Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01
WITHOUT CONDITION
Spain Yields to Demands OF the
United States,
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY TRIUMPHS,
The United States Acquires Cuba, Porto
nlco and the Philippines spain
Meiuctant TO NicId-Peaco
a. Now Assured

1hTlHl November EOt-DpdlH nus az
cepted the Unlted States offer OF
92O,UUO,0O ana at joint SESSION OF
the peace commissions Monday after
noon CONSERVED without condipon to
rellnqulsh Cuba and to cede Porto
hico, Guam and the Philippine isl
ands.
The document presenting this ac'
ceptance contained only 800 words
IL opened with q reference to the
flnal terms OF the United States and
that the Spanish commissioners, al
ter having taken cognlzance OF the
terms proposed by the Americans, re-
piled that melr government had tried
10 give as equlIaDle an answer as pos
sIble, but that they were not pre-.
pared to commit their government to
bhe acceptance OF the principles en-
bodied In the American argument
Spain rejects these principles, the
mete continues, "as she always has re.
jecied tnem."
Basng her attitude upon the JUS
tlce OF her cause, the note then says,
she still adheres to these principles,
(which she has heretofore invariably
formulated"
However, the note adds, in her de-
sire for peace, she has gone so far
as to propose certain compromise,
/, which the Americans have always re.
1ecled. She has also attempted, ii Is
further asserted, to have submitted
TO arbitration some OF the material
particulars upon which the two gov
ernments differed. These proposals
for arbitration, 1t is added, the Amer
leans had likewise rejected,
These allegations, IN SPANS reply
as to attempted arbitration, refer to
her proposal to arblirale the con-
struction Of the third article OF the
protocol and also to submit the Span
ish colonial debt OF Cuba and the
Philippines to arbitration. The last
proposition has been made In u writ
ten communication. Since its presen.
tation, and in return for such arbi.
tratlon, Spain offered to cede the ter.
rltory in dispute. The Americans re-
fused both propositions for orbitra'
tion.
Spain's reply in substance, contln'
ued By declaring that the United
States has offered, as "a kind OF com
pensation to Spain, something very
inadequate to the sacrifices the latter
country makes at this moment, and
she feels, therefore, that the United
States proposals cannot be consider
ed just and equitable.
Spain has, however, exhausted ar
the resources OF diplomacy in an at
tempt to justify her attitude. Seeing
that an acceptance of the proposnl
made to Spain Is a necessary cOndl'
ton to continuance Of negotiations,
and seeing that the resources oil
Spain are not such as to enable her
TO re-enter upon war, she Is prepared
in her desire to avoid boodshed, and
from considerations Of humanity and
patriotism, to submit TO The cOndl'
tions OF the conquerlng nation, how
ever harsh they may be. She Is,
therefore, ready to accept the pro
posals OF the American commission
as presented at the last sitting.
The reading and the translation OF
the document occupied less than five
minutes. At the conclusion of the
translation, the commissioners EN-
powered Senior Ojeda, secretary oil
tine Spanish commission, and Secre'
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