The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-10
McKinIey's Reference to the
Maine Enrages Them.
THEIR VIGOROUS Profess
THEY CLAIM THEY YIELD TO
FORCE IN MAKING TREATY.
CONTINUED ILLNESS OF SENIOR RIOS
Oieda is Confined to his Bed, and This Delays
Engrossing the Treaty, Which Will
not be Signed Now Probably
Rsfnra Mouday
Before Monday.


Before Monday.
Paris, Dee. 9.-Senor Montero Rios
president of the Spanish peace commits
sion and Senior Ojeda, Secretary of that
commission are still confined to their
beds. The illness of Senior Ojeda delays
engrossing the treaty and it is doubtful
whether it will be signed before Mon.
day.
The Americans held their usual session
this morning.
The Spaniards continue making bitter
comments concerning President Mex n
ley's reference to the Maine. When
a correspondent of the Associated Press
approached Senior Garnica, of the Span
ish commission for furtLrr details of the
treaty, he said:
'The fact that you represent all the
American and English papers is really
reason why l should say nothing.
But, what you show me as having been
cableds is substantially correct. The
exact number of articles is still unde
termined. 1t depends upon how Secre-
taries Ojeda and Moore divide the
treaty. 1t may be twelve or twenty ar
ticles. The Americans are TO pay the
indemnity within three months of the
ratification. We shall appoint Consuls
in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands without delay. The Cuban Con
sui will be accredited to the powers
that be-"
Asked why the Spaniards refused to
grant the United States coaling station
in the Caroline Islands, Senior Garnic;
said:
The Americans could hardly expec
that we should agree to discuss mat
ters after the lessons we have had
from them on this point. When we
wished to discuss the Cuban debt, they
absolutely refused to consider it and
then they ask us for whatever they
want. Quelle toupet, c'What cheek. J.
Yet the Cuban debt remains an impor
tant question for settlement"
In regard to the Spaniards final pro
test on the subject of the Maine, Seno
Garnica remarked:
That protest nowA becomes history
and it is embodied in the protocol. w,
do not wish to remain under an impu
tation which would perpetuate animosits
and hatred against us and which woult
be source Of constant irritation in
Spain. 1t is neither loyal nor just tha
this thing should hang over the reputa-
tion Of Spain. We cannot submit to it..
1t must be cleared up, in justice to our
selves There are many other causes
TO bring hatred between the two nations
without the addition of such one as
this.
AS to the future relations of the tive
countries, that is one of the things his
tory alone can determine. Many ma
tions which have been deadly enemies
are speedily reconciled."
Senor Garnica was then questioned as
to the future of the Philippine Islands
and he said:
THE United States has inaugurated
policy which will bring it much troubl
and many responsibilities. The Ameri
cans are not prepared for the work the,
are about to undertake.
Your Democratic system must inau-
gurate an imperialistic system and you
must increase your army and navy wit
the result that there will be constant
friction between yourselves and the
European powers"
The Americans preserve secrecy re
garding the terms of the treaty. TIL
is partly through the influence of tht
three Senators on the body, who rep
resent that, it would be discourtesy T.
the Senate to publish the terms befor
the treaty is presented to that body by
the President.
The protocol of the treaty will almost
reach the dimensions OF volume, as i
will contain every written statemen
presented on both sides during the con
ference. The Spaniards made last
contribution yesterday on the assembling
Of the commissions. Senior Montero
Rios then presented vigorously worded
protest in which the Spaniards declared
they had yielded to force, but that they
invoked the conscience of the nations
against the abuse of the rights of ma
tlons OF which they were the victims
Inc protest was for purposes of record
ana consisted of an argument in sup
port OF every concession demanded by
the Spaniards and which the Americans
refused, some OF them peremptorily and
without an opportunity for discussion
The protest concluded:
But these concessions which we are
obliged to make, touch MS less than
the insult which has been inflicted on
our nation by President Mckinley in hi
message. We again protest solemnlv
against the accusation hurled againsl
us in connection with the Maine and
we intend to again submit the question
to an international tribunal. comprised
of England, France and Germany, to