The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-11-04
AMERICA WINS IN PARIS.

pOrCanC victory In HarlS Oy IOIclnS
the Spanlards to bear the entire Gu
ban debt. American views also re-
garding all matters relating to Porto
Rico and the Island of Guam have
been accepted by the Spanish COM
missioners. No controversy will be
had on any of these points hereafter.
Practically, therefore, a settlement
has been reached on all the questions
which can come before the Paris con-
ference except ir regard to the Phil
ippines. That questions is the most
delicate of all, and calls for courage,
intelligence and vigilance on the part
of American representatives.
Upon the Philippine question the
Spaniards will undoubtedly make
desperate stand. Here is where the
coming election in the United States
will affect the decision of the Paris
conference. The Paris newspaper,
the Gaulois, remarked the other day
that ''the Spaniards are delaying a
solution of the Cuban debt question
until after the elections in the United
States, expecting then to get better
terms" What the Gaulois meant,
of course, and what all intelligent
observers know to be the case, is
that the final settlement will be de-
layed until after the voting IN this
country takes place. The Spaniards
have decided to make no further op-
position to the American demands
on the Cuban, Porto Rican and Caro-
line Island questions at this time.
Those issues will not be discussed
any further at present, and if the Re-
publicans win in the coming election
the questions will never be brought
up again. But the fate of these is
sues depends upon Republican sue
cess. A final settlement can not be
reached until the Philippine matter
is disposed of, and this will not be
finished until after election day. The
DELAY will come on this issue. What
the Paris paper referred to about the
Spaniards' purpose to stave off an
understanding on the Cuban debt
will be literally true of the Philippine
agreement. A last rally will be made
here, and all the resources of OBJ
struction which the Spanlards can
seize will be employed.
From this time, therefore, until
after November Sth the proceeding;
of the peace commissioners at Pari:
will have an absorbing interest fol
Americans. 1t is the intention tc
take up the Philippine matter mex
week. The American election will
take place the week following. II
that interval the course of the Span
iards will be curious study.
will be study for Europe as we'll a
America, for every county of thu
Old World has great concern in thi
Spanish-American settlement. Every
country of Europe except England
wants Spain to WIN in the diplomatic
contest, as they did in the contest a
arms. AS a consequence every coun-
try in Europe, with the same single
exception, wants the Democrats t.
carry the election. Every boas
which the Democrats make give
hope to the enemies of the Unitet
States. 1t is as we'll known in Paris
Madrid, Berlin and the other Euro
pean capitals as it is in the cities ant
towns of the United States that If tn
Republicans carry the coming elec-
tlons prompt acquiescence in th
American demands regarding tn
Philippines will be eXacted fron
Spain. Spain's concessions in tn
Cuban matter are probably due t
her fear that her allies, the Democrats
are gong to be beaten, despite tn
Democrats attack on the army ant
on the government, and their boast