The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-11-04
SPAIN REFUSES.
viii Not Accsds to Our Demands fol the
Philippines.

Through Senior Rios and his
associates Spain will present on
Friday to the American Peace
Commission a direct refusal Of
the proposition madeby Mr.. Day
to cede the Philippine Islands to
the United States and will ask
for the submission Of a substi.
tute proposal.
This, it is believed in well-in-
formed diplomatic circles, will
be the first feature Of the Span
ish programme in the negotia-
tons respecting the disposal Of
the far eastern islands. By this
move Spain will delay the pre-
sentation of the second PROPOSE
ton until the following Monday,
and by the time the next sitting
occurs the elections in the United
States will have occurred, and
if they should show opposition
to the expansion policy of the
Administration the Spaniards
will maintain a firmer stand
against the demands of the Amer
lean commissioners, with some
hope of securing material modifi-
cations.
REPUBLICAN DEFEAT THEIR
ONLY HOPE.
Advices received from Mr..
Day for several weeks past have
shown that the Spanish commits
siorers have been building great
hopes on the defeat of the Re-
publican party during the COM
ing elections. especially in New
York State. WI here national affairs
have been made Tissue Col
Roosevelt. The information OBJ
tanned from diplomatic sources
confirms Mr.. Days state
ments, and indicates the pur-
pose of the Spauiards to post
pone negotiations until it shall
have been determined whether a
majority of the voters of this
country favor the annexation of
the Philippines. If the Repub-
licans should be successful, there
is no question that the Spanish
commissioners will promptly &C.
cept the terms submitted to them.
The reply Of the Spanish COM
missioners, to be delivered Fri
day, will be a definite refusal to
cede the Philippines to the United
States on the terms proposed by
the American commissioners.
The American commissioners
will be asked to submit a new
proposal. Spain is still hoping
that the elections next Tuesday
will show a sentiment in the
United States against expansion,
and that such a result will incline
the administration to modify its
terms.
No specific sum has been named
to the American commissioners
as the amount which the United
States would be willing to pay
for the Philippines, but the ad-
ministration is disposed to be
liberal.
The Spanish commissioners at
Havana have not replied to the
American note, delivered Mon
day, proposing January lst as
tie day on which execution must
be completed. 1t is stated that
the Spaniards will accept the
date, hut under protest, still in
sisting that it will be impossible
to get all the Spanish troops out
Of Cuba by that time
Some of the French papers are
advising Spain not TO count on
Europe Intervention, and to yield
to the demands of the United
States and avoid further HOSTILE
ties.
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