Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-04
VIEWS OF FRENCH PRESS.
Europe, One Paper Says, wants
Peace Work Ended Speedily.

Paris, Nov. 4.-The generally accept
ed view here Of the peace negotiations
is that the Spaniards will not agree to
the propositions submitted by the
Americans to take the Philippine is
lands and to reimburse Spain the mon
ey spent upon permanent improvements
in those islands, but there is a conflict
of opinion as to whether the Spanish
commissioners will present counter
proposition.
The Echo de Paris expresses strong
approval Of the speech delivered at
Worcester, Mass, on Nov. by Senator
Hoar, In which he denounced the so
called policy of American extension.
The paper mentioned quotes the speech
fully and remarks that all American
political men apparently do not agree
with the policy of conquest"
The Petit Bleu remarks: lone must
admit in looking beneath the surface,
that the late war has completely
changed the American character. Out
side of being anxious merely for COM
mercial supremacy and playing small
political part, save regarding the South
American republics, the United States
felt no desire to interfere in European
politics, but everything changed very
suddenly. After the success against
Spain the American government felt
itself capable of taking part in Europe
an politics, and the advances Of Great
Britain showed the American ministers
they could speak up. This popular feel
ing has induced the American govern
ment to demand the whole of the archi-
pelago, when at the outset part of the
Philippines was all that was demanded.
This new demand exceeds a war in
demnity, and this is the weak point
which American diplomacy has encoun-
tered. The Spanish government is at
the end of its resources and hopeless as
it is for her to attempt to master the in
surrection in the Philippines. even If
they were handed over to her tomor-
row, it is evident that if, instead Of
using the word abandonment 'cession'
against a cash indemnity is spoken Of
the Spanish and American delegates
may come to terms The American del
egates have made several offers and
have at the present time proposed the
sum of $40 900 900. The Spaniards want
more and have demanded $500 000, 900.
THE Spanish delegates, for whose
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for a moment the illusion that Europe
would intervene and defend the inter-
ests Of Spain. They must have lost this
illusion by now. American diplomacy
has played it's part with great clever
ness and has from the outset gained an
extraordinary position. At the present
moment the United States is taking ad-
vantage of the hatred against England.
which is growing upon the continent.
and offers its neutrality if Europe will
leave the United States a free hand
with Spain.
Besides, Europe really has no inter-
est to interfere. The various European
governments foresee what will inev-
itably come if the United States restores
the Philippines to Spain. 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
international intervention, which would
raise quarrel of exceptional gravity.
AT the present moment it is because
something of the sort might happen
that the attitude of Europe in general
toward the Spaniards and Americans is
as follows:
"Come to some agreement about the
price of the Philippines, make conces-
sions on either side but whatever you
do be quick about it, There are plenty
of troubles floating round just now up
en- the political horizon without a pro-
longation of these dangerous negotia-
tons Of yours