Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-01
SPANIARDS SUBMIT
HER RICH COLONIES CEDED TO
THE UNITED STATES.
Puerto Rico, The Philippines and Guam
Islands Now Belong to the
United States and Cuba
is Free.

Paris, Nov 2o.-Spain has accepted
the United States offer of S2o, 900, 600
and at joint session of the peace conn
missions consented without condition
to relinquish Cuba and to cede Puerto
Rico, Guam and the Philippine islands
The document presenting this accept
ance contained only 300 words. 1t
opened with a reference to the final
terms of the United States and said
that the Spanish commissioners, after
having taken cognizance of the terms
proposed by the Americans, replied
that their governmet had tried to give
as equitable an answer as possible, but
that they were not prepared TO commit
their government to the acceptance OF
the principles embodied in the argu-
ment. Spain rejects these principles,
the note continues, "as she alway has
rejected Basing her attitude upon
the justice of her cause, the note then
says, she still adheres to these prin-
ciples (which she has heretofore in
variably formulated
However, the note adds, in her de-
sire for peace, she has gone so far ~
to propose certain compromises, which
the Americans have always rejected.
She has also attempted, it is further
asserted, to submit to arbitration soma
OF the material particulars upon which
the two governments differed. These
a1s l. I. a., "a
the Americans had equally rejected.
These allegations In Spain's reply ~
to attempted arbitration, refer to her
proposal to arbitrate the construction
of the third article Of the protocol, and
also to submit the Spanish colonial
debt of Cuba and the Philippines to ar
bitration. The last proposition haa
been made in written communica.
tion. Since its presentation, and in
return for such, arbitration Spain of.
fered to cede the territory in dispute.
The Americans refused both proposi-
tions for arbitration.
Spain's reply in substance continued
by declaring that the United States
has offered, as a kind of compensation
to Spain, something very inadequate
to the sacrifices the latter country
makes at this moment, and she feels
that the United States proposals could
not be considered equitable. Spain
has, however, exhausted all the re-
sources of diplomacy in an attempt to
justify her attitude. Seeing that an
. acceptance of the proposal made to
Spain is a necessary condition to con-
tinuance of negotiations, and seeing
that the resources of Spain are not
such as to enable her to re-enter upon
war, she is prepared, in her desire to
avoid bloodshed, and from considera-
tions of humanity and patriotism, to
: submit to the conditions of the con-
quering nation, however harsh they
may be. She is, therefore, ready to
accept the proposals of the American
commission, as presented at the laai
sitting.
; The reading and the translation OF
, the document occupied less than hvs
: minutes. At the conclusion of tn.
I transaction the commissioners empow
cred Senior ojeda, secretary of the
I Spanish commission, and Secretar,
. Moore, of the American commission
g to draw up articles which are to em
i body the REIMBURSEMENT of Cuba b,
e Spain and the cession of Porto Rici
:. and the Philippines These articles
which may be considered as constitut
q ing the conditions of peace, will
! ready for submission on Wednesday.
AWFUL RESULTS OF STORM.