The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-07

Paris, Dec 6.-The peace of Paris is
practically an accomplished fact. To-
days session disposed of the essential
features of the treaty, which viii ha
embodied in the following eight arti-
cles:
First-The customary preface of trea-
ties, in the nature of an expression of
amity and hope for perpetual peace.
Second-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain
of her sovereignty over Cuba
Third-The withdrawal Of the Span
ish troops.
Fourth-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain
of her sovereignty over Puerto Rico.
Fifth-Spain's cession of the Philip
pines
Sixth--The Withdrawal of the Spanish
troops there.
Seventh-Payment by the United
States Of S2O.OOO,O0O for the Philippines.
Eighth-The provision for the open
door commercial policy in the Philip
pines.
The rough draft of the treaty. which
may be considerably changed, covers
the proposals. 1t makes a long docu-
mcnt, which Senator Davis of the Unit
ed States peace commission says will
be found to be one Of the most inter-
esting papers in its character ever
written. So completely are the details
of the evacuation of the Philippines
stipulated that a commission such as
arranged for the Spanish withdrawal
from the West Indies viii be unneces-
sary.
QUESTIONS UNSETTLED.
Among the questions not yet settled,
however, are the coaling station and
religious freedom of the Carolines, the
Spanish commission not having replied
to the American offer,
The Americans have agreed to trans
port the Spanish prisoners home, in
GLIDING the garrison and sailors at Ma
Mia captured by Admiral Dewey and
General Merritt, as well as the soldiers
and civilians held by the Fili9inos,
whose return the Americans have guar
anteed. As compensation, Spain prom
ises to liberate all Cuban, Puerto Rican
and Philippine political prisoners.
Spanish soldiers electing to remain in
the colonies may do so, but it is more
a matter of economy for the Ameri-
cans to return the others, as they must
be fed as long as they are kept, and
Spain is unable to bear the expense of
the repatriation.
Also, the Americans have rejected
SPANS request fer free shipping for
ten years in Cuban and Puerto Rican
waters, they having given the Spanish
commissioners such poor consolation as
the latter may derive from the per-
mission to re-apply when the diDlo-
matte relations have been renewed for
shipping concessions under the reel
procity scheme of the Dingley law, for
which Senior Dupuy de LONE was me-
gotiating in Washington when the war
broke out.
There are still under discussion eight
secondary subjects which the Spanish
commissioners preached last week, in
Inc fsa4
rights. The American commissioners
today handed to Senior AIontero Rios a
written reply, covering these questions.
There viii probably be no joint session
tomorrow, as the Spaniar6s desire time
to consider this document.
THE SHIPPING PRIVILEGES.
1t is learned that there were differ
ences Of opinion among the Americans
on the shipping question and numerous
kilograms were exchanged with Wash
ington Finally the American commits
sion was instructed to refuse, the prin-
eipal reasons being that Puerto Rico is
about to be declared within the coast
line of the United States, while as re-
CARDS Cuba, the authorities at Wash
ington would make no promise, as the
American occupation there is not fixed
and the future Cuban government win
make its own treaties.
Exactly what Spain requested was
that her ships and products should be
accorded the same privileges in Cuba
and Puerto Rico for period of ten
years as had been conceded to Spain
in the Philippines This request was
supported by the precedents in the
cases OF Louisiana ana Florida, when
the products and ships of France and
Spain We're admitted to the ports OF
New Orleans Pensacola and St. Angus
tine for twelve years, the same as those
OF the United States.
In the case Of the purchase Of Louisi-
ana the same privileges were extended
to the products and ships Of Spain, be-
cause she had coded Louisiana to
France three years previously.
When the commissioners emerged
from the foreign Office this evening af-
ter their long session, Judge Day, pres
ident Of the American commission, an
nounc&i that all questions had been
settled and that the treaty would be
signed in three or four DAYS.
The work remaining consists largely
in drafting into language the conc.u-
siOns reached.