Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19
TO BE LAID BEFORE THE D0NS
u Involves All That Ms Thus Far Been
Coniended For.
SURRENDER or the PHILIPPINES.
~ .iio Names N. Amount Of Cash that
America WIN Pay spain for the
Archipelago.

Washington. Nov Iii was not an.
ul "a htc hour las evening that the
last Paragraphs on the long translation
OF the Spanish note which was pre-
scented 90 the American peace commits
sioncrs last Wednesday were deciph.
cred W the state department aud moR
OF the mcmbcrs ~ the cabinel were not
aware VI the full contents Of the dccu.
ment until today when they called az
che White House. II appNr,d that In
addition 10 The loug argument which
WAS ingendod m show that the word
"dlspositlon" used In relation 60 the
Philippines meant something else. thc
spanish note dld Include proposition
TO submit the Philippine clause of the
pN.ocol TO ;ne Interpretation VI ia ar.
b.ifat1r.
AnJihcr oAbleEram followed the first
long message. this time directly from
Judge Day seeking Instructions dcn-
nltcly on Some points 60 BE- made Ia the
American answer which IL yet to b.
presented. These ins,rua.ona have
been sent forward. and Il may be Sat
"a. without going Into details, that
they are precisely In line with the policy
which thtAmgrican commissioners have
been pursuing up 10 nla polm Ia the
negotiations Judge Day made no
mention la his message OF any lnten-
ton on the part Of the commission 70
adjourn their session to-day without
tranHacting any business, but IN view of
she fact that she hast Instructions were
sent 90 recently as 10 afford insufficient
time for puring them In form. n Was
believed TO be probable that nothing
could be Done At T0diy'a sef4ion and
TINT the meUing would b purely pro.
fornn. There are several matters OF
real Importance enough MT nnklng
with the Philippine question 10 be
treated by the commissioners, but the
Instructions 10 The Americans are not
&C. call up these AZ pfeastt OF until the
main pending issue relative 20 the
philippines has been ffstled, In order %
avoid oomplicitlng The proceeding In
the EVEN that the commissioners as
agrc. totally AZ their next meeting on
no DISCUSSION OF these huhaldl-
arv questions. but IN the
other eveRt thar an agreement
shall be reached. on the .tinoiplc OF
the Philippines deposition these mat
fora may be expected 20 consume at
least one or two additional sessions OF
the commission. one of these subjects
concerns the restoration OF trade relt.
tlons between the United States and
snain. Al the beginning OF the war
spain terminated an OF her treaties with
Tho United states and " the two couu-
trlfa are 60 get along ainleAbly even
after the declaration VI peace there
must be working arrangements IN
treaty form, for the protection OF lrals
interests. the equalization or tafin
charges, the regulation OF ettradltlon
and such aubjects a. are usually treated
In treaties OF COMMERCE, 20 far the
commissioners have given no consider
alton to these matters In their eN-
changes, but some AZ least OF them
must be- regulated In ,ny treaty that Is
aues from she commission. II ID be-
lieyed that the peace NEGOTIATIONS are
nearing an end, and u II considered not
improbable that by the end OF the pres
snt month all Of the main features VI 4
treaty viii have 10 be formally agreed
or the effort 60 reach an hinlelble set
Element must b. abandoned, In order
10 bring matters 10 speedy CONCLUSION
our commissioners BY direction OF the
President early she coming week WIZ
lay before the span 10 the nnAl ana
irfovocabie demands Of this country.
allowing a specified time In which our
conditions may be accepted or rejected,
This ultlmatum II Is understood in
wolves an that has thus FAR been oon-
tended for. including the surrender TO
the United States o. the entire Philip
pine group ana also names the amount
0f cash which this government VIII pay
10 Spaln in consideration u her expend-
itures on account " pacific improve
meuta and bettcTment " she distant
island OF I.uz0n. The amount NJ This
cash payment Il not known but there IL
a basis FOR the belief that Il Is approx
lmatcly ti0,OOO,0oo