Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-31
TEE DONS MAY bolt.
Impression In Paris They Might
Quit Negotiating.
CUBAN QUESTION NOT SETTLED.
Madrid Correspondent Said the Spanish
Only Agreed Upon Condition That
Satisfactory Agreement Was Reached

PARIS, Oct. 31.-Senor Montero Rios,
president of the Spanish peace commits
sion, is i'll. This caused some doubt as
to whether there will be joint session
of the commissions today. If he is
unable to attend it is unlikely that the
Spaniards would consent to enter the
conference to take up the Philippine
question for initial consideration.
There is a strong impression which
has been growing here recently that
the Spanish upon receiving definite as
surances of the American determine
ton to take the entire Philippine group
would quit the conference, and all ne
gotiations are modified by the attitude
of the Spanish newspapers arriving
here.
These are found to have wheeled into
line with The Epoca of Oct. 81, which
demanded that the Spanish commits
sioners should sign treaty in Paris no
matter how onerous the conditions i'm
posed by the Americans
Nevertheless, despite this attitude of
the Madrid press, and despite the denial
given on Friday last to the correspond
ent Of The Associated Press by a Span
ish commissioner, who denied that the
Spaniards had any intention of with
drawing, the Americans here will not
be surprised if one or more of the Span
ish commissioners resign and practically
close the negotiations.
This feeling is based upon the fact
that Senior RIOS early last week would
have resigned il his SO doing would not
have imperiled the Sagasta ministry;
and the reasoning is that if while press
ing the Cuban debt, which is not men,
toned in the protocol and which the
Spanish commissioners insist should not
be left to spain alone, Senior Rios were
inclined to resign he might, in the open
field Of contention over the Philippines,
feel that resignation would help Senior
Sagasta, On the ground that the de-
mand OF the United States for the en-
tire Philippine group would be extor-
tionate 1t is believed here that the
Spanish commissioners are not likely to
acquiesce here in any treaty that the
Americans would sign.
In the Philippine discussion two
wearisOme questions are likely to be
raised early by the Spanish. The first
is on the protocol phrase control, dis
position and government of the archi-
pelago the Spahiards doubtless hold
ing that the word disposition" does
not Involve possession, JhOugn they
know that possession was originally
written in the protocol and changed to
disposition" on M. Cambon's insist
ence in behalf of Spanish sensibiIties.
Collateral TO this is second conten-
ton, possibly to be merged with the
first, that when the protocol was signed
there was an exterior merit agreement
between NJ. Cambon and Judge Day
that neither the protocol nor its terms
should, in the treaty negotiations, in
volve Spanish sovereignty in the Phil
ippine archipelago.
Judge Day has denied this, and this
denial is supported by the French yell
low book.
M. Cambon, however, has gwen the
matter some significance by emitting to
deny the report.
LONDON, Oct. 31.-'Ihe Madrid corre-
spondent of The Standard says
"There is much anxiety in Madrid as
to the result of today's joint sitting of
the peace commission. Inasmuch as
Spain accepted the Cuban articles of
the protocol only on condition of
subsequent agreement being arrived at
on the Philippine question, she will
strenuously resist any Infringement of
her rights in the Philippines without
compensation.