Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-21
COME TO A HEAD
United States Peace Commissioners
Demand Entire Philippine Archi-
pelago, One Of the Carolines,
WITH CABLE LANDINCRIGHTS
And Other Concessions in Return for Which
Spain Will Be Paid S20,000000-
Spanish Commissioner Gets
Mad and Quits.

Spanish peace commission. has refused
to continue negotiations.
SYMPTOMS OF A FLARE-UP.
Madrid, Nov. 21.-Yielding to finan-
cial and commercial pressure, Sagasta
has instructed Sr. Monterro Rios to dis
cuss the indemnity to be paid by the
United States for the Philippines. after
having recorded an emphatic protest
against the American Interpretation of
article 3, coupled with the declaration
that Spain yields solely to superior
force. These diplomatic instructions
mean, in plain English that the Span
ish commissioners will consent to give
up the Philippines rather than have
Spanish seaports bombarded by an
American squadron. 1t is impossible to
conceal the fact that the animosity in
official circles here against the United
States is more bitter now than during
the war. This feeling, however, does
not exist among the masses. Apprehen-
sion prevails in financial circles lest the
childish sulkiness which Sagasta and
Rios manifest in their manner of YIELD
ing to the Americans demands may in
duce the Washington cabinet to cancel
or diminish the Philippine indemnity,
about which the widest exaggerations
are current.
Forty million dollars is considered the
smallest sum that can be proposed In
sanguine quarters, $1OO, 900 and even
5000, 100000 are spoken of. The Spanish
government intends to repudiate the
Cuban bonds.
UNCLE SAM SHOWS HIS HAND.
Paris, Nov. 21.--The Spanish and
American peace commissioners met in
joint session at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The Americans declared they must have
the entire Philippine archipelago, and
in return the Americans rendered Spain
$40, 100000. 1t was further declared the
purpose of the United States to main
tain the Philippine islands as an "open
door" to the worlds commerce. On the
terms named, the United States propos-
es the mutual REIMBURSEMENT to all
claims for indemnity, national or per-
sonal, subsequent to the outbreak of the
last Cuban insurrection. November 2S
is fixed as the date on which the United
States commission desires a definite re-
sponse to todays propositions, and all
other subjects to the issue here. 1t is
also declared that the United States de-
sire to treat on the religious freedom of
the Caroline islands, as agreed upon be-
tween the United States and Spain in
1885; also, the acquisition of one of the
Caroline islands for an American naval
station, cable landing rights at other,
places in Spanish jurisdiction, and the
revival of certain Spanish American
treaties as heretofore in force The
Americans also refuse to arbitrate ar
ticle of the peace protocol, bearing up
on the future disposition and control of
the Philippine islands. The meeting ad-
journed to Wednesday.
NO MORE FOOLING.
Washington, Nov. 21.-The State de-
partment has not yet been advised as to
the refusal of the Spanish peace COM
missioners to continue negotiations at
Paris. Secretary Alger expresses a dis
belief in the accuracy of the report, or
rather, feels it was based upon a per-
sonal expression of opinion by President |
Rios, of the Spanish commission, and
he did not necessarily represent the
formal opinion of the commission. Still, |
if there has been breach, it would not
surprise the State department, which
has shaped the instructions to the
American commissioners to bring nego-
tiations at Paris to a sharp issue, one
way or the other, today. If President
Rios did express the determination of
the Spaniards, under their instructions
the American commissioners will pack
up and leave Paris for the United States
at once.
MORE WASHINGTON OPINIONS.
Washington, Nov. 21.-The State de-
partment holds that the cessation of ne
gotiations at Paris does not necessarily
wipe out all that was accomplished by
the protocol, as Spain agreed positively
to relinquish sovereignty over Cuba and
Puerto Rico; also, to evacuate those ISL
ands and cede one of Ladrone islands
for naval station. These agreements
are beyond recall and all that was left
to be settled at Paris related to the
Philippines. AS to what shall follow
now, peace or war, the officials are not
certain.
Earnest consideration will be given
this subject before any. decision is an