The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
Americans Not So Well Loved in Eu-
ers Were Led to Believe.
TREATY NOT TO BE WITHHELD
WILL BE SENT TO THE SENATE DUR
ING THE PRESENT SESSION.
Text of SenOr MOnterO RiOs's Inter-
view with NJ. DE BIOwitz-A Span-
iards Bitter Lament.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated press)

| Copyright 1885, by the Associated Press)
! LONDON, Dec. Ito interviewers who
besieged the American peace commission
ers at Southampton to-day, before they
sailed for New York on board the Ameri-
can line steamer st. Louis, the commission
| ers said they could not discuss the terms
of the treaty of peace with Spain. White
law Reid and Judge Day were much inter
ested in the interview of the Manila corre-
spondent of the Associated Press with Rear
Admiral Dewey, but they would not discuss
either that matter or the protest made by
Agoncillo, the representative of Agunaldo,
the Philippine leader. Judge Day said the
| treaty of peace would probably be delivered
to President Mckinley on Dec. "a, but, he
added it was impossible to say whether it
would be presented to the present Senate
or to that which comes into Office in March
next. This, the judge added, is a matter
which the President will decide.
1t is doubtful if a more business like, hard
working body than the American commits
sion ever represented the United States
abroad. On the arrival of the commission
ers at Paris they Immediately settled down
to work. Between the joint meetings the
Americans spent their days comforting in re-
| gard to their policies. These conferences de-
! veloped wide differences the quintet of COM
|
ion on the policy of expansion. Sometimes
the meetings were almost stormy but the
American commissioners always presented a
solid front to the Spaniards. The Americans
are greatly indebted in all stages to the
learning of Professor Moore, secretary of the
| United States commission, who participated
in the conferences and whose advice was
| OFTEN a deciding factor in weIgnty problems
| The American commissioners also say a
| high compliment was paid to Mr. Arthur
Ferguson, their interpreter, by the Span
! iards, who, although he was an American
attache, trusted him to represent both par
| ties. After the treaty was signed and when
the farewells were being exchanged, Senior
| Montero Rios, president of the Spanish COM
mission, seized Mr.. Fergusons hands and in
a courtly Spanish manner exclaimed: II am
| sure you must have a fellow feeling for the
| Spaniards, for you speak our language not
only with the head, but with the heart
Mr.. Ferguson is gifted with a remarkable
memory. He would listen to a speech ten or
! twenty minutes long and would then repeat
its substance in the other language. The ac-
curacy of his translatons was never uues-
| toned
The proudest member of the returning
party is Edward Savoy the State Depart
ment messenger, who delivered the ulti-
| matun of the United States government to
| the Spanish minister at Washington, Senor
! Polo de Barnabee Savoy is carving the
American copy Of the treaty and is guard
ing 1t as carefully as though he had crown
| jewels in his possession. Savoy speaks with
| pride OF his part in signing the document
which consisted in afTixing the seals with the
wax and candle used by Judge Day when
he was secretary of state and which Savoy
| brought to Paris for that rItrpose
| The American commissioners return to the
| United States with their eyes opened in re-
| gard to the Anglo-American UNDERSTANDING
| Ihey, like the majority of Americans ar
rived in Europe with the idea that a senti.
| mental, fraternal love for America pre-.
vailed all over Great Britain They return
with the knowledge that, except in public
speeches and public prints, America is all
most as much criticised here as on the con-
| tinent British politicians and business men
| recognize the fact that an understanding or
alliance with America is highly desirable
| But to pretend, as many of the newspapers
now do, that this is based on kinship is alb
surd to any one in a position to hear the
oaly comments, both private and public, of
the people of England.
| The Spectator to-day, however again in
ssts on a sentimental alliance and saws:
THE air is full of talk of alliances and of
how good for this country it would be to
| ally ourselves to this or that power Frank
| ly, we do not feel any very great enthusiasm
| on the subject, except in the case of the
| United States, and there we do not want TO
| see so much alliance as recognition of the
| bond OF kinshp. We want merely the ac-
| ceptance of the principle that however differ
ent may be their interests and aspirations.
! brothers in blood will never desert each
other in the hour OF supreme need We want
England and America each to feel what we
firmly believe to be fact, that If either
| gets its back to the wall the other will come
to its help, no matter what the cause of the
| quarrel