The Columbus journal., 1898-11-02
DEMAND WHOLE GROUP.
Americans Insist on Holding
All Of Philippines.
REFUSE TO ASSUME THE DEBT.

All Of Philippines.
REFUSE TO ASSUME TIE DEBT.
Opanlards Had Anticipated the De-.and.
hat the Terms and Details e the Trans-
fer Had All Aloag Desn Q Matter q
0pscalatisn-Have Oasrred No Finsn.
eial lnducemsnt 70 Spain.
PARIS, Nov. 1.-The American peace
commissioner each carrying . port
folio containing records and personal
memoranda left their headquarters in
the Continental hotel for the meeting
with the Spanish commissioner, at the
foreign Offices, shortly before 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The president Of
the Spanish commission Senior Montero
Rios, whose health at one time was 50
precarious as to threaten an indefinite
adjournment of the sessions of the com.
missions. had improved to the extent Of
enabling him to attend the meeting. He
arrived at the foreign Office in q closed
carriage with his colleagues. shortly
after the Americans reached the meet
ing place.
Demand Translated.
The Spanish commissioners took their
accustomed places at the historic table.
Secretary Moore. upon the request of
Judge Jay. passed to Mr.. Ferguson, the
Interpreter. the formulated demands of
the United States regarding the Philip
pines. which were read to the Spaniards
In their own tongue by q rapid render
ing from the English, in which they
were written. Although the Spanish
commissioners did not betray anxiety,
their attention to the reading was keen.
They had anticipated that the United
States would take over the islands, but
the terms and details Of the transfer
had all along been q subject Of specu.
lation.
Demand Philippines.
The reading disclosed the fact that
the United States government had de-
termined to possess for itself certain
territory and parts of land bounded by
and lying within such parallels Of lati-
tude and longitude rs mark the limits
Of the Philippine archipelago. The
United States do not purpose assuming
the Philippine debt of 90. .OOO, 900, but
they are willing to be responsible to
Spain for q sum Of money equal to the
actual expenditures by Spain in the
Philippines for the advantage of ths
Islands and for the good of the people,
for permanent betterment and for i'm.
provements, both physical and mental.
The reading of the presentment speei.
6es that the United States will REIN.
burse Spain to the extent of her ''paciGc
expenditures" made in the archipelago.
This phrase, pacific expenditures" is
employed to differentiate the expendi.
lures by Spain in combating insurrect.
ions in the Philippines.
The one is felt by the American COM
missioners to be fair burden ON the
acquiring power, while the other and
latter class Of expenditures is held to
have been logically assumed by Spain
In the inevitable hazard to Q nation re.
sorting to arms to enforce order in its
own territory.
Many Details Not Settled.
Such is the vital portion of tho pse.
sentiment made by the American com.
misGoners and it is to be observed that
while the main proposition as to posses.
sion and financial responsibility is clear
and definite, many details have been
left to the developments of the discus.
sion between the two commissions.
Thus while the Spaniards are quite Ger.
tain that tho United States intend to
reimburse them for pacific expendi.
tures," they remark that they are not
enlightened as to whether the Aineri.
cans expect to endorse the Spanish oh.
legations to the extent of pacific ex.
penditures" in the archipelago, or
whether they will hand Spain q lump
sum Of gold largo enough to cover
Spain's outlay so designated. Possibly
the American commissioners them
selves are not at this moment fully de.
termined ON this point. It is un.
doubted, however, that the Americana
will not care to become identified in the
slightest degree with Spain in her 70
sponGbility to her creditors. The
clearer method seems to be TO hand to
Spain spot cash, or something as good
and to bid her apply it ON her debts by
whatever name known. or to put it in
her wallet for whatever use she may
elect.
Do Not Admit Legality,
The Spanish commissioners listened
attentively, though not without some
evidences of impatience and surprise at
the financial suggestions in the Ameri.
can presentment. and finally asked un.
til Friday to consult the Madrid gov.
ernment and make reply.
Adjournment was then taken to that
day. After the conference was dis.
solved the Spanish commissioners ex.
pressed the opinion that the American
demand would create in Spain. as they
had upon her commissioners, an ex.
ceedingly grave impression. Were the
Spanish commissioners pushed to final
discrimination last night they would
have rejected the American demands,
but the changing tone Of the Spanish
press recently urges the contamination of
. treaty Of peace. however rigorous, the
argument being that although the
Spaniards bow to the American de-
mands, the commissioners do not &C.
knowledge the justice or admit the le
eality Of them.
Have offered No Financial Inducements,
The Spanish commissioners feel that
the United States to all intents and pur.
poses, have not offered any financial
jnducemeut to Spain to cede BY treaty
snv part Of the Philippines. Had the
American commissioner, even offered
TO take over the entire Philippine debt
Of about 90. .O0O. 900 tho Spaniards af-
feet to feel that it would have been: as
pothing. and they regard today's posi-.
tiou % meager ~ not to warrant even q
schedule Of Spain's sspacific exnenili