The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
ULI'IlIA'IUN!
Spain Hears Americas
Final Proposition.
Treaty CeSSiOn For VIII Oh
$2O,OOO,OOO Will Be Paid.
Other Suggestions and Consid-
erations Hinge Upon 1t.
The Philippines to Be Open to Com
MERGE of the World.

Paris, Nov. 22.-The United States
peace commissioners have undoubtedly
made their final proposition here. When
the conference opened yesterday after
noon, Judge Day. addressing Montero
Rios and his colleagues of the Spanish
negotiations and reaffirmed the desire
Of the American commissioners to reach
an amicable conclusion. Then, hand
ing the American presentation to the
interpreter, judge Day concluded his
remarks by saying that the Americans,
preferrns not to break the armistce or
resume hostilities, had determined upon
another and final proposition, which he
hoped would lead to a speedy and ami
cable 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 archi-
pelago, with tender of 500 O0O, 900 for
treaty ccssion of the islands-was then
read. Without betraying their mental
attitude, the parish commissioners sug-
eested an adjournment until Wednes-
day.
The new proposition, with its collat-
erals, was embodied toward the end of
the American memorandum, which filled
80 typewriter sheets. Only this part
was read in the joint session, the mem
Or1ndlInl hGinp 70
Spaniards for translation by their own
staff
SPANS proposition to invoke the offi-
ces of a third power to construe the
words control, disposition and gov ern-
ment of the Philippines" was reje tied
by the American commissioners on the
ground that dictation Of the third ar icle
of the protocol, dealing with the hill
ippines. is so broad and clear a. to
afford no iustifica ton for arbitration as
between the parties to the agreement.
On the terms named the United St ties
proposes mutual REIMBURSEMENT all
claims for indemnity, national or err
sonal, subsequent to the outbreak of he
last Cuban nsurrection Nov % is fixed
as the date on which the United States
commission desires a definite response
to yesterdays propositions and all other
subjects in issue here.
1t is also declared that the United
States desires to treat of the religious
freedom of the Caroline islands, as
agreed upon between the United States
and Spain in 1886, and also of the ac-
QUESTION of one of the Caroline islands
for an American naval station, and OF
the cable landing rights at other places
In Spanish jurisdiction and the revival
of certain Spansh-American treaties as
heretofore in force.
The vital portions of the American
commissions memorandum We're COM
municated verbally to the Spanish COM
missioners in practically these terms:
The fact was cited that the proposal
presented by the American commission
ers In behalf of their government for the
cession of the Philippine islands to the
United States having been rejected by
the Spanish commissioners, and the
counter-proposal of the latter for the
withdrawal of the American forces from
the islands and the payment of an in
demnity by the United States to Spain
having been rejected by the American
commissioners, the latter deeming it es-
sential that the present negotiations.
dlIcduy SItdlly SnOulQ be
brought to an early and definite con-
clusion, now begged to present a new
proposition embodying the concessions
which. for the sake of peace, their gov
eminent would under the circumstances
be willing to tender.
The government of the United States
is unable to modify the proposal hereto
fore made for the cesson of the entire
archipelago OF the Philippines, but the
American commissioners are authorized
to offer to Spain, in case the cession
should be agreed to, the sum of 500, 000, 900,
to be paid In accordance with the terms
to be fixed in the treaty of peace.
1t being the policy of the United States
TO maintain in the Philippines an open
door of the worlds commerce, the Ameri-
can commissioners are prepared to in
sert in the treaty a stipulation to the
effect that for a term of years, the Span
ish ships and merchandise shall be adj
mitted into Philippine ports on the same
terms as American ships and merchan-
disc.
The American commissioners are also
authorized and prepared to insert in
the treaty. in connection with the ces-
sion of territory by Spain to the United
States a provision for the mutual re-
ltnquishment OF all claims for indemnity,