Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-12
THE PROTOCOL
It Makes Nearly Six Hundred Type
Written Pages-The American
Commissioners Invite tho Spanish
to Dine. But it is Declined, from
Motive Of Policy.

PARIS, December 1.-THE United States
peace commissioners rested to-day after
the long strain of daily conferences and
almost daily sessions with the Spaniards,
the intensity of which they hardly real
lied until it was over. Warm personal
friendships and mutual regard have arisen
between the two commissions as the re-
suit of their extended controversy at
close quarters.
To-day several members of both com
missions exchanged calls. The American
commissioners unofficially informed the
Spaniards that they would be glad to have
the two commissions dine together The
reply, which, like the invitation was con-
veyed automatically through a third par
ty, was that the Spaniards would be most
pleased, but feared in would be inadvis-
able, because it might be misconstrued at
Madrid, where already much feeling eX-
lists against the Spanish commissioners
Several members of the United States
commission were inclined at first to pub
lish the text of the treaty, but Senator
Frye made a strong plea yesterday for the
observance of courtesy toward the United
States Senate, and his arguments pre-
vailed
Further details, however have been
learned as to the wording of the treaty
which provides that Cuba is to be relin-
pushed and that Porto Rico and the
Philippines are to be coded. The Ameri-
cans are to pay for the repatriation of
the Spanish troops from all the colonies.
The Spaniards are to return all prisoners
held by them. They are to retain posses
sion of all military stores and munitions
of war in the Philippines, and of such
ships as have not been captured
The commercial treaties between the
two nations which the war ruptured are
to be renewed at the convenience of the
two nations
The protocol makes nearly 600 type
written pages.
PARIS December 1.-THE United States
commissioners have been almost over
whelmed with offers to dinners in Eng
land, prompted by the desire of prominent
Englishmen to emprasize the Anglo-Amer-
lean entente, but they will remain in Paris
until the day before sailing for the United
States.
They will make formal calls upon Pres
ident Faure and high officials here, to
thank them for Official hospitality. I'm
oAilCldi lIOSplldlllS 70 lIIS I Illltu states
commissioners has been ostentationsly
lacking i'm Paris
MADRID December 1.-THE govern
ment entirely approves the memorandum
of protest against the action of the United
States commissioners, filed by Senior Mon
tero Rios, at Paris.
Ell Liberal says
The Paris negotiations offer a far sad
der spectacle than the ships which are
bringing back our repatriated soldiers de-
plorabe as the condition of the latter is
The cabinet it is said, will meet the
Cortes intact. Senior Sagasta will ask an
indemnity but not for the cession of the
Philippines.
The cabinet will then declare that. as
it finds itself at a crisis, it cannot admit
any debate and will therefore demand the
immediate adoption of the bill, after
which Senior Sagasta will submit the
question of confidence to the queen regent.
Ell Heraldo says the government be-
lieves, that in the present circumstances.
the holders of the Philippine debt will ac-
cept the arrangement arrived at. and con-
siders that the Cuban bondhoders should
demand of the future government of Gu
ba a fulfllment of the contract by claim
ing a mortgage on the customs which
guarantee the debt.