The Press., 1898-11-10
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Washington Letter.


 Washington Nov. z, 1898.
 To break off the peace negotiations is the very thing that Spain does not desire to do. That was made fully apparent in the answer of the Spanish commissioners, declining to consent to our demand for the whole of the Philippines. Spain wish es to get as much money as it possibly can from us for the Philippines, and if the negotiations are broken of it would not get a cent, while we would get the Philippines just as surely as we would if the treaty was regularly concluded. There are good reasons for the belief that Spain would object most decidedly if our con- missioners should withdraw their demand for the Philippines, which they are not likely to do, and substitute proposition that the islands should be returned to Spanish control. One of them is that a return to Spanish control would be a physical impossibility, owing to the strong insurgent army of Aguinaldo, which would be in absolute control of the entire group of islands within week after the withdrawal of the American forces. Spain knows that the islands are lost to her, and ,ieven if it did not expect to get a money indemnity from us, would doubt less prefer seeing them controlled by the U. s to seeing them controlled by the insurgents. So far as can be judged by appearances, the president and the mem bers of his cabinet are perfectly satisfied with the situation in Paris. In fact, members of the cabinet have said as much, and added their expectation that the treaty would soon be concluded upon our terms.
 Lieut.. Hobson, who is in Washington, could scarcely restrain his tears when he received the news of the sinking during a storr rvn2f the Maria Teresa, the Spanish
 -pis sA raised, while on its way to Many regrets have been cx- pre by others, especially naval off, cers.
 There is a pointer in a portion of the testimony of General Lawton that should not be overlooked by those who seek for reasonable explanations of numerous things connected with the campaign against Santiago. It will be remembered that it had already been stated in the testimony of the naval officer who had charge of the debarkation of Shafter's army that the troops never would have been landed from the transports had the navy not gone to the assistance of the orr nffi in Noo,Ix, naval officer who has expressed an opin- ion on the subject has declared that the transports should be under the navy, as they are under the British system. Col. Denby of the Investigating committee, who conducted the examination of Gen. Lawton, asked whether he thought the navy should have control of the trans ports. No, indeed" was his prompt and emphatic reply. "Then you think the army should have control of them ?" asked Col Denby. Absolutely" was the answer. "While they are acting to- gether?" queried Col. Denby. "They won't act together" answered Gen. Law ton "that is where I make my point; two men cannot command the same af- fair" Gen. Lawton's declaration that the army and navy won't act together may be little too sweeping, but there is little doubt that they did fail to act to- gether during the Santiago campaign.
 Fifty-seven cannon captured at Santi- ago have been ordered taken to the U. s. arsenal at Watervliet, N. Y., for exami- nation.< This order is merely form, as