Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-27

weight he American commissioners.
But withis he has made no recon-
mendatis 10 what should constitute
the max or minimum demand Of the
Americad their demands consequent
ly are 10 be based upon their orig
NAL instls, qualified by any change
OF .opinie pre- sident may have eX-
perienca result of his Western trip.
| IAhiS 26.-The American peace
| cor miss held session of several
hours' ON to-day. prior 10 the Joint
session E two commissions, which
opened fclock this afternoon.
The joeeting OF the commissioners
| iaS ted ar and five minutes and was
| aCJournetil tomorrow. Both the
| Spanish .merican commissioners were
more retafter this session than evEc
| before.
The Ans fully appreciate not ,onIy
ILeir owoUS responsibilities, but also
! The GclicSitiCn Of their Spanish { 9l-
| leagues. burden of WHOSE Duties .Jore
Is now ahe critical political situation
| at Madrhch may compel tEe president
| OF the sh cOmm!ssion-who Is also
president the Spanish senate-Senor
M0ntero TO leave Paris.
The MscOrreSpondent of the Temps
IN coniirthe REPORT that Premier Sa-
Easta an queen regent have prevailed
upon thester Of war. General Correa.
Indefinite POSTPONE his investigation.
fations, that they represented to the
general his withdrawal might entail
no- only all of the cabinet. hut cause
Inc resign of certain members of the
spanish ,ission. including Senior Mon
tero Riod thereby gravely compro-
mise thee of the peace. negotiations.
Ille coIndent of the Temps adds:
ne INSULT Is that an open crisis
seems to been avoided until the cor
ctuSiOn treaty of peace. In any
case, this done away with the necas-
slty for interim government. wnicl
w&s lateEgested as likely to he the
oiliE SOlLDf the present difficulties
AS the negotiations are now near
ing the csion of the Philippine qucs-
tlOn, the riCans feel that no stage of
the process has so demanded their
consderaaatment.
It canIn stated tonight with cnr-
talnty tine Cuban question has re-
ceiNed Its consideration by the Amer
leans. mole the Spaniards accepted as
ultimate United States refusal 10 as
sumo anNion of the Cuban debt. 1t
may. now be affirmed that the r.il-
ippine qtn was not reached today.
but it me discussed at tomorrow 8
session, session, will be the first occasion.
curing tineSotiationS, of a joint Ses-
sion of tinmissions being held on sue
oeeding which fact is in some de-
gree signf.
The mg papers here treat of the
tali OF tl1ench cabinet and the scenes
in the cher of deputies yesterday al
most to exclusion of general news.
All of theowever. dwell briefly on the
Spanish or the split in the Liberal
party of in. without. however. direct
reference The Paris peace commission.
except in case of a new paper. La
Nolante. h. in a Madrid article. deal
ing with internal situation in Spain,
sums up blows:
Whatenay be said, one way or other
regarding situation. one thing is ap-
parent-tthe moment is badly chosen
Tor mtrial crisis When dreadful
calamitieseaten Spain from the out
side, and the moment where her dea-
unleS arelg decided by the Paris con-
terence, at the moment when her flag
is crushePorto Rico. the Liberal party
is In of chaos and disagreement
and. in thee of American pretensions,
%hich araly becoming more arrogant,
Spain finGrself with a ministry with
out authO' Never has she needed more
imperative strong government. one
more watl or awake to outside uues-
tons. Ind of this, miserable internal
quarreis sdistracting the attention of
those whoT ought to have no other pre-
occupatiorlan the salvation of their
country