The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-08
SPAIN WILL GET NO BONUS.
Uncle Sam Determined to Pay Little
for the Philippines.


WASHINGTON Nov. Peace negotia-
lions will be resumed at Paris tomorrow
in accordance with the adjournment of the
commission last Friday. In view of the
phase which the disagreement between the
United States and Spanish commissioners
has reached over the question of the Philip
pines it is not likely that any material
progress will be made in the negotiations
Tomorrow 1t is said at the State Depart
ment that no report was received from
Judge Day to-day and that none is ex-
pected until after to-morrow's session This
lack of information is accepted as an indi-
cation that there have been no develop
ments in the situation.
The correspondent of the New York Her
aid teegraphs his paper as follows:
"Spain's exhaustive argument against the
cession of the Philippines to the United
States has had the result of making the
officials all the more determined to take the
islands Instructions sent to Mr.. Day,
chairman of the American commissioners,
will require him and his colleagues to re-
new on Tuesday their demand for ceS-
sion Of the group to the United States, and
they will make in their communication the
first offer of money in payment for the ISL
ands The sum to be paid will not under
any consideration exceed the aggregate of
the debts contracted by the Spanish govern
r1ent for improvements in the Philippines.
All military debts and debts contracted in
the name Of the other islands, such as Cuba,
will be barred and the Spanish commission
ers will be informed that they must recog-
nize this fact as promptly as possible.
Secretary Hay has received a full state
ment of the contents of the Spanish note.
It's character was just what the officials
expected-without any new arguments Of
Importance The Spanish commissioners
have declared, it is said, that, instead OF
the United States acquiring the Philippines,
this government should pay their govern
ment an indemnity for the attack on Manila
after the peace protocol had been signed
and for the damage consequently done.
Real Admiral Dewey's victory in Manila
bay was unimportant, and the possession of
Cavite during the war was not such as to
give the Americans, the Spaniards declare,
control of the islands, and it is claimed,
and the claim is fortified by argument and
many legal precedents, that the American
government has no moral right to demand
the cession of the entire group of l,400 ISL
ands when it held only such small bit of
territory as that at Cavite and controlled
only the bay of Manila. All during the war
Spanish troops were stationed on other ISL
ands and were not molested. The Span
iards indicated their willingness, however,
to sell the islands and the authorities have
no apprehension now that any rupture will
occur unless it be over the amount to be
paid
After the Philippine question has been
disposed of the commissioners will consider
the determination Of claims which have
been filed by Americans against Spain and
by Spaniards against the United States. 1t
was thought that this government would
bind itself to satisfy all American claims in
consideration of the territory coded to the
United States, but this is incorrect. The
Spanish commissioners have heavy claim
for hlibustering against the United States
TO Offset the claims filed by Americans for