The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-20
PURSUING THE SAME POLICY.
AMERICANS HAVE NOT DEvIATED
FROM THEIR ORIGINAL STAND.

Instructions Sent Yesterday in Re-
spOne to "A Request From Judge
Day-President Directs the Com
missiOners to Lay Before the Spnn-
iards the Final and IrrevocabIe
Demands of This Country and
Specify the Time Allowed for
Their Acceptance or Rejection.
Washington. Nov 19.-It was not until
a late hour last evening that the para
graphs of the long translation of the Span
ish vote, which was presented to the Amer
lean peace commissioners last Wednesday,
were deciphered at the state department,
and most of the members of the cabinet
were not aware of the full contents of the
document until to-day when they called
at the White House.
1t appeared that in addition to the long
argument which, was intended to phow
that the word disposition" used in rela-
ton to the Philippines meant something
else, the Spanish note did include propo-
siton to submit the Philippine clause of
the protocol to the Interpretation of an
arbitrator.
Another cablegram followed the first
long message, this time directly from
Judge Day, seeking instructions definitely
on some points to be made in the Ameri-
can answer, which is yet to be presented.
These instructions have been sent forward,
and 1t may be stated without going into
details, that they are precisely In line
with the policy which the American COM
missioners have been pursuing up to this
point in the negotiations.
There are several matters of real i'm
portance, though not ranking with the
Philippines question, to be treated by the
commissioners, but the instructions to the
Americans are not to call up these at
present or until the main pending issue
relative to the Philippines has been set
tied, in order to avoid complicating the
proceedings.
In the event that the commissioners dis
agree totally at their next meeting on the
Philippines, therefore, there will be no dis
cussion of any of these subsidiary ques-
tions, but in the other event, namely, that
ciple of the Philippines disposition, these
matters may be expected to consume at
least one or two additional sessions of the
commission.
One of these subjects concerns the resto-
ration of trade relations between the
United States and Spain. At the begin
ming of the war, Spain terminated all of
her treaties with the United States, and
If the two countries are to get along ami
cably, even after the declaration of peace,
there must be working arrangements in
treaty form for the protection of trade in
terests, the equalization of tariff charges,
the regulation of extradition, and such
subjects as are usually included in treaties
of trade and commerce and amity. So far
the commissioners have given no eonsid-
Grafton to these matters In their ex-
changes.
1t is believed that the peace negotia-
tions are nearing an end and it is con-
sdered not improbable that by the end
of the present month all of the main fea-
lures of a treaty will have been formally
agreed to, or the effort to reach an AMIGA
bic settlement abandoned
With a view to bringing matters to a
speedy conclusion, our commissioners, by
direction of the President early the COM
ing week, will lay before the Spaniards
the final and irrevocable demands of this
country, allowing a specified time in which
our conditions may be accepted or re-
jected.
This utimatum, it is understood, in
wolves all that has thus far been contend
ed for, including the surrender to the
United States of the entire Philippine
group and also names the amount of cash
which this government will pay Spain in
consideration of her expenditures on ac-
count of pacific improvements and better
ments in the Island of Luzon. The amount
of this cash payment is not known, but
there is basis for the belief that it is
approximately $40, 100000.