The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-31
THE SPANlAROS MAY BOLT
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS MAY COME
TO AN ABRUPT END.
The Demand of the United states for the
Philippines Is Considered
Extortionate.

Paris. Oct. 30.-Senor Montero Rios,
president of the Spanish peace commits
sion. Is i'll. This causes some doubt this
evening as to whether there viii be a
joint session OF the commissions to-mor-
row. IL he is unable to attend IL is I'M
likely that the Spaniards would consent
to enter the conference to take up the
Philippine question for initial consid-
Grafton.
There is a strong impression. which
has been growing here recently. that the
Spanish upon receiving definite assur-
ance of the American determination to
take the entire Philippine group. would
quit the conference. but all negotiations
are modified by the attitude OF the
Spanish newspapers which arrived here
to-day. These are found to lay Wheel
ed into line with the Epoca OF Oct. q.
which demanded that the Spanish COM
missioners should sign a treaty in Paris,
no matter how onerous the conditions
imposed by the Americans.
Nevertheless. despite this attitude of
the Madrid press. M despite the denial
glvn on Friday last to the correspondent
OF the associated press by a Spanish
commissioner. who denied that the
S%paniards had any intention of with
drawing. the Americans here will not be
surprised IL one or more of the Spanish
commissioners resign n practically
close the negotiations.
This feeling is based upon the fact
! that Senior Rios early last week would
have resigned II his so doing would not
have imperiled the Sagasts ministry.
and the reasoning is that IL. while
pressing the Cuban debt, which Is not
mentioned in the protocol. and which
the Spanish commissioners insist shall
not be left TO Spain alone, Senior Rios
were inclined TO resign. he might. in the
open field OF contention as to the Phil
~ippines, feel that resignation would help
Senator Sagasta. on the ground that
the demand of the United States for the
entire Philippine group would be ex-
t~ortionate. II is believed here tonight.
on the eve OF taking up the main ques-
ton. that the Spanish commissioners
are not likely to acquiesce here In any
treaty that the Americans would sign.
In the Philippine discussions two
wearisome questions are likely TO be
raised by the Spanish. The first Is on
the protocol phrase control, DISPOSE
ton and government" of the archipela-
go, the Spaniards doubtless holding
that the word disposition" does not
involve possession. though they know
that possession" was originally writ
ten in the protocol and changed to
disposition" on NJ. Cambon's insist
ence in behalf of Spanish sensibilities.
Collateral to this Is a @ conten-
ton. possibly to be merged with the
first, that when the protocol was
signed there was an exterior moral
agreement between NJ. Cambon and
Judge Day that neither the protocol
nor its terms should in the treaty ne
gotiations involve Spanish sovereignty
In the Philippine archipelago. On this
point Judge Day. through the asso-
ciated press. has already pointedly de-
MED the existence OF an actual conser-
walton or implied understanding out
side OF the protocol. either verbally or
in correspondence. and this denial is
supported by the French yellow book.
NJ. Cambon, however. has given the
matter some significance by emitting 20
deny the report. although the alleged
existence Of a secret understanding ex-
terror to the protocol was first printed
in the Paris papers and reiterated d.
rectly and by inference.
The joint session, II IL is held to-mor-
row.. will begin al 2 p. m The Amer
leans case is ready for presentation.