New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
TO SIGN ATREATY TO-DAY
SPANISH ILLUSIONS HAVE
FADED ONE BY ONE.
,xTr.EXPANSION TALK IN UNI ED
STATES AND GERMAN INTERESTS
N SILu GROUP LAST FOR
1OR% HOPES OF SAGASTA.


.,.,s via Hendayc Nov. 27.-The Spanish
ose gives prominence 10 New-fork' Boston
WASHINGTON dispatches reproduced from
r.-,s newspapers regarding an ant-eXpahS'on
-.o,e,,ent ihroushout the United states lhese
..,.,os after being translated from English
,,,o French and from French into spanish
.,-,.o &C basis for editorial comments which,
.o,,uv as treated in the Madrid Impair
.o,.," lead the public to suppose that the Bos-
49, ,,,,-1,,rcrialist League represents the com
,,,,, n the United States. and conse-
,rontlv that If Spanish diplomacy can spin
..,,.ers out long enough the Philippines may
s,nl he returned.
,,o,,v both for Spain and the United states,
,,.,.r csrasta Is now confronted with what
:. r-ac,icanv an ultimatum. the cast-iron nat
..-o ~ which is thoroughly appreciated by the
coh,net owing to the forcible and categorical
,,-,,aqe in which this latest memorandum or
49,. American Commission AT Paris Is drawn.
Tho, ssh,r Montero Rios viii subscribe to the
american demands Is considered in diplomatic
.,ro,os here as a foregone conclusion Your
CORRESPONDENT is in a position TO say that When
c.,asta was apprised by Montero Rios that TIE
.r,or,can demands included the sulu Islands
sor,ous difference Of opinion at once arose IN
49, cabinet Senor Gron, Minister Of the Coz
o,,es and the Duke Of Almodovar. Ministvr o'
Foreign Affairs. opposed the cession OF those
,s,o,6s On the ground that Spain was under
moral obligations toward Germany to oner the
,e,nsaI Of them 20 Germany before parting with
them. In consequence Of long negotiations
which had taken place regarding 'hem with t'e
German Government as early as 1871 they
thought that Spain had accepted Prince BIS
rarck's contention that the Sulu group was
not 70 be considered as forming a part OF the
Philippine Archipelago The archives ol 'ne
Colonial and Foreign Offices were ransacked' but
ro,bine could be found in writing that might
70 offered as evidence Of the obligations toward
Germany with which Seniors Giron and Almo-
ao,ar hoped to prove those islands had beer
saddled.
y, course the treaty Of Spain. England
md Germany according commercial an1
navigation privileges there 90 British ano
German ships was closely examined at GAP
.oo, Council. as were also the charts ana sur
vsvs made some years ago in tho SUI" ""''''
-. carna, Navy officers with the idea OF es-
,ah,sh,ng German coaling<station on one o'
the smaller sulu islands. Meanwhile Sasas'a
tried to use the Sulu incident TO induce German
,,,arference in the present negotiations as
.o~, ~ forlorn hope TO resist the American de-
,cards but It IS believed tn German Govern
rosnt has now given sagasta to understand ina
.. considers German interests adequately pro-
,scted by its treaty. and that any present u'p'o
,rs,ic action would be premature ana h-au
vised.
The opinion is unanimous in Madrid 'hat "a
vss,a.s only course IS to concede al once an'
,,s, treaty Of peace. The Saragossa assem- '''
=. delegates from all the Spanish Chambers
Commerce has put great pressure on 'ne O"'
met 20 the same end.