Evening journal., 1898-10-31
TREATY PROSPECTS.
Said In Paris That SpanIards
May Withdraw.
TO SPLIT ON PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
Extreme Demands by America Might
DreRlS on Ncgotinfions-Presid
Mckinley Says lie Looks For
n Speedy settIemcnt.

PARIS, Oct s1.-There is a strong inn
preston, which has been growing here
recently. that the Spanish peace COM
missiOners, upon receiving definite as
surances Of the American determina-
tion 10 take the entire Philippine group,
would quit the conference, and all nego-
tiations are modified by the attitude OF
the Spanish newspapers arriving here
yesterday.
These are found to have wheeled into
line with the Epoca of oct. p, which
demanded that the Spanish commits
sloners should sign a treaty In Paris, no
matter how onerous the conditions inn
posed by the Americans.
Nevertheless. despite this attitude OF
the Madrid press and despite the de-
nial given on Friday last to CORE
spondent by a Spanish commissioner,
who denied that the Spaniards had any
intention of Withdrawing, the Ameri-
cans here will not be surprised II one
or more OF the Spanish commissioners
resign and practically close the nego-
tiations
This feeling is based upon the fact
that Senor Rios early last week would
have resigned 10 his so doing would not
have imperiled the sagasta ministry,
and the reasoning Is that II, while
pressing the Cuban debt. which Is not
mentioned in the protocol and which
the Spanish commissioners insist sh 1u d
not be left TO Spain alone, Senior lsos
were inclined TO resign he might IN the
open field OF contention as TO the Phil
ippines feel that resignation would help
Senior Sagasta, on the ground that the
demand OF the United States for the
entire Philippine group would be cx-
tortionate and shylocklan.
It is believed here today, on the eve
OF taking up the main question, that
the Spanish commissioners are not like
ly TO acquiesce in any treaty that the
Americans would sign
In the Philippine discussion two wea-
risome contentious are likely 20 be early
raised by the Spanish. The first IS on
the protocol phrase, control. disposi-
tion and government" of the archipe a
go. the Spaniards doubtless holding
that the word disposition" does not in
volve possession, though they know
that possession" was originally writ
ten In the protocol and changed TO dis
position" on M. Cambon's inslstence in
behalf of Spanish sensibilities.
Collateral TO this is a second conten.
tion, possibly TO be merged with the
first that when the protocol was sign
ed there was an exterior moral agree
ment between NJ. Cambon and Judge
Day that neither the protocol nor its
terms should IN the treaty negotiations
involve Spanish sovereignty in the Phil
ippine archipelago.
on this point Judge Day, through tho
press, has already pointedly denied th'
existence of an actual, constructive o
implied understanding outside OF tn
protocol, either verbally or In CORE
spondence, and this denial is supporte,
by the French yellow book.
NJ. Cambon, however. has given thl
matter some Significance by omitting {,
deny the report, although the allege,
existence Of a secret understanding, eX
terror to the protocol was first printed
in the Paris papers and reiterated di
reotly and by Inference.