The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-05
american Peace Com.
mzssz0nsxs Listen
TO Them.
President Faurx Re.
cezves the Memb<ys OF
Both Commissions.

(By Cable to The Tlibune)
PARIS. Oct. b.-Yesterday was cold and
d4sagreeable. fayoring indoor work of viii h
each commissioner has plenty on hand The
American commissioners determined to de-
vote yesterdays session to conference
with Major General Merritt.
The session OF the American commission
began at 10 o'clock and .asted until 1
O'Clock In the afternoon. Gen. Merritt de-
tailed to the commissioners his perso. al
views and those of Rear Admiral Dewey
regarding the physical geogra phical, moral
and political conditions prevailing in the
Philippine islands.
Gen. Merritts exposition of his personal
views and judgment of the Philippine is
lands was not finished yesterday. He will
meet the commission agar today, when he
will continue to discharge his errand here.
President Monterio RIOS, of the Spani II
mission, and his colleagues were busy yes
terday with Geographic and other CORE
spondence
The Spanish commissioners We're received
in the Afternoon by President Faure. The
members of the Spa niSh commission were
introduced by the Spanish amb -ssauor and
Senior Rios expressed the qualification Of
France.
At 4:45 p. m, Immediately following the
reception of the Spaniards The members Of
the American peace commission were re-
ceived by President Faure. Gen. Porter met
the commissioners on the steps OF the court
of honor and they pro eeded to the grant
salon. President Faure, surrounded by a
few members of his official household re-
ceived Gen. Porter, who presented Judge
Day and the other members of The commits
sion in turn, after which Judge Day pres
ented President Faure cable message Il ON
President Mckinley. 1t was dated Sept. 80
and it was addressed to His Exec lency
Mr. Faure, president of the French re-
public" and was signed "Will am Mckinley,
president of the United States.''
1t read as follows
ION this occasion, when the COM
missions Of the United States and
Spain are about to assemble Mt the
capital of France to negotiate peace
government are receiving the hOspi-
tally and the good will of the repub-
lie, 1 tender to you my most friendly
personal greeting and the assurances
of my grateful appreciation of your
kind courtexfes to the American COM
missioners.''
President Faure in replying, courteously
expressed his appreciation Of the cordial
sentiments uttered and heartily recipro-
Gated them.
President Faure said that everything pos
sibe would be done for the comfort of the
commissioners and concluded with saying:
"As the name of Lafayette is held dear
in the United States so is the name of
Washington revered in France
The president then added that he would
Immediately transmit directly to President
Mckinley his reply to the latter's cordial
message.
The following is the text Of President
Faure's cable message to President Nc
Kinley:
81 have had great pleasure In re-
ceiving the American plenipotentia-
ries to the Hispano-American confer
ence. In the course of an audience
Mr.. Day read the telegram which you
SO xraciOusly sent to me. 1 am very
much touched by the sentiments
which your exceliency has been kind
enough to express and heartily
thank you for them. 1 hope the
American comm iss iOners will have
kind rccOlIectiOns Of their sOjourn in
Paris, which 1 shall try to render
agreeable to them, and L sincerely
hope for q happy termination of the
pacific work of the commission"