The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-12-03


Diplomatic Resources and Cannot Hold
Out Against Americas Superior Force.
Treaty Ordered Drawn.
PARIS, Nov. 2S.-Spain has accepted
the United States offer of $4,000, 900
and at joint session of the peace COM
missions consented without condition to
relinquish Cuba and to cede Porto Rico,
Guam and the Philippine islands.
The document presenting this ac-
ceptance contained only 300 words. 1t
opened with reference to the final
terms of the United States and said that
the Spanish commissioners, after hav-
ing taken cognizance of the terms pro-
posed by the Americans, replied that
their government had tried to give as
equitable an answer as possible, but
that they We're not prepared to commit
their government to the acceptance of
the principles employed in the Ameri-
can argument. Spain rejects these
principles, the note continues, "as she
always has rejected them"
Easing her attitude upon the justice
of her cause. the note then says, she still
adheres to these principles, (Which she
has heretofore invariably formulated" !"
All Compromises Re jected.
However, the note adds, in her desire
for peace, she has gone so far as to pro-
pose certain compromises, which the
Americans have always rejected. She
has also attempted, it is further as
serted, to have submitted to arbitration
some of the material particulars upon
which the two governments differed.
These proposals for arbitration, it is
added, the Americans had equally re-
jected.
These allegations, in Spain's reply as
to attempted arbitration, refer to her
proposal to arbitrate the construction of
the third article of the protocol and also
to submit the Spanish colonial debt of
Cuba and the Philippines to arbitra-
ton. The last proposition has been
made in written communication.
Since its presentation and in return for
such arbitration Spain offered to cede
the territory in dispute. The Ameri-
cans refused both propositions for arbi-
tration. Spain's reply, in substance,
continued by declaring that the United
States has offered, as kind of compen-
sation to Spain, something very made
quate to the sacrifices the latter country
makes at this moment, and she feels,
therefore. that the United States pro-
posals cannot be considered Just and
equitable.
Is Compelled to Submit.
Spain has, however, exhausted all the
resources of diplomacy in an attempt to
justify her attitude.
Seeing that acceptance of the proposal
made to Spain is a necessary condition
toa continuance of negotiations, and
seeing that the resources of Spain are
not such as to enable her to re-enter
upo, war, she is prepared, in her desire
to avoid bloodshed and for considera-
tiuns of humanity and patriotism, to
submit to the conditions of the conquer
ing nation, however harsh they may be.
She is, therefore, ready to accept the
proposals of the American commission
rs presented at the last sitting.
The reading and the translation of the
document occupied less than five min
utes. At the conclusion of the transla-
tiol the commissioners empowered
Senior Ojeda, secretary of the Spanish
commission, and Secretary Moore of the
American commission to draw DIP arti-
cles which are to embody the re-
Elquishment of Cuba by Spain and the
ccssion of Porto Rico and the Philin-