Evening star., 1898-11-14
ASK MORE DELAY
SPANS Commissioners
UnIeadyfoTConfeTence'
JOINT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY
They Will Demand Pay for
the Philippines.
FAILING, THEY WILL WITHDRAW
Dare Not Return Home if They
Should Give Way.
FAILING, THEY WILL WITHDRAW
STU ALTON is CRITICAL

PARIS. November t4.-It has been de-
ctded that there will be 10 Joint sessions of
the peace commissions todav Secretary
Moore of the United States commission re-
celFed from Secretary Ojeda of the Spanish
commission this morning a note saving
that the Spanish commissioners had found
II impossible TO prepare their memorandum
for presentation today. and asking if the
United States commissioners would be in
cOnvenieaced if. owing TO the late arrival
from Madrid of expected data the Span
iards should request that the next meeting
be deferred until Wednesday,
Secretary Moore replied that the Ameri-
can commissioners We're quite ready to ac-
commOdate the Spanish commissioners in
this matter, and the joint session was prac-
tically deferred until Wednesday next.
Importance is attached to this DELAY. II
being regarded as indicating that the Span
ish commissioners are preparing for q final
stand in these negotiations.
Spain Grows Obstinate.
1t may now be definitely stated that thew
VIII not sign treaty Of peace which yields
10 Spain no more from the Philippine
Islands than has thus far been offered or
indicated by the Americans Should the
latter announce that the United States is
pacific expenditures in the Philippine
Islands, the Spanish commissioners viii re-
Fly that their mission is finished Should
this occur, 1t is possible the Spaniards will
also suggest a suspension of the negotia-
lions through the commission and the re-
sumption Of negotiations between Madrid
and Washington.
IhiS attitude Of the Spaniards is ex-
p-alned by the fact that the members of
the Spanish commission have political al
Hances and personal responsibilities to com
su,uencies and the national creditors of
Spain which restrict them to certain Ifnar
which are as far as the ministry at Madrid
cares TO go 1t is pointed out that II the
hye Spanish commissioners here signed a
treaty yielding the Philippine Islands 10
tne United States without lessening Spain's
debt in an appreciable degree, they could
not return home with the prospect of any
political future before them, and possibly
would be in danger of violence at the hands
c. mobs
Next Meeting Decisive.
At the mex, meeting of the commission
srs the Americans viii learn the definite
attitude Of Spain on any propositions thus
lar made The Spaniards howeverc. in
this presentation, Will not declare all nego-
tiations closed. They will insist tina. the
sovereignty OF Spain over the Philippine
Islands is beyond question, but will an
nounce SPANS readiness TO yield that Sow
ereignty for adequate equivalent, and
WILL then invite negotiations under the
spanish construction of the protocol.
The American commissioners may then
communicate their final attitude to the
SpaIlards but the Americans are expected
al future meeting to present a carefully
prepared conclusion Of their contention and
Conditions. Should they not be different
1Fom those already presented. the time will
Then have arrived when Spain will declare
herself helpless. though steadfast, and will
await the next step of the United States
whatever it may be Thus Spain will be
able 10 say TO her creditors that she has
done her utmost, and that the issue must
rest between them and the United States