Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-31

,,,inlnr records and personal
i'N' -. t,ft their headquarters IN
m'n'g'. ..,.s,,si hotel for the meeting
~ me spanish commi'fioneI' ~ w.
-, ~" once shortly before Q ''osN
.e.,poon. The president OF 'n'
thi =. .,,,,r,is,ion. senior Rios. whose
Sp'., 80. M one time 20 precarlous
h'','" ,...,,,n On Indefinite adjourn
I" "a. ,,s.lons of the commission
~ ,rnpfovsd 70 the extent OF enap''ns
~, y, attend ioday's meeting I've !"
I' q, ,be foreign once In cloH,u
-. -. ,ifb hls colleagues, shorty AZ
- Americans reached the meeting
shortly after o'clock the COM
I-.,.,,,. confronted each other across
-. ,,blc on which. In LIS, benlah'n
y..,tri- and his colleagues signed IN.
-, Of Independence Of the uhi'eu
49,. The American commissioner
..-,,s,,a u written expression OF nv
'..,,s,s Of the Americans TO take w
~. yr,up Of the Philippine ISLANDS
I'D i, assume such proportion OF ,h'
tan,s.n, debt AZ has been spent lot
1l..at Of the Islands and thclr IN
$500, In public works, Improve
-, and permanent 6ctlermenis'
-. also set forth that the Unite.
80. would not assume any part OF
~. philippine debt which had been IN
80 by spain Tor the furihorane'c, ~. o.
rIIiary ut naval opei t1luNH' :"
'..sff.ciI1ns VI the natives. 80, -,
,,'si.n was adjourned until FRI
a. In sfdsf 20 give the spanlards um,
$3.50, a rpply. The session lAAtch
mao over an hour
NEWS AT WARRINGTON
w.,h,,rton. oct. gi.-The advicer
- psrir 4, the effect that the Unit
Ns,'tgs r1mml nHiunCru have dvinhhu.
"a N. e.rsIon 10 the United states OF
N. ertif, Philippine group " lh TINE
IN the Instructions that have bceh
,,,r,.s ts ths representatives OF the
V,V.d states. Up 10 very recent
dnie ths Unltcd states commissioner
had ~ pfocis, instructions on MS
vtth pn.nt ~ course, before thoS
departed from Washington mum CON
rdsfauun had been given TO TINS lh-
,art,nt subisgt by the President. Soc
,gtary Day. Assistant Secretary Moore
and Inc members u the commission
nut there VS. lack OF data an TO the
financial and political nnniru % the
Philippines and 20 IL happened hht
when The United states commissioner
sailed they were not committed beyond
change 90 any line Of policy. ma
JdN VI their number leaned toward
restriction ~ the demands 20 be put
forth m 90 the Philippines, varying
all thr way from the retention u Ma
. ulh bay and the immediate surround
lhg country o. the acquisition OF tho
whole island " Luzln
That represented about the extreme
demand that was la mind when the
commission ltf But since that time
he President has become convinced
that there o. "a great popular demand
90 lhV annexation o. the United states
V Do whole Philippine Ht0up, ana he
. i disposed in defer 20 that sentiment
Besides there ~ ground 60 believe
nat iI au unofficial manner possibly
through Informal communication with
Ar1hfllo, Aguinnldo'H agent In Paris.
. " perhaps through some direct deal
n ~ between that chieftaln and Nd
n uial pywry the United states commits
l.hrfa have satisfied themselves that
~ dIihcultlUH Ia the way of nnncNu.
P Va, 30 fat aH they might be expected
70 dgiend uplu the viii VI the natives,
Rave been very much exaggerated. n
n lhis De- 10, then there has been re-
moved d factor IN the calculations one
NE most disturbing elements. for u
'pl'i scarcely be- contemplated with
/ .RaAnlmlty that our government after
having expelled the spaniardH should
Nulngy be- placed In the position uf
De
u cannot be- learned definitely what
|#HH. e. q 40 N..H d NNaH
we 90 NE Philippines.
lNl,el, thrfr u reason 10 believe mat
A. we United States pcIcs commits
'hriH nave not yet been able 10 iN the
-M1unt exactly. Assuming that they
~ frpudlate all portions az the debt
w. islands, which do not represent
.l Hpent Tor the betterment ut the
,-lls' u VII be seen AT once that the
g,A prescnted 20 the Commissioners VI
al,ithNltug this drbs. 10 not an easy
PARTICULARLY In view Of the n0i0rl-
4 ~ nhanc'al methods ~ the spanish
p.mil system
NJ y sl.d AZ the department that the
t.el states must assume some OF this
. WI " annexation Is a. f1llow.
Il ,.e Conditions presented are entirely
s.lhe This In cuba In the latter ease
~ Vas luHllnactinn IN International
thl precedent Tor our refusal 20 be
sN, Win the debt when we had re-
s''l no tangible asset. but In the
~, ny NE Philippines. rich and wei
npRlaled. the United States would ac-
s,n' what IN the eyes ~ the world, II
most valuable possession and Il IL he.
,'A mar She holders OF all govern
W. obligations without regard 90 na-
.nalll} would insif. ~ the Hen
u,...a riss with che property. Quite
ea9.n'ltlly but In manner 10 carry
,sNl,l .on A. 10 M accuracy NJ the In
s,, nlal,on the Spanish commissioners
. 49, lays hro were allowed 10 know
,nl the United states purpose AZ n
fhllpnlnes was, once the conclusion
. e,,,,. yea A. so they are not taken
l'Y by surprise by the demand
Il "essnied today al Pa,.s' Wv