The Goodland republic., 1898-12-02
SPAIN YIELDS ALL.
All Demands Made by United States
Regarding Territory Accepted.
she WIN Get s2O,OOO.OOO Cash for Giving
Up the Philippines, Guam, Cuba and
Porto RIco-Ths Commissioners,
Work Nearly Ended.

Paris, Nov. 90 Spain has accepted the.
United States offer of SO, 900, 600, and
at joint session Of the peace commits
siOns yesterday afternoon consented
without condition to relinquish Cuba
and to cede Porto Rico, Guam and the
Philippine islands. The document
presenting this acceptance contained
only 500 words It opened with a re-
I ference to the final terms Of the United
States and that the Spanish commits
siOners, after having taken cOgnizance
of the terms proposed by the Ameri-
cans, replied that their government
had tried to give as equita bic an an
swer as possible, but that they
were not prepared to commit
their government to the acceptance
Of the principles embodied in the
American argument Spain rejects
these principles, the note continues,
''as she always has rejected them"
Basing her attitude upon the justice
Of her cause, the note then says, she
still adheres to these principles,
(which she has heretofore invariably
formulated" However, the note adds,
in her desire for peace she has gone
so far as to propose a certain COM
promise, which the Americans have
always rejected She has also at
tempted, it is further asserted, to have
submitted to arbitration some of the
material particulars upon which the
two governments differed. These pro
pOsals for arbitration, it is added, the
Americans had likewise rejected.
Spain's reply, in substance, continued
by declaring that the United States
has offered, as a kind Of compensation
to Spain, something very inadequate
to the sacrifices the latter country
makes at this moment, and she feels,
there fore, that the United States pro
pOsals cannot be considered Just and
equitable. Spain has, however, ex-
hausted all the resources of diplomacy
in an attempt to justify her attitude.
Seeing that an acceptance of the
proposal made to Spain is a nee
essary condition to a continuance Of
negotiations, and seeing that the re-
sources Of Spain are not such as to en-
able her to re-enter upon war, she is
prepared, in her desire to avoid blood
shed and from considerations Of hu-
manity and patriotism, to submit to
the conditions Of the conquering na-
tiOn, however harsh they may be. She
is, therefore, ready to accept the pro-
pOsals of the American commission Is
presented at the last sitting.
Commissions Work Nearly Ended.
Washington, Nov. 29.-It is the i'm
preston at the state department. in
the absence of anything save press re-
ports of the proceedings at Paris yes
terday, that the cOmmission's work is
now near at end and that about
two weeks time viii suffice to close it
up. This idea is based on the belief
that, instead OF undertaking TO ar
range the several matters yet to be
settled in the treaty of peace, a gen
eral clause will be placed in the
treaty binding each Of the parties
to begin negotiations in the near
future upon those subjects
Madrid Calm bat Bitter.
Madrid, Nov. %. The city is calm.
There have been no disturbances re-
sulting from the encouragement of
Spain's acceptance OF the terms Of the
Americans The papers, however,
publish gloomy articles, sadly remind
ing the country that the day is one
long to be remembered as marking
1.-THE closing scene of n glorious colonial
history" All agree that the govern
ment has adopted the only possible
policy, though much bitterness Is dis
played toward the United States