Maria Teresa
Washington, Nov. 13.-The official
report to the navy department of the
finding of the Maria Teresa was con-
tanned in the following cablegram re-
ceiyed from Commander Craven of the
wrecking tug Potomac: Nassau, Nov
l2.-The Potomac arrived. Maria
Teresa is near Bird Point, Cat island
a mile off shore in two fathoms OF
water. Tide rising and falling inside
Temporary deck broken up, movable
articles removed by natives. Vulcan
not seen. Natives at work since Sat
urday." The Potomac was ordered Al
once back to Cat island, with instl de-
lions TO Commander Craven to take
possession of the Teresa and drive OFF
the WreckerS who are looting the ship
Admiral Schley presented to the
president and the secretary of state
and the secretary of war copies of the
Of h. ID