Evening star., 1898-11-21
WAR MAY FOLLOW
Spain Breaks Off Peace
Negotiations
SENIOR RIOS GIVES THE NOTICE
The American UltimatumWas
Presented Today.
IT GAVE SPAIN TILL NOVEMBER 28
An Offer of $2o,ooo,ooo lndem-
nifty for Philippines.
IT GAVE SPAIN TILL NOVEMBER 28
"OPEN DOOR, POLICY

PARIS. November 21.-The president of
the Spanish peace commission Senior Mo-
metro Rios has refused to continue the ne
gotiations.
The Spanish and American peace COM
missioners met in joint session at o'clock
this afternoon. The Americans declared
the United States must have the entire
Philippine archipelago and for a treaty
cessioL of the islands the Americans ten
dered to Spain s2O0OO.Oo0.
1t IS further declared that it is the pur-
pose of the United States TO maintain the
Philippine Islands as an open door to
the worlds commerce.
On the terms named the United States
proposes q mutual REIMBURSEMENT of all
Claims for indemnity, national or pers nal,
subsequent To the outbreak of the last
Cuban iusurrection.
November = is fixed as the date on
which the United States commission desires
= definite response 10 today's propositions
and all other subjects in issue here
1t is also declared that the United States
desire to treat Of the religious freedom of
the Caroline Islands. as agreed upon be
tween the United States and Spain in 1856
and also of the acquisition of one of the
Caroline islands for an American naval
places il Spanish jurisdiction and the re-
Vival Of certain Spanish-American treaties
as heretofore.
Only Vital Portions Read.
The me- mOrandUm of the American COM
mission cnbDdying the above propositions
is long and was not read in full. The vital
portions. however. We're communicated YER
balIy to the Spanish commissioners in prac-
tically these terms:
The fact was cited that the proposal pre-
sented by the American commissioners in
behalf Of their government for the cession
Of the Philippine Islands to the United
States having been rejected by the Spanish
commissioners. and the counter proposal
OF the latter for the withdrawal of the
American forces from the islands and the
.aymeut of an indemnity by the United
States TO Spain having been rejected by
the American commissioners, the latter
ueeming it essential that the present neSo-
t.ations, already greatly protracted. should
he brought TO an early and definite concIu-
s!On. now begged 10 present a new propo-
sitiOn enbodying the concessions which
for the sake of peace. their government
would. under the commissioners, be wiling
T. tender.
The government Cf the United States is
urabIe to modify its proposal heretofore
made for the cess!On of the entire archi-
peiago OF the Philippines; but the Amer
lean commissioners are authorize to Offer
u Spain in case the CessIOn should be
agreed TO the sum of $2u,UDO, 900. 10 be
Paid il accordance with the terms to be
NNcC in th- treaty of Fea-e.
Open Door to spain.
bgirpr fEr r,.fi,y- IF ~. T-vitaJ
70 maintain in the Philippines an open
door to The worlds commerce. the Amer
Ican commissioners are prepared to insert
In the treaty nOw IN contemplation Il stiG-
U.atloE to thu effec, tnat fer Il term of
years Spanish ships and MERCHANDISE shall
be- admitted into the Philippine ports on
tbs same terms American ships and
merchandise.
The American commissl louers are alsD au-
thorlzed and are pre- pared TO insert in the
treaty iii connection with The cessi1n of
territory by Spain to the United States a
provision for the mutual reIln 4uisnmen1 Of
al claims for indemnity. rational and ind
y.Cual. Of every kind. OF the United States
against Spain and of Spain against the
United S es that may have arisen since
the ginning of the late Cuban insurrec-
tiou aud prior to the conclusion of the
treaty of peace.
iItimatum Presented.
Next followed the terms approaching to a
formal ult!matum to Spain. The United
states commissioners expressed the hope
that they might receive from the Spanish
commissioners. on or before Monday. No
Ntmbcr -. definite and final acceptance of
ihe proposals made 20 the Philippiues in
connection also with the demands AS to
tuta. Porto Rico and the other Spanish
islands OF the West Indies ana OF Guam an
the form in which these demands have been
Professionally agreed TO. In this event il
VIII be possible for the joint commission 10
continue its sessions and proceed to tha
consideration and adjustment of other ma
Gets. including those which. as subsidiary
ana incidental TO the principal provisions
should form part OF the treaty of peace.
Il was at this juncture that the Amcri-
cans notified The Sp1niards that they de
sired to treat OF the religious freedom or
the Caroline Islands, agreed to twelve
yIarS ago, also oc the release of poIiticaI
prisoners now held by Spain in connection
with the instructions in Cuba and the
Philippine Islands; also of the taking over
of the Island of kUsaIe or Ualan in the
Caroiines. for telegraphic and naval sta
tion; also Of cable station rights at other