The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-26
JUDGE Day At CANTON.
WITH HIS FAMILY HE SPENDS a
QUIET CHRISTNAs.
while RefasSng 10 Talk On the work
of the Commtsafon He Readily
Ssbmifs - he IntePvfewed On
other Matters Of Importance.

CANTON. O.. Dec. Fudge Day. pres
f3ent OF the late peace commission, and
Mrs. Day, reached their Canton home in
tine 70 take Christmas dinner with the
family. They arrived at ia:i5 this morn
ing over the Pennsylvania railroad. There
was no formal greeting arranged for them.
but q committee OF the Stark county bar.
several personal friends ard members OF
their family. were az the station TO meet
them.
The Judge Is IN excellent health and spir-
its ard the trip abroad has evidently been
beneficial.
Judge Day was asked as to his plans for
the future and said he expects to remain
In Canton aid resume the practice OF law
In the fiyEa IN which he was a member be-
fore entering the cabinet of President Nc
kiaisy. The work OF the commission end
ed when the treaty was delivered TO the
president and ne does not expect 20 visit
Washington again in connection with any
duties on that commission
When asked If he had any desires which
the stale Of Ohio could satisfy he said:
If you refer to political desires, l have
not. Ny only ambition h to be allowed 10
pursue the practice OF my profession"
Later in the conversation he authorized
the direct statement that under no circum-
stances would he be candidate for gov
sence in Paris.
While he talked freely on many matters
connected with his work IN Paris. Judge
Day did not feel at liberty to give an inter-
view in detail On the work of the commits
sion. He said the talk OF $I006s compen-
Satlon for the commissioners or Of any sum
approaching that amount was ridiculous.
The president fixed the compensation or
the commissioners and none of them, Ii is
sat tn Cd no 41lt{
lation. None of them had an idea OF
large fee such as woule have been paid
had they performed the duties In the ca
pacity OF regularly retained attorneys
There IL no actual precedent on which TO
base an estimate, but the prediction Is VEN
tured that the compensation OF the COM
missioners Will not exceed $l5,o00 each
aud the reasonable expenses incurred on
the trip and in Paris These expenses. how
ever. will not include those incurred for
the wives and families Of the attaches Of
the commission. because all such went on
the journey entirely independent CT the
commission and were in no way a charge
upon the official party. 1t is probable that
the stories of large comLeEisSa ton wer s,ig-
gested by payments Ia treaty negotiations
OF the past. notably the Boring sea matter
and Fosters work In connection with the
China and japan treaty. In the case IT
Mr.. Foster. there Is no parallel TO the Paris
commission He was retained for very
large fee to perform certain duties. In the
case or the Befing sea, the commissioners
were paid very modest sums for their
work. but associated with them were a
number Of attorneys Of note IN the capa-
city Of counsel looking after large inter-
ests and as such were paid liberal fees.
A number of friends have called on
Judge Day since his return and to them
he has talked ersterta niagIy. The work at
Paris was felt by the commissioners to be
arduous and left little or no opportunity
for pleasures which the judge would have
been glad to have enjoyed in a city which
impressed him with its beauty and his
toric interest. The French government
treated the commissioners very we'll and
the room in which negotiations were con-
Quoted was a magnificent one well adapted
to the work In hand. The Americans were
In session every day during their sotourn
In Paris. They took a vast amount of
testimony bearing on the questions TO be
disposed of and were in constant COM
mguieation with the president. Whenever.
under instructions from Washington, the
American position was closely defined. a
session was held with the Spanish repre-
sentatives and at such session the Amerf-
cans always presented firm and united
potion. There were but Two critical per-
ing the Cuban debt, which was an open
question for more than n month during
which time the Americans never sweryed
from the position presented to the Span
iar.is The other was upon the Philippine
cession and after the Americans had
reached conclusion In their own coun-
sells as 10 the concessions that could be
granted there was no deviation and the
Spaniarls finally accepted The personal
relations between the representatives of
the TWO governments was at all times
friendly and cordial. The Americans had
great respect for the ability OF the Span
iards and believe that nothing was left
unsaid or undone that could benedt the
Spaniaris. The president OF the Spanish
commission was remarked az a man OF
great ability by the Americans and won
their respect for the able manner in which
lie conducted the Spanish case.