The herald., 1898-12-10
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
PARIS, Dec. 9.-Senor Montero Rios,
president of the Spanish Peace Commission,
and Senor Ojedo, Secretary of the Commits
eion, are still confined to their beds. The
illness of Senior Ojedo delays engrossing the
treaty, and it is doubtful whether it will
be signed before Monday. The Americans
held their usual session this morning. The
Spaniards continue making bitter com
ments concerning President McKinley's ref
erence to the Maine.
The Spanards made a last contribution
yesterday on the assembling of the commits
sions. Senior Montero Rios then presented
vigorously lyworded protest, in which the
Spaniards declared they had yielded 70
force, but that they invoked the support of
the nations against the abuse of the rights
of nations of which they were the victims.
The protest was for the purpose of record
and consisted of arguments in support OF
every concession demanded by the Span
iards and which the Americans refused,
some of them peremptorly and without dis
cussion. The protest continued
''But these conditions which we were
obliged to make touch us less than the insult
which has been inflicted upon our nation
by President Mckinley in his message. We
again protest soemnly against the accusa-
ton hurled against us in connection with
the Maine, and we intend to again submit
the question to an international tribunal,
comprised of England, France and Ger
many, to determine who shall bear the re-
sponsibility of the catastrophe.
When correspondent of the Associated
Press approached Senior Garnica, OF the
Spanish Commission, for further details of
the treaty he said:
"The fact that you represent all the Am
erican and English papers is really. a reason
why | should say nothing. But what you
show me as having been cabled s substan-
tally correct The exact number of articles
is still undetermined 1t depends upon how
Secretaries Ojedo and Moore divide the
treaty 1t may be twelve or twenty articles.
The Americans are to pay the indemnity
within three months OF the ratification. We
shall appoint consus in Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines without delay. The
Cuban Consul will be accredited to the
powers that be-
Asked why the Spaniards refused to grant
the United States coaling station in the
Caroline Islands. Senor Garnica said:
"The Americans could hardly expect that
we would agree to discuss matters outside
Of the protocol after the lessons we have
had from them on this point. When We
wished to discuss the Cuban debt, they alb
soutely refused to consider it, and then
they ask us for whatever they want
Ouelle toupet! (what cheek Yet the
Cuban debt remains an important question
for settlement"
In regard to the Spaniards protest on the
subject of the Maine, Senor Garnica re-
marked:
That protest now becomes history, as it
is embodied in the protocol. We do not
wish to remain under an imputaton which
would perpetuate anmosty and hatred
against us, and which would be source OF
constant irritation in Spain. 1t is neither
loyal nor just that this thing should hang
over the reputation of Spain. We cannot
submit to it. 1t must be cleared up, in
Justice to ourselves. There are many other
causes to bring hatred between the two
nations without the addition Of such one
as this.
Gas to the future relations of the two
countries, that is one of the things that his
tory alone can determine. Many nations
which have been deadly enemies are speed
lily reconciled."
Senior Garnca was questioned as to the
future of the Philippine Islands, and he
said:
"The United States has inaugurated a
policy which will bring it much trouble and
many responsibilities. The Americans are
not prepared for the work they are about
to undertake Your democratic system must
inaugurate an imperialistic and bureau
cratic system, and you must increase your
army and navy, with the result that there
will be constant friction between Your
selves and the European powers"
The Americans preserve secrecy regard
ing the terms of the treaty. This is partly
through the influence of the three Senators
on the body, who represent that it would
be discourtesy to the Senate to publish
the terms before the treaty is presented to
that body by the President
The protocol of the treaty will almost
reach the dimensions of volume, as it will
contain every written statement present.
ed on both sides during the conferences.
In spite of the secrecy observed by the
Americans, it is learned that the treaty, in
substance, consists of thirteen or fourteen
articles. The principal articles provide for
the cession and evacuation of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, and the political, |
administrative and financial results
thereof; the requirement by the United
States Of public property and the relin-
Quishment of archives.
Articles of secondary Importance declare
the status of Spanish subjects remaining in |
the ceded territories and unfinished law
suits and contracts, guarantees of the same |
terms to Spanish shipping and merchandise |
in the Philippine Islands for ten years, and |
leaving the status of Spain's commerce in |
the West Indies to be determined later.
An important nrovision is the guarantee |