The Mena star., 1898-09-14

Sarted In EDgiish aud spRnfh, Instead
a !, french, ns Asserted-M N KIniey's
v,.us ON Three subjects-Pcrsonnei of
.hs war Inquiry Commission
washington, Sept Is. Secretary
~ returned to Washington yesterday
nd placed his resignation in the
k.ras of President Mckinley. 1t is
,,acted the members of the peace
I0mmission, Mr.. Day, Senator'S Davis,
Ere and Gray and Mr.. Whitelaw
Rsid. will sal, for Paris Saturday.
arthur w. Ferguson, the chief trans
s,or of the bureau of the American
,snublics, has been appointe interpre-
IL for the peace commission. He is
Lsld TO be the best interpreter OF Span
In in the United States. He was the
Interpreter for the Pan-American con-
kress and made great reputation for
himself by the manner in which he
klled his most difficult role on the oc-
ssson OF that ssse - bly,. His work is
ksid to have been remarkable. He de !.
,ered the speeches made by the
kouth Americans in English and those
the United States delegates in
psnish, preserving not only the mode
expression, but initiating to per-
ketion even the intonation of
he orators His selection by the
eace commission Is said to mean that
BE negotiations between the commits
Oners Of Spain and the United States
ill not be conducted in French, as
as been asserted, but in English and
psnish. The experience had with
bout this determination. The pro-
col had first to be sent to Paris and
kauslatcd into French, and then to
adrid to be translated from French
so Spanish. The Spanish answer
ad TO go through like course. The
esult was a great deal of delay, which
9th nations were anxious to avoid.
France iFtohave nothing to do with
le peace negotiations beyond the
pct that they will be held in Paris,
~ United States commissioners feel
bat it will be far more expeditions
pd satisfactory to drop out the third
nd unnecessary language. The Span
commissioners will doubtless look
pom the matter in the same way. Not
ply will the proceedings be carried on
English and Spanish, but the treaty
|i be written in Spanish and Eng
kh
ehinley on Three Important OuestIons.
Baltimore, Nd, Sept. Is. "A delega-
On OF representatives. of members of
Society of Friends returned YES
rday from Washington. where they
~ an important interview with
Fesident Mckinley and presented
with an appeal, urging disarma-
ent arbitration and suppression of
military spirit. The president
ked the Friends how much of the
plhppine islands did they think we
ould hold. They replied: Simply
Oase for supplies" The president
en said:
oluer 70 do that large standing army
required II is question with me how
sn uestlny there Is in the present situation
sAae Is our duty to these people MY mind
~ no decision has been reached by me-
lor'unately, do not have to decide the
,uOn To-day To pacify Cuba. which we
V0unu 10 do, will require 81, 600 men, and
lSOOO to $1,000 additional men will be
.eu lor awhile in Porto Rico You will
WIN me that the use OF the army as a
elorce IS at present justifiable and will be
sSary for some time
III, "Sssage from the emperor of Russia
- " she disarmament of nations has met
s approval and I have officially COM
as'eu with the car and have already ap-
representative OF this country to
|o.., .,'n enosc OF other nations at the inter-
A. sI, - peace conference proposed BY him.
M ~ - ssyinpathy with the Society OF Friends
|nssel sl'ei tnat peace is the proper condition
a"onS was not in favor OF the war with
w when once in it l thought it was
close foo - push ~ vigorously
1~-e'.ihes ~ think that q large naval arma-
H. suces ~. toward peace, in that it compels
/ hnoS ~ on the other hand nation so
bn hsss ~ = :, llSe man who walks around with
yOn MS shoulder
= so""ei OF the War Inquiry Board.
. gton, Sept. 13.-At the white
= stated that the president
~ announcement to make with
ii ls !, % The war inquiry commission.
{, .he president has heard definite
a ~" all nine of the gentlemen
os !" serve, nothing will be given
u A. e'aiiy. II sufficient number
sshuemen invited to serve ac-
~ Inc president thereby obtains
10 an;.s Sace that he can get the kind of
nd ssaa ,on he wants, he probably
81 essa Out more invitations, as he
d sIss Isoas OF having the commission
ors MI nine members. Thezreason
4 I'M 'fs nine is that with this
~ the work can be di-
A. Az ehereby greatly facilitated.
sa,bt aot mas been expressed as to
kls s"orlty which the commission