The record-union., 1898-11-23

Rios is reported to have used virtu-
ally such language and arguments as
the foregoing. He said more, even in
dicating high degree of ex><peration
at the American offer of S2U 600, 900.
His manner. no less than his words,
betrayed his repugnance. His display
Of feeling and utterances, however, are
not wholly approved by his Spanish
colleagues, who did not hesitate to
say as much after yesterdays ses-
sion.
Utterances later by a Spaniard of
Importance, whose name is withheld
for the present, indicate another line
of action. a treaty of cession of the
Philippines.
Suppose" said the speaker in ques-
tion that Spain said to the United
States: We are exhausted. We have
no funds with which to continue the
war. We do not want to continue it
and we cannot You serve us with
an ultimatum. We must submit to your
power Prepare your treaty, and
when you want US to sign we will
sign. We must bend to physical force.
You have the Antilles, and you will
possess the Philippines as a conquest
we decline $20,0O000O for property on
which our valuation was not asked
nor respected. You have your will.
We trust you will not continue the
war upon our helplessness, because.
| forsooth, we decline your $2O,000O COO.
Surely this waiver by US of your mon
ey will not provoke a further use of
arms against Spain.
| eve sign we cRGP are dumb.
| 1t is finished. and we may be per-
mitted to retain the privilege of as
| suring our people and our national
creditors that we at least have not
stolen and resold territory we had
| pawned.'
| Should Spain cede by treaty or, on
! the other hand. should she refuse and
break off negotiations here, her pro-
tests will embody some such declara-
/ tion as this.
/ AS against such sentiment, it is ar
gued that the business in hand is work
for grown men, and that 1t would be
childish folly to refuse S20000,O0O, and
that the Spanish Government could not
Justify such refusal before the Span
ish public or the public creditors or
| Spain, a deliberate throwing away or
$40. 900. 900, in addition to the loss OF
the Philippines.
| Last night the Spanish Commission
ers sent the American proposal by
| special messenger to Madrid where 1T
will arrive tomorrow. 1t is felt that
| the Spanish Government must answer
| the American ultimatum, but as it is
not likely that the answer of Madrid
| will arrive tomorrow in time for the
| Commissioners to formulate their re-
ply, it is probable that the joint meeting
will be deferred to a day later in the
week.
BELIEF THAT THE TREATY WILL
| BE SIGNED.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. pat the
Cabinet meeting to-day a brief cable
gram was read which had been sent
from Paris by Judge Day. It was sub
stantially In accord with the newspaper
reports of yesterdays proceedings. al
though no reference was made to any
excitement attending the meeting. or to
any agreement 1t was stated that the
next meeting would take place to-mor-
row.,
The Cabinet discussed the matter, and
| it was the belief of the members that
there would be at least one more meet
L Ing dIIoT TO- llOITOW IL lliC OpdIloAoo
| have decided to reject the American
proposal.
The cablegram said that reply from
| the Spanish Commissioners to the latest
memorandum submitted by our Com
missioners was expected at to-morrow's
meeting. No intimation, however, had
reached here as to what the, Spanish re-
ply would be- No doubt IS entertained
among the members of the Cabinet that
a treaty will be signed within the next
few days.
BRITISH PLEASED.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-Most Of the
afternoon papers comment and express
satisfaction at the "open door" inten-
tions of the United States in the Phil
ippine Islands.
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
Whatever may happen in Porto Rico
and eventually in the United States
| themselves, Americas colonial policy