The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-22

Paris, Nov. 2.-The Spanish and
American peace commissions met in
joint session at o'clock this afternoon.
The Americans declared they must
have the entire Philippine archipelago
and for a treaty cession of the is
lands the Americans rendered to Spain
500, ,OOO, 900.
1t is further declared that it is 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 proposes mutual relinquishment
of all claims for indemnity national
or personal, subsequent to the out
break of the last Cuban insurrectiOn-
Nov. % is fixed as the date on which
the United States commission desired
a definite response to tOday's PROPOSE
tions and all other subjects in issue
here.
1t is also declared that the United
States desire to treat on the religious
freedom of the Caroline islands as
agreed upon between the United States
and Spain in 1885, and also in the
acquisition of one of the Caroline IS
lands for an American naval station,
and of 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 arbi-
trate article III of the peace protocol,
bearing upon the future disposition and
control of the Philippine islands.
The meeting was then adjourned IN
til Wednesday.
A LENGTHY MEMORANDUM.
The memorandum of the American
commission, embodying the above
propositions. is long and was not read
in full. The vital portions, however
were communicated verbally to the
Spanish commissioners IN practically
these terms:
The fact was cited that the proposal
presented by the American commits
sioners on behalf of the government
for the cession of the Philippines to
the United States having been rejected
by the Spanish commissioners, and the
eounter-proposaI of the latter, for the
Withdrawal of the Americans from
the islands and the payment of an
indemnity by the United States to
Spain, having been rejected by the
Americans, the latter deeming it es-
sential that the present negotiations,
already greatly prOtracted- should De
brought to an early definite conclusion,
now begged to present a new PROPOSE
llOl, G1lDONlJ MS AALC NCloACAA N@--~AA
the sake of peace their government
would under the circumstances be
willing to tender. The government Of
the United States is unable to modify
the proposal heretofore made for the
| cessiOn of the entire archipelago Of
the Philippines, but the American COM
rnissioners are authorized to offer to
Spain. in case the cessiOn should be
agreed to, the sum Of S20,0OO,0OO, to
be paid in accordance with the terms
Of the treaty Of peace.
| It being the policy of the United
| States to maintain in the Philippines
an open door to the worlds commerce,
| the American commissioners are pre-
pared to insert in the treaty now in
| contemplation a stipulation to the ef-
! feet that for a term of years Spanish
ships and merchandise shall be ad-
| mftted into Philippine ports on the
same terms as American ships and
merchandise.
The American commissioners are also
authorized and are prepared to insert
| in the treaty, in connection with the
cession of territory by Spain TO the
| United States, q provision for the mu-
tual REIMBURSEMENT of all claims for
| indemnity, national and individual, OF
every kind, of the United states against
Spain, and of Spain against the United
States, that may have arisen since the
beginning of the late Cuban insurrec-
tion and prior to the conclusion OF the
| f-oof1r of