The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-02
.SPANIARDS SUBMIT.
HER RICH COLONIES CEDED TO
THE UNITED STATES.
ruerto Rico. The Philippines and Gusm
Islands Sow neiong 20 the
United states aud Cuba
h Trrs.

Paris. Nov. Spain has accepted
the United States offer Of $50. 00OOp
aud a. Joint session of the peace com.
missions consented without condition
10 rclinquish Cuba aud to cede Puerto
Rico. Guam aud the Philippine islands
The document presenting this accept.
ancc contained only 800 words. n
opened with reference TO the FINAL
terms u the United states aud said
that the spanish commissioners. after
having taken cognibancc Of the tern,
proposed by IA, Americans, replied
that their govcrnmct had tried 10 give
~ equitable an answer as possible. bat
that they were not prepared TO commit
their government 10 the acceptance ~
the principles embodied In the argu.
ment. Spain rejects these principles.
the note continues, "as she Away has
rejected" liasing her attitude upon
the justice Of her cause, the note then
says. she still adhercs to these prin-
ciplcs (which she has heretofore boz.
yarinbly formulated
However, the note adds, In her de-
sire for peace, She has gone NO far ~
90 propose certain compromises, which
the Americans have always rejected.
She has also attempted. II II further
asserted tosubmit to arbitration some
81 the material particulars upon which
the two governments differed. These
proposals for arbitration. IL IA added,
the Americans had equally rejected
These allegations Ia spain's reply A.
20 attempted arbitration, refer to her
proposal 10 arbitratc the construction
Of the third article 81 the protocol, and
also TO submit the Spanish colonial
debt ~ Cuba and the Philippines 10 ar.
biiration. The last proposition has
been made In written communica.
tion. Since its presentation. and in
return for such arbitration. Spain Of.
fcrcd to ccdc the territory In dispute.
The Americans refused both PROPOSE.
tions for arbitration.
SPANS reply Ia substance continued
by declaring that the United State,
has offered, M u kind Of compensation
10 spain, something very inadcquat,
to the sacrifices the latter country
makes at this moment, and she feels
that the United states proposals could
not be considered equitable. spain
has, however, exhausted all the r..
sources Of diplomacy In an attempt To
| Justify her attitude. Seeing that nn
acceptance Of the proposal mnds "a
spain II n necessary condition toa con
tlnnancc Of negotiations, aud seeing
that the resources Of Spain ayc not
such ~ 10 enable her 10 rc-ontcr upon
war, she Is prepared, In her desire to
avoid bloodshcd, aud from cousllcra.
lions Of humanity aud patriotism, 10
submit 10 the conditions Of the con.
qucring nation, however harsh they
may be- She N, therefore, ready "a
accept the proposals ~ the American
commission, as presented az the last
I sitting.
The reading and the Translation OF
the document occupied lees than fve
minutes AZ the conclusion Of the
transaction the commissioner, cupow.
cred senior ojcda, secretary o. the
Spanish commission, aud SECRETARY
Moore, Of the American commission
to draw up articles which are to en-
body the REIMBURSEMENT Of Cuba by
spain aud the ccssion ~ Porto Rice
and the Philippines, These articles
which may be considered ~ con,ttut
Ing the conditions Of peace. viii b,
ready for submission ON "Wednesday.