Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
PHILIPPINE NATTER
Special Cabinet Session Last
Night on the Subject
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARIS.
Cablesram Framed With Reference %
the Present Situation.
SPANISH SOVEREIGNTY aUEsTzosA
Basis of spnin's Claim That II Was
by Agreement Reserved from Dsss
cu..ion-Judge Days Health xHss
Improved.

Tho Cabinet held a special session us
r,gbt aft which instructions understood
IN be- OF a positive character, bearing e
tho Philippine question. were draIteo ~"
d,snatch TO the American commissioner
in Paris. These Instructions were me
outcome Of conferences held early IN TN
day. and instruct the American repre-
scptatives 10 admit OF no further discus
sion "a 10 the right to consider the as
nosition OF the islands. and state that ON
that point the instructions already sons
must stand. the only matter for discussion
from the American view being the mans
ner of giving over the Islands.
There were only four members or tnd
Cabinet present at to-nights meeting
Secretaries Hay. Alger, and Wilson. ana
Postmaster-Gencral Smith.
NEXT MEETING TUESDAY.
PARIS. November FIT Is now be-
lieved that the next meeting OF the peace
commissions may be postponed untii
Tuesday, though no definite decision mas
been arrived at on the subject. The Span
ish commissioners are still busily en-
gagged I'm the preparation OF the documents
which they will submit at the next ses-
sion OF the commissions, and II Is UNDER
stood that their presentation will cover
matters which render their careful pre-
narration unusually important.
Some of the original papers and tram
scripts necessary for the next presenta'
ton of spain's case will probably not ar.
rive here until too late on Monday TO per-
NIT of a meeting that day, which. OF
course. would necessitate the postpone.
ment OF the next meeting until Tuesday,
The health OF Judge Day was much irn
proved this morning.
| SPANS PHILIPPINE CONTENTION.
Spain has held and may still maintain
| that she had successfully held her Philip
pine sovereignty from discussion or dis
| turbance by the United States In note
| from Duke Almodovar de Rio, the Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs to Judge Day, tho
United States Secretary, dated Madrid.
August 9TH. tits by that message that
Spain presumably accepted the terms OF
peace. which. at Spain's request, had been
set forth by President Mckinley, through
| Secretary Day, under date OF July 3Oth.
| and It is By this message OF Duke Almo.
dovar de Rios, and by the response OF
| Secretary Day. that Spain seeks TO provo
TO the United States Peace Commission
and 10 the tribunal OF nations that spain
sovereignty over the Philippine ISLANDS
was reserved from any discussion here.
and without protest from the United
States. While the vital parts or both
these historic papers were treated In thesa
dispatches on the day OF the last JOINT
session. the communications are herewith
set forth In full and in chronological Sc
quence.
| AI.MODOVAR TO DAY.
Following Is the August 1tn note Of
| Duke AlmOdayar de Rio;
"Nr. Secretary Of State: The FrencH
Ambassador at Washington. whose good
offices have enabled the Spanish Govern
ment 20 address message 10 the Presis
dent OF the United States, has forwarded
by cable your Excellency's reply to this
| document.
am examining the arguments used as a
preamble TO the specification OF the terms
upon which peace may be restored be-
| tween Spain and the United states, IL De-
hooves the Spanish Government to deduce
| from the order OF events that the sew
GRANGE OF diplomatic relations with tho
United States had no other purpose tnan
/ TO decline the acceptance or an ultams- :
tum, which Spain could only CONSIDER as
| an attempt against her rightful soyer-
| eighty over Cuba.
| "Snain did NOT declare war; she met
IL because II was the only means OK de-
| Tending her rights I'm the Greater Az
| titles. Thus did the Queen ana the
| ITnited States see IN 10 transform and en-
large the purely local question OF Cuba
WAR COMPENSATION.
"From this fact, your Excellency draws
! the conclusion that the question at stake
Is no longer only the one which rsiates
| to the territory OF Cuba, but also ina.
| the losses OF American lives ana fortunes
| incident to the war shouid IN sumo man-
| ner be compensated.
| "As 10 the first condition. relating 10
| the future OF Cuba, the two governments
| reached similar conclusions In regard
| 70 the natural inability OF its people 10
| establish an independent government. BE
! n nv reason OF inadequate development.
! as we believe or on account OF th> present
| distracted and disturbed condition or the
\ island, az your Excellency states. tns
| TACT remains that Cuba needs guidance.
| The American people are willing 20 as
| s,,ne the responsibility OF giving this
| Guidance by substituting themselves sor
| the SpanIsh nation, whose right 20 keep
| the island IS indisputable. To this Init
nation we have nothing 20 oppose. Tho
| necessity OF withdrawing from the serfi-
| tory of Cuba being imperative, IL, nation
| assuming Spain's place must, as iong "a
| this territory shall not have fully reached
| the conditions required 20 take rank
| among other sovereign Powers. provide
| for rules which VIII insure order and pro-
| feet against all risks the Spanish resi-
| dents. as well as the Cuban natives sslii
| loyal TO the mother country.
REIMBURSEMENT OF CUBA.
| I'm the name oY the nation. the spanish
| Government hereby relinquishes all claim
| 10 sovereignty over or title 10 Cuba. ana
| engages To the lrremedlable evacuation
| OF the Island. subject 10 the approval OK
| the Cortes-a reserve which we lkowise
make with regard 20 the other preferred
| terms--lust as these terms Will have 70
| be ultimately approved by the Senate OF
| the Unlted states.
'sThe United States require as an In
| demnity for, or equivalent 10, the sacri-
fees they have borne during this short