The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-12-01
SPAIN YIELDS ALL TO Us
Their Note of Submission Pre-
sented to the American
Commissioners.
DIPLOMACY EXHAUSTED.
Peace Treaty Ordered Drafted and
Submitted to Joint Session of
Commissioners.

Unable TO Fight Longer, the Spaniards
Accept Our Terms UnconditionaIiy-The
Importaut ssssion Was Brief and Inn
pressive-Their Commissioners Arc Dig
nIfied, But Melancholy.
Paris, Nov. 3O.-Spain has accepted
Americas offer of $4,000, 900, and has
consented, without condition, to re-
linquish sovereignty over Cuba, and
to cede to the United States Porto
Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
Her answer to the American ultima
tum was presented at the joint meet
ing of the two Peace Commissions. 1t
contains only 800 words.
1t begins with q reference to the
final terms of the United States, and
says the Spanish Commissioners re-
ply that their Government has tried
to give as equitable an answer as pos
sible, but that they are not prepared
to commit their Government to accept
ing the principles embodied in the Am
erican argument. The note continues
In substance thus:
''Spain rejects these principles, as
she always has rejected them. Bas-
ing her attitude upon the justice Of her
cause she still adheres to the princi-
pies she has invariably formulated.
However,, in her desire for peace
she has gone so far as to propose GER
tain compromises, which the Ameri-
cans have always rejected. She has
also tried to have submitted to arbitra-
tion some material points upon which
the two Governments differed (article
of the protocol and the Cuban and
1ny% tol to
arbitrate the Americans likewise re-
jected.
"The United States have offered as
sort of compensation something very
inadequate to the sacrifices Spain
makes now, ana she feels that the
United States proposals cannot be con
sidered just and equitable.
But Spain has exhausted all the re-
sources Of diplomacy in trying to jus
tify her attitude. Seeing that accept.
ance of the proposal is necessary to the
continuing of negotiations, and that
Spain's resources will not enable her tC
renew the war, she is prepared, in her
desire to avoid bloodshed, and from
considerations of humanity and patri
otism, to submit to the conditions OF
the conquering nation, however harsh
they may be. Therefore she Is ready
to accept the proposals of the Ameri
can Commission, as presented at the
last sitting" rs f}tHtl
The Commissioners then authorized
Secretary Moore, of the American
Commission, and Secretary Ojeda, OF
| the Spanish Commission, to draw uI
articles emDodying the relinquishing Of
Cuba by Spain, and the ceding Of Porte
Rico and the Philippines.
The two Commissions arrived almos
f. simultaneously ut the Foreign Ministry
in carriages In the rain, and started i'm
mndiately upon the only business be
| fore. them. sEy-
Senior Montero Rios, President of tn,
Spanish Commission, usually has pre-
faced the presenting OF a Spanis not,
by verbally summarizing it, but he wa
silent and unusually grave; his fac,
was deeper lined, and he clearly show
ed mental strain. Without word h
produced two typewriter sheets, ant
| passed them to the interpreter for tn
United States Commission, Mr.. Fergus
on, who read them. r
| The Commissioners left the Foreigl
Ministery Immediately after the sec
retaries had been directed to draw III
a peace treaty. There was scarcel,
any conversation between the two set
Of Commissioners. The Americans ex
hibited the deepest consideration 70
the Spaniards,l who seemed to be re
lieved at having reached the end of
long controversy.
i The American demands included tn
acquiring of all the Philippines an
Sulu Archipelagos for $40, ,OOO, 900, an
it is understood the United States wi
buy the Caroline group.
Having embodied in the treaty art
cles all the protocol questions, the tw
Commissions will now enter upo
friendly negotiations regarding mat
ters suggested in the ultimatum inc
J dental to the principal provision
!, which must form part of the peac
treaty. These include the religion
freedom Of the Caroline Islands, a
agreed. to twelve years ago; the releas
of political prisoners now held b
Spain In connection with the insure,
tion in Cuba and the Philippines, til
taking over of the island of Kusaie, @
Ualan, In the Carolines, for tel,
graphic and naval station; cable st,
tion rights at other points In Spain
} Jurisdiction, and the renewal of certai
! treaties, previously in force betwee
the United States and Spain, whic
may have lapsed or been vitiated
war. felH f4