Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-10
The NEWS FROM PARIS
Treaty Not Likely to Be Signed I'm.
til Monday.
RIOS AND 0JEDA ARE ILL.
'n'' L. Cause Of the Delay SUM
mary Of the Documents Pro.
visions-The Final Span
fsh Protest.

vlsions-The Final span-
ish Protest.
farls, Dec. 10.-senor Montero Rios.
president Of the Spanish peace commits
slon' and Senor Ojeda, secretary of that
commission, are still confined to their
oeds. The illness Of Senior Ojeda delays
ensrossing the treaty, and it is doubtful
whether it will be signed before Mon
day.
IN spite Of the gecrecy observed by
the Americans. 1t 10 learned that the
treaty, in substance. consists of 13 or IA
articles The principal articles provide
tor the cession andevacuation of Cuba,
Porto Rico and thu Philippine islands,
and the political, administrative and
financial results thereof; the acquire
ment by the United States of public
property and thef REIMBURSEMENT of
archives. The articles Of secondary i'm
portance determinelthe status of Span
ish subjects remaining in the ceded ter
ritories and unfinished lawsuits and
contracts; guarantees of the same
terms to Spanish shipping and mer-
chandise as imposed upon American
shipping and merchandise in the Philip
pine islands for ten years, and leaving
the status of Spanibh commerce in the
West Indies to be settled later.
An important provision is the guaran-
tee of religious fraedom in the ceded
territories, in the Same terms as the
Florida treaty, the Americans having
steadfastly refused to incorporate any
guarantee Of the United States deter
mination to favor the property of the
Catholic church, leAving it subject to
the general laws on Che same footing as
private property.
The Americans were apprehensive
even Thursday that there might be
some unforeseeable turn of affairs which
would Illustrate their efforts at the elev-
enth hour.
Senator Gray, though we'll known to
be radically opposedsto the policy of an
the senate to ratify the treaty, consid-
ering that his signing that document
binds him to support it.
Garnica Interviewed.
The Spaniards continue making bitter
comments concerning President McKin-
ley's reference to the Maine. When
correspondent apprpached Senior Gar
MICA Of the SPANISH commission for
further details Of the reaty. he said:
THE fact -that y&eg II te4entsa ali, tlnea
American and English papers is really
reason why I should say nothing.
But what you show me as having been
cabled is substantially correct. The ex-
act number of articles is still unde-
70
the indemnity within three months of
the ratification. We shall appoint con-
suls in Cuba Porto Rico and the Phil
ippine islands without delay. The Gu
ban consul will be accredited to the
powers that be-"
Asked why the Spaniards refused to
grant the United States a coaling sta
ton in the Caroline islands. Senor Gar
MICA said:
"The Americans could hardly expect
that we should agree to discuss matters
outside of the protocol after the les
sons we have had from them on this
point. When we wished to discuss the
Cuban debt, they absolutely refused to
consider it, and then they ask us for
whatever they want. Quelle toupet!
what cheeky Yet the Cuban debt re-
mains an important question for settle
ment."
In regard to the Spaniards' final pro-
test on the subject of the Maine, Senor
Garnica remarked:
"That protest now becomes history,
as it is embodied in the protocol. We
do not wish to remain under an lmpu-
tation which would perpetuate animos-
ity and hatred against us and Whlch
would be a source of constant irritation
in Spain. 1t is neither loyal nor just
that this thing should hang over the
of Spain. We cannot submit
to It. It must be cleared up in justice
to ourselves. There are many other
causes to bring hatred between the two
nations without the addition of such
one as this"
Future of the Philippines.
Senior Garnica was then questioned as
m the future of the Philippine islands,
and he said
."rhe United States has inaugurated
a nolicy which will bring it much tro-
ble and many responsibilities. The
Americans are not prepared for the
work they are about to undertake..
pa riding the terms Of the treaty. This
Is partly through the influence OF the
tbree senators on the body who repre-
sent that it would be discourtesy to the
senate to publish the terms before the
treaty is presented to that oooy py the
president.
The protocol of the treaty will almost
each the dimensions OF volume, as IL
will contain every written statement
presented on both sides during the con-
rerences. The Spaniards made last
Thursday on the assem-
Bling of the commissions. Senor Mon
zero Rios then presented a vigorously
yorded protest in which the Spaniards
declared they had yielded to force, but
hat they invoked the conscience OF the
nations against the abuse Of the rights
II nations of which they were the VIC
inns. This protest was for the purpose
II record and consisted Of an argument
n support Of every concession demand
ID by the Spaniards and which the
A mericans refused, some Of them per-
,mptorily and without an opportunity |
or discussion.
The protest concluded: But these |
which we are obliged to
make touch us less than the insult |
which has been inflicted on our nation
w President Mckinley in his message.
We again protest solemnly against the
,ccusation hurled against us in con-
,ection with the Maine, and we intend
a rain submit the question to an In
ernational tribunal comprised of Eng
and. France and Germany to deter.
nine who shall bear the responsibility
Il the catastrophe"
,rhe Peace Commission's Return.