Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
.SPANIARDS SUBMIT.
HER RICH COLONIES CEDED TO
THE UNITED STATES.
Puerto Rico, Tho Philippines and Guam
Islands Now Bclong 20 tho
United states and Cuba
Is Free.


Paris. Nov. 2D.-spain has accepted
the United States offer Of sec, 900, 900
ard at n joint session Of the peace COM
missions consented without condition
TO relinquish Cuba and to cede Puerto
Rico, Guam and the Philippine islands
The document presenting this accept
ance contained only 800 words. 1t
opened with a reference to the final
terms OF the United States and said
that the Spanish commissioners, after
having taken cognizance OF the terms
proposed by the Americans, replied
that their government had tried to give
ms equitable an answer as possible, but
that they were not prepared TO commit
their government TO the acceptance of
the principles embodied in the argu-
ment. Spain rejects these principles.
the note continues, las she Away has
rejected Basing her attitude upon
the justice Of her cause, the note then
says, she still adheres to these prin-
ciples (which she has heretofore in
variably formulated.
However, the note adds, In her de-
sire for peace, She has gone so far as
TO propose certain compromises, which
the Americans have always rejected.
She has also attempted, it is further
asserted, to submit to arbitration some
of the material particulars upon which
the two governments differed. These
proposals for arbitration, it is added,
the Americans had equally rejected.
These allegations in SPANS reply as
to attempted arbitration, refer to her
proposal to arbitrate the construction
of the third article of the protocol and
also to submit the Spanish colonial
debt OF Cuba and the Philippines to ar
bitration. The last proposition has
been made in written communica-
ton. Since its presentation, and in
return for such arbitration, Spain Of
fered TO cede the territory in dispute.
The Americans refused both PROPOSE
lions for arbitration.
SPANS reply in substance continued
by declaring that the United States
has offered, as a kind of compensation
to Spain, something very inadequate
to the sacrifices the latter country
makes at this moment, and she feels
that the United States proposals could
not be considered equitable. Spain
has, however, exhausted all the re-
sources OF diplomacy in an attempt to
Justify her attitude. Seeing that an
acceptance of the proposal made to
Spain is necessary condition TO con-
tinuance of negotiations, and seeing
that the resources of Spain are not
such as to enable her TO re-enter upon
war, she is prepared, in her desire to
avoid bloodshed, and from considera-
tions of humanity and patriotism, to
submit to the conditions OF the con-
quering nation, however harsh they
may be. She is, therefore, ready to
accept the proposals of the American
as presented at the last
sitting
The reading and the translation of
The document occupied less than five
minutes. At the conclusion of the
transaction the commissioners empow-
'red Senior Ojeda, secretary OF the
spanish commission, and Secretary
Moore, of the American commission,
% draw up articles which are to en-
BODY the REIMBURSEMENT Of Cuba by
spain and the cession Of Porto Rico
md the Philippines. These articles,
which may be considered as constitute
ng the conditions of peace, will be
eady for submission on Wednesday.