Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-26
OUR DEMANDS ON SPAIN
The Dons Must Release All Claims
to the Philippines
FOR A CASH CONSIDERATION,

Spanlards May Try to Get a Higher
Offer Than the SEQ, 700, 900 Proposed
by the Americans, But In This They
VIII BE Disappointed.
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 Senior
Nontero Rios and his colleagues of the
Spanish commission, REQUIRED to the
protracted negotiations and reatllrmed
the desire of the American commits
sioners to reach an amicable conclusion.
Then, handing the American presenta-
ton TO the interpreter. Judge Day con-
cluded his remarks by saying that the
Americans, preferring not to break the
armiStice or to resume hostilties, had
determined to present another and
final proposition, which he hoped would
lead to a speedy and amicable adjust
ment.
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
archipelago. with a tender of $20,0O0,-
900 for treaty cession of the islands.
was then read. Without betrayins
their mental attitude the Spanish COM
missfoners suggested an adjournment
until Wednesday.
The new proposition, with its collat-
erals. was embodied toward the end Of
the American memorandum. which
filled so typewriter sheets. Only this
part was read in the joint session. the
memorandum being then delivered to
the Spaniards for translation by their
own staff.
SPANS proposition to invoke the Of
fees of a third power to construe the
words Control. disposition and gov
eminent Of the Philippines" was re-
jected by the American commissioners
on the ground that the diction of the
third article of the protocol, dealing
with the Philippines. is so broad and
clear as to afford no justification for ar
bitration as between the parties to
the agreement.
An analysis of the American men,
orandum shows that all other suS-
gestons and considerations in it hinge
upon treaty cession. at the amount
named by the United States. and with
in one week. In the event of cession
Spain may enjoy for a term OF u years
rights OF commerce in the Philippines
equal to those OF the United States. If
the United States acquire the islands
by conquest Spain may not enjoy such
rights.
Should Spain refuse cession she would
remain liable for indemnity claims. ma
tional and individual. since the out
break of the last Cuban insurrection.
Should she refuse she would also lose.
probably. as further indemnity for the
expenses of conquest one of the Caro-
lines, which she may not now sell, and
other cable privileges within Spanish
Jurisdiction might be taken by the
United States without any return to
Spain for them.
Today the Spaniards doubtless do
not know whether they will accept or
reject the American terms. They are
telegraphing the substance of the
American memorandum to Madrid,
and they expect to reply at tomorrow's
meeting. Possibly they may conclude
that because one money offer is made
another and larger offer may fol-
low pressure upon the American COM
missioners. But if this be their eX-
pectation it will not be realized. The
American terms. submitted almost at
the close of eight weeks of patient
hearing and painstaking argument, are
a practical ultimatun.