The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-08
SPAIN YIELDS ALL TO Us.
Her Decision Announced as Mere
Surrenderirg to Superior Force.
THE PHILIPPINE GROUP CEDED.

Spain Takes the Sao,ooo,ooo offered by
the United States-ReIinquishes Cuba
and Cedes Porto Rico, Guam and the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Instructed to
Begin a Draft of the Treaty.
PARIS, France (By Cable).-Spain has ac-
cepted the United States offer Of $50 000,-
600, and at joint session Of the Peace
Commissions held Monday afternoon con-
sented to relinquish Cuba and to cede
Porto Rico Guam, and the Philippines.
The document presenting this acceptance
contained only 300 words. 1t opened with
reference to the final terms Of the United
States and said that the Spanish Commis-
sioners, after having taken cosnizance OF
the terms proposed by the Americans, had
tried to give as equitable an answer as pos
sible, but that they were not prepared to
commit their Government to the accep-
tance OF the principles embodied in the
American argument. Spain rejects these
principles, the note continues, "aS she has
always rejected them"
Basinc her attitude upon the justice Of
her cause. the note then says, she still ad-
heres to those principles (which she has
heretofore invariably formulated"
However. the note adds, in her desire
for peace she has gone so far as to propose
certain compromises, which the Americans
have always rejected. She has also at
tempted, 1t is further asserted, to have ad-
mitted to arbitration some of the material
points upon which the two Governments
differed, but these proposals the Ameri-
cans have equally rejected.
The United States, the reply continues
In substance, has offered, as q kind Of COM
pensation to Spain, something very in
adequate to the sacrifices that country
makes at this moment, and she feels
therefore that the United States proposals
cannot be considered just and equitable.
Spain has, however. exhausted Ill the re-
sources Of diplomacy in an attempt to JUS
tify her attitude. Seeing that an accept
ance Of the proposals is necessary condi-
ton to q continuance Of negotiations, and
seeing that the resources OF Spain are not
such as 10 enable her to re-enter upon war.
she is prepared, in her desire to avoid
bloodshed and from considerations OF
humanity and patriotism, to submit to the
conditions of the conQuering nation, how
ever harsh they may be. She is, there
fore, ready to accept the proposals Of the
American Commission, as presented at the
last sitting.
The illusions in the reply to attempted
arbitration refer to Spain's proposal to ar
bitrate the questions Of the construction OF
the third article of the protocol, the Span
lsh colonial debt Of Cuba, and Of the Phil
ippines.
The reading and the translation of the
document occupied less than five minutes.
At the conclusion Of the translation the
Commissioners empowered Senior Ojeda.
Secretary OF the Spanish Commission, and
Secretary Moore Of the American Commfs-
sion to draw up articles which are to en-
body the REIMBURSEMENT of Cuba by Spain
and the cession Porto Rico and OF the Phil
ippines.
Having embodied in the treaty articles
all the protocol questions, the two COM
missions will now enter upon friendly
negotiations regarding the matters sug-
gested in the American ultimatum pre-
sented at the previous meeting, matters
subsidiary and Incidental to the principa!
provisions, which must form part OF the
peace treaty as finally signed.
These include the religious freedom o
the Caroline Islands, as agreed to twe!ve
years ago; the release Of political prisoners
now held by Spain in connection with ths
instructions in Cuba and the Philippines
the taking over Of the Island Of Kusale, or
Ualan, in the Carolines, for telegraphic
and naval station; cable station rights at
other points in Spain's jurisdiction, and the
renewal of certain treaties, previously IN
force between the United States and Spain,
which may have lapsed or been vitiated by
war.