The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-04

to reimburse Spain the money spent
upon permanent improvements in those
islands. But there is conflict of opin-
ion as to whether the Spanish commits
sioners Friday will present counter
proposition. This matter, it is added,
was undecided at two o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
Approve of Hoar's Speech.
Paris, Nov. 3.-The Echo de Paris
expresses strong approval of the speech
delivered at Worcester, Mass, by Sen
ator Hoar, in which he denounced the
so-called policy of American extension.
The paper mentioned quotes the speech
fully and remarks that all American
political men apparently do not agree
with the policy of conquest
The Figaro says:
1.-THE peace negotiations have reached
very critical point Up to yesterday the
Spanish delegates had received no definite
Instructions from Madrid. Will the Span
ish government accept the American prop
osition? We doubt it,
The Petit Bleu remarks:
lone must admit, in looking beneath
the surface, that the late war has COM
pletely changed the American character.
Outside of being merely anxious for COM
mercial supremacy and playing small
political part, save regarding the South
American republics, the United States felt
no desire to interfere in European politics.
But everything changes very suddenly.
After the success against Spain, the Amer
lean government felt itself capable of TAX
ing part in European politics, and advances
of Great Britain showed the American
ministers they could speak up. This pop
ular feeling has induced the American
government to demand the whole of the
archipelago, when at the outset part Of
the Philippines was all that was de-
manded.
The Weak Point.
This new demand exceeds a war in
demnity, and this is the weak point which
American diplomacy has encountered. The
Spanish government is at the end of its
resources, and, hopeless as 1T is for her to
attempt to master the Instruction in the
Philippine islands, even if they were hand
ed over to her tomorrow, it is evident
that if, instead of using the word abandon
ment,' 'cession' against a cash indemnity
| is spoken of, the Spanish and American
| delegates may come to terms.
The American delegates have made sew
eral offers, and have at the present time
proposed the sum of S40000,000. The Span
| iards want more, and have demanded $780,
1 100000.
1.-The Spanish delegat ties, for whose sad con-
| dition one must feel pity had for moment
| the illusion that Europe would intervene
and defend the interests of Spain. They
must have lost this illusion by now. Amer
| lean diplomacy has played it's part with
| great cleverneSs, and has from the outset
| gained an extraordinary position. AT the
| present moment the United States is TAX
| ing advantage of the hatred against Eng
| land which is growing up on the continent.
| and offers it's neutrality If Europe will
| leave the United States free hand with
| Spain.
Besides, Europe really has no interest to
| interfere. The various European govern
| ments foresee what will inevitably come
| If the United States restores the Philip
| pine islands to SPAIN AS soon as Spain
| had proved her inability to quash the re-
| volt, Germany would offer her interested
| assistance and Immediately the covetous-
| ness of French, English and Russian diplo-
| macy would provoke international inter-
| yention which would raise quarrel of eX-
\ ceptional gravity
"At the present moment, it is because
| something of the sort might happen that
| the attitude of Europe in general to-
| wards the Spaniards and Americans is as
4 follows:
| price of the Philippines, make concessions
| quick about 1t. There are plenty of troubles
| lttical horizon without prolongation of
these dangerous negotiations of yours"
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