The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-20
CUBAN DEBT OURS
Peace Commissioners Talk
Plainly to the Spaniards.
, ,urL1ppINEs CONTROVERSY.

. nay Intimates That We Shall
.,a the Islands, Regardless of
:, Action May Be Taken with
I'D 70 Cuba or Porto Rico.
.,on Oct. IA dispatch. to a
,or news agency from Paris says:
.srsay I the peace conference reached
,.,s for the first time. Judge Day
.sn,ed the demands of the American
n,ssioners in threatening words.
aid that delay was the only pos
!. object attainable by the persistent
,,s Of the Spanish commissioners
..adle the United States with the
,.n debt. and would be tolerated no
-, as the United States would
',ss, assume nor guarantee any part
the debt.
-. Standards replied that this plac-
snain In a position Of repudiating
:, reducing the face value Of the
30, bonds from 10 to 60 per cent,
,,ne only half the stipulated interest
[ ,bejr reduced value. Before they
,,u adopt either alternative they
"A surrender to the United States
eutire Philippines.
yodee Day responded that the sur
y,aer of the Philippines would prob
h, be demanded. Irrespective of the
tr.n or any other debt.
mis- TO the Spaniards, the first IN
,,tIon Of the intentions Of the United
,,es as to the Philippines. resulted
| . whispered conference. followed by
r,uest for an adjournment In order
| communicate with Madrid. Judge
S.r said that President Mckinley had
Is,ucted him to demand the entire
krpnder Of Porto Rico on Tuesday.
"a the delivery OF every town to the
Fitted States officers before midnight.
h,ether with the evacuation Of Ha-
|,na on or before Nov. 1, when the
F.l,ed States would be at the gates
4 The city ready to take possession.
rhere was no alternative offered In
\. case OF either Of these demands,
|rd the session was consequently very
|%f The American commissioners
|,w received dispatches from Wash
beon indicating that the administra-
tus is irritated and indignant over
Ne delay Of the Spanish commissioners
me Paris correspondent Of The
ZINES says: At the sitting Of the
.sce commission Monday afternoon
" American commissioners ofncially
and It would seem definitely-re5ect-
4 the idea Of accepting sovereignty
yer Cuba for the United States. The
pssish commissioners thereupon re-
,arked that Spain, having abandoned
uch sovereignty under pressure from
he United States and the United
,stes having denied that sovereignty
enceforth belongs to them. Cuba Is
siacto in a state OF anarchy. as an
Remission ,of soyereigpty cannot be
!ewed in any other light.
The American commissioners rejoined
hat, without accepting sovereignty.
,e United States considered them
lve- Aeputed and bound to maintain
= dty for all the Inhabitants. that
ey would not fail to introduce and
phod order. and. in short. that they
ould do all that was necessary to
Il the island as speedily as possible
state Of normal organization. to be
at the earliest moment
to legal regularity satisfactory for
e security Of all.
Upon this the Spanish commissioners.
Nh what seems striking logic,
omptly replied that by the fact OF
e declaration just made them and for
E United States undertaking to re-
're legality. order and security, the
lifted States were invested with ver-
be sovereignty, and consequently
uld not refuse to accept the conse-
ences Of such sovereignty. seeing
1t they admittedly placed Cuba un-
their supervision and direction.
Notwithstanding these striking OBJ
,tlons the American commissioners
rslsted In their refusal. and officiaily
clared that the United States can
be considered invested with SOW
'inty and that they (the commits
ners) could not deviate from this
Marathon.