The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-01
FIXING UP THE TREATY
Thirteen Articles to Be Laid Be-
fore the Commission.
ARRANGING THE DETAILS
Release OF Military Prisoner-Cession OF
Dine of the Carolinss-Cable Land
ing ~R.ghts-Opsn Door Policy
In the Philippines.

Paris, Nov. 30.-The United states
peace commission held a session to-
day for the purpose OF discussing the
draft OF the treaty articles made yes
terday by Secretaries Moore n Oteda.
The inal preparation Of these articles
was concluded and the revised draft
was then turned over TO the type
writers. The joint session OF the COM
mission then met and began a discus
sion OF the formulated protocol agree
ments and subjects for negotiations. all
of which were presented to the joint
commission in a form acceptable to the
Americans.
The joint commission devoted W
hours and a half to drafting the three
first articles of the peace treaty proto-
col dealing with the cession OF Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines. upon
which the commissioners agreed In
principle. A general discussion on the
other articles followed. but no decision
was reached and the joint commission
adjourned until tomorrow.
There were IL articles laid before the
two commissions. covering the follow
ing statements:
f1rst-Ine Telinquisnrnent L soNei
eighty over the claim OF It'll" fof
Cuba
Second-The cession OF Porto Rico
and other Spanish possessions In the
West Indies. together with Guam, In
the Ladrones.
Third-The cession Of the Philip
pines.
Fourth-The terms of the evacuation
Of the Philippines.
Fifth-The pledge OF the United
States to preserve order In the Philip
pines pending the ratification OF the
treaty.
sixth-The release of military prison.
ers mutually.
Seventh-The cession by Spain of the
island Of Kuhae. or Strong island. In
the Carolines.
Eighth-The mutual REIMBURSEMENT
of indemnity claims.
Ninth-The religious freedom OF the
! Carolines. assuring the rights or Ameri-
can missionaries there.
Tenth-Cable landing rights at points
within the Spanish jurisdiction.
Eleventh-The release by Spain OF
prisoners for offenses In Cuba the
Philippines.
Twelfth-The pledge of the United
States to inaugurate in the Philippines
an open door policy and to guarantee
the same to Spain for at least IL
years.
T~hirteenth-A revival OF the treaty
broken by the war.
The first three articles were mutually
agreed Dol to-day. as were also the
articles ~embodying the terms OF the
evacuation OF the Philippines. which
will be principally the same as in the
evacuation of u b n Porto Rico.
The mutual release OF military pris-
oners was agreed upon, Spain hberatine
the rebel prisoners and the United
States liberating the Manila garrison
and the Spaniards held by A~guinaldo
The political prisoners to be released
by Spain are such as are now In exile
in Ceuta. In Morocco or at other Span
ish settlements.
Daily sessions will be held here and
II is now believed the work will be pos
!. siblv concluded his week. although SO
early a termination is not probable.
The foregoing list OF subjects undo
consideration does not show the precise
order in which the articles were laid
before the Spanish commissioners. to-
day and in fact. only eight of the thir'
teen articles were discussed. -Four
points arose about which the Span
iards desired TO consult Madrid ant
two upon which the Americans viii
consult Washington.
After the session and the departure
of the Spaniards the Americans re
manned In the conference chamber 70
an hour In executive session. The ad
journment was taken until 3 o'clock to
morrow.