The Lamar register., 1898-11-09
SPANIARDS SAID NO.
WON'T PART WITH THE PHILIP
PINES.
They Present a Long Llst of Reasons why
the Isiands should Not lie Surrendered
Further Consultations

AtAN7th w dtttHl
osition by the Americans to take the
entire Philippine group and TO reim-
burse Spain for her pacific" expendi-
lures there.
This negative action was expected.
Tie Spanish commissioners had also a
number OF positive declarations. which
nlled some thirty-seven sheets OF
tSpewritten presentment. In this state
ment the Spaniards held that the Unit
ed states had no ultimate rights in
the Philippine islands. and could have
none save by the consent of Spain in
these negotiations and upon terms sat
isfactory to her.
According to the Spanish contention
In the formal statement, the United
stat'ss III; thought % annoy
ing the Philippines when the protocol
was signed, or IL would have been ex-
pressed In the protocol as clearly Ms the
conditions regarding the cession of ter
ritory In the Antilles and the Orient
NJ. Cambon. before the signature Of
the protocol. TO which reservation the
the presentnent alleged-a cable mes
sage clearly setting forth that the main
ienance OF Spaln's authority over the
philippines should not be affected by
the protocol to which reservation the
United States made at that time no
protest or objection
This dispatch To VI. Camhon, as the
Spaninrds claimed to-day, embodied
also the view that the United States
had no valid basis for claims in the
archipelago.
II was further held to-day by Senior
Rios and his colleagues that the capitu-
htion OF Manila, having occurred after
the signing OF the protocol, and thus
nffpF the sffs Of
invalid.
With all this for ground work, the
Spaniards made their first positive
move against the Americans. and Il con-
sttuted their counter proposition
They charged upon the United States
a wrongful appropriation OF public
moneys belonging TO spain by selzing
the tariff duties at Manila. and they
formally demanded the return OF these
moneys, In the sum nearly one million
dollars.
ON the same promises the United
States was to-day declared TO have
made and held as prisoners the Span
ish troops at Manila in violation OF in
ternational law, because Il was done
after the suspension OF iostilities un-
der the protocol. A further charge was
that. by the Imprisonment OF the Span
ish troops at Manila. the United States
had prevented Spain from quelling the
insurrectiOn and had thus contributed
To the violence against Spain after the
cessation of hostiiities.
To-dHy's Spanish presentment also
cited the refusal OF the Americans to
consider the Cuban debt, on the ground
that II was not sanctioned in the proto-
col, and demanded an adherence to this
as precedent to the discussion of the
Philippines. regarding n cessiOn of
which the Spanish commissioners held
the protocol to make no mention.
In support OF these assertions. argu-
ments and demands, the Spanish pre-
sentiment invokes Spaln's record In the
correspondence by mail and telegraph,
though II Is not known unofficially
whether the Spaniards produced the
message said TO have been sent from
Madrid to VI. Cnmbon, at the time the
protocol was signed. in which. 1t was
affirmed to-day. Spain reserved her
Philippine sovereignty.
The presentnent WAS read by Inter
prefer Ferguson, being rendered from
the Spanish in which il was written,
into English. AT the close OF the read
ing the Americans said they wished to
have the Spanish STATEMENT rendered
into written English for more careful
consideration and an adjournment was
taken TO Tuesday.
This evening the Spaniards affect to
believe that the Americans had planned
to develop the spirit OF their Philip
pines demands before the American
elections, but they decline to say wheth-
er they expect easier terms after the
elction.
The entire clerical force of the
American commission will be busy the
greater part of tonight in handling the
Spanish presentment and the council to
the commissioners will at the same time
examine 1t with view 10 tomorrow s
private session of the American COM
mission, when response viii be
formulated.
1t may again be asserted on the high
est authorlty--as bearing ON the Span
isii argumcnt--thatw when the protocol
was signed there was no understand
ing, verbal or otherwise. which the pro
tocol does not show forth. Nor have
the American commissioners at any
time, ON the other hand, held or be
lieyed that the protocol determined
anything against Spain's sovereignty in
the Philippines,
The American representatives have,
however, had and doubtless will hold.
that the protocol, meant to provide and
does provide for a decision by the
Paris conference regarding the owner
ship of the Philippines.
In this connection, too, the AIneri-
cans will undoubtedly cite the fact
st,a,t n,rS,t tyt,,. tb.n Nos,