Evening star., 1898-11-05
SPA|N'S NEW PLEA
PTotoco|Was Signed Be-
fore Manila Surrendered.
CLAIM OF CONTINUOUS RULE
Belief in Paris of a Satisfac-
tory Agreement.
BASED ON QUESTION OF PRICE
Better Terms Expected After EIec-
ton Has Occurred.
BASED ON QUESTION OF PRICE
NO PROTEST EXPECTED


peace negotiations between Spain and the
United States. the Gaulois this morning
says: The memorandum of the Spanish
commissioners extended to forty pages of
closely written matter and included an OBJ
lection to the surrender of Manila. on the
plea that 1t took place forty-eight hours
after the signing of the peace preliminaries
There was also a reassertion that the con-
unued sovereignty of Spain over the Phil
lpplne Islands was evidenced by the fact
that this sovereignty had been referred to
by NJ Cambon (the French ambassador at
Washington on the eve of signing the
peace protocol and was not objected to by
the American diplomats at the time
Spaniards Are EncouraSed
Continuing the Gaulois saws. "Or the
whole. the attitude of the Americans has
been encouraging to the Spaniards. and it
IS likely that an agreement will be ar
rived at after the election in the United
states. when the republicans will show
themselves less exacting being relieved of
election exigencies. The facts all point to
ihls conc fusion, and indicate that the nego-
tatlons will resolve themselves into a sim
PIE financial discussion. 1t is hardly to be
supposed that America will restor. the
fniilpplnes, as those islands represent ii
Y
America would Be justified in demanding
moreover. II must be remembered the
AmerlCanS nave certain moral obligations
to discharge in regard to the Insurgents
Having encouraged AguinaldO in his opera
tons. they are To some extent Obliged 10
see that the Insurgents are definitely re-
leased from Spanish domina lion. As to tn
terVention on the part Of Europa such a
contingency can only he imagined in case
Of there being clear proof that Suaiu and
America We're not alone Interested N the
matter II remains TO be seen whether the
0tAeF powers and Japan. notably. will with
out protest see the newcomer in the far
east install herself in important an
economic and strategic point
Views of the Matin
The Matin says. The point Ct the Span
iarGs = well yaken. The Paris conference
was To confine itself TO a single object es-
tabl!shlnE al agreement On the points of
detail summarized generally in the WASH
tnEton protocol. The Spaniards have kept
loyalty to the agree r-ent and have not hag-
gl-d in their engagement. The United
States. on the other hand has insisted
submitting rTCpOsitir rs altogether outside
tne lines in the protocol. notably wi;h
gard 10 the Philippines
Text of the Protocol.
The State Department today for the first
time made public a copy OF the protocol
between the United States and Spain for
the preliminary settlement of the war
copy was caJled to this country from the
Fre..ch translation, but the department
here never gave out the text of the docu-
meHt IN official form The protocol, textu-
ally, L. as fellows:
PROTOCOL OF AGREEMENT
between
THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN,
embodying
The terms Of basis for the establishment
Of peace between the two countries:
signed at Washington. August II, 1898.
PROTOCOL:
William L Day. Secretary of State of the
nted states and His Excellency Jules
tambOn. ambassador extraordinary and
p-cGipoteEtiary Of the republic of France
- Washington. respectively possessin: for
this purpose full authority from the gov
eminent OF the United States and the gov
eminent of Spain. have concluded and
signed the following articles embodyfng the
terms on which the two governments have
agreed in respect 20 the matters herein
after set forth. having in view the estab-
hShment OF peace between the two coun-
tries. that is to say;
Article 1.
Spain will relnquish all CLAIM, of sover-
signty over and title TO Cuba
Article III.
Spain Will cede TO the United States tie
Island of Porto Rico and other islands now
Ghder spanish sovereignty in the West In
dies. and also an island in the Ladrones
TO be selected by the United States
Article III.
The United States will occupy ard hold
the city, bay and .harbor of Manila pending
the conclusion of a treaty of peacs which
shall determine the control. disposition ard
government of the Philippines
Article ".
Spain viii Immediately evacuate Cuba
Porto Rico and other islands now under
Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies:
and to this end each government will,
within ten days after the signing of this
protocol, appoint commissioners. and tire
commissioners appointed shall. within
thivty days after the signing of this proto-
col. meet at Havana for the purpose OF ar
ranging anu carrying out the details OF the
AFORESAID evacuation OF Cuba and tho aJ-
5acent Spanish islands: and each govern
meEt viii. within ten days aftei. he sign
Ing OF this protocol. also appoint other conI-
riss'ioneTs. who shah. within thirty days
rFn lrrF4fFa rs.gs.