Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-18

Administration resls tneournrsd Regard
ing the nnlInah a. rarl..

Washington. Nov. 1.-THE udminis-
iratlon feels encouraged over the oE'
I'm Tor "A auccesrful termination OF the
t1llrs ~ the peace commissioners IN
paflr whether this renewed c9nh-
T.rgs q based ufIn an abstract or me
sptrIrh rsply which was submitted 81
x'atsrity's meeting. OF n founded upon
private hdvlcca indicating wy,kot-hk
~ the spanish position. j. not Known
hut IL IL probable that bgth OF these
btI an infiurnco 10 frightening the
pr5sptciu. The spanish reply was no
surprlsa o. the American commission
- who In fact had prepared thcm'
s.Iy,s In advance, with Instructions sc.
..Iy.l directly from the PruHhciS ara
secretary Hay Tor cJmpleta answer,
stU. i was probably REGARDED a. n"t,t
11IIey and more IN neootN win the
amgntlra 81 official exchange shat thf
Americans should do the spanish com.
rtI.sIausfs thH courtesy 81 giving de-
ibartt. confederation 90 their cnrgfully
v.rItteu argument. But with all due
intent 10 give proper weight GO thn
srtIiah rspreasutdtlguH, " muut be
stld mat. 10 Co. ihls point. they have
had very iittlc cnec ln inhucncinF inc
American commission NJ because
81 any obstinate disregard ut thett on
their mart. but Cor the simple ruhHon
thnt hiwuri every ono ~ the points
mad. by ,he spanish commissioners
have been anticipated IN fho prepare.
tlHu u the American case; no sinai
trIbufe ID tn acumrn and dlllgcncc ~
Judge Day ana Secrflry John Moore.
Tho attcmpt ~ tn spanish commits.
rlluefa 60 Induce tho Americans 90 ac-
rapt their c0nstructun ~ the meaning
~ Inc protocol whorr e touches on the
phllIppinfs has been q nat failure. The
President himself was PARTY TO the
preparat.lu q tho protocol. II was he
who. suspecilng purpose on the spnn-
ian side b. hpClUud thr Issue ana leave
opsn a door flr future escape from the
consequences " The war, had swept
aside az sa much chnn the message uf
the Spanish duke, Almodlvnr de RIOS
and reducing the demands % the Unit
ed states 90 what "a called a proclsls
has declared that she spanish govern
ment might accept mat us un exact
ri1temcnt ~ tho demands VI the Unit
el states. Having made the document
the President believes himself 10 be
the person 90 be- che best clmpctent o
cunsirue its meaning and the American
commiTHoners are clranquenily acting
ln conformity with his view
InnHmuoh No. The Spanish are making
most strenuous efforts ip assert their
slveralruiy over thH Philippines. all
based upon the uTe uf the word "diapn-
stldu" Instead NJ "p1Fsesslon" IN that
part ~ the protocol relating 90 the fu-
ture NJ the Philippine, u may be stat
ID that the American commissioners
] have been Obliged fn call attention. ~
/ tha i,rt that ~ Camhau, who acted flr
ihe spanish government In arranging
tha protocol, DECLARED positively shat
/ th. change which was made az his in-
] s.rUeU. amounted O. UuthinF. was of
/ rn sIenIHluce ln English or as ar
| f.eunF fha object aimed at. but was
I made merely because Y sounded better
! m spaIsh and would not be humnlat-
] ING D. fhH Spaninls, Consequently
| ths American commissioners could not
/ fIr ar Irlrt think NJ allowing the
| a.retriv uf Doc then French gmDns-
| sldIr 90 Do" drawn INTO question