The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-08
SPANISH DETECTED.
Day Told Them Victors Die.
tated Peace Treaties.
"IAM ALMOST MAD" SAID OJEDA.
American Commissioners Said the Prog
ress Made Was satisfactory -- Dons
Given More Power believed In Wash
ington There WIN he Two Treaties.

PARIS, Dec. G.-The joint commits
sion was in session Tor over four hours.
Much OF the discussion concerned de-
tails 40 TO the guaranteeing Of the
rights of Spanish citizens in the ceded
colonies.
The debate was occasionally ener-
getic and the Spaniards, on emerging,
appeared to be detected.
Secretary Ojeda Of the Spanish com
mission, when questioned after the
meeting as to the progress made, an
sweTed eXcltedly:
II am almost mad. / cannot talk.
We are making progress"
The American commissioners declined
to say anything further than that the
progress made was satisfactory.
The Spanish commissioners have re-
ceived authority to bind their govern.
ment on certain matters, but there are
yet important questions on which their
instructions are unsatisfactory, and it
is likely that many OF the details i'll.
volved in the change of sovereignty in
the Spanish colonies will be left tor set.
tlement in the regular diplomatic pro-
cess when relations between the two
governments are resumed.
The history of the document which
will certify the passing OF the Oldest CO.
lonial power III the world and the ad-
vent OF the newest was opltomi2ed by
Judge Day iii single sentence:
"A peace treaty can contain anything
which the vlCtors put into it. e"
The Americans had listened for b0rrs
| with their customary patience to the
| teChn cal.tlcs cOEvOEed by the Span.
| iarls with their customary shrewdness
! and perslst, ncy against every proposal
making foe the Ill 1mem mbermGut OF their
| en- liTr. DARKNESS had como on and
| the llyeTied attendants modified BY
| the French AUTHORITIES mad placed a
tiny lamp at CnC elbow Of each com.
| missioner. ScuaJOr Frye, whose nm
concealed contempt tor diplomatic
| uulbbhug CHcltc5 the ustCnishmcuU OF
| the punctlhuus CGsttiliaus. had staked
| home, his patience exhausted.
Tho burden vi the cVaA.sn argument
| was thar matters Outs.UD tnc bare cess.
ion aud evacuation Of the conquered
| territory, wRiah the N.uCrlCaus pro
| posed 70 cover by tho tEvACy, were bo
| youd the legitimate ami customary
scope o. a pence tTeaSy. BCh!ud tins
| Uu.WaTk Seu2r MOutgVO Rios, presidcu
| oil the Spanish commission, fortlueC
| himself, DOuUarJiug mis- oppSnenGs
with u supply OF Arguments and pfvCe
dents wLICh inspired the freely e&
pressed admiration OF the Americans
finally Judge Day sInmarlzed III
American lOltiuu III the Ioregolu'
memorable u.t"ranCe. IL was giYeI
and taken in good spirit, and from tina
mOmvnS the pEJceedlnss were entrel,
friendly.
4ne session accomplished much
Eight open questions were canyaSsed
seven beng practically settled wlthJu
noteworthy Ircuon.
Tho COmuIss oners decline TO ga
what conclusion was reached, but th
bargain for cOaling station in the UaI
oliues was not Cemeuted, and, accord
ing TO present prospects, II is likely t
fa,l. The temper Of the Americans i
this matter is: We made yOu u goo
otter tor au island. Aou take or leuN il
The SpanIaTds seem disposed I
leave it.
The Americans do not regard it as
prlZe which they eau demand as one @
the natura! fruits OF the war, While tn
whole policy OF the Spanlarus Is 10 COL
fine the negotiations AZ narrowly az pos
sible to tho lester OF the protocol signe
III Washington, and TO exclude all el
E traneOus matters. The result Uf tn
policy may be the leaving Of many dC
tails involved in the change of Bove
cignty over the various possessions
settlement by the rrgUlar diplomat
processes whom normal relations b,
tween the governments have been II
spmed.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 1.-THE impressio
prevails hore that the results Ut I'll
negotiations at Paris will DO emGodle
III two or more treaties, Insrrad Of or,
There will oe one actual peace treat!
Z emDOdying nothing more than tho pr'
} tocOl points relating to the r,llnquisl
> ment Of Spanish sovereignty oYG
Cuba and the Spanish West Indie
/ Guam and the Philippines, with I'll
) single exception of the provISO for IL
release of prisoners.
AL the Oth,r matters, those resatln
to the renewal OF the commerce
/ treaties, the acquisition of cable AN
ooalng stations and in faCJ all JhO'
extraneOus matters tnaE have been me-
toned as likely to he incorporated
the peace treaty will form the subJe
! of % special treaty. This course IS hke
to he adopted III order 70 hasten u
3 conclusion Of peace, for which there
Il great necessity, ii for no other rcasC
/ than TO secure the release OF prisUne
| and he restoration or trade DUtWeg
spain and the United states.