Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-03
CLAIM WHOLE GPOUP
AMERICANS DEMAND ALL. OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

But the Terms and Details of the Trans
Ter Had All Along Been Matter OF
Speculation-No Financial Inducement
PARIS, Nov. 1.-The American peace
commissioners each carrying port.
folio containing records and personal
memoranda left their headquarters in
the Continental hotel for the meeting
with the Spanish commissioners, at the
foreign offices, shortly before 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The president of
the Spanish commission Senior Montero
Rios, whose health at one time was so
precarious as to threaten an indefinite
adjournment of the sessions Of the COM
missions. had improved to the extent of
enabling him to attend the meeting. He
arrived at the foreign office in a closed
carriage with his colleagues, shortly
after the Americans reached the meet
ing place.
The Spanish commissioners took their
accustomed places at the historic table
Secretary Moore, upon the request of
Judge Jay, passed to Mr.. Ferguson, the
interpreter, the formulated demands of
the United States regarding the Philip
pines, which were read to the Spaniards
In their own tongue by rapid render
ing from the English, in which they
were written. Although the Spanish
commissioners did not betray anxiety,
their attention to the reading was keen.
They had anticipated that the United
States would take over the islands, but
| a ta,, nd - a.
had all along been q subject of specu-
lation.
Demand Philippines.
| 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 parallels of lati-
tude and longitude as mark the limits
OF the Philippine archipelago The
United States do not purpose assuming
the Philippine debt of $4,000, 900, but
they are willing to be responsible to
Spain for sum of money equal to the
actual expenditures by Spain in the
philippines for the advantage of the
Islands and for the good of the people,
for permanent betterment and for i'm
provements, both physical and mental
Ihe reading of the presentment speci-
fies that the United States will REIN
burse Spain to the extent of her "pacific
expenditures" made in the archipelago.
This phrase, pacific expenditures, is
employed to differentiate the expendi-
lures by Spain in combating insurrect-
ions in the Philippines.
The one is felt by the American COM
missioners to be fair burden on the
acquiring power, while the other and
latter class OF expenditures is held to
have been logically assumed by Spain
IN the inevitable hazard to nation re-
sorting to arms to enforce order in it's
own territory.
Such is the vital portion of the pre-
sentiment made by the American COM
missioners and it is to be observed that
while the main proposition as to posses.
sion and financial responsibility is clear
and definite, many details have been
left to the developments of the discus
sion between the two commissions.
Thus while the Spaniards are quite GER
tain that tho United States intend to
reimburse them for "pacific expendi-
lures" they remark that they are not
enlightened as to whether the Ameri-
cans expect to endorse the Spanish OBJ
| legations to the extent of ''pacific ex-
penditures" in the archipelago, or
whether they will hand Spain a lump
sum of gold large enough to cover
Spaln's outlay so designated. Possibly
| Aro1n
selves are not at this moment fully de-
termlned ON this point. It is I'M
doubted, however, that the Americans
will not care to become identified in the
slightest degree with Spain in her re
sponsibility to her creditors. The
clearer method seems to be to hand to
Spain spot cash, Or something as good
and to bid her apply it ON her debts by
whatever name known, or to put it in
her wallet for whatever use she NAV
elect.
Do Not Admit Legality,
The Spanish commissioners listened
attentively, though not without some
evidences OF impotence and surprise at
the financial suggestions in the Ameri-
can presentment, and finally asked un.
til Friday to consult the Madrid gov
eminent and make reply.
Adjournment was then taken to that
day. After the conference was dis.
solved the Spanish commissioners ex.
pressed the opinion that the American
demand would create in Spain, as they
had upon her commissioners, an ex.
ceedingly grave impression. Were the
Spanish commissioners pushed to a final
determination last night they would
have rejected the American demands.
but the changing tone of the Spanish
press recently urges the contamination of
a treaty of peace, however rigorous, the
argument being that although the