The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-26
Returns To
Canton.
HAS NO ASPIRATION
For Political Reward For
Services Rendered.

Canton. Ohio. Dec 25-Judse DaSN
president of the peace commission, and
Mrs. Day reached their Canton home IN
time to take Christmas dinner with the
family. They arrived at 1915 this
morning over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. There was no formal greeting
arranged for them, but a commission
of the Stark county bar, several per-
sonal friends and members Of their
family We're at the station to meea
them
The judge is in excellent health and
spirits, and the trip abroad has eviS
IDENTIFY been beneficial Mrs, Day is adsa
in excellent health. and. notwithstand~
ing sea sickness on the return Voyages
comes to her home in much better
health than when she left il.
Judge Day, when asked as to his
plans for the future, said he expects
to remain in Canton and resume the
practice of law in the firm of which he
was a member before entering the cab
met of President Mckinley. The work.
of the commission ended when the
treaty was delivered to the president,
and he does not expect to visit WASH
ington again in connection with any
duties on that commission.
Asked as TO whether he had any der
sires which the state of Ohio could
crafty he said IF you refer to po-
ltical desires, ! have not. My only
ambition is to be allowed to pursue the
practice of my profession.
| Later in the conversation he author
| lied the direct statement that under no
circumstances would he be a candidate
| for governor. as has been reported
during his absence in Paris.
| While he talked freely on many mat
| ters connected with his work in Paris,
Judge Day did not feel at liberty to give
an interview in detail on the work of
the commission. He said the talk of
| 100000 compensation for the commits
! sioners, or of any sum approaching
| that amount was ridiculous and pre-
Dosterous.
The president fixes the compensation
of the commissioners, and none of them
! it is safe 10 say, accepted the duties as
a speculation. None of them has an
idea of large fee. such as would have
been paid had they performed the du-
! ties in the capacity of regularly re-
| tanned attorneys.
There is no actual precedent on which
to base an estimate, but the prediction
| is ventured that the compensation OF
| the commissioners will not exceed $lo,-
| 600 each and reasonable expenses incur
red on the trip and i'll Paris.
These expenses, however, will not IN
clude those incurred for the wives ana
families of the attaches of the commits
| sion, because all such went on the
journey entirely independent of the
commission and we're in no way
charge upon the official party. 1t is
probable that the stories Of large COM
pensation were suggested by payments
in treaty negotiations of the past, nota-
bly, the Bearing Sea matter AND Mr..
Fosters success in connection With the
China and Japan treaty.
In the case of Mr.. Foster, there is no
parallel to the Paris commission. He
was retained for very large fee to
perform certain duties. In the Bering
Sea case the commissioners were paid
very moderate sums for their work, but
associated with them were a number OF
attorneys of note In the capacity OF
counsel, looking after large interests,
and as such were paid liberal fees.
A number of friends have called upon
Judge Day since his return and to them
he has talked entertainingly. The
French government treated the COM
missioners very we'll. There were but
two critical periods in the negotiations,
the first regarding The Cuban debt,
which was am open question for more
than month, during which time the
Americans never swerved from their
position presented to the Spaniards.
The other was upon the Philippines
cession, and after the Americans had
reached conclusion in thsir own coun-
ellis as to the concessions that could be
granted, there was no deviation and the
Spaniards finally accepted
The personal relations between the
representatives of the two governments
were at all times friendly and cordial
The Americans had great respect Pr
the ability of the spanish members and
believe that nothing was left unsaid or
undone that could benefit the Spanish
case. The president of the Spanish
commission was remarked as Il man of
great ability by the Americans and won
their respect for The able manner in
which he conducted the Spanish case