The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-03
SPAIN AcQUIEsCEs.
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Paris. Nov. :S.-Spain has accepted
the United States offef of twenty mil
lion dollars. and at joint session of
! the peace commission this afternoon.
| consented without condition to relin-
quish Cuba and cede Porto Rico.
Guam and the Philippine islands.
The document Presenting this ac
ceptance contained only 200 words. II
opened with a reference TO the final
terms Of the United States and said
that the Spanish commissioners. after
having taken cognizance of the terms
proposed by the Americans, replied
that their government had tried to
give us equitable an answer as possi-
ble. but that they We're not prepared
TO commit their government TO the ac
ceptance Of the principles embodied In
the argument.
Spain rejects the-e principles. the
note continues. 'as she always has re-
iected them"
Basing her attitude upon the justice
Of her cause, the note then says. she
still adheres TO those principles.
which she has heretofore invariably
formulated"
However. the note adds. In her de.
sire FOR peace she has gone 40 far as
to propose certain compromises which
the Americans have always rejected
She has alsO attempted. 1; is further
asserted. to submit to arbitration
some Of the material particulars upon
which the two governments differed.
These proposals for arbitration. II is
added. the Americans had equally re
jected.
These allegations in Spain's reply as
, to attempted arbitration refer to l,er
proposal TO arbitrnte the construction
Of the third article Of the protocol and
also to submit the spanish colonial
debt Of Cuba and the Philippines TO
arbitration.
The last proposition has been made
In written communication. Since Its
presentation. and In return for such
arbitration. Spain offered TO cede the
territory In dispute. The Americans
refused both propositions for arbitra-
tion.
Spain's reply to-day. In substance.
continued by declaring that the United
states has offered, as kind OF CON-
I'ensation to spain. something very In
adequate to the sacrifices the latter
country makes at this moment. and
she feels that the United States pro-
rosalr cannot bc considered Just and
equitable.
spain has, however. exhausted all
the resources OF diplomacy In an ut
tempt TO Justify her attitude. Seeing
that an acceptance OF the proposal
made to Spain IN necessary condi.
tion to continuance OF negotiations.
and seeing thar the resources Of Spain
not .. a 4
enter upon war. she is prepared In her
desire TO avoid bloodshed and In con
siderntions OF humanity and patriot.
ism. TO submit to the conditions OF the
conquering nation. however harsh
they may he. She 4. therefore ready
to accept the proposals Of the Ameri-
can commission ns presented At the
last sitting.
The reading Of the translation Of the
document occupied less than five min
ute-. At the conclusion Of the trims
lation the commissioners empowered
SenOr Ojetia. secretary of the Spanish
commission. and Secretary Moore Of
the American commission. To draw up
articles which nrc To emlody the re-
linquishment Of Cuba by Spain and
the cession OF Porto Rico and the Phil.
ippines.
These articles. which may he con
siderr,i as constituting the conditions
Of peace. will be ready for submission
on "Wednesday.
\ great deal Of interest was taken in
to-day's meeting. The two commIs
Sions arrived at the foreign orfice In
carriages In the rain. almost simultan-
eously. AMI. rrIairin: To the conference.
room. Immediately opened the only
business before them.
Scnor Rios. the president Of III. Span.
ish commission. has usually preceded
the presentation of II Spanish communI-
cation In writing by verbally stirnmarix.
ing II. but to-day Scnor Rio. was sil.n,
and unusually grave. His fac. was
deeper liued and h. clearly showed the
mental strain under which he was Ii.
boring ns lie approached III. final w.
linQuishB~nt Of SPANS colonial pos-
sessions.
Without word. Ssnor Mont-ro Rios
produced two iyI-wrlti-n sheets and
la~csf them 10 the Interpreter of the
United States Commission. Nr Fer
gnson. who Rad them substantially \.
cablei. the ou'lin. 81 the Spanish ,iocu.
inenf being furnished later To = core
.I'ondent ~ til. Associated Press by
Senior Oj.,ia.
The commissioners left the foreign
once immediately after the secretaries
had i~-.n dlr.-'i-d To prepare III. urfI.
cl"s of fh. pence treaty. There VA.
scnrc-iy any conversation between the
Am'rI,1n AMI til. Spanish commission.
sfs after the adjournment.
Among the American only the mos,
grave consideration for their Spanish
colleagues wns apparent. tn. span.
In rsis rs~.fn.-d 10 i~ relieved nj having
arrived nf the conclusion OF long con.
trovcr~y.
Unvin. emtssii-d In III. treaty NIL
the protocol Ju.~fions. the two coin.
frisstons viii now enter upon friendly
n"rofiaison regarding ti- matters suv.
R"s's-i In III. American uiiima,u,n a
week nxo. matter. subsidiary mud Incl.
dental to the principal provisions which
must form pnr, u the irac~ trvniy =.
finally signed.
Thcsr isiusic the religion. fr,.-io,p
of the Caroline islands ~ agreed 10
twelve years ago: the r~l~nsp ~ t,oli,i.
sul prisoners now h~id by Ntaln In
connection with TIN. Innurrcction In Gu.
i'a aud the Philippines: the taking over
ri the island of kusai~. ar ITALIAN. ON
the carolines. for q telsxraphIc aud ns
val station: cable station rights ~ 9th.
r. points In Epn.n's jufsi ciion, aud the
renewal Of errtnin tr~asir previously
In force t'etwecn thu unit~ti Htnt~s am,
Hpaln which may have iapsssi or lrrn
vitintasf he ,atsr