Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-15
SpaniaTdS Preparing, Il is Thought, for
a Final Stand.
THE DoNs MAY WITHDRAW.
They Would Not Dare to Return
Home, IL is said, il They Should
Yield TO Our Present Demands
The situation Critical.
The Situation Critical.

PARIS. November 4.-There was no
Joint session of the peace commissions
to-day. Secretary Moore Of the United
states commission, received from Secre-
tary Ojeda, Of the Spanish commission,
this morning, n note saying that the
Spanish commissioners had found it inn
possible 10 prepare their memorandum
for presentation to-day. and asking. if
the United States commissioners would
Doe inconvenienced If. owing TO the nom
arrival from Madrid of expected data,
the Spaniards should request that the
next meeting should be deferred until
Wednesday. Secretary Moore replied that
the American commissioners were quite
ready 10 accommodate the Spanish com
missioners in this matter, and the joint
session was deferred until Wednesday
next
Importance is attached to this delay it
being regarded as indicating that the
a final stand in the negotiations and it
may now be definitely stated that they
will not sign a treaty of peace which
yields TO Spain no more for the Philip
pine Islands than has thus far been Of
fered or indicated by the Americans
Should the latter announce that the
United states is only willing to reimburse
Spain for her pacific expenditures in the
Philippine Islands. the Spanish commits
sioners will reply that their mission is
finished.
SUSPENSION OF NEGOTIATIONS.
Should this occur it is possible the
Spaniards would also suggest a suspen-
sion OF the negotiations through the COM
mission and the resumption of negotia-
tions between Madrid and Washington.
The attitude of the Spaniards is ex-
planned by the fact that the members
Of the Spanish Commission have politi-
cal alliances and personal responsible
ties 10 constituencies and the national
creditors of Spain which restrict them 20
certain lines which are as far as the
ministry at Madrid cares to go. 1t is
pointed out that il the five Spanish com
missioners here signed a treaty yielding
the Philippine Islands TO the United
States without lessening Spains debt
in an appTeciable degree. they could not
return home with the prospect Of any
political future before them, and possibly
would be i'm danger of violence at The
hands OF mobs.
NEXT MEETING DECISIVE.
At the next meeting of the commission
ers the Americans Will learn the definite
attitude of Spain on any propositions thus
lar mtde. The Spaniards, however, IN
this presentation, will not declare all
negotiations closed. They will insist thac
9 q h.
pine Island is beyond question, but Will
announce Spains readiness to yield thar
sovereignty for an adequate equivalent.
and will then invite negotiations under
the Spanish construction OF the protocol
The American commissioners may then
communicate their final attitude to the
SpaniaTds but the Americans are eX-
pectod at a future meeting to present a
carefully prepared conclusion of their
contentious and conditions. Should they
be not different from those already pre-
sented the time will then have arrived
when Spain viii declare herself helpless
though steadfast. and will await the next
step gl. the United States, whatever it
may be. Thus Spain will be able TO say
TO her creditors that she has done her ut
most. and that the issue must rest be-
tween them and the United States.
SPAIN WILL YIELD TO FORCE.
a dispatch to the Temps from Madrid
says the officials there do not believe
negotiations will be broken off Ii adds:
If the United States persist in their
present claims. Spain will accept the
conditions. after formally announcing. at
a session OF the commission. in a circu-
lar 10 the Powers. that she yields 10 force,
and owing 70 the impossibility of renew
ing the war without unobtainabe assist
ance i'm defence OF her rights"
NO GERMAN SUPPORT.
BERLIN. November IA high official
Of the German Foreign Office asserts that
no communications or kilograms have
been exchanged between Germany and
Spain regarding the Philippines. Ger
many he says, has only commercial in
terests 70 protect there.