The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
FRENCH ENVY.
Paris Newspapers lnveigh
Against Our Taking
Philippines.

PARIS. Now 8. 1SsS.-The generally ac-
cepted view here of the peace negotiations
is that the Spaniards will not agree to
the propositions submitted by the Ameri-
cans to taI4e the Philippines and to re-
inburse Spain the money spent upon
permanent Improvements in those islands.
But there Is a conflict of opinion as to
whether tnie Spanish Commissioners, to-
morrow will present a counter PROPOSE
ton This hnatter, it is added, was unde-
cded at tTS oeloes s ms Tnras afTeFneeR strong
aDproyaI of the speech delivered at Wor-
cester, Mass.} on Nov. 1, by Senator Hoar,
in which he denounced the so-calied pohcy
of American textension. The paper nen-
toned quoteSi the speech fully, and res
marks that all American political mem
apparently do not agree with the policy
OF conquest.
The Figaro says:-seThe peace nego-
tiatiens have reached a very critical
point. Up to yesterday the Spanish dele-
ga.ss 9ions from loa Madrid Madrid " viii the spanisn
Government accept the American propo-
sition? We doubt it,
The 'Petit Bleu remarks :-"One must
admit in looking beneath the surfaces
that the late war has completely changed
the American character. Outside of being
anxious merely for commercial supremacy
and playing small political part. sava
regarding the South American Repub-
Hes. the United States felt no desire to
interfere in European politics. But every
thing changed very suddenly. After the
success against Spain the American Cow
eminent felt itself capable of taking part
in European politics, and the advances
Of Great Britain showed the Ameri-
can Ministers they could speak up
This popular feeling has induced
the American Government to demand the
whole of the Archipelago. when at
the outset a part of the Philippines was
an that was demanded. This new demand
exceeds a war Indemnity, and this IS the
weak point which American diplomacy
has encountered. The Spanish Govern
nent is at the end of its resources. and
hopeless as it is for her to attempt to
master the irSurrection in the Philippine
her tomorrow, it is evident that If. IN
stead of using the word abandonment
scession, against a cash indemnity IS
spoken OF. the Spanish and Ameriean
delegates may come to terms.
"The American delegates have made
several offers. and have at the pTesent
time proposed the sum of SAC, ,0Q0 o0a- The
Spaniards want more, and have deInard-
ed 500 O00, COO The Spanish delegates. for
whose sad condition one must feel pitys
had for q moment the allusion that Eu-
rope would intervene and defend the M
terestS OF Spain. They must have lost
this alusfom by now. American dipl0-
macy has played its part with great cieN-
eTness, and has from the outset gained
an extraordinary position. At the pres
ent moment the United States is taking
advantage of the hatred against England
which is growing upon the continent. and
offers its neutrality il EuroDe will leave
the United States a free hand with Spain.
Besides. Europe really has no interest
to Interfere. The various European gov
ernments foreses wiaat viii msxnabsy
come If the United States restores the
Philippine Islands TO Sualn AS soon as
Spain had proved her inability to Quash
the revolt Germany would offer her#in-
terested assistance, and Immediately the
covetousness OF French, English and
Russian diplomacy would provoke inter-