Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-10
EXPECT A RUPTURE.
A Correspondent Thinks Peace Ne.
gotiations viii Be Broken OF.
OpISIOySOr EUROPEAN NEWSPAPERS
Americans Accused Of Hypocrisy BY the
soisii-Ths Novosti says the Great
Powers Can Protest Against Our
Claiming the Philippines.

London, Nov. S.-The Paris CORE
spondent Of the Morning Post says
ut is expected that rupture of the
peace negotiations between the United
States and Spain will be officially an
nounced on Friday. The feeling here
is that the attitude Of the Spaniards Is
irrational, In view Of the financial pro.
posals OF the United States. and that
they may ultimately regret having
failed to agree quickly with the adver'
sary."
Ths Berlin correspondent Of the
Standard says: Russia and another
power are credited with the Intention
Of intimating to Washington that the
annexation Of the Philippines must
be preceded by common agreement
on future action In certain circum
stances"
The German papers express their
feeling very frankly. The Hambur'
gische Correspondent says: ''The
United States are conducting the peace
negotiations as they conducted the
war. The mask to humanity is being
gradually dropped, revealing the
brutal hand Of strength. When the
protocol was signed, not foot of
Philippine soil was in American hands.
President Mckinley demands the COIN.
plete surrender only because victory
10 the forthcoming elections depends
upon it. The American demand, how.
ever, Is less blow to Spain than to
the European powers, which seem de.
sirous Of selecting naval stations in
the Philippines
The Boersen Courier admits that
the powers have no cause for interfer.
ing, but urges them to watch Amer-
can expansion with jealous eyes.
The National Zeitung says: "lf
Spain can obtain compensation sufii.
cient to cover the Philippine and
Cuban debts, she would be better off
without the islands. Looking to the
commercial and strategical value Of
the Philippines, we should not be sur.
prised at resistance on the part Of some
Of the powers. Moreover, it is evident
that the inhabitants will not calmly
acquiesce in American annexation
The Frankfurter Zeitung thinks
that after the elections the American
commissioners are likely TO make some
concessions, since the chief question is
rather how to conquer the Philippines
from the inhabitants than how to
overcome Spain's resistance.
The Vienna correspondent Of the
Times says: 1.-THE Spanish commission.
ers cannot be surprised, neither can
the Spanish government, by Americas
decision to take the Philippines Pos
sibly the Spanish people were not pre-.
pared for IL and the commissioners are
pretending surprise so that the gov
ernment may be better able to face
public opinion. Certainly everybody
outside Of Spain must have understood
that the archipelago was lost to
Spain"
The Vienna correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph says; "The Austrian
cabinet considers an English protec.
torate of the Philippines the only
proper solution Of the question"
AMERICANS SCORED.
Paris, Nov S.--The Soliel yesterday,
commenting editorially upon the posi-.
ton assumed by the American peace
commissioners, says:
No monarchial government would have dared
to conduct itself after The fashion Of the Amer
leans, who are forever talking so much Of right
and liberty The plan Of the Americans is
now evident 1t is to take oil Of SPANS COL
onies and leave Spain the debts Of oil those
colonies This Is the result OF the holy war un-
dertaken to insure the independence Of the
Cubans What base hypocrisy do the liberals,
these democrats these republicans show.
VIEWS OF A RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 3. The Novosti,
commenting upon the United States
determination to claim the Philippine
islands, says: "The great powers can,
like Spain, protest against the pro.
posed cession, as several of them are