The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-04
COMMISSIONS QUICK WORK
..1~v>n<ns Taken to Permit the
a~aaisk 10 Communicate With
Rnear Home ssovern0ent-They
VIII Resist Even IT Risk 81 War.

pApYs OCT. Mai Gen. Merritt reach
- p.rs ,cEay The American peace eo-a-
~.~sUa heI. p session tAz morning. pre-
~-xsssS ts the sseGssG FnexfsaG wssa the
S.05ss eaE4sEs4s zssSssr& tsss aftsrEooa. TIE
s.sresr.s xSll hs receives " PTssAde1s
r.zrs nexI Sunday sfterD51z,
-sxxgss sexzsea lasted 4aIa o'cteck. a.
~ss-< hour tas commissioners adjourned 10
~sss xtzp u. next Friday sftsrnSsou. such
s~.srxSl bang e.essr1nie ara necessary 20
.ssvz sssarat& Consideration by ea@a con-
~ssssensgs g matters before tho tos1s ecu-
~aaos. Taa Interval VIII anus De Filled
vxa work cy eaea 1l'fzs mites, the ultimate
r<rsatx b@ang So tAsl4tatsa-
4sas secFssagy OF the spaaIzh commission
"a arrive toatgat An6 the interval viii
Aao - employed b. tie secretaries jointly
s zsssgr.ag plans for sas work and pro-
<etsrs. walls tie American commissioners
wxrx az luncheon today. 0ss- Ierrstt called
a. tsssr quarters. bat did Egt waat TO zee
sss essmnsiazoa. he viii ca4l again toM0r-
car L. rse<t 1zleFn3@rs Of the commission
ma SpzaszA aud American commissioners
iii bs received tomorrow 81 PFss.drn,
fhu-s Tile hear fixed sor The reception Of
Sesr.cans . ~ o'clock ia shs Afternoon
cxE. merritt wili acce-n pSEly tae Americans
I, fa.s function. which viii be- held al the
Ia
tai the ~ofk CT sas commission may be
6sssax4 Elss.G u4ogsin from the pTrs<nt
Ems.
scdAyes mseting was again devoted 70 pre-
nztzsry work and that tae Adjournment
to FRIDAY was taken Only e eTaDls the
secretaries ~ draw Up schedule OF work.
che representative Of kae Assacsa TED FEsAs
,sarns taak the seszsan was highly support
All. aad taas the Americans have made a
demand Of &aca character tAat the span
txgsS sna x necessary 10 ask Tor al Ad-
tsugrmsat IL order 10 enable them TO cSa-
sail Mia lie K1s err Iasll AZ Madrid.
II il believed tina: the question concerns
TIE paIil py.nes, and IL Is known that the
Americans are a.gh.y pleased az having
- sooa reached what theY consider a
s.cTss and consider che tao sessions
thus far held a. very satisfactory
te America The fact thai member OF
tAs commission expressed belief that work
WaEld b. completed within q month !nd.-
estss happy frame CT mind.
Ga the Spanish side great hopes are
built On what they believe Gen. Merritt
NJ advise. namely, that the Falipiaas
s.a sncapable OF self gov ernmeat and that
tie whole situation does not warrant Am
erica Ia taxing the responsibility Tor fhe
sstire Philippines. The Spanish commits
sloasss ara quite ready 70 give whatever
America asks il tia way OK coaiing STA
GaaS but Will resist more, to the verge OF
3 Naswai Of hostIlities-
Spain Amazed ut America.
MADRID Oct 3.-Tfe reported intention
Of the United States government 10 retain
the whole OF the Philippines has created
ssIest state OF siupefactioa here. and il
k ssEa.-of.eialIy announced that thu Span
Aa government has resolved vigorously TO
conbz, anS action vi ich IL IL claimed The
terms o. the protocol preclude
Compromise In Predicted
LONDON, Oct i--Tae Paris correspond
erYE % the Times predicts a keen contest
ent expresses she belief that the American
coEgAlfE Sssosers wsa consent 30 4 comrro-
mise rather than embark IN a fresh coa-
Glci % Inlet L cruel wound upon SPAIN
u.l..ar.zl pr.ds.