The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-03
One Newspaper Says the Mask of HUI
ing the Brutal Hand of Strength.
INTERVENTION OF POWERS
SUGGESTED AT BERLIN AND BY THE
ST. PETERSBURG NOVOsTI.
No Surprise at Vienna over the
American Demand for the Philip
pines-EI SOIiers Structures.

LONDON, Nov. 3.-The Paris correspond
ent of the Morning Post says 1T is expect
ed that a rupture of the peace negotiations
between the United States and Spain will
be officially announced on Friday. The feel
ing here is that the attitude of the Span
iards is irrational, in view of the financial
proposals of the United States. and that
they may ultimately regret having failed
to agree quickly with the adversary"
The Vienna correspondent Of the Times
says: THE Spanish commissioners cannot
be surprised, neither can the Spanish gov
ernment, by Americas decision to take the
Philippines. Possibly the Spanish people
were not prepared for it, and the commits
sioners are pretending surprise so that the
government may be better able to face pub
lie opinion. Certainly everybody outside Of
Spain must have understood that the archi-
pelago was lost to SPAIN
! The Berlin correspondent Of the Standard
| says: Russia and another power are cred
! tied with the intention of intimating to
! Washington that the annexation of the
| Philippines must be preceded by common
| agreement on future action In certain cir
| cumstances. The German papers express
their feelings very frankly"
The Hamburgische Correspondent says:
| The United States are conducting the peace
| negotiations as they conducted the war. The
mask of humanity is being gradually
dropped revealing the brutal hand of
strength. When the protocol was signed
not foot of Philippine soil was in Ameri-
can hands. President Mckinley demands
the complete surrender only because victory
| in the forthcoming elections depends upon
it. The American demand, however, is less
a blow to Spain than to the European pow
ers which seem desirous of selecting naval
stations in the Philippines"
The Boersen Courier admits that the
powers have no cause for interfering but
urges them to watch American expansion
with jealous eyes.
The National Zeitung says: IF Spain
can obtain compensation sufficient to cover
the Philippine and Cuban debts, she would
| be better off without the islands. Looking
| to the commercial and strategical value of
| the Philippines, we should not be surprised
at resistance on the part of some of the
powers. Moreover, it is evident that the
| inhabitants will not calmly acquesce in
American annexation
The Frankfurter Zeitung thinks that aft
er the elections the American commission
ers are likely to make some concessions,
since the chief question is rather how to
conquer the Philippines from the inhabi-
tants than how to overcome Spain's resist
ance.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says: The
Novosti, commenting upon United States
determination to claim the Philippine ISL
ands says: THE great powers can, like
Spain, protest against the proposed cession,
as several of them are directly interested
in the maintenance of the status quo. In an
extreme case the question should be arbi-
trated.'
The Soliel, Of Paris, to-day, commenting
editorially on the position assumed by the
American peace commissioners, says: mo
monarchical government would have dared
to conduct itself after the fashion of the
Americans, who are forever talking so much
of right and liberty. The plan of the Amer
leans is now evident. 1t is to take all of
Spain's colonies and leave Spain me debts
of all Of those colonies. This is the result
of the holy war undertaken to insure the
independence of the Cubans. What base
hypocrisy do these liberals, these Demo-
Gratis, these Republicans show"
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says: 1.-The Austrian Cabinet
considers an English protectorate of the
Philippines the only proper solution of the
question"