Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-21
a RUPTURE on A cosoLcs,osY

The news from Paris. 10 far A. re-
csived. Il Of Importance. II IA In crec,
that the United States commlssIonsr-
have offered the spanlards 100000 40
a settlement In full for the cearon ~
the Philippines; thla to be In lieu Of all
thinss else. Indemnity for public or
private losses since the outbreak ~ tho
last Cuban lmaurreotlon 90 be waived.
and In short all things Involved In the
dispute 10 be closed W and out with the
cension and the payment one weeks
time II given for sIaln'a reply.
This would seem 10 he definite enough
and pointing 10 a satisfactory and an
early conclusion OF the commissions la
bors; but on the heels VI tho dispatch
noted comes bullc,in announcing that
Presidcn. Rios. ~ the Spanish commits
Sioners. has refused 10 continue she
negotiations. Whether this means that
he Il acting on his own account and
will take no further personal action. or
that he acts In behalf OF his colleagues
az we'll ~ himself and their official la
borr are at an end. 10 not yet known:
n the former. II may not be- matter
~ much concern, but II the latter u
n very significant, and may prcclpllate
new and grave Issues into the situation.
n the spanish peace commissioners
refuse Ia continue the negotiations. they
must take the ground chat the offer OF
the United States regarding the Philip
pines Il unacceptable. In this coun-
try the offer IL generally considered a
liberal one.
hy the peace protocol, our government
evidently ACKNOWLEDGED tho fact that
SPANS rights IN fhe Philippines were
different from those IN she West In
dian Islands. ana that u would BE- the
buainefn " the commissioners Ca
dchne those rights, rs well as chose Of
the United States. our commissioners
have done ~. and che result Il tina.
Spain has been offered large sum VI
money a. an equlyllen, Cor her improve.
ments In the archipelago, In view " IN,
nct shat Spain actually has lost con.
tOi over the Islands rnd thar she can
uot hope 10 hold them agasnr, the ma,
tves, and certainly not against any Flu
ropean power that may take fancy q
chem. the PROPAGATION ~ the United
States 90 huy them At reasonable
price must he considered liberal one.
The poslthn OF the spanish pcac,
commissioners, however, Ia u most df
neult one, They must take Spanish
unenllghloned public opin.m int, con.
rlderabVn and make brave stand
possibly 10 save themselves. The ana
outcome viii be the acceptance u ou
terms,
The cuhan debt Is entirely Alneren
from the Philippine question, with re
gard 10 cuba che United states hlI
bound itself not 10 assume sovereignty
and can, consequently. not assume u
nanclii responsibilities, Resides on
government having waived Us undenla
bic right to enforce war indemnity
cannot be expected 10 assume debt
wheh would mean 90 pay an indemnity
- the yaQqulshsd natJn on THIS p3.n
there can be no discussion between thl
representatives OF tho tWo Countries.
Tho next question IS, what VIII spali
ao7 Are the negotiations TO Sc con
tlnued through the French minister II
wash,ngion2 or. does ,he Spanish gov
trnmsnt prefer ~ sign the terms O
peace after a bombardmem NJ ia
spanish coast cities ny an AmeNcai