New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-01
WILL TAKE THE GROUP.
DEMAND on SPAIN FOR ALL
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
No PORTION OF THE MILITARY DEBT
TO BE ASSUMED BENEFITS IN THE
ISLANDS TO BE PAID FOR.

their headquarters at the Continental Hotel for
~. meeting With the Spanish Commissioners. at
IN. Foreign Ofice. shortly before o'clock this
afternoon.
Tho President Of the Spanish Commission
xon.ero Rios whose health at one time was
- nrecarious as to threaten indefinite ad-
.orrnment OF the sessions of the Commissions
xas able to attend to-day's meeting. He ar
.,,od q, the Foreign Once in a closed carriage
x,,h his colleagues. shortly after the Americans
r.aohed the meeting place.
Shortly after o'clock the ten Commissioners
confronted each other across the tame OF
-,,cb in 1888. Benjamin Franklin and his COL
,..sues signed the Treaty of independence Vi
N. United States.
Tho Spanish Commissioners took their acccs-
..r,ed rlaces at the historic table, the afternoo"
rsht full in their faces. while the Americans
x.rsed themselves opposite backs to the ns"'
"a with the interpreters standing at the eno
=. the table. on the right Of Judge Day anu
~. lctt Of Montero Rios and between 'he WV
...r..ares Mr.. Moore and Sehor Ojoda
rRANsLATING THE DEMANDS.
Secretary Moore on the request or 'uuse '"'
,.ssed "a Mr Ferguson. the interpreter the ioi-
,,..ed demands Of the United States regard
,. tho Philiprines. which were read TO the
s,.,ards IN their own tongue by rapid
rendering from the English. in which 'heS
xsre written. Although the Spanish Comfn'S
.,oners did not betrak anxiety, their a''e"''0'
A. tho reading was keen They had anticipated
.,,. tho United states would take over the
'', A.,. ,ha forms and details of the trans
ter had all along been subject OF spe'u'"''0'''
r,o reading disclosed the fact that the un''eo
States Government had determined u
tor itself certain territory and parce's u '"'
,1.soa ~, and wing within such parallels OF
latitude and longitude as mark the H'"'S WI ~
pb,l,npine Archipelago. The United H'd'eS
NOT nurpose assuming the Pmhpp"e
$40 coo 600 hut is willing TO he resP''''"
cnain for a sum Of money equal 10 'He az
eYnenditures by Spain in the Phlhppines i'' ''
advantage Of the islands ana for 'ne eoou
,ho,- neonle for permanent botterments anu
Gar improvements both physical ana "'e"'"'
NO MILITARY INDEMNITY.
-.,,-, ~ the pr-s~ntmcnt specifies that
,be United States Will reimburse SPAN 10 'n'
aXtent ~ her pacific expenditures rnaoe III
tho archjpelago This phrase "pacihc eNPe"u
tures'' is employed to dinerentiate 'he eNfe"
tures by Spain in combating msurIeo'i0"' -
the Philippines. The one is felt oy the H"e,
49,, commissioners 10 be a fair burden upon the
acquiring Power While the other anu 'a'',
class ~ expenditure is held 10 have been logi-
ha inG
~ nation resorting to arms TO enforce order
In its own territory.
such Is the determinative. and therefore the
vital portion OF the presentment made oy 'he
American Commissioners to-day, and 1t Is 10
Iva observed that. while the main proposition as
., nossesston and financial responsibility Is
o,ear and definite many details have been left
N the developments OF the discussion between
the two Commissions. Thus, while the span
,ards are tonight quite certain that the Cnlleu
States intends to reimburse them for pacihc
ernerd,tures." they remark that they are not
enlightened as to whether the Americans expect
10 indorse the Spanish obligations 10 'he extent
OF pacific expenditures in the archlpelaso OF
whether they will hand Spain lump sum OF
eoId large enough TO cover Spain's outlay so
designated.
MAY PAY SPAIN IN CASH.
poss,b,v the American Commissioners them
solves are not AZ this moment fully determined on
this pojnt. II is unlikely. however that the
Americans will care 10 become identified in the
slIghtest degree with Spain in her responsibility
70 her creditors The clearer method seems to
be to hand Spain spot cash, or something as
good and to bid her apply it on her debts by
whatever name known or to put II in her wallet
for whatever use she may elect
While tho United States has desig, ated pa
rAc exnendjtures' as those II will reimburse
10 spain. the presentment of the American COM
missioner. to-day did not demand either
schedule or an inventory Of the same from the
spanlards But the suggestion naturally raises
an inquiry as to the kind and quantity OF
SPANS pacific expenditures In the Ph'lp
pines.
There is considerable traffic among the
islands. and some time ago system OF hs"'
houses became necessary Spain set out 10 sup
plv this and planned to build forty-eight light
house stations OF these she has aireaoF con-
struc;ed seventeen of the first class ana s'N'ee"
of tho second What they cost is not yet hio""
here but in American waters those OF me H'S'
class cost from $4,000 TO S21o.ooo each' 50
that On an average basis Of the minimum cost
in ,he United States. SPANS thrty-three hght-
houses may represent an outlay OF f'-'''Vo'
SPANISH IMPROVEMENTS AT MANILA.
Spain has constructed breakwaters al Mania
al an expense not yet known here ana whar'eS
OF small value along the Pasig River She mas
recently built barracks for four thousand men.
now occupied by American troops the cost ''
which Is not yet known
At Cavite Spain had built a naval station
which before it was sacked by the natives was
said TO be equal to the Mare Island Statlch' anu
may then have been worth S21VOoD Whe'her
or not the last two items can be Hcty desis
mated pacific expenditures" must be de'er-
mined in conference but the lighthouses "a'er
improvements barracks and naval station are
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