The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-29
COMMISSIONERS At PARIS.
OFFICIAL RECEPTIONS TO AMER
ICANS AND SPANIARDS.
French Newspaper Makes Some Won
derful Disclosures Concerning the
Attitude of the Americans.

Paris, Sept. 28.-The United States
peace commission went into session at
IL O'Clock this morning. The Gaulois
| says: In spite of the mystery sur
rounding the matter, we are able, from
a high source, to give an outline of
| the position of both commissions. While
the Americans have instructions which
| are more precise than those of the
| Spaniards, there is diversity of opin-
| ion III regard to the Philippines. Sena-
! tor Gray is a very ardent Democrat,
and consequently belongs to the party
which repudiates expansion. He OPP
poses all annexation, and his opinion,
| therefore, totally differs from that of
the other four commissioners, some of
whom would be content with a coaling
station at the Philippines, possibly Ca
vite, while others, like Senator Davis,
advocate the annexation of the whole
archipelago"
The Gaulois, however, believes that
the Americans, by mutual concessions,
VIII come to an agreement, and that
they will all be largely influenced by
Major General Merritt's reports on the
situation. The instructions to the
Spanish commission, according to the
Gaulois, are, briefly, to hold out and
make the best terms possible. Madrid
is well aware, it appears, that the con-
DIT TIC UtSI Ol1lS nave " piGoSS
the Spanish people, and the only hopes
entertained are that the Americans
will not abuse the situation too much.
Popular sentiment in Spain, ii is added,
thinks it better to abandon the Phil
ippine islands than to keep them I'M
der conditions rendering them ungov-
ernable.
During the afternoon the American
commissioners assisted at their first
formal functions in France-their re-
ception by the minister of foreign af-
fairs, NJ. Del Case. At 8 o'clock the
United States ambassador, General
Horace Porter, called at the Continent
tai hotel for the Americans. He. took
three of them into his own carriage,
and the remainder, with Secretary
Moore, followed in another carriage to
the ministry of foreign affairs. The
party was received Immediately by NJ
Crozier, the chef de protocole, who
showed the Americans into the ante
room of the minister's chamber. After
a few moments of waiting, the doors
were opened and the party entered the
room occupied by the minister of for
eign affairs and were presented in turn
to NJ. Del Case, who cordially greeted
the visitors. The minister assured the |
commissioners of the great pleasure
experienced by France in the part she |
has taken in effecting suspension of |
hostilities between Spain and the |
United States, and expressed the hope |
of having the pleasure of meeting the |
American commissioners and the Span |
lsh commissioners at breakfast tomor- |
row. Judge Day, president of the
American commission, responded
After the presentation of the Ameri-
can commissioners, Senior Leon Cas-
LlIlo, the Spanish ambassador, pre-
sented the Spanish commissioners to
Nj. Del Case. The ceremonies were
exactly similar to those gone through
n introducing the members of the
American commission
Both General Porter and Senior Cas-
lilo, the United States and Spanish
will be present at tomor-
'oW'S luncheon