Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-07
"THETREATYOFPARIS"
Which 1t Will Likely Be Called, Is
Said To Be an Accom-.
plished Fact.
ESSENTIAL POINTS AGREED UPON.

eight Articles VIII Constitute the Docu-
nept. Covering Only the Clauses of the
ProtSs>I Some Questions UnsettIed-
No Free shipping for spain-President
Requested Haste-British Ambassador
at PariS Throws an Egyptian Bomb into
the French Camp I'm Speech.
Paris, Dec. 1.-THE peace Of Paris is
practically an accomplished fact. Yes
terday's session disposed of the essen
tial features OF the treaty. which will
be embodied in eight articles.
First-The customary preface oftrea-
ties in the nature of an expression OF
amity and of hope for perpetual peace.
Second-The reIinquishment by Spain
of her sovereignty over Cuba.
Third-The withdrawal OF the Span
ish troops.
Fourth-The reIinquishment by Spain
Of her sovereignty over Porto Rico.
Fifth-Spain's cession of the Philip
pines.
Sixth-The Withdrawal CT tie Span
ish troops there.
Seventh-Payment by the United
States of s2O.OOO.0Co for the Philippines.
Eighth-The provision for the open
door commercial policy in the Philip
pines
Rough Draft Is Ready.
The rough draft Of the treaty.
which may be considerably changed.
covers the proposals. 1t makes
a long document. which Senator Davis.
of the United States peace commission,
says Will be found to be one of the most
interesting papers in its character ever
fTs
of the evacuation of the Philippines
stipulated that a commission such as
arranged for the Spanish withdrawal
from the West Indies will be unneces-
sary.
Questions That Are Not Settled.
Among the questions not yet settled.
however, are the cOaliug station and
religious freedom in the Carol!nes. thu
Spanish commission not havi-S replied
to the American offer. Also the An1eri-
cans have rejected Spain's request for
free shipping for ten years in Cuban
and Porto RiCan waters. tEey hay r.
given the Spanish commissioners such
poor cons 1lation as the latter may de-
rive from the permission 10 re-appiY
when diplomatic relations have ban
renewed for shipp ng concsss dhs under
the reciprocity scheme of the DirSley
law. for which Sencr DuoUy de LON
the war brore out.
Agreement a. To the Prisoners.
The Americans have agreed to tTans-
port the Spanish prisoners home. in
clud;ng the garrison and sIilors at Ma
Mia captured by Admiral Dewey and
General Merritt. as well as the soldiers
and civilians held by the Filpinos
whose return the Americans have guar
anteed. AS compensation Spain prom
ises to liberate all Cuban. Porto RiCan
and Filipino political prisoners. Span
ish soldiers eleCtinS to remain in the
colonies may do so. but it is more Il
matter of economy for the Americans
to return the others. as they must b"
fed as long as they are kept and Spain
is unable to bear the expense of the
repatriation.
Subjects Still Under Discussion.
There are still urder discussion eight
secondary subjects which the Spanish
commissioners broached last week. in
Guiding the status of patents and copy
rights. The American commissioners
yesterday handed to Senior MonterO
Rios a written reply covering these
questions. There will probable be no
joint session today. as the Spaniards
desire time to consider this document.
When the commissioners emerged from
the foreign Office last evening Judge
Day announced that all matters had
been settled. and that the treaty would
be signed in three or four days.
President Told Them to Hurry.
Washington. Dec. :. - The advces
from Paris to the effect that it might b.
reasonably presumed that the peace
commissioners will he ready to sign a
treaty of peace within a few days is
fully confirmed here. II is learned that
the presidents instructions to Judge Day
were to hasten the conclusions, and T.
that end the American commissioners
have been authorized TO limit the treaty
closely to protocol points. leaving other
matters TO be dealt with hereafter.
AMBASSADOR MONSoS'S TALK