The Forrest City times., 1898-10-28
AN UPHEAVAL N FRANCE.
Speculation as to What Effect One
Would Have Upon the Peace
Negotiations in Paris.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS NOT ALARMED.
Belief that With the Changs in the Cabinet
the Present Disorder VIII subsids--rhs
spaniarsts Would Have Nothing To Lose
ana Everything to Gain by the occur
renee of Trouble.

Washington. Oct. 27.-Some appre-
hension has been manifested in certain
quarters as TO the possible adverse eff
tect upon the peace commission at
Paris of an upheaval in France. 1t has
been suggested that the Spanish cause
is in such shape that the Spanish gov
eminent has nothing TO lose and every
thing TO gain by any change that can
be brought about. However, il may be
sr''ted that in the opinion OF the state
department officials here there is little
danger of the situation in Paris be-
coming so acute as to Justify an aban-
comment of the work of the commits
SIGN on the ground that the commits
sioners themselves are IN physical dam
ger.
Belief that Disorder Will subside.
II is confidently beloved that with
tie change of the cabinet in France
the present disorder will subside and
FORMAL conditions will be restored. 1t
il always possible that the Spanish
commissioners, in despair over their
failure to force the Cuban debt upon
the United States i'm any shape. may
break off the sessions, but this is not
regarded as probable. 1t is suspected
the Spanish programme is to trump
up as many points of difference as pos
sible, relying upon the sympathy sure
10 De excited among European nations
by their abandonment of each point
under compulsion from the American
commissioners. as the basis for SUI
preme stand at the end on the Philip
pines.
More Hair-spIitting Objections Expected.
This being the Spanish policy, il is
expected that when the commission
takes up the subjects of Porto Rico
and the eoaling station in the Ladrone
isiands there will be many hair-split-
ting objections interspersed by the
Spanish to any propositions from the
American commissioners, just as many
re Ferenees or attempts at reference TO
Madrid and just as loud protests over
eaef little point by the Spaniards at
the incorporating attitude of the
Americans as in the case of Cuba.
Dewey Has a Good Opinion Of FiIipinos.
Ne one konNs officially just what
the extent of the United States claim
VIII be as to the Philippines. Admiral
Dewey has much higher opinion of
the Philippine people and their capac-
ity for self-government than is gener-
aliJ supposed. He has represented TO
the American commissioners that the
FiIpinos of the northern group. mean
ing by that, first, the people on the is
land of Iuzou. and after that in order.
Cebu, Panay, Leite, Mindora and Sa-
mar are. as a rule. intelligent. tracta-
BILE and Ga most surprising statement(
far better equipped for self govern
pient than the inhabitants of Cuba.
The Admiral is Familiar with the Cubans.
Admiral Dewey is as familiar with
the qualifications of the Cubans in this
respect as almost any naval officer,
having had personal experience with
the people, so his statement is bound
10 have weight with the Tmerican com
n.issioners. But with all this. he has
made no recommendation as 10. what
should constitute the maximum or
minimum demand of the Americans.
ard their demands. consequently. are
likely 10 be based upon their original
instructions. qualified by any change
Of opinion the president may have ex-
perienced as a result Of his western
trip.