The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-26
JUDGE DAY DENIES
WILL NOT RECEIVE 100000 FOR
HIS SERVICES ON THE
COMMISSION
NO POLITICAL AMBITIONS
Direct Statement Authorized That
He rs Not Candidate for Gov
ernOr, Has Been Reported
In Parls-Rack in Time for His
Christmas Dinner.

CANTON, o., Dec. 25.-Judge Day,
president of the late peace commits
sion, and Mrs. Day reached Canton
in time to take Christmas dinner. They
arrived at 1915 this morning over the
Pennsylvania road There was no for
NAL greeting arranged for them, but
a few of Stark county's prominent
men, few personal friends and the
family were at the station to meet
them. Judge Day, when asked as to
his plans for the future, said he ex-
pected to remain in Canton and re-
sumo the practice of law In the firm
of which he was a member before en-
tering the cabinet Of President Nc
Kinley. The work of the commission
ended when the treaty was delivered
to the president, and he does not ex-
pect to visit Washington again in con-
nection with any duties on that COM
mission.
Asked as to whether he had any
desires which the state of Ohio could
satisfy, he said: eff you refer to po-
litical desires, l have not My only
ambition is to be allowed to pursue
the practice of my profession
Later, he authorized the direct state
ment that under no circumstances
would he be candidate for governor,
as has been reported.
While he talked freely on many mat
ters connected with his work in Paris.
Judge Day did not feel at liberty to
give an interview in detail on the work
of the commission. He said the talk Of
$10O 600 compensation for the commits
sioners or Of any sum approaching
that amount was ridiculous and pre-
posterous. The president fixes the
compensation Of the commissioners,
and none of them, it is safe to say, ac-
cepted the duties as d speculation.
None of them has an idea of large
fee such as would have been paid had
they performed the duties in the ca
pacity of regularly retained attorneys.
There is no actual precedent on which
to base an estimate, but the predlc-
ton is ventured that the compensation
of the commissioners will not exceed
s15, 600 and reasonable expenses incur
red on the trip. Expenses, however,
will include those incurred for the
wives and families Of the commission
efs and attaches, but all were incurred
in connection with the commission and
none were chargeable upon the official
party.
PAY FOR PAST TREATIES.
1t is probable the large compensa-
tions We're suggested by the payments
in treaty negotiations of the past, no
tably the Bering sea matter, and Mr..
Fosters work in connection with the
Chinese and japanese treaty. In the
case of Mr. Foster there is no parallel
to the Paris commission. He was re-
tained for very large fee to perform
certain duties In the case OF the Ber-
ing sea the commissioners were paid
very modest sums for their work, but
associated with them were a number
of attorneys of note in the capacity of
counsel looking after large interests,
and. as such, were paid liberal fees.
A number of friends have called on
Judge Day since his return, and to
them he has talked entertainingly. The
work at Paris was felt by the COM
missioners to be arduous and left little
or no opportunity for pleasure. The
Americans were in session almost every
day They took vast amount of tes-
timony bearing on the questions to be
disposed Of, and were in communfca-
ton constantly with the president.
Whenever, on advices from Washing
ton. the American position was closely
defined, a session was held with the
Spanish representatives, and at such
sessions the Americans always present |
ed a firm and united position. There
were two critical positions in the nego-
tiations, the first regarding the Cuban
debt, which was an open question for
nearly month, during which time
the Americans never swerved from
their position before the Spaniards
The second was on the Philippine sques-
ton, and although it developed confu-
sion in their own counsels as to what