The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-22
.CHAGR|AED At FAILURE.
xpsIy DISAPPOINTED IN THE Eff
FORTS OF HER DIPLOMATS.
All Their skill IL Unavas'ing TO In
xciye the American Pence Com
utsssoners In u False Position ~

LONDON, Oct zL-Tas Madrid corre-
s,cnasrg; Of The Standard says
Tire displeasure and appointment felt
+ aFrial circles al the failure 81 tize skill
~ strategy Il Senior Montero Rlez.
s~,esr,ed with Senior Sagasta and
fa.ke A.Glo6o+ar de EIos. 10 mlnign-
sxs the consequences of the war. are
.,sn and profound Senior RIOS ;orrsaw
,s.. all depended upon inducing the amer
sM.n commissioners, even .taplges.y 10 aG-
a., the Spanish views Of the protocol.
The American commissioners. psree!viny
xhss sps.n vas driving AZ; distinctly and
eagrtsaus.y put It upon record that Py@sl-
sept AcK.n.ey had oaiy consented 10 Sis
.sua hoSg,tles after Spain has solernn.Y
.eeentec ihe iTreducIbie basis for a peace
treaty. clearly laid down in The protocol. In
ars.r 70 avoid misunders landlng.
Ia. American commissioners made the
roiat thar they had uog Insisted upon ia
a.mnhles 10 Americans FOR damages from
ne was and inst Spanjards were assured
81 protection in Cuba during .ne protect
stst2 that would last Until a parliament
~ government were established which
wlsht negotiate with Spain concerning the
3gat Wnie Senior Rios asked for decay
"a order 10 prove That much Of tllt Cuban
dec. was contracted before 1855 and de-
waited % p'ib!lc works in Cuba. the Amer
cans invoked the DEGREES TO snow tna.
stocks were exclusively 10 cover war ex
sSrTfures
TIE Spanish government Is most anxious
becsasa the Americans have not shown
.helr ha.d regarding the Philippines. The
foreign Office has grounds for supposing
nat me United States viii not follow
lewey's cautious advice, and the opinions
@. Aigh naval authorities III AMERICA Hh-cE,
are decidedly averae 10 mei3ling with
,hs Philippines beyond naval stations fCn
military financial and international rea-
scns. SO that the hints taat Span would
Esfs ha sfatf4 r.4tr, I'D
,ag religious liberation and undertaking
rot 20 sell withou, giving the United
sfaies A chance 70 bid indicate that son,e-
how Spain once more seems 10 expect con-
t.neGial assistance.
IT, Speaker IN a long article on the
peace commission says;
''Tha - uct=nce Of America 10 annex
Cuba IL mainly due 10 a desire 10 escape
the burden ~ the CUBAN debt 4: the
NIne time the doctrine of international
ag b. whiqsI a debt incurred by a ruler
binds his successors rests upon sight
foundation.
II. "a mons;rous that tyrant should
BE- able 10 burden future generations SIM
,ly because he * In possession % the ma
n International laws debts incurred
sssinst the will Of the people would not
attach 10 the country, in the event o. a
chang OF government there would nc less
o. thai monetary support OF mi5goveTn-
msnt which has dLsgraced the high
finances Of the nineteenth century.
For fftS years Spain has i1h,sd CUBA
IL defiance - the ~ Il OF the Cuban people
and IN snite Of the constant protest OF the
United States The cost az ner military
operations has been met by iosus special
" chafeeabie 10 Cuba. ~ the first place
10 punish the Cuhans. and in the second
in order to arrange Tor cheap rc.reat N
tie event ~ being driven out by America.
IL word, the debt has been charged
upon Cuha largely with The ohIsct Of sad
ding il upon the United States The
bondh0lders We're encouraged 10 look TO
.'ae supposed doctr'nc Of interna tionaI law
g. part OF The security. while they were
BINDING 20 SPAN against the will ~ both
Ca5ans and Americans /, iS 20 he hoped
that the United States. while assunl.ng
sovereignty over Cuba VIII refuse 10 pay