The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-29
PEACE IS
ASSURED.
Spain Yields to All of Our
PcaCemakers' Demands
WITH A MOURNFUL PROTEST.
Spaniards Exhausted All tho Re-
sources Of Diplomacy.
CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER WAR.

CANNOT, AFFORD ANOTHER WAR
Their Commissioners, "In Ordsr to Avcit
Bloodshed and From Considerations O
Humanity and Patriotism" Decided t,
"Submit to the Conditions Of ths COZ
qusting Nation, However Harsh They
May Be-"
Paris, Nov. 2o.-Spain has accepted
The United States offer of $50 900, 900
md at a joint session of The peace com.
Missions yesterday afternoon consented
without condition to relinquish Cuba
and to cede. Porto Rico, Guam and the
Philippine islands.
The document presenting this ac.
septance contained only 300 words. II
opened with reference to the final
terms of the United States. and said
that the Spanish commissioners, nfte.
having taken cognizance of the terms
proposed by the Americans, replied
4 that their government had tried to
give as equitable an answer as posi-
Bile. but that they were not prepared
to commit their government to the
acceptance of the principles embodied
In the American argument. Spain re-
Iects these principles. the note con-
tinues, 'as she always has rejected
them Easing her attitude upon the
Justice of her cause, the note then says.
she still adhercs to these prcipcs
which she has heretofore Invariably
formulated
However, the note adds, in her de-
sire for peace she has gone so far as
to propose certain compromises, which
the Americans have always rejected.
She has also attempted, il Is further
asserted, to have submitted to arbitru-
tion some of the material points upon
which the two governments differed.
These proposals for arbitration. it is
added, the Americans had equally re-
jected
These allegations, in SPANS reply,
as TO attempted arbitration, refer to
her proposal to arbtrate the construc-
ton of the third article of the proto-
col, and also to submit the Spanish
colonial debt of Cuba and the Philip
pines to arbitration. The last propo-
sition has been made in written COM
munication. Since its presentation,
and in return for such arbitration,
Spain offered to cede the territory in
dispute. The Americans refused both
propositions for arbitration
Spain's reply yesterday, in substance,
continued by declaring that the Uni
ted States has offered, as a kind Of
compensation to Spain, something very
Inadequate to the sacrifices the latter
coultry makes at this moment, and
she feels, therefore. that the United
States proposal cannot be considered
Just and equitable.
Spain has, however. exhausted all
the resources of diplomacy in an at
enpt to justify her attitude. Seeing
that an acceptance of the proposal
made 10 Spain is necessary condi-
ton to a continuance of negotiations,
and seeing that the resources Of Spain
are not such as to enable her to re-
inter upon war. she is prepared, in her
iesire to avoid bloodshed and from
considerations of humanity and pa
rioti#,n to submit to the conditions OF
he conquering nation, however harsh
hey may be. She is. therefore, ready
% accept the proposals of the Ameri-
an commission as presented at the last
ittins
The reading and the translation Of
he document occupied less than five
minutes. At the conclusion Of the
.-an3!ations the commissioners en-
covered Senior Ojeda secretary of the
spanish commission, and Secretary
Coor9, Of the American commission,
q NrGw up articles which are to or,.
'ody the rclinquishment of Cuba by
'"a!l and the cession of Porto Rico
I'D she Philippines. These articles,
'lich may be considered as cons.i-
ltinS the conditions Of peace, win be
c.dy for submission tomorrow.
\ great deal of interest was taken
Il ycstcrday's meeting. The two COM
iisons arrived at the foreign Office in
.r,rriagcs in the rain, almost simu!-
.ancously, and. repairing to the con-
',rcnco room, Immediately opened the
'lly business before them.
Senoc Montero Rios. the president of
hc Spanish commission, has usually
preceded the presentation of Span
sl communication in writing by ver-
ally summarizing it, but yesterday
,cnor Rios was silent and unusually
srave. His face was deeper lined, and
10 clearly showed the mental strain
inder which he was laboring as he
approached the final REIMBURSEMENT
# SPANS colonial possessions.
Without q word, Senor Montero Rios
PRODUCED two typewriter sheets and
assed them to the interpreter of the
;nited States commission, Mr.. Fergu.
ION, who read them substantially as |
:abled, the outline OF the Spanish doc
lment being furnished later to a press |
correspondent by Senor Ojeda.
The commissioners left the foreign |
sffice Immediately after the secretaries |
lad been directed to prepare the arti-
lies of the peace treaty. There was
.carcely any conversation between the
american and Spanish commissioners
sfter the adjournment.
Among the Americans only the most