Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-09
WANTS II CLEARED UP
snHs up SPANISH NAltoIcuOSs
Senior Montcro Hio- want. the Matter
Submitted to the Thr-r Great Powers
aud Responsibility ris.d.

I Pftfidtut OF the spanish peace cuiuuiIF.
sion. ana Senior oIcdo. secretary of
shat commission. are a.ln confined 60
;ae!s reis. IN Illness of senior ojsdo
delays cngrossins the treaty. and 10 ls
doubtful wheihtr % Will boz signed be-
fore Monday.
The Americans heil their usual scs-
sion this morning.
The spanlarda continue making bit
ger comments concerning President Mc-
klnicy't reference % The Maine.
rhD spaniafds made last cuulribu.
ton IN a recent assembling of ihe COM
missions SUnnr hunter0 itl1a then pro-
Heuitd a vigorously wurdtl protest ln
winch the spaniHfds declared .hry had
I yielded 90 force hut that they invoked
I tho conscience uf tn nations against
Che abuse % the rights uf nations "
/ which they we're the victims. The proc
test was Tor The purpose NJ record aud
consisted VI an argument ln support pf
every conversion demanded ~ the
spinlafds anu which the Americans to-
fused taiur 0f them. pfrrmpiurIly and
without an opportunity u discussion.
III. protest ruuciuds1i
iui thtHa cunc"eAluna which Ne were
Obliged 10 make touch a. less than thr
inault which has been inflicted On our
l nation ny President Mckinley In hia
message. We again protest upon thH ave-
cuHatlnn hurled against W. in regard 80
the Maine aud "" intend Go again sub
mis- the matter 10 an International tribe
unal. cumpflsed % Lurlui. France ana
Germany. To datormlno Who Stall bear
the responsibility of she catastrophe"
correspondent uf ihn Associated
Press approached Scnor UhrniCi. uf ~
spanish cunnmiasiun. Tor further details
% The treaty. h. said
d.
American and English rlrUra lH really
u feuaun why ! should ~ nothing nut
what you show no a. having been ras
hlti iH HuhH.anilaliy correct. The UN-
aet number Of articles d SIN uudeirr-
mined 10 depcndu upon how Secretaries
ojrdp aud Moor' divide the treaty. Il
may hH twelve or twenty articles. Tho
Americans are 90 pay thr Indemnity
within ihfra months 90 she ratification.
We Fhall appoint cnnEuis In cuba, puf.
o. Rico, ana the Philippine Islands
without delay. The cuban consul VIII De
accredited 10 The powcrs that b."
Aafcd why thn spahiarda refused 90
grant the United states a coallng fia.
lion Ia ,hc caroiincs. Senior uurnica
said.
THE Americans could hardly expect
that We should agree 10 discuss matters
outside OF the protocol after the lessons
we have had from them on this point
deb, they absolutely refused 10 consider
y aud then they AJAX uA Tor whatever
they want.
"Qucelc ioupcii twhat check) Yet
the cuban debt remains an Important
question Tor settlement"
In regard to the Splnlaf1a final prn-
test on the subject % The Mainc( scn0f
GarniCa remarked.
That protest now becomes history,
~ I L. embodied IN the protocol.
we do NOT wish o. remain under an
lmpuintlpn which would pcfpetulio an
imosliy and haired against w.. and
which would b. a source Of constant
irritation In spain. ~ n neither loyal
nor Just 90 ourselves. There are many
other causes % bring hatred between
the tw1 nations without the addition
Of such a one as thIn,
"AH 90 tho future relations OF the
two countries, that D. on. of the things
history alone eau determine Many ne.
lions which have been deadly enemies
are speedily feconcilUd,"
Senior Garnicl was qurrtlnnrd a. 90
the future ot The Philippine Islands and
he naidi
"The United states has lnauguratea
q policy which viii bring u much tfnu-
bio ana many rgnplnsihillirH, The
Americans arc not prepared for the work
they are about 90 undertake. Your
democratic system must luauFurair an
lmperlallsilc ana bureaucracy system
ana you must increase your army aud !
navy, with she result that thofo VIII be !
constant friction between yourselves |
and the European powers"
The Americans preserve secrecy re- |
Rardlng THE terms ~ tho treaty. This |
" partly through the Influence Of the |
three senators ON tho body who repre- |
sent that q would BE- dlrfuurtsry 20 the |
Senate 10 publish tho terms before b. |
a NssflH "a lac fN a.
President
The protocol of the treaty viii almost |
reach the dimensions ~ volume, us /
" "lii !untaiu every written statement /
presented On both Sides during the con.
frfencra.
In spite OF the secrecy observed 10y /
the Americana. u Il learned that the /
treaty In substance consists OF thirteen
or fourteen articles. The PRINCIPAL ar
tlclsH provide Tor the cession ana eva
cuaiion ~ cuba. Porto Rico ana the
Philippine Islands ana the political, al.
minlairntiNc and financial results there
Of; the requirement by The United States
~ public property and the fellnquish-
mcni 81 archives The articles of 500. |
ouiary importance determine tho status
Of Spanish subjects residing In tho
cedet territories ana unfinished law
suits and conirarts; guarantees OF tho
same terms 10 spanish shipping and
~ Imposed upon Ameri-
can chipping and merchandise IN m.
Philippine Islands Tor ten years, and,
leaving the status Of spanish commerce
In the West indies 10 be settled later.
An important provision Is the guar.
anteo Of religious freedom In the c.dad
territory, In the Fnne terms as the
Florida treaty, the Americans having
sicndfaaily refused 90 incorporate any
guarantee OF tho United States deter.
90 favor the properly of the
Catholic church. leaving u subject 10
the general laws NJ private property.
opposed To the policy of annex.
alton or imperialism" Will vote In the
senate To rItlfy the treaty, considering
biz signing that document blnds him 20
support u.
CRISIS ~ CuiNA.
Is.siamese Minister says situation In IN,