| Show THE PEACE commission the slowness of the peace commissioners ners in getting together tog ether and the unusual deliberation which hias bias characterized their proceedings ought to have a quieting effect on the minds of the people generally especially our people even though somewhat impatient it should be held in remembrance that grave and ponderous questions are being dealt with and must be adjusted and a hasty conclusion regarding any part or parcel of the setti settlement ement might be the means of subsequent controversy it is better that enough time be taken to make the job thorough while they are at it even if the task should run some distance into the comin coming i g winter at the same time the spanish members are unquestionably practicing their national weakness of dalliance and procrastination to a greater extent than is actually necessary ry this will as a matter of courtesy have to be as it has been put up with to some extent but if the privilege shall much more be as it ft seems to have been presumed upon it will be in order for the americans to put their feet down and demand definite results at once it has been so long since the protocol was agreed to that many readers have perhaps forgotten it for their benefit it is here reproduced 1 that spain will relinquish all claims of sovereignty over and title to cuba 2 that porto rico and the other spanish islands in the west indies a and nd an island in the ladrones padrones La drones to b be selected by the states aites st shall aall be ceded to the united states 3 that the united states will occupy and hold the city bay and harbor of manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control disposition and government of the philippines 4 that cuba porto rico and the other spanish islands in the west indies shall be immediately evacuated and that commissioners to be appointed within ten days shall within thirty days from the signing of t the he prot protocol ocol meet at havana and san juan respectively to arrange and execute the details of the evacuation 5 that the united states and spain will each appoint not more than live five commissioners to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace the commissioners are to meet at parts paris not later than oct 1 this is an exact copy of the synopsis as it was given out by secretary iw on the of last august it scarcely seems as though there was anything requiring so much delay everything but the last item la Is absolute and was virtually concluded upon when the protocol was signed it would appear therefore as it if all or nearly all of the commissions work related to article 5 re regarding garding the philippines the commissioners ners got toge together theT again today after a three days recess which was taken at the request of the spaniards and it is to be hoped that all hands will now settle down to business and let the waiting world know what is to be the definite nite settlement of the spanish american controversy |
