The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-10
SPAIN Is ANSWERED
BIackmailing and Bushwhack-
ing Tactics Fail.

peace commission begun at AIS p. m and
ended at 3 p. m When the meeting
| opened che Americans presented to thesI
Spanish colleagues the answer OF the
United States TO the claims submitted on
| Saturday last on behalf of Spain. The
document in which the American answer
was set forth consisted OF nearly nifty
sheets OF typewriter matter. II was a
/ refutation OF the Spanish allegation that
/ because of the words possession own
| ership," or "cession,' do not occur in the
protocol clause touching upon the Phil
| ippins islands, the peace commissions
have no right to discuss them here. and
! that even if they did so it must be in the
| light of the alleged fact that an exterior
agreement that SPANS sovereignty should
not be impaired The Americans also
answered SPANS claim for the restitution
10 her of public money and customs coll
lections taken by the United States off,
Gals since the capitulation of Manila (and
made reply to SPANS claim for an in
demnity for an alleged Imprisonment by
the United States authorities OF Spanish
troops in the Philippines and their subse-
quent restraint from being of service to
Spain in the suppression of the insurrec-
ton and the preservation of property.
The American commissioners in their
reply held that there was justification I'M
der the terms Of the protocol for the dis
cussion Of the future Of the Philippine ISL
ands, and they also claimed that the oc-
cupation of Manila as a military occupa-
ton which justifes the United States in
collecting the revenues, administering the
government and exercising all rights of
possession.
The JOINT session was short, because
Senior Montero Rios and Judge Day con-
CURED in the service of the American re-
joinder upon the Spanish commissioners
without formal reading of the paper,
which would occupy many columns in an
ordinary newspaper, and an adjournment
was taken until Saturday.
NOT A STEP IN RETREAT.
1t is quite safe to say that the Ameri-
cans have made no new propositions re-
garding the possession of the Philippines
but confined themselves to a discussion
of the proposals and assertions made by
Spain at the previous meeting.
Just what are the terms Of tnesAmerf-
can rejoinder cannot, of course, be ascer-
tanned. But despite persistent assertions
here to the contrary, there is no ground
as has already been cabled, for the Span
ish contention that the United States
acquiesced, at the signing of the proto-
col, in som reservation by Spain of her
Philippines sovereignty. This utterly con-
founded rumor is not quite we'll under
stood to have come from a high source
not insympathy with the United States.
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
The facts in the case are these:
On July &c last the Washington gov
as to the basis on which the war might
be terminated. Four days later. or there
abouts. the information was forthcom-
ing in response embodying the terms of
the protocol save for the use in the Phil
ippines paragraph of the word posses
sion" Before the response was formally
presented to NJ Cambon, SPANS repre-
sentative in Washington, he suggested
the substitution of the word "disposi-
ton The United States government
aequiesced. The substitution was made,
the formal response was delivered to NJ
Cambon, who forwarded It to Madrid.
and on or about August Spain forward
ed her reply, which, as affecting the Phil
ippines question. was eyasive or ambigu-
Gus.
SPAIN INSISTED ON SOVEREIGNTY.
The terms relating to the Philippines"
said the Spanish government, seem TO
our understanding quite indefinite. On
the one hand the ground on which the
United States believe themselves entitled
to occupy the bay. har5or and city OF
Manila. pending the conclusion of a
treaty OF peace. cannot be that Of con-
quest since. in spite of the blockade
maintained on the sea by the American
feet and in spite of the siege established
on land by the natives supported and
provided for 10y an American admiral.
Manila still holds its own and the Span
ish standard still waves over the city
on the other hand, the whole archipelago
Of TIE Philippines Is in the power and
under the sovereignty Of Spain.
Therefore. the government OF Spain
thinks that the temporary occuDatfon Of
Manila should constitute a guaranty L
is asserted that the treaty Of peace shan
determine The control. disposition and
government of ,he Philippines. but as the
intentions Of the federal government. by
repression remain yelled. The Spanish
government must therefore declare that.
while accepting The thIrd condition. they
40 NOT q priorI rerounce the sove-eienty-
IF Spain over the hipeiago. leaving r
80 The nssotiators 70 announce as u SUCH
reforms as the conditions II these pos
sessions ana the level % the culture OF
The natives may render desirable. The
government ot her majesty accepts The
thlrl condition. WITH the above mentioned
decorations
Hhe CONTENTION MADE VOID
TINS para Of SPANS note was deemed
urss t-stact0-y al Washington. as cslcu-
lated n breed n-sun5ers landing. ar5. z
'ett u1caslieaEei - holding exactly -ae
possibilities % 3ssss1si3a wal-a r. IS -5vx
sought r. i-tr,auc= into the uese-fa -se,z
here The federal authorizes. therefore.
Oh OF aaogt august - addressed ID u
C8ub3a commuajca-i3r. pointing out
that while the foregoing stte-auc=s from
MADRID we're understood By aiu 20 con
vey Spsiss' acceptance OF ne terms q
peace The acceptance was aot entirely
sxplicit, ard that he mos; 5.rect I'd Ger
tain way e avoiding Hisuaderstan8snzs
vss 10 e-a1so6y IN the protocol The ts--ls
on watch ths negotiations .or peace we're
70 De undertaken