The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-05
OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
lie PETIT BLEU THINKS COMMITS
SIoNERS WILL LABOR LONG.
FAuRE RECEIVES The coaMlsslot
Exchange Of Called Courteses Between Nc.
Kinley and Fsure. Spanish coumis.
sionels Idea of Americas Ntw
Part in World History.
Part in World History.

Paris, Oct. 1.-The American neac,
commissioners devoted today's session
to a conference with Major Genera
Merritt. Who detailed his personal view
and those of Rear ADMIRAL Dewey re
garding the physical, geographical
moral aud POLITICAL conditions prevailin,
in the Philippine Islands.
General AIcrritf's exposition of hi
personal views and Judgment Nof tn,
Philippine Islands was not finished to
day. He viii meet the commission
again tomorrow when he viii continue
rs discharge his errand here.
: President Montero Rios of the Spanisl
commission and has colleagues were busy
today with telegraphic and other CORE
Spoadence.
a newspaper, lie Petit Bleu this morn.
ing declares ii has authority for the
statement that it has been decided. tb;,
''an adjustment relative TO Cuba will b,
first discussed al the next meeting, ow
ing TO incidents which have recent,
taken place in the Philippine Islands.
The same newspaper remarks tina
Senior Rios, yesterday bought thres
copies of Il work on international law
By one of our most eminent jurists.''
The Petit Bleu does not accept tht
view that The work of the commission
ers viii he concluded before December
but expresses the belief that it will re
quire a longer time
The Spanish commissioners were re
ceiyed this afternoon at 4 o'clock by
President Faure at the Elysec Place
Immediately following the reception O
the Spaniards the members of the Am
erican commission were received by
President Faure. surrounded by IL few
members of his official household Judge
Day then presented President Faur,
with a cable address from President Nc
Kinley. which read as follows:
ION this occasion, when the commits
sioners of the United States and Spai1
are about to assemble at the capital o.
France to negotiate peace and whei
the representatives of this governmen
are receiving the hospitality and thi
good will of the Republic. | beg t.
tender You my most friendly persona
greeting and the assurances Of M
grateful appreciation of your kind cour
tesies to the American commissioners.
President Faure courteously expresset
his appreciation of the cordial senti
ments uttered and heartily reciprocates
them.
President Faure said that everything
possible would be done for the comfor
of the commissioners and concluded
with saying:
As the name Of Lafayette is hello
dear in the United States, so is TIL,
name of Washington revered in France
The President then added that h,
would Immediately transmit directly Il
President Mckinley his reply TO the LAT
ter's cordial message
, The following is the text Of Presi
dent Faures cable message to Presideni
Mckinley:
Il have had great pleasure in receiy
ing the American plenipotentiaries Of
the Hispano-American peace commits
sion
During the, course of an audience Mr.
Day read the telegram which you 81
Graciously sent me. ] am very mucl
touched by the sentiments which You
Excellency has been kind enough to ex
press and ! heartily thank you for them
] hope the American commissioners vii
have kind recollections Of their sojourI
in Paris which | shall try to rende
agreeable to them, and | sincerely hop
for il happy termination Of the pacifi
work Of the commission"
La Patrie this evening prints an in
teresting interview said to have bee
had with General Rafael Cerero
Saenz, of the Spanish peace commits
sion, in which he is reported as saying
peace between Spain and the unit
ed States will conlplicate all the Easter
questions. The day upon which the prt
Iiminaries are signed the first chapte
in the new history Of Europe will b
commenced, as the United States wi
henceforth play a preponderant role j
events of which different parts OF til
world viii be the theatre