New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-05
TIE PEACE COMMISSION.
y g SPENT IN HEARING MERRITT AND
CALLING on FAURE.
EXPRESSIONS OF GOODWILL EXCHANGED
py THE FRENCH AND AMERICAN
PRESIDENTS

20, A-The morning was cold and dis
h,o ravoring indoor work OF which each
% % A. peace Commissions has plenty on haiiu'
W ,,ar,can commissioners determined 10 de-
aav,s session 10 a conference with Ma
a. General Merritt. who arrived at the 'i'N0
:. .ba Commission at 10 o'clock.
The session lasted until o'clock IN the dl'e
co,ora1 Merritt detailed to the Commls-
'a,s his personal views and those OF Rear
,-.,ro1 Dewey regarding the physical geo
.on,,a1 moral and political conditions pre-
.n,ns IN the Philippine Islands Genera' MeI
.,,,,s exposition not finished to-day 'e
"a, meet the Commission again tomorrow
-, no will continue 10 discharge MS erranu
here. ~ crortsh Corn-
mission and his colleagues were ouSE 'oua'
',.h te,ecraphic and other correspondence
eo0or Rios denied himself to all callers
rha snanish Peace Commissioners were re-
o,,ad this afternoon a. o'clock py fresiue"t
ra,,ra at the Elys4e Palace The members OF
20. Cor,r,,ssion we're presented by the Span
49, ambassador. Senor Leon Castillo ana
se6or Rios expressed their gratincaVon a. ''''0
,rg the President Of France
+, An n m Immediately following the re-
.,op NJ the Spaniards the members or the
,1,orican Peace Commission were received oy
,,o.,aert Faure General Porter met the COM
,ssioners on the steps Of the Court or Honor
o,6 they proceeded TO the Grand Salon Pres
,asnt Faure. surrounded by few members OF
b;s official household. received General Porter
who presented Judge Day and the other mem
hers Of the Commission in turn.
MKINLEYs MESSAGE.
rrdga Dav then handed President Faure a
cable message from President Mckinley. II
was dated September so and read as follows;
On this occasion. when the Commissions OF
the United States and Spain are about to assem-
~ a. the capital of France to negotiate peace.
end when the representatives Of this Govern
nent are receiving the hospitality and goodwin
Of the republic. ] beg 10 tender you my most
friendly personal greeting and the assurances
NJ my grateful appreciation Of your kind cour-
tesies TO the American Commissioners.
President Faure in replying expressed his ap-
nreciation of the cordial sentiments uttered. He
further remarked tnat everything possible would
hA done for the comfort of the Commissioners,
and added:
"As the name Of Lafayette is held dear In the
United States so is the name Of Washington
revered in France"
FATRE's REPLY
The President then remarked that he would
Immediately transmit directly TO President Nc
Kinley his reply TO the latter's cordial message
The following is the text Of President Faure's
cable message to President Mckinley
have had great pleasure in receiving the
American plenipotentiaries to the Hispano-
American Peace Commission. During the course
OF an audience Mr. Day read the telegram
which YOU so graciousy sent me. ! am very
much touched by the sentiments which Your
Fxceuencv has been kind enough to express,
and heartily thank you for them ! hope the
American Commissioners will have kind recol-
lections Of their sojourn in Paris. which shall
try TO render agreeable TO them and sincerely
hope for happy termination OF the paclhc
work Of the Commission.
General Horace Porter the United States Am
bassador will give dinner in honor OF the
American Commission tomorrow afternoon.
and next week he will give dinner in honor of
both Commissions at the United States En-
bassy.
newspaper, lie Petit Beu." declares 1t has
authority for the statement that IL has been
decided that "an adjustment relative to Cuba
ing 10 incidents which have recently taken place
in the Philippine Islands" The same neWspa-
per remarks that Sehor Rios yesterday bought
three copies Of work international law by
one OF our most eminent jurists." 1t does not
accept the view that the work Of the Commits
sIons viii be concluded before December.