The record-union., 1898-08-17
PEACE COMMISSIONERS.
Senators Allison and German De-
cline to Serve.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The au-
thoritative announcement is made that
l'Senator Allison Of Iowa will not be a
member of the Peace Commission In
a long interview to-day a membership
on the commission was urged upon
him by the President. Senator Allison
was not able to accept on account of
other important duties.
1t is understood that President Nc
kinley has rendered to Senator Cor
man of Maryland a place on the Peace
Commission, and that he has declined
the offer. The President now, it is
| stated, is looking about for another
! Democratic Senator to take the place
of Senator German, the President be-
ing desirous of securing a Democratic
member from the upper house of Con-
gree.
MORET MAY BE A MEMBER FOR
| SPAIN.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia Worlds"
| dispatch from Madrid says: Senior
Moret is generally regarded as the best
| equipped man in Spain for a member
of the Paris Peace Commission. He
| was Minister when the war with
the United States began, time when
cc'orlfal @onditions required the deepest
/ SlQay, TIE ulOSI ldCLIuI management.
| It was his scheme of autonomy which
was applied, though too late, to Cuba
and Porto Rico. He had also thought
out plan to be applied to the Philip
! pines, and Governor General August
was trying to win the natives over to
| it when Admiral Dewey sailed into
| Manila Bay.
Senior Moret said to the World cor
respondent:
II cannot see how the commission
| can work with an equal number Of
members on each side and no umpire
to give the deciding vote. 1 have not
been asked by the Government to go
to Paris as member of the joint COM
mission to negotiate a treaty of peace.
If 1 had been I should have made my
acceptance depend upon conditions
such as would enable my country to
enter upon negotiations regarding the
Philippines affairs under as favorable
circumstances as possible, and not be
obliged to yield to every demand.
THE negotiations Will last for weeks.
There are so many important points
I yet to be settled. For instance, the
evacuation of Cuba, the settlement of
the Cuban debt, which there are many
/ substantial reasons for believing it
! likely to get a hearing, even with the
American Government, and the Philip
pine questions, which are of the great
est Importance from Spanish and in
ternational points of view. While /
was Minister of the Colonies we sent
/ General August to Manila on the un-
Iderstanding that he was to offer to the
natives principally the greater part of
! what General Primo de Rivera had
promised to Aguinaldo, but did not
carry out August was to tender to
the natives a share in the general ad-
ministration of the island affairs, in
| Guiding AN elective insular assembly
| chosen by select body of electors,
and seats in both branches Of the I'm
perial Cortes, that were to be set apart
for Filipinos. These things the better
| class of natives had asked for, but
in vain.
1--WE did not contemplate the Danish
ment of the religious orders, but they
would have continued to exercise an
all powerful influence upon colonial life
from the moment we gave the island
authorities and the natives so much
liberty of action on modern principles
OF government.
Nobody in Spain except a very few
medieval people believes things could
GO on as of yore in the Philippines.
do not think conditions Of peace are
likely to provoke much opposition from
Spain, in her present weary and dis
| gusted disillusioned frame of mind.
Il think Premier Sagasta has greatly
! strengthened his position. Events
have proven that he cannot easily be
ousted by the opposition or replaced by
ANYBODY even from his own party. If.
after a. peace treaty is executed, he
chooses to retire from active life, he
will still be the controlling spirit in the
Liberal party.
I'm that case the Liberals will re-
main in office during the life of the
present Cortes, with a Cabinet formed
with especial regard TO the dispatchng
of public business and the reeonstruc-
ton of the many things which must
be remodcled in our finances, politics
and Administered ton of the war.
II have confidence in the recupera-
tive powers of our nation and in the
sufficiency of our national resources. If
they are properly managed. l do not
fear any Carlist rising Immediately, as
our rural population is eager for peace,
as well. as the people of the cities. But
YOU know the Carlist leaders say they
will not resort to guerrilla warfare,