The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-11-25
SPAIES ANSWER EMPHATIC
FINAL REPLY MADE no THE
AMERICAN PROPOSITION.
REJECTS PHILIPPINE PROPOSAL
General We5isr Comes % tho F,ont, and
SAYS spain Ias Soi Been whippod.
siiunuon Grows Interesting.


A Paris special says: The meeting
Wednesday Of the spanish-Americau
commission began at 2:i5 o'clock p.
m. and ended at o'clock p. m. The
Spanish commissioners presented a
long document in answer to the Amer
lean argument which was submitted
last week
by mutual consent the memorandum
Of Wednesday was handed to the
Americans without being read. The
meeting adjourned until Saturday.
The Spanish col munication will be
translated aud its contents will be dis
cussed by the United States commits
sionots at their daily session.
The Spaniards, in their communi-
cation Wednesday, reaflirmed the posi-
ton which they have assumed against
the discussion Of SPANS Philippine
sovereignty.
They insist that the words "shall
determine the control, disposition and
government Of the Philippines" as
article 3 of the peace protocol reads
did not warrant any reference to
SPANS withdrawal from the Philip
pines except on her own terms, and,
therefore, the Spaniards propose arbi-
tration on the construction to be
placed on the words "the control, dis
position and government"
In signiiying their willingness to
submit the Philippine article OF the
protocol to a third party for construc-
ton, the Spanish commissioners urg-
ed that as there is obviously differ
enoe of opinion regarding the phrase,
"the control, disposition and govern
ment Of the Philippines, " possibly the
result of q Misunderstanding the
Spaniards should not more be asked
to surrender their views than the
Americans to surrender theirs.
The memorandum points out that q
deadlock exists, which might be
broken by arbitration on the contend
ing views.
It is safe to say that the American
commissioners will not consent to in
woke exterior aid to construe the terms
Of their own protocol.
another part of Wednesdays Span
ish memorandum fatty asserts, upon
the authority of NJ Cambon's report
of the protocol negotiations between
Washington and Madrid through him
that President Mckinley at no time
objected to SPANS reservation Of her
sovereignty in the Philippines
weyler Declares That Spain Is rot
subdued.
A special from Madrid to a London
news agency says that at no stage Of
the peace negotiations progressing in
Paris has the Spanish populace been
more thoroughly engrossed than the
present, when it seems probable thai
She two commissions will separate
without accomplishing a conclusion o.
peace.
The feeling has been intensified
within the last few days when it be-
came apparent that General Weyler
was using all pressure at his command
to prevent the Spanish government
from agreeing to pass over the Philip
pine islands to American control
General Weyler's large following il
military circles has been incessant il
the support of his claim that Spain
was not crushed and that the arm,
was ready to follow his leaders agains
the Americans.
A recent audience by the queen re
gent was used by General Weyler in
urging his plea, and one of his strong
est arguments was paragraph in
letter from Marshal Blanco to Senator
Tinado, which said:
THE keenest sorrow of my life il
surrendering Cuba with an army 0
100000 men and 200 guns to an enemy
who claims to have conquered Cub
while we are possessed of such re
sources.
The Madrid correspondent of The
London Standard says that there il
considerable disappointment in higl
quarters ut the failure Of the Spanish
peace commissioners TO obtain impor
FAINT concessions, at least fnancio
ones, from the United States.