The record-union., 1898-11-13

which I have embodied the precise
terms rendered TO Spain in my note of
the 50th ult., together with appropri-
ate stipulations, appointing Commits
sioners to arrange the details of the
immediate evacuation OF Cuba, Porto
Rico and other islands under Spanish
sovereignty in the West Indies, as well
as for the appointment of Commission
ers TO treat of peace
The Americans hold that Spain saw
that Philippine sovereignty was in
volved in the basis of peace laid down
by the United States, and that her at
tempted reservation of August 7th is
evidence thereof. The suspension of
hostilities was deferred because of this
fact. A protocol in precise terms was
demanded because of this fact, and
Cambon cabled Madrid on the same
day of Secretary Days response that
the Federal Government had declined
to state precisely in the protocol the
basis upon which peace must be ne
gotiated. 1t was only when the United
States regarded Spain as having made
an unqualified compact to leave Phil
ippine sovereignty to a committee by
signing the protocol that hostilities
We're discontinued
The health of Judge Day, the Presi-
dent of the American Commission, was
much improved this morning.
The "Gaulois" this afternoon, after
referring to the Philippines question as
presenting serious complications, says:
The thing to be faced is no longer
a renewal of the conflict between Amer
lea and Spain, owing to a rupture of the
negotiations, but a general European
conflict. The Fashoda incident is only
the prologue to a big drama which is
soon to occupy the theater Of interna-
| tional politics, and on reading the pa
perS of Berlin, London and Madrid, one
feels that something uncomfortable is
in the air. Spain knows that resistance
upon her part, isolated as she is, would
give no chance of success. and she is
looking for a friend in Europe. Be
fore the Fashoda incident any such
search would be useless. but now Eng
land is anxious to satisfy her ambi-
tions in the Far East
Continuing. the 'Gaulois' asserts that
Great Britain is trying to bring about
an offensive and defensive alliance
with the United States, of which alli-
ance, according to the "Gaulois," Great
Britain alone would reap the benefit.
The "Gaulois'' then says: Her pro-
gram is the following: She will in
duce the United States to refuse any
| concession to Spain, and to refuse
coaling stations in the Philippine ISL
ands to Russia and Germany. A con-
f1ict breaks out, England. as Americas
ally, intervenes, which forces the other
Powers having interests in the East to
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no longer that of the Philippines but
that of China, and finally a European
war breaks out"
SPAIN MAY YIELD A POINT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The State
Department is uninfol med officially that
Judge Day is i'll in Paris. A long re-
port was received by cable from him
this morning relative to the work of
the commission, but it made no mention
of the physical condition of the sender,
whence the department infers that he
is not seriously i'll, and@it is supposed
that he is simply in need of rest.
1t is believed that the next meeting
of the joint commission the Spaniards
will yield one important step, namely,
they viii, at least tacitly, by beginning
the argument of the question. recede
from their refusal to allow the question
Of the sovereignty of Spain over the
Philippines to be questioned. If this
surmise is we'll founded, then the two
commissions will be brought face to
face with the adjustment of the details
of a proposition for the transfer of the
Philippines to the United States suffi-
ciently complex to warrant the expec-
tation that several more sessions of the
joint commission will be required for
its adjustment.
The attitude of the insurgents in the
Philippines has given the Administra-
ton considerable uneasiness, for it is
feared that if the insurgents are al
lowed to continue their hostile activity
there may be protests which We shall
be compelled to regard. The difficulty
in the situation is that the insurgents
are operating at points outside the ISL
and of LuZon, where the United States
has never been in actual possession.
and where it would be difficult to place
troops to maintain the status quo. New
ertheless, it is believed to be incumbent
upon our Government to do something
in this direction, and the military and
naval authorities at Manila will be so
notified.
SPAIN MUST GIVE UP PHILIP
PINES.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Cab
met held a session tonight at which
instructions, understood to be of a pos
itiye character, bearing on the Philip
pine question, were drafted for dis
patch to the American Commissioners
in Paris. These instructions were the
outcome CT the conference held earlier
in the day, and instruct the American
representatives to admit of no further
discussion as TO the right to consider
the disposition of the islands, and state
that on that point the instructions al
! ready sent must stand. the only mat.
ters for discussion from the American
view being the manner of giving over
the islands.
There We're only four members pres
ent-Secretaries Hay, A1ger and Will
son and Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith.
Think They Have Tascott.
CHICAGO Nov. 12-Sergeant Moon
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