Show f SP SPANIARDS SUBMIT HER RICH COLONIES CEDED TO THE UNITED STATES Puerto Rico The Philippines and Guam Islands Now Nov Belong to th the United States State and CubIs Cuba Cub is Free Paris Nov 29 Spain Spain has accepted the United States offer of and at a joint session of the peace commissions commissions commissions com com- missions consented without condition to relinquish Cuba and to cede Puerto Rico Guam and the tho Philippine islands The document presenting this acceptance acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance contained only words It opened with a reference to the final terms of the United States and said that the Spanish commissioners after having taken co cognizance of the terms proposed by the Americans replied that their t had tried to o give as equitable an answer as as possible but that they were not prepared to commit their government to the acceptance of the principles embodied in th the ment Spain rejects these principles the note con as she alway has rejected Basing her attitude upon the justi justice e of her cause the note then says she still adheres to these principles principles principles prin prin- which she has heretofore invariably invariably invariably in in- variably formulated sever Rot the note adds in her desire desire desire de de- sire for peace she has ha's has gone so far asto as asto asto to propose certain compromises which the Americans have always rejected She has also attempted it is further asserted to submit to arbitration some of the material particulars upon which the two governments differed These I proposals for it is added the Americans had e equally rejected These allegations in Spain's reply as asto asto asto to attempted arbitration r refer fer to her proposal to arbitrate the construction of the third article of the protocol and also to submit the Spanish colonial debt of Cuba and the Philippines to ar ar- The last proposition has been Deen made in a written tion Since its presentation and in return for such arbitration Spain offered offered of of- to cede the territory in dispute The Americans refused both propositions propositions propositions for arbitration Sp Spain's ins in's reply in substance continued by declaring ring that the Un United States has as offered as a kind of compensation to Spain something very inadequate to the sacrifices the latter country makes at this moment and she feels that the United States' States proposals could not be considered equitable Spain has however exhausted all the resources resources re reo sources of diplomacy in an attempt to justify her attitude Seeing that an acceptance of the proposal made to Spain is a necessary condition to a continuance continuance con con- of negotiations and seeing that the resources of Spain are not such as to enable her to re-enter re upon war she is prepared in her desire to avoid bloodshed and from considerations considerations considerations of humanity and patriotism to submit to the conditions of the conquering conquering conquering con con- nation however harsh they may be She is therefore ready to accept the proposals of the American commission as presented at the last sitting The reading and the translation of the document occupied less than five minutes At the conclusion of the transaction the commissioners s empowered empowered ered Senor Ojeda secretary of the Spanish commiss commission on and Secretary Moore of the American commission to draw up articles which are to embody embody em em- body the relinquishment of Cuba by Spain and the cession of Porto Rico and the Philippines These articles which may be considered as constituting constituting constituting ing the conditions of peace will be ready for submission on Wednesday |