The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-29

Paris, Nov. 2S.-Spain has accepted
the United States offer of 500, 900, 600
and at a joint session of the peace COM
missions this afternoon consented
without condition, to relinquish Cuba
and to cede Puerto Rico, Guam and the
Philippine islands.
The document presenting this accept
ance contained only 800 words. It
opened with a reference to the final
terms OF the United States and said
that the Spanish commissioners, after
having taken cognizance of the terms
h proposed by the Americans. replied that
their government had tried to give as
equitable an answer as possible, but
that they We're not prepared to commit
their government to the acceptance of
the principles embodied in the argu-
ment Spain rejects these principles,
the note continues, ''as she always has
rejected them Basing her attitude
upon the justice Of her cause, the note
then says, she still adheres to these
principles which she has heretofore
invariably formulated"
However, the note adds, in her de-
sire for peace, she has gone so far as
TO propose certain compromises, which
She has also attempted. it is further
asserted, TO submit to arbitration some
Of the material particulars upon which
the two governlnents differed. These
proposals for arbitration. it is added,
the Americans had equally rejected.
These allegations IN SPANS reply as
to attempted arbitration, refer to her
proposal to arbitrate the construction
of the third article of the protocol, and
also to submit the Spanish colonial
debt of Cuba and the Philippines to ar
biETauion. The last proposition has been
made in written communication.
Since its presentation, and in return
for such arbitration, Spain offered to
cede the territory in dispute. The
Americans refused both propositions for
arbitration.
Spain's reply today IN substance con-
tinued by declaring that the United
Sststes has offered, as a kind of COM
pehsatiCn to Spain, something very in
adequate to the sacrifices the latter
country makes at this moment, and she
feels that the United States proposals
could not be considered equitable.
Spain has. however. exhausted all the
resources of diplomacy in an attempt to
justify her attitude. Seeing that an
acceptance of the proposal made TO
&Spain is necessary condition to con-
tinuance Of negotiations, and seeing
that the resources of Spain are not such
as TO enable her to re-enter upon war,
she is prepared, in her desire TO avoid
bloodsheIl, and from considerations of
humanity and patriotism, to submit to
the conditions of the conquering nation,
however harsh they may be. She is,
therefore, ready to accept the proposals
of the American commission, as pre-
scented at the last sitting.
The reading and the translation of
the document occupied less than five
minutes. At the conclusion of the
translation the commissioners empow-
cred Senior Ojeda- secretary of the
Spanish commission, and Secretary
Moore. of the American commission,
TO draw up articles which are to en-
body the REIMBURSEMENT Of Cuba by
Spain and the cession Of Puerto Rico
and the Philippines. These articles,
which may be considered as consutut-
ing the conditions of peace, will be
ready for submission on Wednesday.
sPANIARDs WERE DEPRESSED.
A great deal of interest was taken
in today's meeting. The two commits
sions arrived at the foreign office in
carriages in the rain, almost simultan-
eously, and. repairing TO the confer
ence room, Immediately opened the only
business before them. Senior Rios, the
president of the Spanish commission,
has usually preceded the presentation
of a Spanish communication in writing
by verbally summarizing it, but today
Senior Rios was silent and unusually
grave. His face was deep lined, and
he clearly showed the mental strain
under which he was laboring as he APP
Nproached the final REIMBURSEMENT Of
SSpain's colonial possessions.
f\WithouI a word. Senior Montero Rios
Sp7oduced two typewriter sheets and
passed them to the interpreter of the
United States commission, Mr.. Fergu-
son. who read them substantially as
cabled. the outline of the Spanish docu-
nlent being furnished later to a CORE
spondent of the Associated Press by
Senior Ojeda-
The commissioners left the foreign Of
fee Immediately after the secretaries
had been directed 10 prepare the arti-
Giles of the peace treaty. There was
scarcely any conversation between the
American and Spanish commissioners
after the adjournment Among the
Americans only the most grave eOnsid-
Grafton for their Spanish colleagues
was apparent. The Spaniards seemed
to be relieved at having arrived at the
conclusion of a long controversy.
RESENTED BY EUROPE.
There is no denying that the whole
European continent VIII bitterly resent
American acquisition of the Philip
pines. This sentiment is not confined
to diplomats, but especially here in
Paris it is the opinion constantly heard
in the highest French society.
It IS known that high official of the
French foreign Office said yesterday:
seThe appearance of the Americans in
eastern waters is a disturbing factor
to the whole of Europe. Americans, as
is well known. lack diplomatic manners
and wiz surely bring constant trouble
to all of as
As to the general sentiment, Mr.. w.
IT. Stead, who has just returned here
from a tour Of France Belgium, Ger
\ many. Russia, Austria, Turkey and
Italy. and who has seen the highest
kFoliticians in each country, and in
s Aonle. cases their rulers, said today to a
correspondent Of the Associated Press:
The immense majority of Europeans
are. OF course. absolutely ignorant Of
what has happened. Interested in their
daily toll, they neither know nor care
what occurs in the other hemisphere.
But Europeans who read the news
papers are able to form what may be
called public opinion in the old world.
They are practically unanimous on the
matter. Outside Of England, / have
not met a. single non-Anerican who
was not opposed to the expansion of
America. Nor through my whole tour
Of Europe have | met a European who