The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24
SPAIN WILL
CONSENT To
OUR TERMS
Ready to Accept All
Conditions.
TO RELINQUISH PHILIPPINES
AND TIE PEACE TREATY WILL
SOON BE SIGNED.
Rios Continues to Play to the Gal
lery, but the Other Castilian
Commissioners Are WILL
ing to Conclude.
TO RELINQUISH PHILIPPINES
AND THE PEACE TREATY WILL
SOON BE SIGNED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PARIS, Nov. 23.-At the request Of
the Spanish Peace Commissioners there
was no joint session to-day, pending
instructions from Madrid. The date of
the next meeting Is not fixed.
The postponement of to-day Is re-
garded as hopeful indication that the
treaty will be signed. Although the
Madrid Government had not yet re-
ceived the text of the American ulti-
matum the Spanish obtained quite
enough by telegraph on Monday night
to enable them to instruct their COM
miSSionerS to retire, were such their In
tentions.
The belief was confidently expressed
by several of the American Commits
sioners, in conversation with the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press to-
day, that before the time expired for
the answer, namely, Monday next. the
Spaniards will acquiesce in the United
States Philippine offer, and that ultl-
mately the treaty will be signed by all
the Spanish Commissioners. 1t Is true
that the course which Senior Montero
Rios, president Of the Spanish Commits
sion, will follow is still uncertain, as
he continues to play to the gallery,
but a leading member OF the American
Commission says he will sign with the
other Spaniards. In any case his place
on the commission will be speedily
filled by Senior Leon Castillo, the Span
ish ambassador here.
Senior Montero Rios sent communi-
cation to the American Commissioners
last evening asking number OF ques-
lions. The most important of them,
and to get an answer to which the let
ter was undoubtedly written, was
tucked away in the middle of the let
ter. 1t asked, in effect, if the Ameri-
cans really meant that the ultimatum
must be answered by Monday.
The Spaniards were assured that
such was the intention, and the an
sWer has cleared the air.
A member of the Spanish Commits
sion to-day assured the correspondent
of the Associated Press that the next
meeting of the commissioners will take
place on Friday or Saturday. and that
Spain's answer then will be the last
she will make, and that it will be
definite conclusion of the matter in
hand.
The utterance is looked upon as in
dicating that Spain will sign the treaty
of peace.
MADRID, Nov. ga semi official
note issued to-day contains an appeal
to the Spaniards to furnish assistance
to save the national credit "if they do
drawn from Spain" The note adds:
Some people believe Cuba ought to
assume her own debt, no matter in
whose hands is her sovereignty, be-
cause she herself possesses the security
therefor in the form of the customs. If.
however, nobody will assume the debt.
Spain must pay what Cuba cannot. be-
cause Spain made herself respon-
sible."
Continuing the note reads: with re-
spect to the debt of the Philippine ISL
ands, Spain must await a definite
treaty of peace in order to know what
conditions America will impose upon
Spain through the Paris Peace Com
missioners."
NEW YORK, Nov. pa Washing
ton special to the Herald says: In
view of SPANS financial condition it is
expected she viii make an earnest eff
fort to have the United States increase
the sum offered for the archipelago and
for ITALIAN, and it may be that the Com
missioners of the United States will
slightly increase the sum fixed.