The true northerner., 1898-12-14

behalf Of the United States commits
sioners. and by Senor Villa Rutia for
Spain. on account Of the continued III
ness of Secretary Oieda. of the Spanish
commission. Each copy contains the
English and Spanish texts Of the treaty
I'm parallel columns. The wording had
been approved previously by the COM
missions without joint meeting, so
there was no controversy on this sub
ject.
Principal Features.
The essential features of the peace
treaty are rs follows:
First-The customary preface OF treaties
in the nature Of an expression OF amity and
OF hope for perpetual peace
Second-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of
her sovereignty over Cuba.
Third-The withdrawal Of all Spanish
troops.
Relinquishment by Spain OF
sovereignty over Porto Rico.
Fifth-Spain's cession of the Philippines
Sixth-The withdrawal Of the Spanish
troops there.
Seventh-Payment by the United States
OF $50 600, 900 for the Philippines.
Eighth-The provision for the "open
door" commercial policy in the Philippines.
Ninth-Cable station rights in other Span
ish colonies
1enth-Release OF Cuban and Philippine
political prisoners
Eleventh-Mutual abandoning of all
claims for indemnity.
President sends Concentrations.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The officIal
news of the signing of the peace treaty
was received in Washington a little
later than the press reports. 1t was III
cipher form, as usual, from Judge Day
1t was at once transmitted TO the pres
ident. who was alone at the time. but
within comparatively short time al,
the members of the cabinet had either
called or sent their congratulations
The presidents congratulate were
promptly cabled to the commission.
The news Of the signing had been 50
thoroughly discounted that the actual
receipt of the official advices created
little stir here There was a genera
feeling of relief however. that no un-
foreseen circumstance intervened at
the last moment 10 block the peaceful
close of the negotiations.
Expenses of the CommiSsIOn
The following figures give the esti-
mated expenses incurred by the Amer
lean members of the peace commission.
now spending their seventy-first day In
Paris. up to this time:
Salaries Of commissioners. $50. 600: salary
of secretary 900; compensation OF inter-
prcters legal advisers, etc. 800, 900: steam
ship pa ssage for party 5000: hotel accom-
modations, $4,000: personal expenses of
party, incidentais. etc, $1,000: services of
special employees, $4,000 Total. SlCO.Oo0
The American peace commission is
composed Of five members a secretary.
a score or more translators, type
writers. stenographers and a retinue of
servants In all. 80 persons were in the
party
Protest Approved.
Madrid, Dec. 12.-The government
entirely approves the memorandum of
protest against the action of the United
States commissioners filed by Senior
Montero Rios at Paris.
The memorandum protests against
the refusal of the Americans TO surren-
der the securities deposited in the
treasures of Cuba and Porto Rico by
private Spaniards. remarking that
''never has a civilized nation commit
ted such an act of violence"
Secondly, ii protests against the ulti-
matum demanding the Philippines.
Thirdly. IL protests against the posi-
tion in which those Spaniards are
placed who desire to remain in Cuba.
Fourthly, it protests against the ref
erence to the destruction of the Maine
in President McKinley's message to the
United States conUress On this noint
the memorandum says:
Spain has proposed arbitra tion but the
United States refuses TO give her the right
which is granted 20 a criminal namely. the
right of defending herself. The Spanish
commissioners leave the care of fixing the
responsibility for the explosion to the en-
tire world, which will say whether those
are responsible who desire the truth or
those refusing to seek it,"