Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-11-03
SPAN MUST PAY
COST or THE WAR.
Such a Demand viii BE Mado
by the United States Gov.
ernment.
ALL EXPENSES
WILL BE INCLUDED.
Even an Estimate Will BE Made AZ
to the Future Pensions
/ to Soldiers
HOSTILITIES MAY
BE RESUMED SOON.
If spain Does Not Agree 10 Such Prop
oslilon the United States Pro.
poles 10 Take What She
Wants.
H0STILITIES MAY
BE RESUMED SOON.

Washington, Nov while the
cabinet gaye little attention yesterday
a. the prace negotiations at Paris there
j. no longer any doubt as 20 the general
purposes Of this government 20 retain
the entire Philippine archipelago. II,
after final balancing Of the account.
viz. tho cost Of the war 20 the United
States on one side and our acquisitions
on the other. it h. found that any com.
penation b. due tho spaniards IL will
BE- made in a lump sum II is pointed
out that az the time the protocol was
signed the United States did not have
and has not since acquired any part Of
, the Philippine islands outside Of Manila
city aud harbor. ANA that the United
States has never entertained a purpose
TO acquire any territory by the power Of
conquest
What the United States will insist
upon il that she must be fully REIN.
bursod for every dollar expended by her
ON account of the war. aud In the state.
ment will bo included an amount sufil.
cient to cover all payments, present and
prospective, on account Of pensions Incl
dent 20 the war. No Spanish bonds Of
any character or amonnt other than 10
cal or municipal bonds viii he paid OF
assumed by this gOyeument. Theques-
tion Of the status Of municipal obliga.
tions under circumstances like the pres
ent, il fully settled By international law.
They must D. recognized as valid and
binding % the conquering power, and
hence 10 "a assumed that the United
States viii not raise any question on this
point. but promptly consent 20 guaran.
tee their final uayment What sum OF
money this government VIII consent q
pay 10 spain cannot even be estimated
but when the final account j. rendered
it Is believed that the balance due Spain
viii b. small probably not exceeding
S2h.OOo, 900 or $50 OOO,oO0
The belief still prevails among the ma
jority Of the cabinet that the spaniardi
will accept the terms laid down by th'
United States and that whatever Of de
lay occurs before that result IL reaches
viii bo chargeAble only to the purpos'
Of the Spaniards 20 secure the best pos
sible terms; TO extort the last possibl,
million dollars before acccding 20 oul
demands
The possibility Of a Disagreement o
the commissioners and the failure OF thi
conference, however. Is now contem
plated with greater equanimity than a
an earlier stage of the negotiations. Thi
administration has satisfied itself tha
Spain Is neither able nor willing TO re
sumo hostilities on any scale that woul,
make her dangerous opponent 20 th'
United states
Therefore, supposing the conference
10 fail, all that would be imposed upoi
our governments a. an immediate duty
would be 10 take immediate complet,
military possessions Of the Philippines
this, It's believed could 10 accomplished
without loss OF life.
SO far as Cuba Is concerned, the din
Guilty might DO more serious. but ever
in Cuba the Spanish military forces ar,
not In condition 90 offer prolonged re
sislance 20 the American conquest o
the island and with the Spanish navy a
the bottom OF the sea they could not b,
reinforced by troops from Spain. There
fore about the worst that could harper
would be- the necessity imposed upon VI
OF struggling along without the sigma
tun ofa treaty Of peace, but IN full
possession Of all the territory we desire
ana that such conditions can exist with
ont damage 20 material interests Il
shown by the history OF he Spanish
American republic which rovolted iron
Spanish rule