The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-03
PEACE IS NOW ASSURED.
After Much Protesting that She
Would Not, Spain Accepts
the Terms Offered.
WILL HOT DECLINE THE INDEMNITY.
Pretends to Believe that She Has Been
HarshIy Treated, and Yields Only to
Superior Force, But Nevertheless Yields
Absolutely and Internationally The
End Is Near.

Absolutely and Internationally The
End Is Near.
Paris, Nov. 29.-Spain has accepted
the United States offer of $4,000, 900,
and at a joint sessions of the peacecom-
missions yesterday afternoon con-
scented without condition to relinquiSh
Cuba, and 10 cede Porto Rico, Guam
and the Philippine islands. The docu-
ment presenting this acceptance con-
tanned only 300 words. 1t opened with
| United States, and said that the Span
ish commissioners, after having taken
c~ognizance of the terms proposed by
the Americans, replied hat their gov
eminent had tried to give as equita-
BILE an answer as possible, but that
they were not prepared to commit
their government to acceptance of the
principles embodied in the American
argument. spain rejects these prin-
ciples.' the note continues, a she al
ways has rejected them"
Bases Her Attitude on the Justice of Her
Cause.
Basing her attitude upon the justice
of her cause, the note then says, she
still adheres to these principles,
(which she has heretofore invariably
formulated"
i However, the note adds, 'in her
desire for peace, she has gone so far
as to propose certain compromises,
which the Americans have always re-
jected. She has also attempted" it is
further asserted, ito have sub
mitted to arbitration some of the ma
terial particulars upon which the two
: governments differed. These proposals
for arbitration" it is aided, 1.-The
Americans had equally rejected"
These allegations, in Spain's reply,
as to attempted arbitration, refer to
her proposal to arbitrate the construc-
ton of the third article of the pro-
tocol and also to submit the Spanish
colonial debt of Cuba and the Philip
pines to arbitration. The last propO-
sition has been made in Il written
communication. Since its presenta-
ton and in return for such arbitra-
ton, Spain offered to cede the terri
tory in dispute. The Americans re-
fused both propositions to arbitra-
ton.
The United States OFFER of Compensa tiOn
Very Inadequate.
Spain's reply yesterday in substance
continued by declaring hat the
United States had offered, as Il kind of
compensation toSpain. somethingvery
inadequate TO the sacrifices the latter
country makes at this moment, and
she feels, therefore, that the United
States proposal can not be considered
just and equitable.
Spain has, however, exhausted all
her resources of diplomacy in an at
tempt to Justify her attitude. Seeing
that an acceptance of the proposal
made to Spain is n necessary condition
to n continuance of negotiations, and
seeing that the u of Spain are
not such as to enable her to re-enter
upon war, she is prepared. in her de-
sire to avoid bloodshed, and from con
siderations of humanity and patriot
ism to submit to the conditions of the
c]onquering nation. however harsh
they may be. She is. therefore. ready
to accept the proposals of the Ameri.
can commission as presented at the
last sitting.
The Reading and Translation n Matter Oi
Only a Few Minutes.
The reading and the translation oil
: the document occupied less than five
minutes. At the conclusion of the
translation the commissioners empow,
cred Senior Ojeda, secretary of the
Spanish commission. and Secretary
Moore. of the American commission
to draw uD articles which are to en-.
body the -elinquishment of Cuba by
Spain and the cession of Porto Rice
and the Philippines. These articles
which may be considered as consti,
tuting the conditions of peace. will be
ready for submission on Wednesday
Much Interest Manifested in the Meeting
4 great deal of interest was taken
in yesterdays meeting. The two com
missions arrived at the foreign office
in carriages in the rain almost stimuli.
taneously, and, repairing to the con
ference Don Immediately opened
the only business before them. Senor
Mortero Rios, the president of the
Spanish commission, has usually pre-,
coded the presentation of a Spanish
communication in writing by verbally
summarizing it, but yesterday Senior
Rios was silent and unusually grave
His face was deeper lined and he
clearly showed the mental strain un'
der which he was laboring.
The Final Scenes.
Without Il word Senior Montero Rios
produced two typewriter sheets and
passed them to the interpreter of the
United States commission, Mr.. Fergu'
son, who read them substantially as