The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-11
TO RENEW THE DEMANDS.
Chairman Day, of the Peace Commission
Receives New Instructions From
the President

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-Spain's ex-
haustive argument against the cesslon
of the Philippines to the United States
has had the result of making the Off
Gals all. the more determined to take
the islands.
Instructions sent to Mr.. Day, chair
man of the American commissioners,
will require him and his colleagues to
renew on Tuesday their demand for
concession of the group to the United
States and they will make in theircom-
munieation the first offer of money in
payment for the islands
1t is understood that the president
will consult Tuesday with some of his
advisers concerning the amount to be
named in the American communion
tiOny but the sum to be paid will not
under any consideration exceed the
aggregate of the debts contracted by
the Spanish government for improve
ments in the Philippines. ALI military
debts and debts contracted in the
name of other islands, such as Cuba,
will be barred and the Spanish com
missioners will be informed that they
must recognize this fact as promptly
as. possible.
Rr. Adm. Dewey's victory in Manila
bay was unimpOrtant, and the possess
sion of Cavite during the war was not
such as to give the Americans, the
Spaniards declare, control of the is
lands, and it is, claimed, and the claim
/! is fortified by argument and many
legal precedents,. that the American
government has no. moral right to de
mand the cession of the entire group
of 1, 400 islands when it held only such
a small bit of territory as that at Ca
vite and controlled only the bay OF
Manila
All during the war Spanish troops
were. stationed on other islands and
were not molested. The SpaniarC1S in
Dictated their willingness. however, to
sell the islands and the authorities
rupture will occur unless it be over the
amount to be paid.
1t is also claimed by the Spanish
commissioners that this declaration
was assented to by President McKin-
ley. As a matter of fact. the note had
been delivered, but the president had
declined to answer it, either IN writing
or verbally, to M. Cambon.
The Spanish commissioners have de-
clared. it is said, that instead of the
United States acquiring the Philip
pines, this government should pay
their government an indemnity for the
attack on Manila after the peace pro-
tocol had been signed and for the dam
age consequently done.
Secretary Hay has received full
statement of the contents of the Span
ish note Its character was just what
the officials xpected-without any
Few arguments of Importance. Sena-
tor Rios and his colleagues call atten-
ton to the action of the government in
delivering the note through M. Cam.
bon, the French ambassador, to PreSi.
uCAG h1C hIHIGN WHICH SSIS IOrJn UIl8
understanding of the Spanish govern.
ment that in agreeing to the protocol
its sovereignty over the Philippines
would not be affected.
After the Philippine question has
been disposed of the commissioners
will consider the determination of
claims which have been filed by
Americans against Spain and by Span
iards against the United States 1t
was thought that this government
would bind itself to satisfy all Ameri-
can claims in consideration of the ter,
ritOry ceded to the United States, but
this is incorrect. The Spanish commits
siCners have a heavy claim for filibus-
| tering against the United States to Off
set the claims filed by Americans for
personal and property injuries, and the
question of their disposition will have
to be decided.