The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-28
ACCEPT UNDER PROTEST
Spain Will Accsds to the Ameri-
can Demand.
THE PHILIPPINE OFFER
After . Protracted Session. the Madrid
Government Decides to Accept
the s2o!ooo.o 900 Indemnity
for the IslandsL

Paris, Nov. 27.-Senor Montero Rios,
president Of the spapnish peace COM
mission. is this evening waiting for the
reply from the Spanish government.
n unless there is some change in the
situation before noon tomorrow the
reply will be an acceptance under pro-
test of the American offer of $50 Co.,
900 for the Philippines. Even up to a
late hour this evening kilograms have
been exchanged between the Spanish
commissioners and Madrid. but all the
Americans in a position to speak with
authority are convinced that the fore
going outlines the Spanish reply.
Senior Abarzuza expressed the opin-
lon this evening that there would be
no break in the work of the commits
sion.
Marquis de comillas. who is the
largest individual creditor of Spain,
n has been here from the outset In
behalf of numerous important enter
| prises OF which he is the head. also in
dicated this evening that Spain had
made up her mind to yield. He Is in
very close touch with the Spanish COM
missioners. Nothing that we have
lone here" said the marquis. has
made any impression upon the minds
VI Ntlt
the very first their intention was to
take the Philippines and they have
never wavered."
There is no truth In the report ca
bled here from Washington that in
the last American memorandum a de-
mand for the Sulu rou had been add
ed to the previous American demand
The original American claim was upon
territory within lines longitudinally
and l%atitudinally defined. II embraced
the so-called Sulu group. There has
been no change since the first demand.
and. according to the statement of one
OF the American commissioners, there
will be M modification OF IL.
London, Nov. 21.-The Paris corre-
spondent Of the Times says IL may be
regarded that Spain will accept the
American conditions. and sign the
treaty. perhaps even without a pro-
test. Thus her colonial empire will dis
appear forever, and the day Is not far
distant when the patrimony of the
United States accruing to Ii under
prosperity, from exploiting the islands,
and with good administration, will have
increased to four-fold sum total OF
the terrible war indemnity France paid
Germany.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Standard says: THE abine has con-
cluded that the wisest policy is to ac-
cept the American terms, leaving tc
| lnt spanish OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iuh pONtt
to secure h best possible indemnity
and to place on record. II the American
commissioners will permit, a protest
against the American Interpretation OF
the protocol as affecting the Philip
pines and against h proceedings gen.
orally.
1.-The decision of the cabinet Is ap.
proved in political and financial circles
I understand. however. that h DELHI
erations of the ministers were very
protracted. Senior Sagasta. Duke Al.
modovar and Senior Puigcerver had
great difficulty in inducing some OF
their colleagues to accept the small in
demnity. Undoubtedly the situation II
hard and critical. but the ministers
say Senior Sagasta is determined Il
confront all opposition until the corte:
is ~convoked. probably at the end of De,
cember. when he will demand a vote Of
confidence. virtually implying approva
of the treaty and confidence in hi,
/ nartVh