Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-02
OUR TERMS ACCEPTED.
The Spanish Commissioners Submit
to the American Propositions
Regarding the Philippines.
WHAT THE AMERICAN DEMANDS INCLUDE
The Commissioners to Meet Again Next
Wednesday-The London Times, Com
menttnE ON the settlements OF Peace,
Says the United States Have Won q Great
Treasure In Getting the Philippines.

Paris, Nov. 29-The Spanish and
American peace commissioners met in
separate session Monday morning,
not adjourning until noon. At two
o'clock the commissioners met in joint
conference. Without the delay that
was expected, the Spanish commission
ers Immediately accepted the Amer
lean terms. When the members of the
two commissions were seated, Senior
Montero Rios, the president of the
Spanish commission, gave the Spanish
reply to Mr.. Ferguson, the Spanish in
terpreter attached to the U nited States
peace commission. The reply of the
Spaniards was so short that less than
ten minutes were required to render
1T into English for the Americans.
The secretaries were then ordered to
prepare the treaty articles embodying
the .cession of Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines and the payment by
the United States of $50, 600, 900 for
submission to the meeting which will
be held on Wednesday next In &C
cepting the peace conditions the Span
iards said they had been authorized
by their government to say that the
American propositions were mad mis-
sible on legal principles, but that all
diplomatic resources on the Spanish
part are exhausted, leaving to Spain
only the acceptance or rejection of
American proposals The refore, Spain,
inspired by reasons of patriotism and
humanity and to avoid the horrors of
war, resigns herself to the power of
the victor. She accepts the offered
conditions in order to conclude a
treaty of peace.
The American demands include the
acquisition of the whole of the Philip
pine group, including the Su1u islands.
for $50, 600, 900, and it is also understood
the United States will purchase the
Caroline group. There had been an
attempt to create the impression that
the Sulu islands were not considered
part of the Philippines. but this was
ignored by the American commission
ers. The Cuban debt was not settled.
The commissioners are to meet again
Wednesday.
The Signing Now n Formaiitv.
Washington Nov. 29.-Unofficial ad-
vices that the Spanish commissioners
had accepted the American peace
terms, with a public statement that
they yielded under the coercion of a
stronger power. were readily accepted
as true by high government officials.
feeling of relief was apparent in
every department of the government
because the hopes of peace no longer
hang upon the understanding of the
Spanish diplomacy. The signing of
the treaty is now only a matter of
form.
The United States Great Bargain.
London, Nov. 26.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Times. commenting on
the settlement of peace, says never has
a power more rapidly won greater
treasure than the United States. The
territories it obtained will bring $780,
600. 600 and have II, 900. 600 inhabitants
The day is not distant when the pat
rimony of the United States, owing to
the prosperity which will accrue from
exploiting the islands under good adj
uiinistration, will have been increased
by four times the sum total of the ter
rible war indemnity France paid to