The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-22
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
FIFE REPORT OF fl RUPTURE WITE-
 OUT FORMATION.
When the American Commissioners Presented Their Demand Yesterday for the Cession of Entire Philippine Archipelago the Spanish Com m ission- CTS Asked m Adjournment Until To- morrow-Everythi Now Depends Upon spain's Answer-How the Re- port of n Rupture Was Circulated.

Upon spain's Answer-How the Re-
 port of n Rupture Was Circulated.
 Paris, Nov. 21.-The United States peace commissioners have undoubtedly made their final proposition here. When the conference opened to-day Judge Day, addressing Senor Montero Rios and his colleagues of the Spanish com missioners, recurred to the protocol and reaffirmed the desire of the American commissioners to reach an amicable conclusion. Then, handing the Ameri- can presentation to the interpreter, Judge Day concluded his remarks by saying that the Americans, not prefer ring to break the armistice or to re- sume hostilities, had determined to pre- sent another and final proposition which he hoped would lead to speedy and amicable adjustment.
 That portion of the presentation set ting forth the new proposal-the pro- posal that the United States must have possession of the entire Philippine arch- ipelago, with a tender of S20,000,000 for a treaty of cession of the islands-was then read. Without betraying their mental attitude, the Spanish commits sioners suggested an adjournment until Wednesday.
 The new proposition, with it's collat- eral, was embodied toward the end of the American memorandum, which fill ed thirty typewriter sheets. Only this part was read in the joint session, the memorandum then being delivered to the SpaniardS for translation. Spain's proposition to invoke the offices of a third power to construe the words "con- trol, disposition and government of the Philippines" was rejected by the Amer ican commissioners on the ground that the diction of the third article of the protocol, dealing with the Philippines, is so broad and clear as to afford no justification for arbitration between the parties in the agreement.
 An analysis of the American memo randum shows that all other sugges- tions and considerations in it hinge up- on a treaty cession at the amount nam ed by the United States and within one week. Tn the event of cession Spain 1Ildy GuJOy, LOT d leLil OL lWClFC yIcLo, rights of commerce in the Philippines equal to those of the United States. If the United States acquire the islands by conquest Spain may not enjoy such rights. Should Spain refuse cession she would remain liable for indemnity claims, national and individual, since the outbreak of the last Cuban insur- rection. Should she refuse she would also lose, probably, as further indemni- ty for the expenses of conquest, one of the Carolines, which she may now sell, and other cable privileges within Span- ish jurisdiction might be taken by the United States without any return to Spain for them. However, the Span- iards doubtless, do not know whether they will accept or reject the American terms. They are telegraphing the sub stance of the American memorandum to Madrid and they expect reply at we'd nesday's meeting.
 Possibly they may conclude that, De- cause one money offer was made, an- other and a larger offer may follow pressure upon the American commls- sioners. But if this be their expectation it will not be realized. The American terms. submitted almost at the close of eight weeks of patient hearing and painstaking arguments, are practical ultimatum.