Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-05
|SPAN|ARDS SAY NO,
They Refuse American PROPOSE
ton as to Philippines
VIRTUAL lcOUNTER-PR0POSAL
Adjournment Until Tuesday bf lmsRt
cans 10 Consider II.
MANILA cArIrULArIoN INvAIxN
Made, the Spanish Say, After Pratsce1
Had Been stgned-Other Philippine
Ccntentions-Annexation OF ArehA-
peIago an AfterthouEht with ~
MANILA cArIrULArIoN ISvAIm

PARIS, November 4-The. Spanish come
missioners, in the course OF two+Aours>
session of the Peace Conference to-day
fatty refused to accept the proposition
made last Monday by the Americans to
take the entire Philippine group and to
reimburse Spain for her pacific expendi-
lures there.
This negative decision was expected.
The Spanish commissioners had also .
number of positive declarations. which
filled some thirty-seven sheets OF type
written presentment In this Statements
the Spanish held that the United States
had no ultimate rights In the Philippine
Islands, and could have none save by
the consent of Spain I'm these negotiations
and upon terms satisfactory to her.
PHILIPPINE AFTERTHOUGHT.
According to the Spanish contention In
the formal statement, the United States
entertained no thought of annexing the
Philippines when the protocol was signed.
or It would have been expressed In the
protocol as clearly as the conditions re-
garding the cesson of territory In the
Antilles and the Orient. NJ. Cambon, be-
fore the signature OF the protocol, re-
ceived from Madrid-the presentment al
leges-a cable message clearly setting
forth that the maintenance of Spain's
authority over the Philippines should not
be affected by the protocol. to which re-
servation the United States made at that
time no protest or objection.
This dispatch to NJ. Cambon. as the
Spaniards claimed to-day, embodied also
the view that the United States had no
valid basis for claims in ths archipelago.
MANILA CAPITULATfON INVALID.
II was further held to-day, by Senior
Rios and his colleagues. that the capi-
tulaton of Manils, having occurred after
| the signing OF the protocol. and thCs
after the suspension OF hostilities, was
! invalid.
with all this for groundwork, the Span
| iards made their first positive move
against the Americans and II constituted
| their counter-proposition. They charged
against the United States wrongful ap-
propration of public moneys belonging
TO Spain, by selling the tarin duties at
Manila, and they formally demanded the
return of these moneys, in the SUN or
nearly a million dollars.
VIOLATION OF LAW.
On the same premises, the United states
was to-day declared TO have made
| and held as prisoners the Spanish troops
at Manila in violation of international
| law, because done after the suspension of
| hostlites under the protocol further
| charge was that by the Imprisonment OF
| the Spanish troops at Manila the United
| States had prevented Spain from queliing
| the insurrection, and had thus contributed
| to the violence against Spain after tho
| Cessation OF hostilities.
| To-day's Spanish presentment also cited
| the refusal Of the Americans to consider
| tho Cuban debt on the ground that Il
was not sanctioned In the protocol, and
| demanded an adherence to this, as a pre-
| cedent in the discussion Of the Philip
| pines. regarding q cession OF which the
| Spanish commissioners held the protocol
| TO make no mention.
| ADJOURNMENT TILL TUESDAY.
The presentment was read by Inter-
| prefer Ferguson, being rendered from the
| Spanish, i'm which 1t was written, into
| English. At the close of the reading. the
| Americans said they wished 20 have the
| Spanish statement rendered into written
| English, for more careful consideration.
| and an adjournment was taken TO Tues
| day.
UNCLE SAM UNRUFFLED.
| WASHINGTON, November tile ad-
| minstration is awaiting results from the
| Peace Commission with cq1anim,ty, I'm
the realization that the government Is
| perfectly well prepared for any turn the
negotiations may take.