The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-23
SPAN|ARDS MUST YIELD
But They Do With the Worse
Grace Possible.
SENIOR RIOS WAS ANGRY
Will Surrender the Philippines but Will
Protest Against Greedy Aggres.
sion-wii Not Take Money
for the Islands.

Paris. Nov. 22.-The Spanish peace
commissioners last night telegraphed to
Madrid the substance of the United
day and late yesterday evening they
were discussing IL among themselves.
As late as I O'Clock this morning q
Spanish commissioner affirmed that his
colleagues did not know what to do
regarding the American offer. There Is
a difference of opinion among the un-
Official people near the commissioners.
but a prediction Is made that Spain
will decline the American offer OF mon
ey. She will refuse to cede the
Philippines and will say to the United
States:
you may take the archipelago, be-
cause you have power to do so. As
you advance we will retire. protesting
against greedy aggression. We will
faithfully carry out our part of our
pledges and leave Cuba and Porto
Rico in your hands. You came here
to engage in discussion under terms OF
a protocol, but you evidently meant
when drawing up that document to
provide conference in which. though
we differ. man to man. you proposed
to announce at the proper time what
you would do whether We agree to IL or
object. Such attitude robs the confer
ence OF negotiative character and sets
up the United States as dominant
power. whose first purpose Is to listen,
but whose ultimate determination is to
do its own WILL
AS a matter of fact. Senor Montero
Rios Is reported to have used virtual
ly such language and arguments as the
foregoing. He said more. even indicate
t..w l. t..l.
the American offer of $40, 900. His
manner no less than his words. betray-
ed his repugnance. HIS display OF feel
and utterances, however. are not who'll
ly approved by his Spanish colleagues,
who did not hesitate to say as much
after yesterdays session.
Utterances later by a Spaniard OF i'm
portance. whose name Is withheld for
the present, indicates another line of
action, a treaty OF cession OF the Phil
ippines.
Suppose" said the speaker In ques-
tion. that Spain says TO the United
States We are exhausted. We have no
funds with which 10 continue the war
We do not want TO continue Il and we
cannot. You serve us with an ultima
tum. We must submit to your power.
Prepare your treaty and when you
want us to sign. we will sign. We must
bend 10 physical force
You have the Antilles and you will
possess the Philippines as a conquest
from a helpless people. We yield, but
We decline s20,000000 for property on
which our valuation was not asked nor
respected. You have your will. We
trust you will not continue the war
upon our helplessness. because forsooth
we decline your $40 900. 900. Surely this
waiver by us OF your money will not
provoke a further use of arms against
Spain.
We sign, We cede. we are dumb. II
Is finished and we may be permitted to
retain the privilege OF assuring our
people and our national creditors that
We at least have not stolen and re-sold
the territory We had pawned"
Should Spain cede by treaty or on the
other hand should she refuse and break
on negotiations, her protests will en-
body some declaration as this
As against such sentiment IL Is argued
that the business In hand is work for
grown men. and that IL would be child
ish folly to refuse $40. 900 900 and that
the Spanish government could not justi-
~ such a refusal before the Spanish
people or the public creditors Of Spain.
a deliberate throwing away OF so. .O0O.-
900 in addition to the loss OF the Phil
ippines. Last night the Spanish COM
missioners sent the American PROPOSE
ton by special messenger TO Madrid
where IL will arrive tomorrow. 1t Is
felt that the Spanish government must
now answer the American ultimatum
but as II Is not likely that the answer
of Madrid will arrive tomorrow In
time for the commissioners to formu-
late their reply to the Americans by the
afternoon. IL is probable that the Joint
meeting will be deferred from to-mor-
row to a day later in the week.