The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-02
ONLY THE TREATY REMAINS,
Peace Commissioners Expect TO Starr
Home Ia Two weeks.

Home Ia Two Weeks.
PARIS, Nov. 90. - Abarzuza, the
Spanish peace commissioner. discus
sing the 2cacc negotiations, said: 1--WE
have fulfilled our mission here and
have agreed to make the treaty Of
peace, but we do q under protest that
our sovereign rights over the Philip
pines are still intact. Our memoran.
dun scts this fact forth, though, ad.
mittedly, IL cannot affect the treaty.
1--WE lose our colonial empire, but
America does not know what new aud
difficult responsibilities she IL under.
taking. The island of Mindanao alone
will keep her busy for years"
Asked II the treaty will contain any
reference to debts. Senior Abarzuzs
answered; mo, inasmuch ~ the
Americans have put these questions
aside aud have refused to take them
into account whom framing the treaty.
Subsidiary matters, such a. cable sta.
tions and so on. will be dealt with
separately. l don't expect more than
two or three sittings after Tomorrow.
Senior Ojeda. tho principal Spanish
secretary, said: Peace Is assured. We
have agreed TO sign q treaty In accord.
ance with the protocol OF Washington,
but at the same time protesting our
sovereign rights over the Philippines
and stating that we only yield to the
hard American terms owing to our In.
ability to the war and In the
presence Of superior force"
secretary Moore Of the American
commission puts IL In this way: 1.-THE
Spaniards accepted our conditions un.
r~escrvedly and q draft OF q treaty will
be laid before the joint meeting to-
morrow. They have accepted Seo..
100000 for the Philippines" Judge
Day remarked with undisguised graft.
flcation: II hope We shall be sailing
for home in a~fortnight. Everything is
now clear"
Tho Spanish commissioners were
gloomy and depressed at Mondays
meeting. There wa no interchange
Of tho usual compliments and civil.
tiles. They were performing an un-
grateful task under c%ompulsion. Il IL
known that Senior Mentero Rios asked
Premier Sagasta to accept his resiRna.
ton from the commission rather than
force them to cede or surrender Span.
ish colonial empire. But Sagasta up.
pealed to them to fulhll their mission
In the interest Of the dynasty.
For the f1rst time since the meeting
of the commission the Spaniards have
shown their feelings. When General
Ccrrero entered his carriage no put .
handkerchief to his eyes, being over.
come with emotion. Montero Rios
left tho meetiag place with bowed
head and q spiritless gait, the picture
Of detection.
Tho secretaries Of tho two peace
commissions, Messrs. Moore and Ojeda,
began their joint task Of formulating
the articles Of the peace treaty At 5
o'clock this afternoon ~ directed by
their respective commissions at ysstcr.
days conference. This work will be
easy and rapid. ~ to the rclinquish.
ment and ccssions referred to In the
protocol, the terms of which document
will be transferred bodily to the
treaty.
The s~ecretaries, moreover, will en-
body in tentative articles, for discus.
sion on Wednesday, the subjects Of the
religious freedom Of the Caroline ISL
nnds, a naval station for the United
States in the same group, cable land.
ing rights Mt other points with Spain's
jurisdiction, the release Of the insur.
rectionist prisoners and the revival Of
the treaties broken by the war.