Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-11-26
Peace Commission Transiators
Kept Busy.
FINAN NCIAL PROBITY
>paia Wtii Not Adnnls Anv tnv~stie etiea
late Her ExPenditnr~s ~ The fhiiip
Pines- Americ.n CornmfestoEers Msy
continue Their Endeavors Co Arrive At
aa Anfcabis 4 adcxstandtng.

Paris. special. At Wednesdays session
@; The Peace Commission spain naintaia-d
The absolute recognition BY The protocol CO
her sovereignty over the Philippines. Al
most she only consents % eave the later
pre;aiion % 10 60 an ar5iter.
The 0suiois sdis an Inspired statement
that. N tho spanish Commissinners yield
they will oo disavowed ty Srain. n the
Americans admit Spaias Sovereignty in
priociplc she will % villng 20 treat regard
iug terms % ccssion.
The Americans will rot recede from their
present position. that the protocol Is 90 be
taken without conditions. and that cession
Is Inevitable.
The spaniards think that rupture l. iu-
probable.
A nephew ~ VI. de Blouiiz fraris CORES
pondeut % the London Tines in tho Malta
accuses President Mckinley and hts Admin
.atraiion of supprcssing. even from Con-
gress. the Queen Reeonts letter ard parts
ot the technical report concerning the Maine
explosion, and calls tho present claim % the
/ Philippines criminal aggression.
The clerical force cf the American Peace
/ Compissicn was busy nearly all Tuesday
nirht ln translatisg the spAaish memoran-
dun oresa2trd az Wednesday = ioins session.
whflo N. 'ranslators and typewgiters
were rsndsrirg lee Spanish argument into
printed EurlisS .o,nsel sor the American
/ Commission stuaird "a sheet by sheet, max
ing notos of records 20 b. examined and %
law points bearing on the natter In hand
A a result when the Anericals gatnerod
Tor their daily session the spanish present
ment lay before them ir English. r'Hdy Tor
consideration. and accompanied b o~iA
bearing upon it.
40 unofficial person knows the contsntl
q the document presented oy tho spaniah
| Commissioners, but it s safe 10 assums
that. added to her insistence 5n the reserve.
tion % her Philippians sovereignty and hel
proposition 20 arbitra;o the construction o.
tbs third article OF tho protocol. spala ha
made two other important statements
Ns~ Statements.
First-That on the high ground of nnan
cisi probity she cannot allow any discussion
here of the validity Of her action IN pledgin,
the resources OF the Philippines for the pay
ment Of the Phiippine debt
second-That IA connection with th
American proposal 20 reimburse Spain 10
her pacihc expenditures Ia the Philippines
she cannot admit OF any inquiry As 90 aoV
she has spent thu proceeds OF tho loan
based on the Philippine pledges.
n Spain has assumed this attitude, an
it IA tciieNfd she has done 80. ans PRACTICAL
compels the American Commissioners {
consider az least she cntire Philippine Del
and its assumption by the United States q
the Philippine Islands az condition
Spaln's amicehi- surrender of her sovs
ciguty over those islands
Dinaculty FOR America
IL i dificult 90 understaud how the Ame
leans can reply 20 this Ia any other mann'
than by strictly outlining their position az
4 giving the Spaniards a time limlt in VIII,
y 20 accept the propositions OF the Unite
States. But the American Commissions
4 may patiently continue their endeavors
p arrive az al amicabls understanding On q
81 subjsct.