The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-22
A TREMENDOUS FAKE.
Story Of Freak in Peace Negotiations
at Paris.
REPORT had NO FOUNDATION
WHATEVER IN FACT.


Imposed Upon BY Forged Telegram
Statement From the Associated
Press.
The Associated Press this morning
gives out the following statement:
The Paris bulletin sent out. shortly
after noon on Monday announcing that
Senior Montero Rios had refusad to con-
tinue the peace negotiations, was not
sent from Paris by the correspondent of
the Associated Press 1t was not sent
with his knowledge or by his agent.
The message was received over the wires
of the Compagnie Franchise des Gables
Telegraphiques, and it appears on inquiry
that the cable sheet handed in at the
Paris office was endorsed in the name of
the Paris correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press. The cable; company was inn
posed upon.
In reply to special message of inquiry,
the Paris correspondent of the Associated
Press says, regarding the bulletin:
III have sent no such statement 1t is
declared, too, by the Spanish commission
err TO be untrue. Has the Associated Press
been imposed upon by stock jobhers?'
PRACTICALLY AN ULTIMATE
soain Has How Only To Answer Yes or
Paris. November 21-The United States
peace commissioners have undoubtedly
made their final proposition here When
the conference opened this afternoon,
Judge Day.. addressing Senior Montero
Rios and his colleagues of the Spanish
comm ission, REQUIRED to the Irotracted
negotiations and re.affirmed the desire of
the American commissioners to reach an
amicable conclusion. Then, handing the
American presentation to rhe interpreter,
Judge Day concluded his remarks by say
| ing that the Americans. preferrlng not to
break the aTmistice, or to resume hostll1-
| ties. had determined TO make another and
| final proposition which he hoped would
lead to a speedy and am1oable adjustments.
That portion OF the presentation setting
| forth the new proposal-the proposal that
the United States must have possession
| of the entire Philippine archipelago, with
| a tender of $50, 900, 600 for a treaty cessiou
OF the island-was then read. Without
| betraying their mental attitude the
Spanish commissioners suggested an ads
| iournment to Wednesday. The new.
proposition with its collaterals, was en-
bodied toward the end of the American
memorandum, which filled thirty type
written sheets. Only this part was road
! in the Joint session. the memorandum
then being delivered to the Spaniards for
translation ~ their own staff
| Spain's proposition to invoke the offices
of a third power to construe the words
control, disposition and governmsn5 OF
the Philippines was rejected by the
| American commissioners on the ground
! that diction of the third artiols OF the
protocol, dealing with the Philippines. is
justification for arbitration as between
the parties to the agreement. ss
An analysis of the American memo
randum shows that all other suggestions
and considerations in it hinge upon treaty
cession, at the amount named py the
United States and within one week. In
the event of cession, Spain may enjoy for
a term of twelve years rights of COM
merce in the Philippines equal to those OF
the United States. If the United States
acq uire the islands by conquest, Spain
may not enjoy such rights.
should Spain refuse cessiop, she would
remain liable for indemnity claims,
break of the last Cuban insurrection.
Should she refuse, she would also lose,
probably, as further indemnity for the ex-
penses OF conquest, one of the Carolines,
which she may now sell and other cable
privileges within Spanish jurisdiction
might be taken by the United States
without any return to Spain for them.
This evening the Spaniards. doubtless,
do not know whether they will accept or
reject the American terms. The are teie-
graphin the substance Of the American
memorandum to Madrid and they expect
to reply at Wednesdays mestlng.
Possibly they may conclude that. be-
cause one money offer was made j..
larger offer may follow pressure upon the
American commissioners. But If this be
their expectation, it will not be realized.
The American terms, submitted almost
at the close of eight weeks OF patient
hearing and painstaking arguments, are
a practical ultimatum.
THE AMERICANS REPLY.
Refused to A,bltrate the Terms of the
Protocol.