The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29

Paris, November IS. Spain has accepted
the United States offer OF $50, 900 10 and
at a joint session of tho peace commits
siopers this afternoon, consented without
condition to relinq,lish Cuba and to oede
Porto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
The document presenting this accept
ancs contained only three hundred words.
1t opened with a reference to the final
terms Of the U.iUed States and said that
taken cognizanse OF the terms proposed
by the Americans replied that then
government had tried to give IS equitable
an answer as possible. but that they were
not prepared to commit their government
to the acceptance of the principles en-
bodied in the American argument. Spai n
rejects these principles, the notes con
tinue, ''as shs always has rejected them !
Basing her attitude upon the justice Of
her cause, the note then says she still ad
heres to those principles, (which she has
heretofore Invariably formulated. y
However, the note adds, in her desire
for peace, she has gone SO far as to pro-
pose certain compromises, which the
Americans have always rejectei. She has
also attempted TO have submitted to arbi-
tration some of the material points upon
which the two governments differed.
These proposals for arbitration. it is
added, the Americans have equally re-
jeoted.
These allegations. in Spain's reply with
regard to attempted arbitration, refer to
her proposal to arbitr ate the construction
of the third article of the last proposition,
made in written communication
Since its presentation and in return for
such arbitration. Spain offered to eede the
territory in dispute. The Americans re-
fused both propositions for arbitration. .
SPANS reply today, in substance, con-
tinued by declaring the United States had
offered, as kind of compensation to
Spain, something very inadequate 20 the
sacrifices that country made at this
moment, and she felt therefore, that the
United States proposals could not bs Con
siderel just and equitable.
Spain had, however. exhausted the re-
poukCcb VI d1pi9maoJ III on opoohPo W
Justify her attitude. Seeing that an &C.
ceptance of the proposals made to Spain
was necessary condition to a continuance
of negotiations, and seeing that the re-
sources of Spain vera not such as to en-
able her to re-entsr upon war, she was
prepared. in her desire to avoid bloodshed
and from considerations of humanity and
patriotism to submit to the conditions o.
the conquering nation, however harsh
they might be. She was therefore ready
to accept the proposals of the American
commission as presented at the las1
sitting.
The reading and translation of ths
document occupied less than five minutes
At the conclusion Of the Translation the
commissioners empowered Senior Ojeda,
secretary of the Spanish commission and
Secretary Moore of the American COM
mission to draw up articles which should
embody the rslin guishment Of Cuba By
Spain. and tho cession of Porto Rico ant
the. Philippines. These articles. which ma,
lie considered as constituting the con
ditions OF peace, w II be ready for sub
mission by Wednesday, A great deal O.
interest was taken in today's meeting
The two com missions arrived at tn,
foreign office in carriages, In the rain. al
most simultaneously and, repairing t
the conference room, Immediately opened
the only business before them. Senol