The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-04


a solid and durable friendship between
America and Great Britain. They
have no adverse interests anywhere
in the world and they have common
aims in sundry regions. Everywhere
each can render a great service to the
other and they can understand one
another better than either can under
stand any foreign country. Nature
and history meant them to be friends
and the closer and deeper that friend
ship is the better it will be for the
greatness and welfare of both.
TO BREAK OF PEACE NEGOTIA-
TIONS.
London. November 3.-The Paris cor
respondent of The Morning Post says:
1T is expected that a rupture of the
peace negotiations between the United
States and Spain will be officially an
nounced on Friday. The feeling here
is that the attitude OF the Spaniards is
irrational in view of the financial pro-
posals of the United States and that
they may ultimately regret having
failed to agree quickly with the adver-
sary"
The Vienna correspondent of The
Times Says: THE Spanish commits
siCners cannot be surprised; neither
the Spanish government by Americas
decision to take the Philippines Pos
sibly the Spanish people were not pre-
pared for it and the commissioners
were pretending surprise so that the
government may be better able to face
public opinion. Certainly everybody
outside of Spain must have understood
that the archipelago was lost to Spain. !"
TALK OF EUROPEAN INTERFER-
ENCE
The Berlin correspondent of the
Standard says: Russia and another
power are credited with the intention
of intimating to Washington that the
! annexation Of the Philippines must be
preceded by a common agreement on
| future action in certain circumstances" T"
The German papers express their
| feeling very frankly. The Hamburg
| WEI Hal WEI 2
ische correspondent says: THE
| United States are conducting the peace
negotiations as they conducted the
/ war. The mask of humanity is be-
ing gradually dropped, revealing the
| broad hand of strength When the
protocol was signed not a foot Of Phil
| ippine soil was in Am ciican hands.
| President Mckinley demands the COM
plete surrender only because victory
in the forthcoming elections depends
upon it. The American demand, how
ever, is less a blow to Spain than to
| = h. hi ich Ia
sirCus OF celecting naval stations on
the Philippines"
The Borsen Courier admits that the
powers have &c cause for interfering
but urges them to watch american eX-
pansion with jealous eyes.
The National Zeitung says: II
Spain cannot obtain compensation suf
ficient to cover the Philippines and
Cuban debts, she would be better of
without the islands. Looking at The
commercial and strategical value o.
the Philippines, we would not be sur
prised at resistance on the part o
sone of the powers. Moreover, it IL
evident that the inhabitants do no
calmly acquiesce in American annex
alton
The Frankfurther Zeltuns think
that after the elections the American
commissioners are likely TO make som
concessions since the chief question i
how TO conquer the Philippines from
the inhabitants than how to overcom
Spain s resistance
The Vienna correspondent of tn
Daily Telegraph says: Austrian cabi
net considers an English protectorat
of the Philippine the only proper so
: luton Of the question"