Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-24
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE
Spain Will Learn the Fate of
the Philippines.
UITIMATUM HAS BEEN PREPARED
Amount offered for the Isiands Whi
Probably 30 Twenty Millions
- Not More.


commissioners have been notified that
the United States commissioners will
be ready to treat with them In joint
session tomorrow afternoon. Unless
the spaniards have an adequate reason
Tor further delay the two commissions
will Join in the most important meet
ing thus far held.
The American commissioners, In
written communication, will declare
that the third article Of the protocol re-
garding the Philippines is capable OF
only one fair construction, that no arbi-
tration is needed to elucidate its terms.
and that the United States cannot adj
NIT any ether power TO figure here
| purely as q lexicologist. They will
maintain that the two commissions are
charged to determine whether Spain or
the United States shall in the future
own the Philippines.
This will be accompanied by the
clear declaration that the United
States will possess the Philippines.
Following this declaration, the Amer
lean commissioners will lay before the
spaniards two alternatives:
First--To accept sum OF money from
the United States and to cede and evac-
uate the Philippines.
Second-To lose the Philippines to
the United States by conquest. with
the possibility OF other territorial losses,
or indemnify the United States for the
added expense Of conquest.
This communication may not be Tor
mally designated as an ultimatum, but
II will lack naught Of the conclusive
ness indicated by that word. This
will be 80 plain that the Spanish COM
missioners will scarcely haggle for
money on the first alternative, mol
cherish any doubt Of American action
under the second, should the first be
, declined.
No one here, except the American
J commissioners, know how much will b
: rendered Spain as the cheapest ant
most humane way OF settling the dim
culty. She is exceedingly anxious T.
escape the Philippine debt, and posi-
bly, the snm to be offered may be deter
! mined by an analysis Of the debt, whicl
}. consists of $40, 900. 900 in bonds, o.
y which she realized $36.000,0 600. q
2 the latter amount she is believed I
u have expended some $l0,O00,00o Q
sil 900, 900 in fighting the Unite
2 States and part in attempting to quel
y the Philippine insurgents. A reasons
BILE guess at the sum for the tende
q would be $40, 900, 900, although 1t ma
/. fall below that.
The Cuban question may come agai
tomorrow. The American commissio
70 had thought the discussion on th'
Is point finished but the Spanish commi
q sioners are reported to. have declare
y last week that the mortgages impose
by Spain on the Cuban as we'll as
Il. the Philippine revenues must not
lie impaired OF questioned. This wou
4. compel the American commissions
RS soon-and probably tomonow-to d
n. mand whether Spain means to repudia
the plain compact of the protocol
a. relinQuish sovereignty over and title
n. Cuba.
% Three weeks ago the Spanish comm
=. sioners accepted the Cuban article
il. the protocol without conditions sa
,ls that It's embodiment in the trea
should depend on an agreement here
ali the articles OF the protocol. /
ass Gently, however. spain's represent
on tiyes have said that tho Cuban mat
lul had only been temporarily passed a
n' was sIill In allegiance.