Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-12-12

Paris, Dec. THE peace treaty OF
Paris is practically an accomplished
fact. Yesterdays session disposed OF
the essential features Of. the treaty
which will be embodied in the follow
ing eight articles:
First-The customary preface of
treaties, in the nature OF an expression
of amity and hope Tor perpetual peace.
Second REIMBURSEMENT by Spain OF
her sovereignty over Cuba.
Third-Withdraw of Spanish
troops.
th-Relinquishment by Spain
OF her sovereignty over Porto Rico.
Fifth SPANS cession of the Philip
pines.
Withdrawal of Spanish
troops from philippines.
i acknowledgement by the United
States of $4,000, 900 for the Philip
pines.
Eighth-Proyision for an open
door" commercial policy in the Philip
pines.
The rough draft OF the treaty. which
may be considerably changed, makes a
/ long document, which Senator Davis
says will be found to be one of the
most interesting paper of its character
ever written. So completely are the
details of the evacuation OF the Philip
pines stipulated that commission
such ais arranged for Spanish with
drawal from the West Indies will be
necessary.
Among the questions yet to be
settled, however, are a coaling station
and religious freedom in the Carolines
the Spanish commission not having re-
piled to the American offer.
The Americans agreed TO transports
the spanish prisoners nome, including
i the garrison and sailors al Manila
captured by Dewey and Merritt, a.
we'll as the soldiers and civilians helu
by the Filipinos, whose return the
Americans have gained, AS compensa-
ton Spain promises TO liberate all Gu
ban, Porto Rican and Philippine polit-
ical prisoners. Spanish soldiers elect
ing to remain in the colonies may dc
SO, but it is more matter OF economy
for the Americans 10 return the Others
as they must pe fed as long as Ines
are kept ana Spain is unaDle 10 Deai
the expense of repatria-
ton. Also the Americans rejectes
SPANS request for free
shipping for ten years in Cuban and
Porto Rican waters, they having CIV
en- the Spanish commissioners such
poor consolation as the latter may de-
s rive from permission to re-apply when
open diplomatic relations are renewed
for shipping concessions under the
reciprocity scheme of the Dingley law,
for which De Lone was negotiating
in Washington when the war broke
4 out There is still under discussion
eight secondary subjects which the
the Spanish commissioners preached
last week. including status for pat
ents and copyrights, The American
commissioners yesterday handed to
Gen. Rios written reply covering
these questions. There will probably
be no joint session today, as the Span
i iards desire time to consider this docu-
ment
Day Told to Hurry.
/ Washington, Dec. 7.-Advices from
/ Paris that it is presumed the peace
commissioners will be ready TO sign the
treaty within a day or two are fully
confirmed here. tits learned that pos
! tive instructions TO Judge Day were
| TO hasten the conclusion, and 10 that
end the American commissioners were
authorized to limit the treaty closely to
protocol points, leaving the other
matters, such as the acquisition of ca
| Bile and naval stations, to be dealt with
| hereafter 1t is possible the treaty OF
peace may be submitted to congress
even before the Christmas recess AS
to other than protocol points which our
commissioners are instructed to nego-
tiate upon, they may or may not be
disposed of at Paris by the present
commissioners, but the indications are
now that they will be left to adjust
ment in the future by the ordinary
methods of diplomacy, the Spanish
government being under no compul-
sion whatever, save such as may be ex-
ercised by the Spanish people who
may suffer from lack of proper treaty
safeguards to regulate commerce be-
tween Spain and the United States.
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