Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-01
PEACE is ASSURED.
A Spanish Peace Commissioner
Talks About the Treaty.
some OF The TERMS OF TIE TREATY
Spain Surrendera Her soverelgatv In the
Phil, pine Islands and Guam Island
to the United states for
e2O,OOO,OOO.

Paris, Nov. 30-AbarZuZa, the span
ish peace commissioner, discussing the
peace negotiations, said:
We have fulfilled our mission here and have
agreed TO make the treaty OF peace but we de
SO under protest that our sovereign rights 0vei
the Philippines are still intact Our memo
randum sets this fact forth, though, admittedly
1t cannot Affect the treaty We lose our colo
NAL empire, but America does not know what
new and difficult responsibilities she is under
taking The island Of Mndana0 alone will
keep her busy for years
Asked II the treaty will contain any
reference TO debts, Senior Abarzuza
answered:
No, nasmuch as the Americans have put
these questions aside and have refused to take
them into account when framing the treaty.
Subsidiary matters, such as cable stations and
so on. will be dealt with separately | don't
expect more than two or three sittlngs after to-
morrow.
Senior Ojeda, the principal Spanish
secretary, said:
Peace Is assured We have agreed TO sign a
Washington. but at the same time protesting
our sovereign rights over the Philippines and
stating that we only yield to tho hard Amer
lean terms owing TO our inability to renew the
war and In the presence Of superior force
The secretaries of the two peace
commissions, Messrs. Moore and Ojeda,
began their joint task of formulating
the articles Of the peace treaty at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon as directed
by retrospective commissions at Mon.
days conference. This work will be
easy and rapid, as to the relinquish-
lnent and cessions referred TO In the
protocol, the terms OF which document
WILDE transferred bodily to the treaty.
The secretaries, moreover will en-
body in tentative articles, for discus
sion to-day, the subjects OF the
religious freedom OF the Caroline
islands, naval station for the United
States in the same group, cable land.
ing rights at other points within
SPANS jurisdiction, the release of the
insurrectionist prisoners and the re.
vival of the treaties broken bv the war.
Thus the commercial and general
treaty Of 1895 will be revived, to be re.
cast later; the treaty OF 1884, for the
settlement of certain claims, will be
revived; the treaty of 1877, providing
for extradition, will be revived; the
trademark treaty of 1889 will be
revived, aud the supplemental extradi-
ton treaty of 1882 will be revived, In
addition to several modus vivendi
agreements
1t is expected that the secretaries
will submit the treaty articles at the
joint session to-day, when all the other
points for negotiations will be dis.
cussed. Thus the commissions to-day
will have before them the entire treaty
for amendment, approval or rejection.
On all the points outside of the proto-
col there will be friendly negotiations
only, Spain having the right to name
prices she wants for her territory and
to reject or accept the American offers
The Spaniards, no less than the Ameri.
cans, now are anxious to conclude the
business which brought them here.
SOME OF THE TERMS IN THE TREATY.
Washington, Nov. 3O.-The govern.
ment has been officially advised Of the
successful termination OF the peace
negotiations with Spain. A cablegram
TO this effect, which had been received
from Chairman Day, was read at yester.
days cabinet meeting by the secretary
OF state. BY the terms of the treaty.
which will be signed during the pres.
emit week, Spain surrenders 10 the
United States her sovereignty in the
Philippine islands and Guam island,
one of the Ladrone group. In lieu of
all claims to indemnity the United
States will pay Spain the sum
OF S2O,O0O,OOO in gold or its equiva-
lent. Before returning TO the United
States our commissioners will secure
from the Spanish representatives, If
possible, proposition for the sale to
the United States of Strong island, one
Of the Caroline group, some distance
east and south Of Luzon, for cable
station. Should Spain, however, de.
cline to sell the island for reasonable
sum, the matter will be dropped for
the present at least
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