The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-01
SOON Sign A TREATY.
Americans Want to Sail For
Home by Dec. II.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR CALLED.
Day Said Only Thing Possible Was to
Keep Philippines Spain Accepted
100000, 900, Also Codes Porto Rico and
Guam and ReIinqulshos Cuba.

PARIS. Nov. 29.-The American com.
missioners are naturally well pleased at
the successful conclusion of their mis-.
sion. The questions that remain are
comparatively unirlportant 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, -Tas the
first diplomat to call on the American
commissioners and congratulate MIR.
Reid on the commissions successful
work. He said the settlement would
meet the approval of Germany.
PARIS, Nov. 29.-Spain accepted the
United States offer of $50, 100000 and
Rt a joint session of the peace commits
nons consented without condition to
relinQuish Cuba and to cede Porto Rico,
Guam and the Philippine islands.
The document presenting this acce pit
Rnce contained only 300 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
that they were not prepared to commit
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 prime pies (which
she has heretofore invariably formu.
lated
However, the note adds in her desire
for peace she has gone so tar 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, 1t is added, the
Americans had equally rejected.
These allegations in Spain reply, as
20 attempted arbitration, refer to her pro.
posal to arbltrate 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 written Commu-
nicatiom. Since its presentation, ana
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 kind
Of cOmDunsatOn to Spain, something
very inadequate TO the sacrifices the
latter country makes at this moment
aud 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 ac.
ceptance Of the proposal made to Spain
Is a necessary condition to a continuance
OF negotiations, and seeing that the re
sources Of Spain are not such as to en-
able her to re-cuter upon war, she is
prepared in her desire to avoid blood |
shed ana from considerations of human.
ity and patriotism, to submit to the con.
dltlons OF the conqueung 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 SenOr OJeda, secretary of the Span.
ish commission, and Secretary Moore of |
the American commission to draw up
articles which are to embody the relin.
quishmenU Of Cuba by Spain and the
cession Of Porto Rico and the Philip.
pines. These articles, which may be-
considered as constituting the condi-
tions of peace, will be ready for submis.
sion on Wednesday.
The two commissions will now enter
upon friendly negotiations regarding
the matters suggested in the American
ultlmatum week ago. These include
the religious freedom of the Caroline
islands, as agreed to II years ago; the
release of political prisoners now held
by Spain IN connection with the insuT.
hSSbAOho III CuDl uuu In InlllDplneS. |
the taking over of the island of hussie
Or Guam, in the Carolines, for tele.
grahiC and naval station; cable station
rights at other points in Spain's juris.
hctlOn, and the renewal of certain
treaties previously in force between the
United States and Spain, which may
nave lapsed or been viuated by war.
MADuD, Nov. 2g.-There were no dis.
.urbances resulting from the announce
nent OF SPANS acceptance of the
ierms OF the Americans. The papers,
however, publish gloomy articles, sadly
'em lndlng the country that the day is
'ne long TO he remembered as marking
the closing scenes of a glorious colonial
history"
All agree that the government has
adopted the only possible policy, though
much bitterness Is displayed toward the
United states.
LJ Is sald that Don Jaime, son of Don
Carlos, the pretender, IS now at Saint
lean de Luz, in Baslues. Pyranees,
France.
Gilistts Trick Didn't Work.
WooDBNE, Kan, Nov. 29.-It is now
definitely known that the telegram
which lG was alleged had been received
rom Grant O., Glllett, the missing cat.
Ia lylpR Cfatinrr I, |