Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-08
The Two Commissions Discuss the
Formulated Protocol Agreemen ts.
THIRTEEN ARTICLES TO CONSIDER.
The spanish Cablnsts's Instructions to
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Tuesday by Secretaries Moore AM
Ojeda. The final preparation Of thes,
articles was concluded and the revised
draft was then turned over to the type
writers, prior to the hour fixed for tn,
joint session. The Two commission.
discussed the formulated protocol
agreements and the subjects for nego
tiations. all of which were presented
to the joint commission in form &C
ceptable to the Americans. There
were ID articles laid before the two
commissions, covering the following
subjects:
Flrst-The REIMBURSEMENT Of sovereignty
over and claim OF title to Cuba
Seeond-The cessi0n Of Porto Rico and other
Spunsh possessions In the West Indies. to.
gelher with Guam, In the Ladrones
Tuirl-rhe cesslon Of the Philippines
Fourih1'he terms OF the evacuation OF the
Philippines
preserve order In the Philippines pending the
rattle 'tlon Of the treaty.
>isth-The release OF military prisoners
mululllv.
seventh The cesson BY Spain OF the island
Of Kuhne, or Strong island, In the Carolines
| Eighth-The mutual REIMBURSEMENT OF in
demnity claims
Ninth The religious freedom OF the Caro-
lines. assuring the rights Of American mis-
| siOnnrcs
Tcnth-Cable landing rights at points within
the Spanish jurisdiction
| Eleventh-The release by Spain OF political
| prisoners for onenses In Cuba and the Philip
pines
Tive flh-The pledge OF the United States to
inaugurate In the Philippines an open door"
policy and to guarantee the same to Spain for
Of least l2 years.
Thirteenth-A revival Of the treaties broken
by the war
The first three articles were mutual
ly agreed upon yesterday, as was also
the article embodying the terms of the
evacuation of the Philippines, which
will be practically the same as in the
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico.
The mutual release of military pris.
oners was agreed upon. Spain liberat-
ing the rebel prisoners and the United
States liberating the Manila garrison
and the Spaniards held by Aguinaldo
The political prisoners to be released
by Spain are such as are now in exile
at Ceuta, in Morocco, or at other Span.
ish penal settlements Daily sessions
will be held here, and il is now be.
lieved that the work will be possibly
concluded this week, although so early
termination is not probable. After
the session and the departure of the
Spanish commissioners, the Americans
remained in the conference chamber
for an hour In executive session. The
adjournment was taken until three
o'clock to-day.
TIE SPANISH CABINETS INSTRUCTIONS.
Madrid, Dec. 1.-The cabinets in
structions to Senior Montero Rios,
which were drawn up Tuesday even
ing, were to request the immediate re.
lease of the Spanish prisoners in the
Philippine islands, to negotiate navi-
CATION and tariff advantages in the
Philippine islands in favor Of Spain,
to obtain ratification OF several
treaties of commerce with former
Spanish possessions and an arrange
ment Of the debt of the Philip.
pines and, II possible, Of the Cuban
debt The government also agreed to
refuse ratification Of the protocol OF |
1877.
The impartial announces that the
government intends to retain the Caro-.
lines and will only sell them in case it
receives an advantageous offer and
they become burden to Spain. The
paper aids: "The government hereto
has not received such proposition
but expects to-
THE CUSHING PROTOCOL.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The protocol
of 1877, which the Spanish government
has notified her commissioners not to
revive, is the celebrated Cushing pro-
tocol which has been a source of much
correspondence between the two gov
ernments and was invoked by this
government number of times prior
to the outbreak OF hostilites The
protocol was framed with special ref
erence to the outbreaks In Cuba
against Spain, and now that she has
lost nearly all of her colonies, and
especially those near our soil, has not
its former Importance to the United
States. Its aim was to guarantee our
citizens protection against summary
and secret legal proceedings. Its first
clause. which is fairly descriptive of
the whole protocol, provides that no
citizen OF the United States residing
In Spain or her island possessions,
charged with treason, conspiracy
against the government or any other
crime, shall be subject to trial BY any
exceptional tribunal, unless captured
with arms in hand, but instead shall
be tried exclusively by the ordinary
legal jurisdiction.
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