Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-03
OUR MAND.
United states Determined to axe Posses
sion of the Philippine Archipelago.

Paris. oct. 3l.-The American peace
commissioners, each OF them carrying a
portfolio containing records and personal
memoranda, left their headquarters in the
Continental hotel for u meeting with the
Spanish commissioners at the foreign Of
flee, shortly before 2 p. m. The health ot
the president of the Spanish commission,
SenOr Montero Rios, had improved to the
extent of enabling him to attend to-day $
meeting. He arrived at the foreign office
In Il closed carriage, with his colleagues,
shortly after the Americans reached the
meeting place. Soon after 10 the commits
sioncrs confronted each other across the
table.
Secretary Moore, upon the request Of
Judge Day passed to Mr.. Ferguson, the
intorprctcr the formulated demands Of
the United States regarding the Philip
pines. which were read to the Standards
in their own tongue by a rapid rendering
from the English in which they were
written. Although the Spanish commits
sioners did not betray anxiety, their at
tention to the reading was keen They
had anticipated that the United States
would take over the islands. but the terms
and details of the transfer had all along
been n subject of speculation.
Tho reading disclosed the fact that the
United States government had determined
to possess for Itself certain territory and
parcels Of land bounded by and lying
within such parallels of latitude and lon
Citude as mark the limits of the Philip
pine archipelago. The United States do
not purpose assuming the Philippine debt
of so $1,000. but they are willing TO be
responsible to Spain for n sum of money
equal to that actually expended by Spain
in the Philippines for tho advantage of
the Islands and for the good OF their peo-
pie for permanent betterments and for
/ improvements, both physical and mental.
Gas
that the United States will reimburse
Spain TO the extent of her pacific ex-
ponditures" made in the archipelago. This
phrase "paciNc expenditures" Is employed
. to ditforentiatc the expenditures by Spain
in combating Instructions in the Philip
pines. The one is felt by the American
comm. - loners to he a fair burden upon
;he acquiring power; while the other, and
latter class OF expenditure Is held TO have
been logically assumed by Spain as the
inevitable hazard To a nation resorting to
arms to enforce order in its own terri
tory.
Hut the suggestion naturally raises an
I inquiry as To the kind and quantity OF
SPANS pacific expenditures in the Phil
/ ppincs; and some light may be given or
/ that matter now,
/ There is cons 'dcrahle traffic between the
/ Islands. and some time ago a system OF
/ light houses became necessary, Spain SET
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