Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-16
CABINET IN SESSION
Paris Peace Commission
Fully Instructed.
INFORMATION WITHHELD
The Commissioners DO Not Go Under Iron.
clad and Interchangeable Instruct.
ions. Hut w i'll Hold Out Firmly
# for Their Demands. ...
(Ry Telnpranh \

is s'ieethoon ana adjourned at 4. All
Secretary Alger who is NOT in th. ..i,p
All united in the statement made after
me meeting that they had agreed to
say nothing more of the result of the
deliberations than that the peace com
lnlsstoners had been fully instructed
~ the nature of these instructions
Trey conveyed not II word. Each one
pointed out that to do SO would be ex
tremely impolitic and would amount 10
arming the Spanish commissioners in
advance The peace commi ssoners who
We're approached OIL the subject made
a similar response. thus closing all Of
hcial avenues of information.
1t is not understood that the com
mfssioneis go under ironclad and un-
changeable instructions at all points,
for there is a certain amount of fleN
ibllity in the Instructions else. as one
OF the cabinet members put it, the
President might just as we'll have re-
duced his wishes to paper in the form,
Of an ultimatum and have sent that to
Paris by messenger. The peace COM
missioners are in no sense mere mouth
pieces, but having chosen with the
greatest care and consideration five
men in whom he puts the most i'm
plicit confidence. the President feels
that they are to be trusted With the in
terests of the United States. 1t is not
expected that they will have "A free
rein in the larger questions of policy.
but with ample opportunities for con-
situations by cable and otherwise
there is no reason why the commission
ers should not be able to carry out the
desires OF the administration, and at
the same time have the opportunity to
somewhat shape those desires by con-
veyinE information they may acquire.
For instance. it is expected that at
Paris the commissioners will meet
General Merritt fresh from Manila and
in addition they will there have the
benefit OF n special report from Adj
miral Dewey. These will be of the
grea test value. for the commissioners
are not acquainted with the Philippine
question in detail and even the nfor-
nation that is to be acquired from the
Spanish peace commissioners is not
to be desrised when it takes such an
official form that 1t can be relied upon
ais to accuracy. .
All the arrangements have been COM
pleted for the departure of the commits
sion and its staff. Most of the party
will leave Washington at 4 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon for New York, but
circumstances may detain some of the
commissioners until the midnight
train. The Campania sails at P. NJ,
Saturday, and explicit instructions
have been given all the members of the
party as to being on hand at that
time. Special baggage tags have been
printed for the belongings of the mem
bers. and a small paper paster. showing
red and blue bars. crossed on white
back ground. gives a handy way of
marking red white and blue linden
LITIGATION of the personal and general
luggage of the party.
a number of stout cedar chests have
been made to carry the books pam
phlets, typewriter papers. etc. form
ing a part of the American case. The
chests are like a shallow steamer
trunk, so that they may be showed I'M
der the berths, and thus be available
on the passage over instead of going
with the baggage in the hold of the
steamer. This will permit considerable
work on the trip and it is expected
that the commissioners will hold meet
ings on shipboard. The party will go
direct from Liverpool to London, there
coed to Paris by way of Dover and
Calais.
SARATOGA COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The COM
mittee representing the Saratoga con-
ference on future foreign policy, call
ed on the President this afternoon by
appointment, and presented an en-
crossed copy of the resolutions hereto
fore published. adopted at the confer
ence and memorial simplifying the diff
ferent subjects touched upon. The
committee consisted of Henry Wade
versity Chicago: Samuel Gompers.
president American Federation Of La
Dor, Washington, D. c.: w. P. Wilson.
managing director Commercial Muse
UNI. Philadelphia; Henry McCracken.
chancellor State University, New York:
James ]. Hooker. president Board Of
Trade. Cincinnati; Writ w. Howe. ex-
president National Bar Association,
New Orleans; Ralph NJ. Easley, secre-
tary Civic Federation, Chicago; Viii
liam A. Giles, vice-president National
Business League, Chicago; P. w. Mel
drim, Savannah, Ga: George Mean
ney, secretary National Civil ssrvice
League; John Kenks. professor politi-
cal economy, Cornell University: Fran
els B. Thurber. president National
Venable, Baltimore, and w. N. Kline
Philadelphia.
The first remarks OF the President
after reauing the memorial were:
Gentlemen, you came at the supreme
moment. will today give the peace
and you are here in time to have your
Recommendation heard and considered
| before that is DONE
The President said he had followed
wi.n great interest the discussion of the
Saratoga conference. and was sure tina
IASS Atau ooltS S1SdI GoOQ Throughout
| the country. especially commencing
the committee for having given SO fai
| q. hearing to both sides and for having
been able to agree on resolutions.
| The Presdint, in closing a five min
utes speech to the committee. said:
| II propose to do the best I can will
such knowledge and light as I have
and hope my acts in the matter will b.
approved by the deliberate judgment 0
mankind"
| The committee, at subsequen
meeting, unanimously resolved that {
permanent committee or organization
should be perfected to agitate the ques
tons touched upon In the resolution
and memorial.
| WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-The Stat,
! Department tonight gave out the fol
lowing statement concerning the dis
cussion between the members OF thu
cabinet and the peace commission to-
| day:
The members of the peace commits
sion. with the exception of Senator
Gray whose absence was due to his
inability to withdraw as counsel in s
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