New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-01
FORMULATING THE TREAT
PEACE COMMISSIONS HARD AT WORK
IN PARIS.
THIRTEEN ARTICLES CONSIDERED IN JOINT
SESSION AND FOUR AGREED UPON
PROGRESS OF THE NEGO-
TIATIONS.


Paris. Nov 3O-The United states Peace Conn
mission held 4 session al 10 o'clock tins morn
ing for the purpose of discussing the drait Oh
the treaty articles made yesterday by Secre-
tarics Moore and Ojeda The final preparation
Of these articles concluded at !; 80 p M anu
the revised draft was then turned over to the
type writer's while the Commissioners hasthS
luz ched during the half hour intervening be-
tween the beginning of the typeWr'ters WORK
and the hour fixed for the joint session The
typewriting. however. was not finished at =
o'clock
The Spaniards arrived first at the conference
chamber They were quickly followed by the
Americans with the exception Of Judge Day
and Secretary Moore. who waited for the pre-
pared copy of the articles. and who arrived at
the conference half hour later. The two
Commissions then began the discussion OF me
formulated protocol arguments and the sub
jecs for negotiation. II Of which were presented
to the joint Commission in a form acceptable 10
the Americans
THIRTEEN ARTICLES TO BE CONSIDERED.
There were thirteen articles laid before the
two COMMISSIONS covering the following sub
jects
Firsf-The renqushment OF sovereignty over
and claim Of title to Cuba.
Second-The cession Of Porto Rico and other
Spanish possessions in the West Indies. together
with Guam in the Ladrones-
Third-The cession Of the Philippines.
Fourth-rhc terms of the evacuation Of the
Philippines
Fifth-The pledge OF the United States 70
preser~e order in the Philippines. pending the
ratification OF the treaty.
Slxth-The release Of military prisoners mutu-
ally.
Seventh-The cesslon by Spain Of the Island
Of Kusaiey. or Strong Island. in the Carolines.
Eighth-The mutual REIMBURSEMENT OF indein-
nifty claims.
Nnth-The religious freedom Of the Carolines,
assuring the rights Of American missionaries
there
Tenth-Cable-l landing rights at points within
the $ .nish Jurisdiction.
Eleventh-The release by Spain OF political
prisoners for offences in Cuba and the Philip
pines.
Twelfth-Tho pledge OF the United States TO
inaugurate in the Philippines "open-door"
policy. and to guarantee the same to Spain for
at least twelve years.
Thirteenth-A revival Of the treaties broken
by the war
The first three articles mutually agreed
upon to-day. as was also the article embodying
the terms Of the evacuation Of the Philippi 1es.
which will be practically the same as IN the
evacuation OF Cuba and Porto Rico The
mutual release OF military prisoners was agreed
upon Spain liberating the rebel prisoners ana
the United States lberatirg the Manila garri-
son and the Spaniards held by Aguinaldo.
The political prisoners TO he released by SPAN
are such as are now in exile at Ceuta IN
Morocco. or at other Spanish penal settlements.
DAILY SESSIONS HEREAFTER.
Daily sessions will be held hereafter, and It
IS now believed that the work may possibly be
concluded this week, although so early termi-
nation is not probable. The foregoing list OF
subjects under consideration does not show the
precise order in which the articles were laid
before the Spanish Commissioners to-day and.
in fact only eight OF the thirteen were dis
cusscd Four points arose regarding which the
Spaniards desire to consult Madrid, and two
upon which the Americans will consult Wash
ington.
After the session and the departure Of the
Spanish Commissioners, the Americans remained
in the conference chamber for hour I'm ex-
ecutive session.
The adjournment taken until 3 o'clock
tO-mOrrOW