The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-10
TIE MORNING NEWS.
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PROTEST IN THE PROTOCOL
IsFEsIDENT's REFERENCE TO THE
MAINE A BITTER PILL.

Question to an international Tri-
bunaI Comprised of England,
France and Germany "Quelie
Foupet' Says Carnica Thinks
Americans Ask Too N1uch-Trenty
to Be VOIuminOus No wonder
Rios and Ojeda Are Under the
weather.
Paris, Dec. 9.-sentr Montero Rios, pres
ident of the Spanish peace commission,
and Senior Ojeda, secretary, are still con
fined to their beds. The illness of Senor
Ojoda delays engrossing the treaty, and it
is doubtful whether it will be signed before
Monday.
The Americans held their usual session
this morning. The spaniards continue
making bitter comments concerning Pres
ident McKinley's reference to the Maine.
When a correspondent of the Associated
Press approached Senor Garnca of the
Spanish commission for further details Of
the treaty. he said
The fact that You represent all the
American and English papers is really a
reason why 1 should say nothing. But
what you show me as having been cabled
is substantially correct The exact num-
her of articles is still undetermined. 1t de-
pends upon how Secretaries Ojeda and
Moore divide the treaty. 1t may be twelve
or twenty articles. The Americans are to
pay the indemnity within three months of
she ratification. We shall appoint consuls
in Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands without delay. The Cuban consul
will be accredited 60 the powers that be"
When asked why the spaniards refused
TO grant the United States a coaling sta
ton in the Caroline Islands Senior Gar
nica said:
The Americans could hardly expect that
We should agree TO discuss matters after
the lessons we have had from them on this
point. When we wished to discuss the Gu
ban debt, they absolutely refused to con-
slider it, and then they ask us for what
ever they want Quene toupet CWhat
cheel) vet the Cuban debt remains an inn
portant question for settlement"
In regard to the spaniards' final pro-
test on the subject of the Maine, Senior
Garnica remarked:
That protest now becomes history, end
ii is embodied in The protocol. We do lot
wish to remain under an imputation which
would perpetuate animosity and haired
against us, and which would be a source
Of constant irritation in Spain. 1t is nelth-
er loyal nor just that this thing should
hand over the reputation Of Spain. We
cannot submit to il. It must be cleared
up, in justice to ourselves. There are
many other causes to bring hatred le
tween the two nations without the add
ton of such a one as this.
"As to the future relations of the two
countries, that is one of the things his
tory can alone determine. Many nations
which have been deadly enemies are speed
ily reconciled."
senor Garnica was then questioned as
to the future of the Philippine Islands, and
he said
The United States has inaugurated a
policy which viii bring it much trouble
and many responsibilities. The Americans
ar not prepared for the work they are
about TO undertake.
Your democratic system must inaugu-
rate an mperialistic system. ana YOU must
increase your army and navy, with the
result that there will be constant friction
between yourselves and the European
Powers"
ing the terms of the treaty. This is partly
through the influence of the three sena-
tors on the body, who represent that it
would be a discourtesy to the Senate 20
publish the terms before the treaty is
presented TO that body by the President.
The protocol of the treaty viii almost
reach the dimensions Of a volume, as ii will
contain every written statement presented
on both sides during the conference The
Spaniards made a last contribution yes
tcrday on the assembling of the commits
sons. Senior Rios then presented a vig0r-
ous,y worded protest, in which the Span
iards declared they had yielded to force.
put that they invoked the confidence Of
the nations against the abuse of the rights
OF nations, of which they were the VIC
Tins. The protest was for purposes of
record, and consisted of an argument in
support of every concession demanded by
the Spanlards, and which The Americans
refused, some of them peremptorily and
without an opportunity for discussion.
The protest concluded:
But these concessions which we are
obliged to make touch us less than the
insult which has been inflicted on our ma
uon by President Mckinley in his mes
sage. We again protest solcmnly against
the accusation hurled against US in con-
nection with the Maine, and we intend 20
again submit the question to an interna-
.N"14Ht AttbhAclt toAllDItatA ti i4i4Eidiitf
france and Germany, to determine who
shall bear the responsibility OF the catas-
trophe."
In spite OF the secrecy observed by the
Americans II IS earned that the treaty
ln substance. cNnsists OF thirteen or four
teen articles. The principal articles pro-
vide for the cession and evacuation of
cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine ISL
ehds and the political, admins rative and
financial results thereof the requirement
py the United States OF public property
and the REIMBURSEMENT Of archives The
articles Of second Importance, determine
tne status Of Spanish subjects remaining
ln the ceded territories and unfinished law
SUITS and contracts granting Of The same
terms 70 Spanish shipping and merchar-
ulHe as imposed upon American shipping
ana merchaudise in the Philippine Islands
Ior ten years, and leaving the status Of
spanish commissioners in the West hides
10 DO settled later