The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
NOT YET READY
TO GIVE Up THE
PHILIPPINES
Spain Will Combat
All Such Demands.
PEACE COMMISSIONERS WORK
1T rs REPORTED THAT MUCH
PROGRESS is MADE.
Already Uncle Sans Representatives
Have Made Propositions That
Have Staggered the Men
From Madrio.
PEACE COMMISSIONERS WORK
1T rs REPORTED THAT MUCH
PROGRESS is MADE.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

n m ADRID, Oct. 3.-The reported
IL III intention of the United States
mi Government to retain the whole
LII of the Philippine Islands has
created almost a state of stupe-
faction here and it is semi officially an
nounced that the Spanish Government
has resolved to vigorously combat any
action which, it is claimed, the terms
of the peace protocol preclude.
PARIS, Oct. 3.-The American Com
missioners held meeting this morn.
ing at their own offices, preparatory to
the second meeting with the Spanish
Commissioners, which began at the
Commissioners rooms in the Fso4 sign
Office at 2 this afternoon. The plan
of work directed to be prepared by the
secretaries has not been perfected, as
the secretary of the Spanish commits
sion did not arrive here until to-day.
To-day's session lasted until O'Clock,
at which hour the Commissioners ad-
journed to meet at o'clock next Fri
day afternoon, such interval, it is
claimed, being desirable and necessary
to allow separate consideration by each
commission Of matters requiring sucl
course before the joint commission
meets. The interval will be thus filed
with work by each commission, the ul-
innate results being so facilitated.
The interval will also be employed by
the secretaries Jointly in maturing
plans for the work and procedure.
While the Commissioners were at
luncheon to-day General Merritt, who
arrived here to-day, called at their ho-
tel, but did not wait to see them. He
will call again tomorrow morning to
meet the members of the commission.
I The Spanish and American Commits
sioners will be received tomorrow by
/ President Faure. The hour fixed for
the reception of the Americans is AIS
| in the afternoon. General Merritt will
accompany the Americans to this func-
ton, which will be held at the Palais
dElysee.
The opinion is now held that the work
of the commission may be finished
within month from the present time.
While it is the general impression
that to-day's meeting was again de-
voted to preliminaries and that the ad-
journment to Friday was taken only to
enable the secretaries to draw up a
schedule of work, the representative of
the Associated Press learns that the
session was highly important and that
the Americans have made demand Of
such character that the Spaniards find
it necessary to ask for an adjournment
in order to enable them to consult with
the Government at Madrid.
1t is believed that the question con-
Germs the Philippines, and it is known
that the Americans are highly pleased
at having so soon reached what they
consider very important phase of the
negotiations and consider the two ses-
sions thus far held as very satisfactory
to America. The fact that a member
of the commission expressed the belief
that work would be completed within
a month indicates a happy frame Of
mind.
In the Spanish camp great hopes are
built on what they believe General Mer-
ritt will advise, namely, that the Fill
pinos are incapable of self government
and that the whole situation does not
warrant America in taking the respon-
sibility for the entire Philippines. The
Spaniards are quite ready to give what
ever America asks in the way of coal
ing stations, but will resist more to the
verge of a renewal of hostilities.