The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-07
The PEACE
OF PARIS.
Yesterdays Session Disposed of
the Essential Features.
THE ARTICLES AGREED TO.
Philippines Evacuation Commission
Will Be Unnecessary.
THE DETAILS PLAINLY STIPULATED.

The Questions Relating to Coaling Stations
and Religious Freedom in the Philippines,
However, Must Be Settled Through the
Usual Diplomatic Channels-Owing to
Spain's Poverty, Our Government Will
Transport the Spanish Prisoners Now
Held in the Philippines.
Paris, Dec. THE peace Of Paris is
practically an accomplished fact. Yes
terday's session disposed of the essen
tial features of the treaty, which will
will be embodied in the following eight
articles:
First-The customary preface OF
treaties, in the nature of an express
sion of amity and of hope for perpetual
peace.
Second - The REIMBURSEMENT by
Spain of her sovereignty over Cuba.
Third-The withdrawal of the Span
ish troops.
Fourth-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain
of her sovereignty over Porto Rico.
Fifth-Spain's cession of the Philip
pines.
Sixth-The withdrawal of the Span
ish troops there.
Seventh-Payment by the United
States of 500 900, 900 for the Philippines
Eighth-The provision for the open
door" commercial policy in the Philip
pines.
The rough draft of the treaty, which
may be considerably changed, covers
these proposals. 1t makes long docu-
ment, which Senator Cushman K. Da-
Wis, of the United States peace COM
mission, says will be found to be one
of the most interesting papers in its
! character ever written. SO completely
are the details of the evacuation CT the
Philippines stipulated that a commits
sion such as arranged for the Spanish
withdrawal from the West Indies will
be unnecessary.
Among the questions not yet set
| tied, however, are the coaling stations
and religious freedom in the Carolines,
the Spanish commissioners not hav-
| ing replied to the American offers.
The Americans have agreed to trans
port the Spanish prisoners home, in
cluding the garrison and sailors at
Manila captured by Admiral Dewey
and General Merritt, as well as the
soldiers and civilians held by the
Filipinos, for whose return the Amer
leans have guaranteed. AS compensa'
ton Spain promises to liberate al
Cuban, Porto Rican and Philippine po
litical prisoners. Spanish soldiers
electing to remain in the colonies ma,
do so, but it is more matter o
economy for the Americans to retur
the others, as these must be fed a
long as they are kept, and Spain
unable to bear the expense of the II
patriation.
Although the Americans have reject
ed Spain's request for free shipping fo
ten years in Cuban and Porto Rica
waters, they have given the Spanis
commissioners such poor consolation
as the latter may derive from the per
mission to re-apply.
Diplomatic relations have been re
: newed for shipping concessions unde
the reciprocity scheme of the Dingle
law, for which SenOr Dupuy De LON
d was negotiating in Washington whe
the war broke out.
There are still under discussion eigl
e secondary subjects which the SPANS
s. commissioners broached last week, il
If cluding the status of patents and cop!
IS rights. The American commissioner
9 yesterday handed to Senior Monter
. Rios a written reply covering thes
: questions. There will probably be n
= Joint session today, as the Spaniard
# desire time to consider this documen