Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-29
Americans Want to Sail For
Home by Dec. II.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR CALLED.
Day Said Only Thing Possible Was to
Keep Philippines Spain Accepted
Se0.0OO,OO Also Codes Porto Rico and
Guam and ReIfnquishes Cuba. -

missioners are naturally well pleased at
the successful conclusion of their mis-
sion. The questions that remain are
comparatively unimportant and admit
of speedy settlement.
The American commissioners will
hasten matters with view to having
the treaty signed within ten days or SO.
and of sailing for New York by Dec II.
Judge Day said;
1--WE have done the only thing pos
sible regarding the Philippines. Our
opportunity of giving them up was lost
when Admiral Dewey did not weigh
anchor and sail away"
Whitelaw Reid entertained the COM
missioners, after which they went to
the opera. Count Won Munster, Ger
man ambassador to France, was the
first diplomat to call on. the American
commissioners and congratulate Mr..
Reid ON the commission s successful
work. He said the settlement would
meet the approval of Germany.
PARIS, Nov. 29.-Spain accepted the
United States offer of 500, 100000 and
at a joint session of the peace commits
sions consented without condition to
relinquish Cuba and to cede Porto Rico,
Guam and the Philippine islands.
The document presenting this accept
ance contained only 800 words. 1t
opened with reference to the final
terms of the United States and said
that the Spanish commissioners, after
having taken cognizance of the terms
proposed by the Americans, replied that
their government had tried to give as
equitable an answer as possible, but
their government to the acceptance of
the principles embodied in the Amer
lean arguments. Spain rejects these
principles, the note continues, 'as she
always has rejected them
Basing her attitude upon the justice
of her cause, the note then says she
still adheres to these principles (which
she has heretofore invariably for1nu-
lated
However, the note adds, in her desire
for peace she has gone so far as to pro-
pose certain compromises which the
the Americans have rejected. She has
also attempted it is further asserted, to
have submitted TO arbitration some of
the material particulars upon which the
two governments differed. These pro-
posals for arbitration, it is added, the
Americans had equally rejected.
These allegations in Spain reply, as
to attempted arbitration, refer to her pro-
posal 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
arbitration. The last proposition has
been made in a written commu-
nication. Since its presentation, and
in return for such arbitration, Spain
offered to cede the territory in dispute
The Americans refused both PROPOSE
tions for arbitration. Spain's reply in
substance continued by declaring that
the United States has offered, as a kind
of compensation to Spain, something
very inadequate to the sacrifices the
latter country makes at this moment
and she feels, therefore, that the United
States proposals cannot be considered
just and equitable.
Spain has. however, exhausted all the
resources of diplomacy in an attempt to
justify her attitude. Seeing that an &C
ceptance of the proposal made to Spain
is a necessary condition to continuance
Of negotiations, and seeing that the re-
sources of Spain are not such as to en-
Able her to re-enter upon war, she is
prepared, in her desire to avoid blood
ity and PATRIOTISM to submit to the con-
ditions OF the conquerlng nation, how
ever harsh they may be. She, is there
fore, ready to accept the proposals of
the American commission, as presented
at the last sitting.
The reading and the translation of
the document occupied less than five
minutes. At the conclusion of the
translation the commissioners empow-
cred Senior OJeda. secretary Of the Span
ish commission. and Secretary Moore of
the American commission to draw up
articles which are to embody the relin.
punishment of Cuba by Spain and the
cession of Porto Rico and the Philip.
pines These articles. which may be
considered as constituting the conCfi-
tions of peace, viii be ready for submits
sion on Wednesday.
~ The two commissions will now enter
upon friendly negotiations regarding
the matters suggested in the American
uttimatum a week ago. These include
the religious freedom of the Caroline
islands, as agreed to IL years ago; the
release Of political prisoners now held
by Spain in connection with the insur.
rections in Cuba and tn e Philippines:
the taking ovorsof the island of Kussie
or Guam. in the Carolines, for a tele-
grahic and naval station; cable station
rights at other points in Spain's juris.
dlction, and the renewal of certain
treaties previously in force between the
United States and Spain, which may
have lapsed or been violated by war.
MADRID, Nov. 20.-There were no dis.
turbances resulting from the announce
ment of SPANS acceptance of the
terms Of the Americans. The papers,
however, publish gloomy ARTICLES, sadly
reminding the country That the day il
one long 81. be remembered as marking