The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-15
DENYING SPAIN'S RIGHT
TO CONSIDER THE DlSPOSllloN
OF THE PHILIPPINES.
TEXT of..ALMoOOVaR De RIOS NOTE
In Which Spain Claims That She ttfectua'Iy
Reserved Her Sovereignty Over the Phil
rDpines From Discussion or Distur~
hance hy the United States.
bance by the United States.

llt4'A = Fl''N'''
Instructions. understood 10 be of 4 posi-
tive character bearing on the l~hllpplle
oucstiou. were drafted for despatch 70
th, American commissioners III IarlS.
.Ehrse instructions were the outcome of
the conference in Paris. These IN
Structions were the outcome Of the con
ference held early in the day and IN
strlct the American representatives 10
admit of no further discussion as TO
the right to consider the disposition Of
the islands and state that on that point
the instructions already sent must stand.
the only matter for discussion from the
American view being the manner of Civ
ing over the islands.
Paris. Nov. 12.-Th4 Spanish commits
sioncrS are still huSily engaged III the
preparation Of the documents which they
will submit ut the next session OF lht
commissions, and it is understood that
their presentation will cover matters
which render their careful preparation
unusually important.
Some of the original papers and tram
SCiII)lS It(tSSilN III I1Ab l =
ton of Spain's case will probably not
arrive here until too late on Monday
to permit Of 4 meeting that day. which.
Of course, would neceSsitate the post
ponement of the next meeting Of the
commissions until Tuesday.
The health of Judge Day. president Of
the commission. was much improved this
morning.
Spain has held and may still insist
she effectually reserved her Philip
pine sovereignty from discussion or dis
turbance by the United States in 4 note
from Duke Almodovar de Rio, he
Spanish Minister Of Foreign Affairs. to
Judge Day. the then United States Sec
rotary of State, dated Madrid on August
18th. 1t is hy this message that Spain
presumably accepted the terms of peace
which. at Spain'S request. had beer set
forth by President Mckinley through
Secretary Day. under date of July Both.
And it is by this message Of Duke AImo-
doTar de Rio and by the RESPONSE Of
Secretary Day that Spain seeks to prove
to the United States peace commission
and to the tribunal of nations that
Spain's sovereignty over the Philippine
Islands was reserved from any discus
sion here and without protest from the
United States. While the vital parts
of both these historic papers We're treat
ed III these dispatches on the day Of the
last joint session these communications
are now set forth in full and III chrono-
logical sequence.
THE DUKE DE RIOS NOTE.
The following is the August 9TH note
Of Duke ~-Almodovar de Rio:
Mr.. Secretary of State:
The french Ambassador at Wash
ington, whose good offices have enabled
the Spanish Government to address Il
message to the President OF the United
States. has forwarded by cable Your EN-
cellency'S reply to this document.
In examining the arguments used as
4 preamble to the specification of the
terms upon which peace may be restored
between Spain and the United States.
it behooveS the Spanish Government to
deduct from the order of events that the
severance Of diplomatic relations with
the United States had no other purpose
than to decline the acceptance Of an
ultimatum, which Spain could only con
slider as an attempt against her rightful
sovereignty over Cuba.
Spain did not declare war: she met
it because it WAS the only means Of de
Tending her rights in the Greater An
TILES. Thus did the Queen and the
United States see lit to transform and
enlarge the purely local question Of On
ba.
Prom this fact Your Excellency
draws the conclusion that the question
at stake is no longer only the one which
relates to the territory of Cuba. but also
that the losses of American lives and
fortunes incident to the war should in
some manner be compensated.
AS to the first coQdition relating to
the future Of Cuba. the TWO Govern
mentS reached similar conclusions in re-
gard to the natural inability of its PEG
pie to establish an important govern
ment; he it by reason OF inadequate dc
v~elopm@nt. as We believe: or. on &c
count of the present distracted and pres
trate condition Of the island, as Youl
EXcellency states. the fact remains tina
Cuba needs guidance. The American
people are willing to assume the respon
sibility Of giving this guidance by sub
stituting themselves for the Spanish ma.
ton. whose right to keep the island i
indi>putable. TO this intimation We
have nothing to oppose. The necessity
of withdrawing from the territory o
Cuba being Imperative. the nation as
sumlng SPANS place must, as long as
this territory shall not have fully reach
ed the conditions required to take ranl
among other sovereign powers, provide
for rules which will insure order anC
protect against all risks, the Spanisl
residents. as we'll as the Cuban native:
still loyal to the mother county.
! CUBA AND PORTO RICO GIVEN
tp.
I'm the name Of the nation the Span
iSh Government hereby relinquishes Ill
claim, al sovereignty over or title t
Cuba. and engages to the immediat,
evacuation Of the island. subject to tn
approval of the Cortes-a reserve which
we likewise make with regard to til,
other preferred terms-juSt as thes,
| terms will have to be ultimately up