Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-03
WANTS PHILIPPINES.
UNCLE SAM NOTIFIES SPAIN.
spain.s Commiaalonsrs Told the woi ST.
she VIII BE Reimbursed for Permanent
improvements Made.

Paris. Oct. 3l.-The United States
has demanded the entire Philippine
archipelago of Spain.
The American peace commissioners,
each carrying portfolio containing
records and personal memoranda, left
their headquarters in the Continental
hotel for the meeting with the Spanish
commissioners at the foreign Office,
shortly before o'clock this afternoon.
The president Of the Spanish COM
mission, Senior Montero Rios. whose
health ut one time was SO precarious
as to threaten IN indefinite adjourn
ment of the sessions of the commits
sions. had improved to the extent Of
enabling him to attend to-day's meet
ing. He arrived at the foreign Office
in closed carriage before the Amer
leans reached the meeting place.
Not long after 9 o'clock the commits
sioners confronted each other across
the table on which, In 1888, Benjamin
Franklin and his colleagues signed
the treaty Of independence of the
United States.
The Spanish commissioners took
their accustomed places Mt the his
toric table. the afternoon light full in
their faces, while the Americans
ranged themselves opposite with their
backs to the light and with the inter-
prefer standing at the end of the ta-
BILE. on the right Of Judge Day and the
left of Senior MOntero Rios. and be-
tween the two secretaries, Mr.. Moore
and Senor Ojeda.
Secretary Moore, upon the request Of
Judge Day, passed to Mr.. Ferguson,
The interpreter. the formulated de-
mands of the United States regarding
The Philippines, which were read to the
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rapid rendering from the English, in
which they were written. Although
the Spanish commissioners did not be-
tray anxiety. their attention to the
:eading was keen. They had anticipat-
I'd that the United States would take
over the islands. but the terms and de-
ails of the transfer had all along been
subject of speculation.
The reading disclosed the fact that
The United States government had de-
!ermined to possess for itself certain
:erritory and parts Of land bounded
oy and lying within such parallel and
II latitude and longitude us mark the
limits of the Philippine archipelago.
rhe United States does not purpose as
, ,uming the Philippine debt Of $4O. O.OOO,-
100, but is willing to be responsible to
Spain for sum Of money equal to the
actual expenditures by Spain in the
Philippines for the advantage of the
Stands and for the good of their peo-
pie. for permanent betterments and for
improvements. both physical and men
al.
The reading Of the presentment spe-
sifies that the United States will reim-
burse Spain to the extent Of her "pa-
ciflc expenditures" made in the archi-
pelago. This phrase pacific expen-
aitures," Is employed to differentiate
the expenditures by Spain In combat
ting insurrections In the Philippines.
The one Is felt by the commissioners
to be fair burden on the acquiring
power, while the other and latter class
Of expenditures is held to have been
logically assumed by Spain as the In
evitablc hazard TO nation resorting
to arms to enforce orders in its own
territory.
Such is the vital portion Of the pre-.
sentiment made by the American COM
missioners today. and 1t Is to be OBJ
served that while the main proposition
as to possession and financial RESPONSE
bility Is clear and definite, many de-
tails have been left to the developments
of the discussions between the two
commissions.
night certain that the United States in
tends to reimburse them for pacific
expenditures" they remark that they
are not enlightened as to whether the
Americans expect to indorse the Span.
ish obligations to the extent of "paci-
fc expenditures" In the archipelago or
whether they will hand Spain lump
sum of gold large enough to cover
Spanish outlay so designated.
The Spanish commissioners listened
attentively. though not without some
evidences of impatlcnce and surprise
at the final suggestions In the Amerl-
can presentment. and finally asked un-
til Friday to consult the Madrid gov
ernment and make reply. Adjourn.
ment was then taken to that day.