Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-12-02
ALL over.
Spain Accepts Americas Terms
Under Protest.
HUMANITY AND PATRIOTISM" 1"

HUMANITY AND PATRIOTISM"
Articles Are Now Being Drawn Up
Terms of the Trcaty-Panama CeIe-
bTating-Soldicr to BE Put to Death.
Paris, Nov. 29.-Spain accepted the
United States offer Of $50 900, 600. and, at
a joint session of the peace commits
sioners yesterday afternoon. consented
without condition to relinquish Cuba
and to cede Porto Rico, Guam and the
Philippines.
The document presenting this accept
ance contained only 300 words. 1t
opened with a reference to the final
terms of the United States. and said
thar III" spanish commissioners, after
having taken Cognizance of the terms
proposed by the Americans replied that
their government had tried to give as
equilauie an answer as possible but
that tney We're not prepared to commit
their government Io the acceptance Of
the principles embodied in the American
argument Spain rejects these prin-
cipleS. III" note continues, "as she al
ways has rejected them"
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continuance of nerotiatiors and saafrr
thar the resources of Snaip were not
such as ia enable her IN ra-enrar unor
war she was praparad in bar desire IN
avoid hloodshed and from cops;dara-
tions Of humanity. and natriotisn, +o
submit to the conditions of the conounr-
ing nation, however harsh they might
lie She was therefore ready to ,,c-
cent the proposals of the American com
mission as presented at the last sit-
ting.
The reading and translation of the
| document occupied less than five min
/ utes. At the CONCLUSION Of the transla-
/ tion the commissioners empowered
/ Senior Oteda. secretary of the Spanish
! commission. and Secretary Moore of the
/ American commission to draw mn ar
ticles which should embOdy the re-
/ linquishment of Cuba by Spain, and the
cession of Porto Rico and the Philip
mines, These articles which may no
/ ,1DCi1arad aS constituting tho rnDdi =
! tons of peace, will be ready for sub
/ mission at the next meeting,
Without word Scnor Rios nroduced
| ,ha +yne-written sheets and passed
thom IN the Interpreter of the United
! c,,to, commission Mr. Furouson WIN
re,a Them substantially as cab(ad th.
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