Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-24
Reason to Believe That Spain Will
Accept Terms Offered.
PURPOSE OF RECENT RESISTANCE
Advantages to the United States
Breaking Off Negotiations.
A w y 1TlN NC THE REPLY

So far as krown no word was received
from Judge Day today in regard 10 the Sit
uauon at Paris. and, II is said In official
circles no developments are looked for un-
III the Spanish commissioners reply to the
Americaa ulLmatUm. This reply may be
submitted tomorrow or possibly not until
saturday Under the terms OF the notice
given the Spanish commissioners MONDAY
next will oe the last day OF grace allowed
tnefh TO reply 10 the American proposals.
II no reply is MADE by that day the Amer.
ie$n commissioners will consider that In.
spanish commissioners have rejected ,hat,
proposals, +nd viii arrange to return i'm.
ihedlateiy to the United States, thus enca.
'HaiAs breaking on peace hes citations In
Such d case resotIatIoas FOR peace would h,
resumed on.y ou dsSdrances that Spa,n NJ,
prepared to ueaI VAN the United Stat,s an
'4e oss!s OF tne propositions made 70 th.rr
last Monday
ooS-n, Thought WIFI Xfeia
Although there ~ no ortlcial ln.,,rns,t,,
'outy 10 tAal enect, there In still r,ss,, 70,
eiie Denet In -,oraUle termination a, m,
peha!hk neeot4a ,luiIs, ana that Spain Will
al lHe -aat tilo1i.ent yleld TO the inevitable
pE accepting the best terms that she can
nom tHe a.ieu States. IL has been
iIillteu ~ that The recent Spanish resistance
49, 4S~44S spec ttCUaslE CAaI4DlllOn, NANNY
ihteHued 10 cOA' luce Lne Spanish people at
meme that eat efforts were beng uut
Iorth TO obtain The best terms for SPAN
aho mat al the Iast point, just before the
eN plratiuD of the time limit the Snaufsb
COMMISSIONERS wIll accept a treaty on the
ilLes lad down by the Americans
Would Have TO lake the PhIIIppfne.
But even should they refuse to do this,
and the commission separate without re-
suits, the sltua iion would not be SO very
bad Tor the United States. AS one official
OF the administration put #, the govern
ment will then be under the necessity of
taking possession of the Philippines by
force, but IL would have been practically
under the same necessity, in all probability,
even with the signing OF a treaty OF peace,
for the Insurgents threaten 10 oppose
American SOW terelgnty over the island, eX-
cept on their own terms. But the United
States government would save the S21.0l0,-
600 -hich IL offered to pay Spain on ac-
count OF the islands. and, further (and this
is small consideration. the administra.
ton would avoid dragging the whole polio,
OF the war. at least so far as IL turns or
the Philippines. into Congress. There
would then be no treaty TO submit to the
Senate.
There have been signs of opposition 10
the payment to Spain even OF the small
amount Of money which the President felt
to be demanded by considerations Of exact
justice and International practice. and the
u
fcatiou OF the treaty of peace. But, OF
course, If there is no treaty, that danger
will be avoided and meantime the govern
ment can take time to deliberate upon the
line OF policy it is deemed best TO apply 10
the government Of the colonies. and deter
mine Just what disposition should be made
of all of them.
II is universally conceded that in The end
Spain will have to yield, she is practical
ly without a navy, without funds. with a
disorganized and rebellious army and with
Ya-ne # tr1Fs oil dnr
Vaiue of the Protocol.
Some of the local diplomats hold that Q
serious question arises as to the validity Of
the protocol in the peace negotiations
fail. 1t was, it is said, only a preliminary
step to a treaty, and if the treaty failz.
so, too, this preliminary step becomes nu-
gatory except so far as IL has been carried
into actual effect by the transfer of Porte
Rico.
Hopes are expressed throughout diplo.
matte quarters that later reports from
Paris WIn show the crisis less acute than
the reports earlier in the week Indicated
and that some plan may yet be adopted 10
continue the negotiations to successful
end.
II is the almost universal opinion among
diplomatic officials mere that Spain has
been left enlreiy to her own resources
and that il she reLews the war she will
have to 6gkt IT aione, just as she did In
its early Stages. For the same sons, il
is SAID, there will he no intervention. arhi-
tration or any other foreign move. unless
this country As q party with Spain To ask
ing for such uulsloe offices.
A rather pCssimis;ic outlook IS taken by
cne of the high diplomatic officials here.
who believes that dIscununuance OF neso-
tiations at Paris will be followed by tho
immediate sending Of an American fleet 10
the coast of Spain, another TO the Philip
mines and more bitter conflict than that
heretofore waged. In his judgment Spain
has reached the point where she is ready
TO lose all rather than voluntarily yield
more and will contest even though Amer
ican troops advance to Madrid.