The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-02
THE PEACE COMMISSION.
4 Spanish Member States They
Have Agreed to Make a
Treaty Under Protest.
WHAT THE AMERICAN SECRETARY SAYS.
Judge Day Is Satisfied and Hopes to
He sailing for Home in Fortnight-
The Two Secretaries Begin the Joint
Task of Formulating the Articles of the
Peace Treaty-what spain surrendera

Paris, Nov. O.-Abarzuza, the Span
ish peace commissioner, discussing the
peace negotiations, said:
We have fulfilled our mission here and have
agreed to make the tresty Of peace but We do
so under protest that our sovereign rights over
the Philippines are sti! intact Our memo
randum sets this fact forth though. admittedly
it cannot affect the trt Ity. We lose our colo
nlal empire, but Amer a does not know what
new and difficult respoU -lbilities she is under
taking. The island o. Mindanao alone will
keep her busy for years
Asked if the treaty will contain any
reference to debt, Senor Abarzuza
answered:
No. Inusmuch as the Americans have put
these questions aside and have refused to take
them into account when framing the treaty.
Subsidiary matters. such as cable stations and
so on. will be dealt with separately. 1 don't
expect more than two or three slttlngs after to.
morrow
Senior Ojeda, the princ ncipal Spanish
secretary, said:
Peace Is assured. We have agreed to sign a
treaty In accordanca with the protocol at
Washington, but at The same time protesting
our sovereign rights over the Philippines and
stating that only yield 70 the hard Amer
lean terms owing TO our inability to renew the
war and In the presence Of superior force
Secretary Moore, of the American
commission, puts it this way: THE
Spaniards accepted our conditions un-
reservedly and draft of u treaty will
be laid before the joint meeting to-
morrow. They have accepted SEQ, ,O00,-
900 for the Philippines" Judge Day
remarked with undisguised gratifica-J
ton: II hope we shall be sailing for
home in fortnight Everything is
now clear"
The Spanish commissioners were
gloomy and depressed at Mondays
meeting. There was no interchange
of the usual compliments and civili-
ties. They were performing an un-
grateful task under compulsion. 1t is
known that Scnor Montero Rios asked
Premier Sagasta to accept his resig-
nation from the commission rather
than force them to cede or surren-
der Spanish colonial empire. But
Sagasta appealed TO them to fulfill
their mission in the interest of the
dynasty. For the first time since the
meeting of the commission the Span
iards have shown their feelings.
I When Gen. Cerrcro entered his car
riage he put handkerchief to his
eyes, being overcome with emotion.
Montero Rios left the meeting place
with bowed head and spiritless gait,
the picture of detection.
| The secretaries of the two peace
commissions. Messrs. Moore and Ojeda,
began their joint task of formulating
the articles Of the peace treaty at three
o'clock this afternoon as directed by
their respective commissions at yester-
days conference This work will be
easy and rapid, as to the relinquish-
ment and cessions referred to in the
protocol, the terms of which document
will be transferred bodily to the treaty.
The secretaries, moreover. will en-
body in tentative articles, for discus
sion on Wednesday, the subjects of the
religions freedom of the Caroline
islands, 4 naval station for the United
States in the same group, cable land
ing rights at other points within
Spain's jurisdiction. the release of the
Iinsurrectionist prisoners and the re-
vival of the treaties broken by the war.
What spain surrend-rs.
Washington, Nov. 3O.-The govern
ment has been officially advised of the
successful termination OF the peace
negotiations with Spain. A cablegram
to this effect, which had been received
from Chairman Dav, was read at to.
days cabinet meeting by the secretary
of state. By the terms of the treaty,
which will be signed during the pres
ent week, Spain surrenders to the
United States her sovereignty in the
Philippine islands and Guam islands,
one of the Ladrone group. In lieu of
all claims to indemnity the United
States will pay Spain the sum
of $50, 900, 900 in gold or its equiva-
lent Before returning to the United
States our commissioners will secure
from the Spanish tatives, if
possible, a proposition for the sale to
the United States Of Strong island, one
of the Caroline group some distance
east and south of Luzon, for n cable
station. Should Spain, however, de-
cline to sell the island for reasonable
sum, the matter will be dropped for
the present at least.