The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
The DONS' CONTENTION
THE CLAIM THAT NA\II.AS CAT
ITTIATION Is INVALID.
that IN HOLDING The PHILIPPINES
Ne are Violating the Terms Of me Protocol,
Signed Before the Surrender Of Those
Islands, Joint Commission
Adiourns until tuesday.

Paris. \oy. 1.-The Spanish commits
session Of the peace conference to-day
fatty refused 10 accept the proposition
made last Monday by the Americans 10
take the entire Philippine group and t"
reimburse Spain for her pacific cX-
pcnditureS there. This negative decision
vas expected. The Spanish commissions
ers had also Il number Of positive
declarations which filled some 81 sheets
Of i typewriter presentment. In this
statement the Spaniards held that the
United States had no ultimate rights IN
the Philippine Islands. and could have
none save by the consent of Spain III
these negotiations and upon terms salts
factory to her. According TO the Span
ish contention of the formal statement
the United States entertained no
a~nncxing the Philippines when the proto-
col was signed. or it would have been
expressed in the protocol a> clearly ~
the conditions regarding the cesSion Of
territory in the Antilles and the Orient.
NJ. Cambon. before the signing of the
protocol, received from Madrid-thc pre-
sentiment alleged-a cable message
clearly setting forth that the maintcn-
ance of Spain's authority over the Phil
ippines should not be affected by the
protocol. to which reservation the United
States made at hat time no protest or
objection.
This dispatch of NJ. Cambon. as the
Spaniards claimed to-day, embodied also
the view that the United States had no
valid basis for claims in the archipelago.
1t was further held to-day by Senior
Rios and his colleagues that the capitu-
lation Of Manila, having occurred after
the signing of the protocol, and thus
| after the suspension of hostilities, was
invalid.
CHARGES AGAINST Us.
With all this for Il ground work, the
Spaniards made their first positive move
| against the Americans, and it constitu-
ted their countcr-proposition- They
| charged upon the United States .
wrongful appropriation of public moneys
belonging to Spain by Selling the tariff
| duties at Manila, and they formally de
manded the return of these moneys, il
the sum of nearly a million dollars.
On the same premises the United
States was to-day declared to hay
| made. and held as prisoners the Spain
ish troops at Manila on the violation OF
international law. because done after
the suspension of hoStiliticS under the
protocol. y further charge was that by
the imprisonment Of the Spanish troops
at Manila. the United States had pre-
vented Spain from quelling the insurrec
ton and had thus contributed to the vio-
| lence against Spain after the cessation
of hostilities.
To-day's Spanish presentment aIs'
| cited the refusal of the Americans t'
consider the Cuban debt, on the grouno
that it was not sanctioned in the proto-
col. and demanded an adherence to this
| as Il precedent in the discussion of the
Philippines. regarding Il ccsslon OF
which the Spanish commissioners held
the protocol to make no mention.
The prcScntment was read by Inter
| prefer Ferguson. being rendered from
the Spanish, in which it was written
into English. At the close of the read
ing the Americans said they wished tc
have the Spanish statement rendered Intt
written English for more careful con
sideration and an adjournment was
taken to Tuesday.