The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29

tablishment OF genuine relig osis freedom
IN the CarOines Is also a question inji-
mately concerning the United States.
These Islands have offered h wide ami fer
tile field for American miss ouariess The
majority OF tas natives are Christians and
their conversion is to preponderating
| measure the work OF the American church.
| Therefore, In cndeayocing a real, as ops
| posed u theorctical, religious freedom
| the United States commissioners we're only
assuring to their countrymtin peaceful en-
| ioyment of this fruits OF their labors III the
cause of Christianity. 4H
Paris, November cS.--Spein has accepted
rhe United States offcr OF s2o0o0,oo0 and
at a Joint session of the peace commissions
this afternoon consented without condition
TO re'linqntsa Cuba ami ceie Porto Rico.
Guam ana the Philippines.
The document presenting this acceptance
contained only 800 words. 1t opened viii
Sta,es and sud that the Spanish comlm.s-
s.oners having taken cognlganse OF TIE
teinis proposed by Americn,s replied that
the government had tried TO give as equit-
abre an answer Us possiolo but THAI 1aey
We're NOT prepared 10 commit rh.ar governs
ment To the aeceptart OK the princlples
vhfood.ed IN the Amersrsln argument.
Span reluets these prlneples.' uae noe
conunues, "as sac Always mas rejected
taein."
bts,ng her abtitmie upon tie justice OF
ner cause 'ne note theu says she suii au-
.fele, 20 Vac l.Sanc,p.es "whicn sue mas
lsieN.GNae inNat.apiy tllInsugteu.' How
ever. tfe no.o ADDS. IN nsr desire for peace
sue nas gone - iar as 10 propose cer,d.n
COMPROMISES wnlcD thGi Americans have al
ways feJeeted ane also attempted, II is
iU.Ulsr asserted, 10 have supinit,ed 20 an
n,t,ation same OF Tue ntatef.ai particulars
IA which tne Two governments dinercu.
These propositions iof aroitration, IT Is
ADDED, the Americans had equally rejected.
intse allegations in spain reply as 10
attemptel Arbitration feter TO her proposal
10 arhitrate the consuruet. OF the uairu
artlcie OF the pioioeol and also TO submit
The Spanish colonial debt OF CUBA and the
Philippines to arbitraUion. the last prop
ositiSn has been made known in written
communication. Since It's presentation and
IN return i0G slcn arbitration Spain Of
fered to cede uln territory in dispute. TIE
Americans refused both propositions FOR
arbitration.
SPANS reply today In substance con-
tnued by declaring rnat the United States
has offered as a kind OF recommendation
20 SPAN something very inaiequate TO the
~ clifices the latter country makes ut this
nom M and she feels. therefore, taat the
amount offered for the cession of The
Philippines can not be consl0ored Just and
equitable.
Spain has however, exhausted all the
resources Of diplomacy in an attempt 10
justify her attitude. Seeing that an ac-
cep, auce of the proposal made TO spain Is
a necessary condition to ore c5Gltinuance
Of tie negotiations, and seeing that the
re sources OF Spain are not such as to en-
able her to le-enter upon war, she is pre-
pared in her desire TO avoid blo5dshed and
from considerations Of humanity and pat"
roalsm, 10 submit TO the conditions OF tle
conqusr!ng Nation, however harsh they
may be- She Il therefore ready 10 accept
tho appeals OF the Asaerlcan commission
as pre- gnted al the last sitting
1lue reading and translation OF the doc
ument occupied less than five minutes. At
tie conclusion Of the translation the con-
M ssicuers empowered Senior o)eda, SEC
rotary OF the Spanish commission. and
Secretary Moore Of the American conlmls-
SION to draw up articles which are 10 en-
body the relinquia OF Cuba by spain
and the cession by Spain OF Porto Rico ana
he PHILIPPINES. These articles. which may
be considered as constituting the conf
lions Of peace, viii be ready Tor subinls-
sion on Wednesday,.
great deai OF interest was taken in To-
days meeting. The two commissions ar
rlvel at the foreign office in carriages in
the rain almost simultaneously ana re-
pairing TO the conference room Immediately
cpenol the business before them. senior
Montero Rios, the pres dent of the Spanish
peace commissioa has usually preceded
the presentation Of Spanish communion
ton in writing by verbally summarizing IL.
but today Senior Rios was silent ana un-
usually grave. His face was deeper iined
and he clearly showed the mental strain
under which he wac aborlng as he APP
preached the Anal reilnqu.shment oil SPAN
0olorial possessions.
Without word Senior Rios produced two
typewrttten sheets and passe5 them TO the
Interpreter OF the United States commits
sion, Mr. Ferguson who read them sub
stantially rs cabled The outline of the
Spanish document beng furnished later to
a correspondent OF the Associated Press by
Senior Ojeda.
The commiss onerB left the foreien office
Immediately after the secretaries had been
Instructed to prepare the articles of the
pence tresty. There was scarcely any CON
yersation between the American and span
iih commissioners after the adjournmeut.
Among the Americans only the most grave
consideration for their Spanish colleagues
was apparent. The spaniar1s seemed TO
be relieved at having arrived at the con-
clusion o, a long controversy.
The leading article In the Temps today
~ devoted 10 severe arrangement OF the
American attitude toward Spain, In when
America Is made to appear as msrciless
conquerc.. imposing Draconian cond TONS
on helpless foe and 'exacting the sigma /.
ture OF a treaty AT the point of the bay
onet"
The Temps adds: THE Spanish commits
slonera should In submitting. protest To
this civ lized wor1 against the spoliat'on
OF the weak by the strong
After the joint session the Spauiards I
to their quarters and had an
animated and lengthy session.
Having embodied ID the tressy articles all 1
he protocol quesii!ons ghe two comm stlons +
will now enter upon friendly negotiations
the matters suggested Ia tie
American uitbm alum a week ago ma'terg
subsidiary and incidental TO the principal
provisions which must form part o. the
oe4ce treaty as finally signed These IN
,lude the religious frecaom' OF the Gao
Inc Islands as agreed TO twelve year. ago:
he release OF poHticsl prisoners now held
,y Spain IA connection NTH the insurrec-
ion in Cuba and the Philippines. the tax
ng over OF the island OF ualsn. IN the
,anolines. for telegpdphic and rayal sta
don, cable station rights al other popes
n SpsAn's jurisdiction and the renewal ~
'ertsin treaties. previously in for e Between
he Irnited St,Res and Spaln whish may
rave lapsed or been yipyaie1 by wlar.
The American eorlr1i 90 ;,oners a-f4 nasaur-