New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-15

DATA FROM MADRID FAIL TO REACH
PARIS TRYING TO PLEASE CREDITORS
PROBABLE OUTCOME
Paris Nov. 14-It was decided that no Joint
session Of the Peace Commissioners would be
he'd to-day.
Secretary Moore Of the United States Com
mission received from Secretary Oieda. Of the
Spanish Commission. this morning note say
,ns ,Nat the Spanish Commissioners had found
q impossible to prepare their memorandum for
nresentation to-day. and asking IL the United
states Commissioners would he Inconvenience
- owing 20 the late arrival from Madrid Of eX-
nected data the Spaniards should request that
the next meeting be deferred until Wednesday.
Secretary Moore replied that the American
commissioners were ready TO accommodate the
soanish Commissioners in this matter and the
.ont session was deferred until Wednesday
rex:.
Importance is attached TO this delay. it being
,,rarded a indicating that the Spanish Com
r,ssioners arc preparing for final stand in the
NEGOTIATIONS. and il may now be definitely
stated that the Spanards here will not sign
treaty os peace which yields to Spain no more
IRON, the Philippine Islands than has thus far
been offered or indicated by the Americans
Should the latter announce that the United
raciHc expenditures in the Philippine Islands
the Spanish Commissioners will reply that their
mission ,s finished Should this occur it is pos
e,he the Spaniards will also suggest suspan-
sion OF tho negotiations through the Commits
sions. and the resumption Of neg citations be-
tween Madrid and Washington.
sPANIARDs BOUND BY POLITICS.
This attitude q the Spaniards is explained by
v,ich1( Nnvr~-
mission have political alliances and personal re-
sponsb,lities to constituencies and the national
creditors Of Spain which restrict them to GER
tain lines.
:, is pointed out that II the FIVE Spanish
Commissioners here signed q treaty yielding the
Philippine Islands to the United states without
hssenine Spain's debt in an appreciable de-
gree they could not return home with the pros
pee, II any political future before them and
,ossillv would he in danger of violence at the
hands Of mObs
At the next meeting Of tho Commissions the
Americans will learn the definite attitude or
Spain on any proposition thus far made. The
Spaniards. however IN this presentation VIII
not declare ali negotiations closed. They VIII
insist that the sovereignty Of Spain over the
Philippine Islands is beyond question, but VIII
announce Spain's readiness 10 yield that SOW
ereignty for an adequate equivalent. and VIII
then invite negotiations under the Spanish con-
structiou of the protocol.
SEEKING TO PLEASE CREDITORS.
The American Commissioners may then com
fnunicate their final attituds to the Spaniards'
but the Americans are expected at future
meeting 10 present carefully prepared con-
cluslon Of their contention and conditions
Should they be no different from those already
,resented the time will then have arrived when
snain will declare herself helpless. though stead
fast and viii await the next step Of the Unlte1
States whatever it may he. Thus Span viii he
able TO say 10 her cred ',cs that she has done
her utmost and that the issGe must rest be
tween them and the United States