The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-15

Paris, Nov. 14-It has been decided
that there will be no joint session of
the peace commissions today. Secre-
tary Moore of the United States COM
mission received from Secretary Ojeda
of the Spanish commission this morn
ing a note, saying that the Spanish
commissioners had found it impossible
to prepare their memorandum for pre-
sentation today, and asking if the
United States commissioners would be
inconVenienced if, owing to the late ar
rival from Madrid of expected data,
the Spaniards should request that the
next meeting be deferred until We'd
nesday.
Secretary Moore replied that the
American commissioners were quite
ready TO accommodate the Spaniards in
this matter, and the joint session was
practically deferred until Wednesday
next. Importance is attached to this
delay, it being Indicative that the Span
iards are preparing for a final stand,
and it may be definitely stated that
they will not sign treaty of peace
which yields to Spain no more from
the Philippines than has thus far been
offered or indicated by the Americans
Should the latter announce that the
United States is only willing to relm-
burse Spain for her pacific expendl-
lures in the Philippine islands, the
Spanish commissioners will reply that
their mission is finished. Should this
occur, it is possible the SDaniards viii
also suggest a suspension of the nego-
tiations through the commission, and a
resumption of negotiations between
Madrid and Washington.
This attitude of the Spaniards is ex-
planned by the fact that the members
of the Spanish commission have p0It-
icaI alliance and personal responsible
ties to constituencies and the national
creditors Of Spain which restrict them
to certain lines, which are as far as the
ministry at Madrid cares to go. 1t IS
Dointed out that if the five Spanish
commissioners here signed the treaty
yielding the Philippine Islands to the
United States without lesSening SPAN
debt in an appreciable degree, tney
could not return home with the pros
Dect of any political future before them
and possibly would be in danger OF
violence at the hands of mobs.
DEFINITE PRESENTATION.
At the next meeting Of the commits
sions. the Americans VIII learn the deIl-
mite attitude of Spain on any proposl-
! ton thus far made. The Spanlards,
/ however. in this presentation, Will not
! declare all negotiations closed Ihey
| will insist that the sovereignty of Spain
/ over the Philippines is beyond question,
| but will announce Spain'S readiness 10
yield that sovereignty for an adequate
! equivalent, and will then invite nego-
| tfations under the Spanish cOnstruc-
/ ton of the protocol. The American
/ commissioners may then communicate
their final attitude to the Spaniards,
] but the Americans are expected at
| future meeting to present a careIully
prepared conclusion of their conLen-
ton and conditions.
Should they be no different from
! those already presented, the time VIII
then have arrived when Spain Will de-
clare herself helpless, though stead
fast. and will await the next step OF the
United States. whatever it will be-
| Thus Spain will be able to say 10 het
creditors that she has done her utmost
and that the issue must rest between
them and the United States.
A dispatch to the Temps from Ma
drid SAYS the officials there do not be-
Iieve the peace negotiations VIII DC
| broken of. 1t adds:
IF the United States persist IN thel1
present claims, Spain viii accept the
conditions, after formally announcing
at a session of the commission and III
circular to the powers that she yields
to force, and owing to the impossi ointy
| OF renewing the war without unoDtaln-
able assistance in defense OF mel
rights"