The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
PEACE IS ASSURED.
A Spanish Peace Commissioner
Talks About the Treaty.
SOME OF THE TERMS OF THE TREATY
spain surrenders Her Sovereignty in the
Philippine Islands and Guam Island
to the United States for
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Paris. Nov. 30.-Abarzuza, the Span
ish peace commissioner, discussing the
peace negotiations, said:
We have fulfilled our mission here and have
agreed 10 mako the treaty Of peace, but we do
so under protest that our sovereign rights over
the Philippines are still intact Our memo
randum sets this fact forth, though, admittedly
it cannot affect the treaty. We lose our colo
NAL empire. but America does not know what
new and difficult responsibilities She Is under
taking The island of Mindanao alone Will
keep her busy for years
Asked if the treaty will contain any
reference to debts, Senior Abarzuza
answered.:
No inasmuch as the Americans have put
these questions aside and have refused to take
them into account when framing the treaty.
Subsidiary matters such cable stations and
so on, will be dealt with separately. l don't
expect more than two or three Sitttngs after to-
morrow.
Senior Ojeda, the principal Spanish
secretary, said:
Peace is assured. We have agreed to sign a
treaty in accordance with the protocol at
Washington. but at the same time protesting
our sovereign rights over the Philippines and
stating that only yield to the hard Amer
lean terms owing TO our inability to renew the
war ana in the presence OF superior force.
The secretaries of the two peace
commissions, Messrs. Moore and Ojeda,
began their joint task of formulating
the articles of the peace treaty at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon as directed
by their respective commissions at Mon
days conference. This work will be
easy and rapid. IS to the relinquish-
ment and cessions referred to in the
protocol, the terms of which document
will be transferred bodily to the treaty
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body in tentative articles, for discus
sion to-day, the subjects of the
religious freedom of the Caroline
islands, a naval station for the United
States in the same group, cable land |
ing rights at other points within |
Spain's Jurisdiction, the release of the |
insurrectionist prisoners and the re- |
vival of the treaties broken by the war. |
Thus the commercial and general |
treaty of 1895 will be revived. to be re-
cast later; the treaty of 1884, for the |
settlement of certain claims, will be |
revived; the treaty of 1877, providing |
for extradition, will be revived; the
trademark treaty Of 1882 will be
revived, and the supplement tai extradi-
ton treaty of 1882 VIII be revived, in
addition to several modus vivendi |
1t is expected that the secre taries |
will submit the treaty articles at the
joint session to-day, when all the other
points for negotiations will be dis
cussed. Thus the commissions to-day
will have before them the entire treaty |
for amendment, approval or rejection.
On all the points outside of the proto-
col there will be friendly negotiations
only, Spain having the right to name
prices she wants for her territory and
TO eject or accept the American offers.
The Spaniards, no less than the Ameri-
,ans, now are anxious to conclude the
business which brought them here.
SOME OF THE TERMS IN THE TREATY.
Washington, Nov. 30-The govern
nent has been officially advised of the |
uccessful termination of the peace | :
with Spain. 4 cablegram
o this effect which had been received | (
rom Chairman Day, was read at yester- |
lays cabinet meeting by the secretary {
# state. BY the terms of the treaty, :
which will be signed during the pres !
Mt week, Spain surrenders to the +
United States her sovereignty in the r
Philippine islands and Guam island, I
ne of the Ladrone group. In lieu of t
IL claims to indemnity the United =
tates will pay Spain the sum i
f $40, 100000 in gold or its equiva- .
INT. Before returning to the United F
tates our commissioners will secure n
rom the Spanish representatives, if y
ossible, proposition for the sale to 2
ne United States of Strong island, one n
the Caroline group, some distance =
asst and south of Luzon, for a cable q
alton. Should Spain, however, de- i,
inc to sell the island for a reasonable
I'm, the matter will be dropped for
lie present at least.
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