The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-15
DEFERRED UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
sPANIARDs' MEMOIR ANDUM UNFIN-
IsHED YESTERDAY.

Americans Yield to Their Request
for PostpOnement Until Wcdnes-
dny-IndIcations That the SPAN
inrds Are Preparing for Their FL
nal Stand-Not Likely to sign
Treaty Ceding the Philippines for
the Amount Named by the United
states.
Paris, Nov. n-There was no joint ses-
sion Of the peace commissions to-day. Sec
retary Moore of the United States commits
sion received from Secretary Oejda of
the Spanish commission this morning a
note saying that the Spanish commission
ers had found it impossible 10 prepare
their memorandum for presentation to-day
and asking If the United States commits
sloners would be inconvenienced. if, ow-
ing to the late arrival from Madrid of ex-
pected data, the spaniards would request
that the next meeting be deferred until
Wednesday.
Secretary Moore replied that the Ameri-
can commissioners were quite ready to ac-
commodate the Spanish commissioners in
this matter, and the joint session was
deferred until Wednesday next
Importance was attached to this delay,
Spanish commissioners are preparing for
a final stand in these negotiations, and It
may now be definitely stated that they
will not sign a treaty of peace which
yields TO Spain no more for the Philip
pine Islands than has thus far been Of
fered or indicated by the Americans.
Should the latter announce that the Unit
cd States is only willing to reimburse
Spain for her pacific expenditures in the
Philippine Islands, the Spanish commls-
sioners will reply that their mission ls
finished. Should this occur. II is possible
the spaniards win also suggest a suspen.
sion Of the negotiations through the com
mission and the resumption of negotia-
tions between Madrid and Washington
The attitude of the spaniards is explain
ed by the fact that the members of the
Spanish commission have political ALL
ances and personal responsibilities 10 con-
stituencles and the national creditors OF
Spain, which restrict them TO certain lines,
which are as far as the ministry at Mad
rid cares to go.
Itis pointed out that If the ive Spanish
commissioners here signed treaty yield
ing the Philippine Islands TO the United
states without iessening Spains debt In
an appreciabe degree they could not re-
turn home with the prospect of any po-
litical future before them and possibly
would be in danger Of violence at the
hands of mobs
Al the next meeting Of the commission
ers the Americans will learn the definite
ettitude of Spain on any proposition thus
made. The Spaniards, however, on this
presentation viii not declare all negota-
tions closed. They will insist that the SOW
ereignty Of Spain over the Philippines Is
beyond question. but will announce Spaln's
readiness to yield that sovereignty for an
adequate equivalent and then viii invite
negotiations under the Spanish construc-
tion of the protocol.
The American commissioners may then
communicate their final attitude to the
Spaniards but the Americans are expect
ed, az d future meeting to present q care
fully prepared conclusion OF their conten-
lion and conditions. Should they not be
different from those already presented, the
time WIFI then have arrived when Spain
win declare herself helpless thoughsstcad-
fast and VIII await the next step Of the
United States whatever It may be. Thus
Spain VIII be able TO say to her creditors
that she has done her utmost ana that the
issue must rest between them and the
United States.
A dispatch 10 the Temps from Madrid
says the officials there do not believe peace
negotiations viii be broken off. 1t adds
IF the United States persist In their pres
ent claims Spain viii accept the conditions
after formally announcing at session Of
The commission in a circular to the powers
that she yields to force and owing to the
imposslbillty Of renewing The war without
unobtainable assistance in defense Of her
rights"