The state herald., 1898-11-04
WANTS PHILIPPINES.
UNCLE SAM NOTIFIES SPAIN.
spain's Commissioners Told the Worst
She VIII he Reimbursed for Permanent
Improvements Made.

Paris, Oct. 31.-The United States
has demanded the entire Philippine
archipelago of Spain.
The American peace commissioners,
each carrying portfolio containing
records and personal memoranda, left
their headquarters In the Continental
hotel for the meeting with the Spanish
commissioners at the foreign office,
shortly before . o'clock this afternoon.
The president of the Spanish com
mission, ScnOr Montero Rios, whose
health at one time was so precarous
as To threaten an indefinite adjourn
ment of the sessions of the commits
sions. had improved to the extent of
enabling him to attend to-day's meet
ing. He arrived at the foreign office
in n closed carriage before the Amer
leans reached the meeting place.
Not long after . o'clock the commits
sioncrs confronted each other across
the table on which. in 1888, Benjamin
Franklin and his colleagues signed
the treaty of independence OF the
United States
The Spanish commissioners took
their accustomed places mt the his
toric table, the afternoon light full in
their faces, while the Americans
ranged themselves opposite with their
backs to the light and with the inter
prefer standing at the end of the ta-
BILE. on the right of Judge Day and the
left of Scnor Montero Rios, and be-
| tween the two secretaries, Mr.. Moore
and Scnor Ojedn
Secretary Moore, upon the request of
Judge Day. passed TO Mr.. Ferguson,
the interpreter. the formulated de-
mands of the United States regarding
the Philippines, which were read to the
Spaniards in their own tongue by a
rapid rendering from the English. in
which they We're written. Although
the Spanish commissioners did not be-
tray anxiety, their attention to the
reading was keen. They had anticipat-
ed that the United States would take
over the islands, hut the terms and de
tails Of the transfer had all along been
subject of speculation.
The reading disclosed the fact that
the United States government had de-
termined TO possess for itself certain
territory and parts of land bounded
by and lying within such parallel and
Of latitude and longitude as mark the
limits of the Philippine archipelago.
The United States does not purpose as
suming the Philippine debt of 10000
oc0, but is willing TO he responsible TO
Spain for n sum Of money equal 10 the
actual expenditures by Spain in the
Philippines for the advantage Of the
Islands and for the good of their pcC-
pie. for permanent bettcrments and for
improvements, both physical and men
tai
The reading Of the prcscntment spc-
cllics that the United States will REIN
hurSc Spain Ia the extent of her pa
ciiic expenditures" made In the archi-
pclago. This phrase pacific eNpcn-
ditTcs," Is employed TO diicrentintc
the expenditures by Spain In combat
ting instructions In the Philippines.
The one is felt 10y the commissioners
to he fair burden on the acquiring
power. while the other and latter class
Of expenditures Is held to have been
logically assumed by Spain as the In.
evltahlc hazard TO n nation resortins
To arms 10 enforce orders in its own
territory
Such is the vital portion Of the pre-.
sentiment made 10y the American COM
missioners to-day, and u is To he oh
served that while the main proposition
bllity Is clear and definite. many de-
tails have been left To the developments
Of the discussions between the two
commissions.
Thus. while the Spaniirds are To-
night certain that the United States In.
tends To reimburse them for pacific
expenditures" they remark that they
are not enlightened us to whether the
Americans expect TO indorse the Span
sh obligations To the extent OF "pacl-
hc expenditures In the archipelago or
whether they VIII hand Spain lump
sum OF gold large enough To cover
Spanish outlay so designated.
The Spanish commissioners listened
attentively, though not without some
evidences Of lmratlencc and surprise
at the final suggestions In the Amcrl-
can prcscntment, and finally asked un.
I'll Friday 10 consult the Madrid gov
ernment and make reply. Adjourn
ment was then taken TO that day.