Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-08
HAS LOST ALL.
Spain Yields to the Americans
Every Demand
The yictors VIII Pay S2O,OOO.OOO and
become the Owners of the phillip
pine IsIands-It IL Possible
that the Treaty May be
Signed This Week.

without condition to relinquish Cuba
and to cede Porto Rico, Guam and the
Philippine islands.
The document presenting this accept
ance contained only 300 words. 1t
opened with a reference to the final
terms of the United States and said
the Spanish commissioners, after hav-
ing taken cognizance of the terms pro-
posed by the Americans, replied that
their government had tried to give as
equitable an answer as possible, but
they were not prepared to commit their
government to the acceptance of the
principles embodied in the American
argument. Spain rejects these princi-
pies, the note continues, ''as she has
always rejected them" Basing her at
titude upon the justice of her cause,
the note then says that she still ad-
heres to these principles (which she
had heretofore invariably formulated"
However, the note adds, in her de-
sire for peace she has gone SO far as to
| propose certain compromises which
| the Americans have always rejected.
| She has also attempted, it is further
asserted, to have submitted to arbitra-
| ton some of the material particulars
upon which the two governments diff
| fered. These proposals for arbitration.
| it is added, the Americans had reject
| ed. These allegations in Spain's reply,
| as to attempted arbitration, refer to
| her proposal to arbitrate the construc-
tion 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 was
| made in a 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 arbitration. Spain's reply yester-
| day in substance continued by declar-
ing that the United States has offered,
as kind of compensation to Spain,
something very inadequate to the sac
| rifces the latter country makes.
| Spain has, however, exhausted all
the resources of diplomacy in an at
tempt to justify her attitude. Seeing
| that an acceptance of the proposal
made to Spain is necessary condition
to continuance of negotiations, and
| seeing that the resources of Spain are
not such as to enable her to re-enter
upon war, she is prepared in her de-
sire to avoid bloodshed and from con-
siderations of humanity and patriot
| ism to submit to the conditions of the
| conquering nation, however harsh
| they may be. She is, therefore, ready
to accept the proposals of the Ameri-
| can commission as presented at the
| last sitting.
| The reading and translation of the
| document occupied less than five min
utes. At the conclusion of the trans
| lation the commissioners empowered
| Senior Ojeda, secretary of the Spanish
| commission, and Secretary Moore, of
| the American commission, to draw up
articles which are to embody the re-
| linquishment of Cuba by Spain and the
| cession of Porto Rico and the Philip
| pines
Paris, Dec. 1.-The joint peace com
| mission devoted two hours and half
| yesterday to drafting the three first
articles of the peace treaty protocol,
| dealing with the cession of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines, upon
| which the commissioners agreed i'll
| principle. a general discussion on
| the other articles followed, but no
| decision was reached and the joint
| commission adjourned until to-day.
| There were 13 articles laid before
| the two commissions, covering the fol-
| lowing subjects:
| The REIMBURSEMENT of sovereign
| ty over and claim of title to Cuba.
| 2-The cession of Porto Rico and
| other Spanish possessions in the West
| Indies, together with Guam in the
| Ladrones.
| 3--The cession of the Philippines.
4-The terms of the evacuation of
the Philippines.
| 5-The pledge of the United States
to preserve order in the Philippines
pending the ratification of the treaty.
| 6-The mutual release of military
prisoners.
THE cession by Spain of the ISL
and of Kusae, or Strong island, in the
| Carolines.
s-The mutual REIMBURSEMENT of
indemnity claims.
9-The religious freedom of the
Carolines, assuring the rights of
American missionaries there.
| 1O-Cable landing rights at points
within the Spanish jurisdiction.
| 1.-THE release by Spain of politi-
cal prisoners for offenses in Cuba and
the Philippines.
| 12-The pledge of the United States
to inaugurate in the Philippines an
"open door" policy and to guarantee
the same to Spain for at least 12
years.
| ia revival of the treaties broken
by the war.
| Daily sessions will be held hereaf-
ter, and it is now believed that the
work may be possibly concluded this
week, although so early termination
is not probable.
boy Gave Them Hot Reception.
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