Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-29
Our Having the sulus.

PARIS. November 2S.-Spain has accept
er the United States offer Of S2O,OO0OO0,
.-I at a Joint tsession Of the peace COM
ID ions this afternoon consented. with
..t condition. TO rolinquish Cuba, and 70
..e Porto Rico Guam. and the Philip
Ir. Islands
The document presenting this accept
arcs contained only 800 words. 1t opened
with 70 reference to the final terms Of the
United states. and said that the Spanish
lssioucrs, after having taken cogni-
l.u-e Of the terms proposed by the Amer
l-s, replied that their government had
t-ad To- give as equitable an answer as
possible but that they were not prepared
TO commit their government to the ac-
..rtauca Of the principles embodied in the
American argument. Spain rejects these
principles. the note continues, "as she al
ways has rejected them"
Easing her attitude upon the Justice Of
hr cause. the note then says. she still
a.herss to those principles (which she
has heretofore invariably formulated"
COMPROMISES ALL REJECTED.
However, the note adds. in her desire
for peace. she has gone as far as TO pro-
Ir-a certain compromises. which the
Americans have always rejected. She has
also attempted it is further said, 10 have
submitted 70 arbitration some of the ma
tegal particulars upon which the two
governments differed These proposals for
arbitration. IL is added. the Americans
r-ve equally rejected
These allegations, in Spain's reply, as
90 attempted arbitration, refer TO her pro-
I-ea' 20 refcr 20 arMtro .ion the construc- !
zion of the third article Of the protocol, |
and also to submit the Spanish Colonial |
debt o- Cuba and the Philippines to arbi- |
tuuon The last proposition has been |
made in a written communication. Since |
i.s presentation and in return for such |
-rt.rauon, Spain has offered to cede the |
territory iu dispute
Il. Americans rejected both PROPOSE
u.as tor arbitration
-la.u's reply to-day in substance con-
tA-.u by declaring that the United States
ll. offered. as "a kind OF compensation |
t' 81 ail. something very inadequate 70
..- sacrifices the Latter country makes at
..s moment and she feels therefore
t.t the United States proposals cannot
.- considered just and equitable.
YIELDS. UNDER PROTEST.
Spain has. however. exhausted all the
Resources of diplomacy in an attempt to
..-E her attitude Seeing that an ac-
...t 90 fHe proposal made 10 Spain
a a t.. .ry condition % continuance
a-.--uous, and SEEING that the re-
NJ spain are not such as TO en-
able -.irto rc-enter upon war; she is pre-
.. -A her desire 10 avoid blOOdshed, |
n considerations OF humanity and !
...u. 70 submit TO the conditions of
... '-.IIrrlns nation, however harsh ! ,
m. De-. She is therefore ready To
tle proposals of the American
-.s-IA, as presented az the last sit
I'D. reading and the translation Of the
-t occupied less than five minutes.
-. .-- conclusion OF the translation the
a.oA! !s empowered S4nor Ojeda
,..iy oi Tie 81 anish commission, and q
-E MooIe, OF the American com
TO oidW up articles which are
rnu.oy the REIMBURSEMENT by Spain
"- t-ssl0n OF Porto Rico ana the
-...4l.es. d
Next MEETING WEDNESDAY. v
l. articles which may be consider d
constituting the conditions of peace J
.. i'dly Tor submission on Wednes- | !
tr.1t deal Of interest was taken in a
meeting. The two commissions y
.Ie- 90 Do. Foreign Office I'm carriages ;
.- iaiu almost simultaneously. and q
.-'Aa ' tle conference room, immedi- Y
opened the only business before l.
'a'r 4lonterO Rios. the president | Il
spanish commission. has usually @
inc presentation OF a Spanish ! .
-A'Dttion in wriiug by verbally | y
t.i<As it but to-day Senor Rios >
ana unusually grave. His race "
l'y Aneo, and he clearly showed
'..-l'l strain under which he WAS NJ
- as DE approached the final re-
shment OF SPANS Colonial posses ID
...oli word, Senior Montero Rios
TWO typewriter sheets. ana ~.
.... tueh 10 the interpreter of the 70
states Commission. Mr. Fergu- M
- VINO read them, substantially as OF
.... lNe outline of the Spanish docu- NJ
D.-ns furnished later 20 Il CORES =,
bed. vi '"e Associated Press By Senor :,
BEARING OF COMMISSIONERS. ma
-'miuls9ioners left the Foreign III
Htt't.'4e alNtf tEe secretaries | lAt
D,eh directed 10 prepare the articles 20
'A' peace treaty. There was scarceIv y,
conversation between the American ,
spanish commissioners after the ad-
-fhmeut cio
''oNs me Americans. only the most ler
,' CONSIDERATION for their Spanish coll
-'e' was apparent The spanlards ~,
10 Doe relieved AT having arrived
a sf.'. Inclusion Of long controversy. ioi
'Iler the session the spaniards renairod Ne
'n'F quarters and had an animated tin
id lengthy session.
ARRAIGNMENT or AMERICA
he leading article IN the Temps to-day I
''iomn long. Is devoted 10 a severe Ia
i'isnment Of the American attitude cb,
"afd Spain, IN which America Is made a.,
appear mercilcss conqueror inn -
sihf Draconian conditions on a helpless an
7, ana eNacting the signature OF wa