The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-06
SDaniards Not
Happy.
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A JOINT SESSION.
Progress Made at Meeting
Of Peace Commissioners.

Paris Dec. 5.--The American commits
soners held a long conferenc. This
morning, beginning at 10 o'clock. and
had only brief recess for lunch ba-
fore meeting the Spanish commission
ers i'm The afternoon. The Americans
apparently had changed the form if not
the substance Of their demands a.
result Of their deliberations during The
past three DAYS.
secretary Moore of the United States
commission was engaged far into tba
night revising the draft of the ueatv|
Of geace.
The Joint commission was i'm session
for over four hours Much of the dis
cussion concerned details and the guar
autecng Of the rights Of Spanish cftf /
gems in the ceded colonies The debataI
was occasionally energetic and the /
Spsnards- on emerging, appeared 10 bel
daje, ted.
Secretary Ojeda of the Spanish com-I
mission, when questioned. after fbe|
meeting, as to the progress made, an
sUered eXcitedly; Fl am almost mad. III
can not talk, We are making prog
ress
The American commissioners declined
ro say anything further than that the
progress made was satisfactory
The Spanish commissioners have re- !
ceived authority to bind their govern
m4nt ON certain matters but there are
yet important questions on which theirI
Instructions are unsatisfactory. and il
is likely that many CT the details m- |
volyed i'm the change Of sOyereigntv FIN |
the Spanish possessions win be left
for the settlement by the regular dipIo- 1
matte processes when relations be-
tween the two governments are re-
sumed.
The history of the document which
viii certify the passing Of the oldest
colonial power in the world and the
advent of the newest, was epitomizcd
by Judge Day this evening i'm "a single |
sentence; "A peace treaty can contain /
anything which the yictors put into
l.
The Americans had listened for hours |
With their customary patience to the |
iechnicalities cOnVoked by the Span |
iards with their customary shreWdn-ss |
and persistency against every proposal |
making for the dismemberment Of their |
empire. Darkness had come ON, and the |
french authorities, had placed a tiny |
lamp at the elbow of each commission |
g. Senator Frye, whose uucOncealed /
contempt for diplomatic qubbings eX- |
cites the establishment of the puncuI- |
lous Castilians, had stalked nome. his |
patience exhausted. The burden of the /
Spanish arguments was matters out |
side the bare cession and evacuation of |
me conquered territories which the |
Americans proposed to cover by lne /
treaty which We're beyond the /
legitimate and customary scope |
Of peace treaty. Behind this |
oolW.ark, Senior Montero RIGS
president Of the Spanish commission, /
fortified himself bombarding his op- |
lonents with supply of arguments |
ma presidents which inspired the free |
~ expressed admiration Of the Amer |
Wans Finally Judge Day summarized |
me American position i'm the fOregO-
ms memorable utterance
10 was given and taken in good spir- /
N ana from that moment the pro-
'''eings were entirely friendly. The |
session accomplished much Eight |
,Peh questions We're canvassel. seven
oeng practically settled without note
worthy friction The commissioners
oeellne 10 say what conclusion was
Nauon i'm the Carolines was not re-
menled and according to present pros
ps,is II is likely to fail. The temper
=, me Americans in this matter isl I'VE
mace you good offer for an island;
you may take or leave it." The Span
"ras seem disposed to leave It,
ne Americans do not regard il as
: prize which they can demand as one
~ the natural fruits of the war while l.
.'e whole policy of the Spanards is
~ oonhne the negotiations as narrowly
~ n, possible to the protocol signed in
washington and to exclude all extra
neous matters The result of this
!"ncy may be the leaving of many de- II
auS involved in the change Of sover-
sIJN over the various possessions to l.
settlement by the regular diplomatic
blo'esses when normal relations be-
.Ween the two governments have been
resumed
ne Spanish commissioners insisted Il
a. ihe previous meeting that the set
cement Of the status of Spaniards who
.41aln in the colonies was a problem
'' closely akin to cession that u could
not be logically separated from the
.dlter but should be considered next
!" ne question Of cession, and before h
Hu, matters as coaling stations ana 1
IFiBlous federation They appealed TO
yne Americans having gained all the Il
great points, to be generous on the ]
minor ones. Accordingly the Amer-
,7H commissioners as foreshadoWed
7 he correspondent of the Asso-
Cated Dress were conciliatotN To-
oay on the order of procedure as to
the status of Spaniards remaining ;
Ih the lost colonies. The Spanish com
mSsioners continue fighting with tooth
ana NAH to procure every posSlDle Is
Ieeuniary and other concession. Inc
americans had already promised 10
guarantee the return of Spanish pfls- 4
'ners in the hands Of the Filipnos' |,
Today Senior Montero Rios proposed
mat the United States should pay w
expenses Of shipping them TO Spalu
arguing, With his customary ingenuity
That this was a duty of the Americans ]
as matter of course. The American (
commissioners thought the request uh- s
ieasonable. and good deal of time was {
Consumed in discussing the question:,
Another problem entailjng long depate !
was the disposition to be MADE Oh tua !
Danish munitions of war IN a uunlpr ]
~ military posts outside Manila WI me-.
me Americans have not captured ! Ht y
SPANISH commissioners contended thal !
Spain should be permitted to ship suet |
munitions home The Americans
Piled that, as the United States hau
'onquered the Philippines these mum
IONS were spols Of war me span
ards finally waived their qulnple, lngG
lppear resigned to the ineVtable ana a
low seem TO realize that their pest POI
fy is to save as much from the WretA c
their keenness in raising lecilI'''"'
Ties can secure for them. o k
The question of status OF the 9p%n |
ards in the West Indies and the Phll- V
Dpinae who ,uish 10 remain there was i