The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
YIELDS TO Inevitable.

YIELDS TO INEVITABLE.
Spain Reluctantly Let's Go OF
Philippine Islands.
ACCEPTS TERMS UNDER PROTEST.
Answer . AnosSean Do0aaA 6ays Spain
Dsang Unabls - As-ssssr War Aecspss
tho CooAleSsoa, 4aEsA - Thsy Nay
Sosn-Laboss q Ce0nlssien Are About
O00eluA0A.
PANS, Nov. so.-Spain has accepted
the United Stases offer Of 90. .000. 600.
and at . joint session Of the peace COM
missions they consented without co0di-
ton TO relinquish Cuba and to cede
Porto Rico, Guam and tho Philippine
Islands. The document presenting this
acceptance contained only 800 words. Il
opened with . reference to the final
terms OF the United States and said the
Spanish commissioner, after having
taken cognizance Of tho terms proposed
BY the Americans. replied that their
government had tried to give - equit-
able an answer - possible, but that
they were not prsparsd 10 commit their
government to tho acceptance Of the
principles embodied in the American
argument. Spain rejects the principles.
the note continues. ''as she always has
rejected them"
Badng her attitude upon the justice
of her cause, the note then says. she
still adheres to these principles: (Which
she has heretofore invariably formu.
lated"
However, the note adds, in her desire
for peace, she has gone 90 far - to pro
pose certain compromises, which the
Americans have already refused. She
has also attempted, it II further a.
serted, to have submitted TO arbitration
some of the material particulars upon
which the two governments differed.
These proposal for arbitration. it il
added, tho Americans have equally re-
jected.
OWOtO % CO0O 1O6IWOBys
These allegations in Spain's reply -
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 arbitrar
tion. The last proposition 10 submitted
in Q written communication. Since ito
presentation and its return for such Ar
bitration. Spain offered to cede the ter.
ritory In dispute.
The Americans refused both the pro-
positions for arbitration. SPANS reply
In substance continued by declaring
that the United States has offered. as .
kind of compensation to Spain. some.
thing very inadequate to the sacrifices
to the latter country makes at this
moment and she feels, therefore, that
the United States proposals can not be
considered just and equitable. Spain
has, however, exhausted all the 10.
sources Of diplomacy in IN attempt to
Justify her attitude.
Rows to Insvitable.
Seeing that an acceptance Of the pro-
poeal made to Spain 10 q necessary con-
dition to the continuance Of ne90tia-
tions and sesing that the resources Of
Spain are not such as to enable her to
re-enter war, she is impslled by her de.
sire to prevent bloodshed; she is COM
PEELED to submit to the conditions of the
conquering nation, however harsh they
may be. She is, therefore, ready to
accept the proposals Of the American
commission a. presented at the last
sitting.
The reading and the trauslation Of
the document occupied less than five
minutes.
At the conclusion of the translation.
the commissioners empowered Senior
Ojeda, secretary Of tho Spanish commits
sion, and Secretary Moore Of the Amer
ican commission to draw up articles,
which are to embody the relinquish-
ment of Cuba by Spain and the cession
of Porto Rico and the Philippines.
These articles, which may be consid.
cred ~ constituting the condition Of
peace. win be ready for submission On
Wednesday.
RSss Cnue aally Grave.
A great deal of interest was taken in
the meeting. The two commissions n.
rived at the foreign Office in carriages,
in the rain, almost simultaneously, and,
to the conference room. imme-
diately opened the only business before
them. Senior Montero Rios, the presi-
dent of the Spanish commission. has
usually preceded the presentation Of .
Spanish document in writing by verbal
" summarizing it, but yesterday Senior
Rios was silent and unusually grave.
His face was deep lined and he clearly
the mental strain under he was
approached the final relin-
quishment Of Spain's colonial posaes-
sion.
Without word. Senior Nontero Rios
produced two typewrittsn sheets and
passed them to the interpreter Of tho
United States commission. Mr.. Fesgu-
son, who read them Substantially -
cabled, the outline of tho Spanish docu-
meut being furnished later 10 . CORES.
poudent Of the Associated Press by Senior
Aojeda.
The commissioners left the foreign
odioe Immediately after the secretaries
had been directed to prepare the articles
Of the peace treaty. There was scarcely
and conversation between the American
and Spanish commissioners after the ad-
j0urnment.
Among the Americans only the most
grave consideration for their Spanish
colleagues was apparent. The Spaniards
seemed to Be relieved at having arrived
ut the conclusion Of long controversy.
Having embodied in the treaty articles
all the protocol questions, the two COM
missions win now enter upon friendly
negotiations regarding the matter sug.
gested in the American ultimatum Q
week ago. matters subsidiary and in
cadental to the principal provisions
which must form part Of the peace
treaty as finally signed. These include
the religious freedom Of the Caroline