The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-06
SPAIN GIVES IN
CedGS ALI Her Colonies to the
United States.
SAYS SHE YIELDS TO FORCE
Spain to Receive S2O,OOO,OOO Of
Money for PhilippineS-Cuba Re-
HnquiShed-At Paris.


cepted the United States offer of 500
100000, and at a joint session of the
Peace Commissions this afternoon con-
sented, without condition, to relinquish
Cuba and to cede Porto Rico, Guam
and the Philippine Islands.
| The document presenting this accept
ance contained only 800 words. 1t open
| ed with reference to the final terms
of the United States, and said that the
iSpanish Commissioners, after having
taken cognizance Of the terms propos
ed by the Americans, replied that their
Government had tried to give as equita-
BILE an answer as possible, but that they
were not prepared TO commit their Gov
Iciples embodied in the argument. Spain
rejects these principles, the note con-
tinues, "as she always has rejected
Them
Basing her attitude upon the justice
of her cause, the note then says she
still adheres to these principles, which
she has heretofore invariably formu-
lated However, the note adds, in her
desire for peace she has gone SO far as
to propose certain compromises, which
the Americans have always rejected.
She has also attempted, it is further as
serted, to submit to arbitration some
Iof the material particulars upon which
the two governments differed. These
proposals for arbitration, it is added,
the Americans had always rejected.
These allegations in Spain's reply as
to attempted arbitration refer to her
proposal to arbitrate the construction
of the third article of the protocol, and
also to submit the Spanish colonial
debt of Cuba and the Philippines to
arbitration The last proposition has
been made in written communication.
Since it's presentation, and in return
for such arbitration, Spain offered 10
cede other territory in dispute. The
Americans refused both propositions
for arbitration.
Spains reply today in substance con-
tinued by declaring that the United
States has offered as a kind of COM
pensation to Spain something very in
adequate to the sacrifices the latter
country makes at this moment, and she
feels that the United States proposal
cannot be considered just and, equitable.
Spain has, however, exhausted all the
resources of diplomacy in an attempt
to Justify her attitude. Seeing that an
acceptance of the proposal made to
Spain is necessary condition to con-
tinuance of negotiations, and seeing
that the resources of Spain are not such
as to enable her to re-enter upon war,
she is prepared, in her desire to avoid
bloodshed and form considerations of
humanity and patriotism, to submit TO
the conditions of the conquering ma
ton, however harsh they may be. She
is therefore ready to accept the pro-
posa1s of the American Commission as
presented at the last sitting.
The reading and the translation Of
the document occupied less than five
translation the Commissioners empow-
cred Senior Ojeda, secretary Of the
Spanish Commission, and Secretary
Moore of the American Commission, TO
draw up articles which are to embody
the REIMBURSEMENT Of Cuba by Spain
and the cession Of Porto Rico and the
Philippines. These articles, which may
be considered as constituting the con-
ditions of peace, will be ready for sub
mission on Wednesday.