, 1898-11-22

Paris, Nov. 2l.-The president of the
Spanish peace commission, Senior Mon
tero Rios, has refused to continue the
negotiations.
Paris, Nov. 21.-The Spanish and
American peace commissions met in
joint session at 2 O'Clock this afternoon,
The Americans declared they must have
the entire Philippine archipelago, and
for treaty cessions of the islands the
Americans rendered to Spain $40, O00,-
600.
II is further declared that it is the
purpose of the United States to main
tain the Philippine islands as an "open
door to the worlds commerce.
On the terms named the United
States proposes mutual REIMBURSEMENT
OF all claims for indemnity, national Or
| personal, subsequent to the outbreak
of the last Cuban Instruction.
November 2S is fixed as the late on
which the United States commission
desires a definite response to today's
propositions and all other subjects in
issue here.
1t is also declared that the United
States desires to treat on the religious
freedom of the Caroline islands as
agreed upon between the United States
and Spain in 1896. and also Of the ac-
QUESTIONS CT one of the Caroline ISL
ards for an American naval station,
ard of cable landing rights at other
places in Spanish jurisdiction. and the
revival of certain Spanish-American
II eaties as heretofore in force.
The meeting was then adjourned I'M
til Wednesday,.
The Americans also refuse to arbi-
trate article three of the peace protocol,
bearing upon the future disposition and
control of the Philippine islands.
The memorandum of the American
commission embodying the above prop
osi:ions is long. ana was not rsad In
full. The vital portions. however.
were communicated verbally to the
Spanish commissioners in practically
these terms:
THE fact was cited that the propos-
al presented by the American commits
sioners on behalf of the government for
.h, ,.ruiCp nf tho Dbilipnina iSlonlS t0
the United States having been rejected
by the Spanish commissioners, and the
counter proposals of the latter for the
Withdrawal of the Americans from the
islands and the payment of indemnity
by the United States to Spain having
been rejected by the Americans, the
latter deemed it essential that the pres
ent negotiations already greatly pro-
tracted. should be brought to n early
present a new proposition embodying
the c~ession, which for the sake Of
peace their government would, under
the circumstances, be willing to ten
der.
''The government of the United
States is unable to modify the proposal
heretofore made TOT the cession of the
entire archipelago of the Philippines;
but the American commissioners are
the cession should be agreed to, the
sum Of $40, O00, 900. to be paid in ac-
cordance with the terms to be fixed in
the treaty of peace.
1T being the policy Of the United
States to maintain in the Philippines
an open door to the worlds commerce,
the American commissioners are pre-
pared to insert in the treaty now in con-
template a stipulation to the effect
that for a term of years Spanish ships
and merchandise shall be admitted into
the Philippine ports on the same terms
as American ships and merchandise.
THE American commissioners are al
so authorized and are prepared to in
sert in the treaty in connection with the
cession OF territory by Spain to the
United States a provision for the NUT
ual REIMBURSEMENT of all Gains for
indemnity, national and individual, of
every kind, of the United States against
Spain and Of Spain against the United
States, that may have arisen since the
beginning of the late Cuban insurrec-
ton and prior to the conclusion of the
treaty of peace"
Next followed the terms nearest ap-
| preaching t o a formal ultimatum to
| Spain. The United States commits
sioners expressed the hope that they
might receive from the Spanish COM
mlssioners on or before Monday, the
| 2Sth inst, definite and final acceptance
Of the proposals made as to the Philip
pines, in connection also with the de-
mands as to Cuba, Porto Rico and the
other Spanish islands Of the West In
dies and Guam, in the former OF which
these demands have been previously
agreed to. In this event It will be pos
sible for the Joint commission to con-