The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-10
BITTER COMMENTS MADE
Concerning President McKinley's
Reference to the Maine.
NO CAROLINE COGLING STATION
Spaniards Refused to Sell One OF the
Islands to America.
GRAY WILL VOTE FOR TREATY
Although Opposed to Imperialistic Pol
icy, He Considers His Signing the
Document Binding Upon Him
to Support 1t
GRAY WILL VOTE FOR TREATY

Paris December 9.-Senor Montero Isios,
president of the Spanish peace commission,
and Senior Ojeda, secretary of that commits
sion are still confined to their beds. the
illness of Senior Ojeda delays the engrossing
of the treaty and it is doubtful whether 1t
will be signed before Monday.
The Americans held their usual session
this morning.
The Spaniards continue making bitter
comments concerning President McKin-
ley's reference to the Maine. When cor
respondent of the Associated Press ap-
preached Senor Garnica, of the Spanish
commission, for further details of the
treaty, he said:
1.-The fact that you represent all the
American and English papers is really
reason why 1 should say nothing. But
what you show as having been cabled
is substantially correct. The exact number
of the articles 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 indemnity within 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-"
outside the Protocol
Asked why the Spaniards refused to
grant the United States a coaling station
in the Caroline islands, Senor Garnica said:
"The Americans could hardly expect that
We should agree to discuss matters outside
of the protocol after the lessons we have
had from them on this point When We
wished 20 discuss the Cuban debt they alb
eoiutely refused to consider it, and then
they ask 'us for whatever they want. Quele
toupet Cwhat cheeky. Yet the Cuban debt
remains an important question for settle
ment."
In regard to the Spaniards final protest
on the subject of the Maine, Senor Garnlca
remarked: THAT protest now becomes his
tory, as it is embodied in the protocol. We
do not wish to remain under an imputation
which would be a source of constant irri-
tation in Spain. 1t is neither loyal nor
just that this thing should hang over the
reputation of Spain. We cannot submit to
it. 1t must be cleared up in justice to our
selves, There are many other causes to
bring hatred between the two nations with
out the addition of such a one as this.
Future Relations
"As to the future relations of the two
coulltrles, that is one of the things history
alone can determine. Many nations which
nave been deadly enemies have been speed
!ly reconciled.
Senor Garnica was then questioned as to
the future of the Philippine islands, and
he said: The United States has inaugur-
ated a policy which will bring it much
trouble and many responsibilities. The
Americans are not prepared for the work
they are about to undertake. Their demo-
cratic system must inaugurate an imperial
istic and bureaucratic system. and you
must incur army and navy expenses with
the result that there will be constant fric-
tion between yourselves and the European
powers"
The Americans preserve secrecy regarding
the terms of the treaty. This is partly due
to the three senators of the body, who rep
resent that 1t would be discourtesy to the
senate to publish the terms before the
treaty is presented to that body by the
president.
Yielded to Force
The protocol of the treaty will almost
reach the dimensions Of volume as it
will contain every written statement pre-
sented on both sides during the confer
eDces. The Spaniards made a last contri-
button yesterday on the assembling of the
commissioners. Senor Montero Rios then
presented vigorously worded protest in
which the Spaniards declared they had
yielded to force, but that they invoked the
conscience of the nations against the abuse
Oh tile rights of nations, OF which they are
were the victims. The protest was for the
purpose OF record and consisted of an ar
gument In support of every concess on mado
by the Spaniards and which the American
refused, some of them peremptorily ard
without an opportunity OF discussion.
The protest concluded: s'8ut these con
cessions which we We're obliged to make
touch us less than .;.e insult which nas
been inflicted on our nat'o by President
Mckinley in his ressagc We again pro
test solemnly against the accusation hurled
against us ir connection with tie Maine
and we intend to agoin submit the question,
to an international tribune comprised of
England, France and Germany to determ ne
who shall bear The responsibility of the cat
astrophe.'
Treaty in Substance
In spite of The ssc 'ecy observed by the
Americans, 1t Is lca.ne.' that the treaty. In
substance. consists OF thirteen or fourteen
articles. The principal articles provide for