The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-16
CANT FORGET THE MAINE.
The Presidents Message Calls the Span
ish Commissis n srs.


ish Commissi, n .rs.
PARIS, Dec. 10.-Senor Montero Rios,
president Of the Spanish peace com
mission, and Senior Ojeda, secretary Of
that commission, are still confined to
their beds. The illness of Senior Ojeda
delays engrossing the treaty. and IL is
doubtful whether IL will be Hgned be-
fore Monday. Tho Americans held
their usual session this morning. Tho
Spaniards continue making bitter COM
ments conforming President McKin-
ley's reference to the Maine.
When n correspondent approached
Senior Garnica Of the Spanish commits
sion for further details OF the treaty,
he said: 1.-THE exact number of arti-
cles is still undetermined. 1t depends
upon how Secretaries Ojeda and Moore
divide the treaty. 1t may be twelve or
twenty articles The Americans are
to pay the Philippine indemnity with
In three months of the ratification.
We shall appoint consuls in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippine islands
without delay. The Cuban consul will
be accredited to the powers that be-"
Asked why the Spaniards refused to
grant tho United States q coaling
station in the Caroline islands, Senior
Garnica said: "The Americans could
hardly expect that we should agree to
discuss matters outside of the proto-
col after the lessons we have had from
then on this point. When we wished
to discuss the Cuban debt they abso-
luteiy refused to consider IL, and then
they ask for whatever they want.
Qucllo toupetl (What check). Yet the
Cuban debt remains an important ques-
tion for settlement"
In regard to the S~paniards' final
protest on the subject of the Maine,
Senior Garnica added: THAT protest
now becomes history, as IL was EN-.
bodied in the protocol. 1t is neither
loyal nor just that this thing should
hang over the reputation OF Spain. We
cannot submit to It. II must be cleared
up, in justice to ourselves. There arc
many other causes to bring hatred be-
tween the two nations without the ad-
dition Of such n one as this.
"As to the future relations Of the
two countries, that Is ono OF the
things history alone can determine.
Many nations which have been deadly
enemies arc speedily reconciled."
Senior Garnica was then questioned
as to the future Of the Philippine ISL
ands and he said: ''The United States
has inaugurated a policy which will
bring It much trouble and many re.
sponsibilities."
The protocol of the treaty will nj.
most reach the dimensions Of "a volume,
rs it viii contain every written state.
ment presented on both sides during
the conferences
Tho Spaniards made q last contribu.
ton yesterday upon the assembling OF
the commissions. Senior Montcro Rios
then presented q vigorously wortled
protest, in which the Spaniards de.
clared they had yielded to force, but
they invoked the conscience of the ma,
tions against the abuse Of tho rights
of nations, of which they were the vic
Tins. Tho protest was for the pur
pose of record.
The protest concluded: But thes,
concessions which we were obliged e
make touch us less than the insult
which has been afflicted on our natior
by President Mckinley in his message
We again protest solemnly against tn,
accusation hurled against us In con
nection with the Maine, and we inten,
to again submit the question to an in
ternational tribunal. comprised of En-
gland, France and Germany, to deter
mine who shall bear the responsibilit,
of the catastrophe"
An important provision is the guar
antce of religious freedom in the cedc
territories, in tho Same terms as tn
Fori6S treaty. the Americans havinI
steadfastly refused to incorporate IN,
guarantee of the United States deter
mination to favor the property OF tn
Catholic church, leaving it subject (
the general laws, upon the same foot
ing as private property.