The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-11-05
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General Opinion in Paris that
American Terms Will Not
be Accepted.
Whether a Counter Proposition
Will be rendered is a Mat
ter Of Doubt.
Considerable Paris Newspaper
Comment on the Progress
of Negotiations.
Illusion that Europe Would In
terfere Must Have Ended
by This Time.

fARuS, NOV. 4.-1no generally aC-
cepted view here Of the peace negotia-
tions, is that the Spaniards will not
agree to the propositions submitted by
the Americans to take the Philippine
islands and to reimburse Spain the
money spent upon permanent improve
ments in those islands. But there is
conflict Of opinion as to whether the
Spanish commissioners will present a
counter-proposition. This matter, it is
added, was undecided at Q p. m.
The Echo de Paris expresses strong
approval of the speech delivered at
Worcester, Mass, by Senator Hoar, in
which he denounced the so-called policy
of American extension. The paper
mentioned quotes the speech fully and
remarks that thatall American political
men apparently don't agree with the
policy Of conquest" 9Sz
The Figaro says: "The peace negotia-
tions have reached very critical point.
Will the Spanish government accept the
American position9 We doubt it"
American Character Changed.
The Petit Bleu remarks: Zone must
admit, in looking beneath the surface,
that the late war has completely
changed the American character. Out
side of being anxious merely for COM
mercial supremacy and playing small
political part, save regarding the South
American republics, the United States
felt no desire to interfere in European
politics. But everything changes very
suddenly. After the success against
Spain. the American governments felt
itself capable Of taking part in Euro
pean politics, and advances of Great
Britain showed the American ministers
they could speak up. This popular feel
ing has induced the American govern
ment to demand the whole Of the archi-
pelago, when at the outset part Of the
Philippines was all that was demanded. !"
Exceeds War Indemnity.
"This new demand exceeds war in
demnity and this is the weak point
which American diplomacy has en-
countered. The Spanish government is
at the end Of its resources, and hopeless
as it is for her to attempt to master the
insurrection In the Philippine islands,
even If they were handed over to her
tomorrow, it is evident that, If instead
Of using the word abandonment 'ces-
sation' against q cash indemnity is
spoken Of, the Spanish and American
delegates may come to terms.
''The American delegates have made
several offers and have at the present
time proposed the sum Of 100000, 600.
The Spaniards want more and have de-
manded $10O, ,O0O, 900. .The Spanish dele
gates, for whose sad condition one must
feel pity, had for moment the illusion
that Europe would idtervene and de-
fend the interests Of Spain. They must
have lost this illusion by now. Amer
ican diplomacy has played its part with
great cleverness and has from the outset
gained an extraordinary position. At
the present moment the United States
is taking advantage the hatred Of Eng
land which is growing up on the CONT
nent and offers its neutrality if Europe
will leave the United States q free
hand with Spain.
Besides Europe really has no interest
to interfere. The various European
government foresee what will ineyxt xtably
come IL the United States restores the
Philippine islands to Spain. As soon