The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-27
DECLARED AS PREPOSTEROUS
The Report That He Would Receive
100000 for Work as Commissioner.
WILL RESUME PRACTICE OF LAW
ENJOYS, But omplimented French
Government on Treatment
of the Commission.

Canton, O., December 2.-Judge Day.
president of the late peace commission, and
Mrs Day reached their Canton home in
time to take Christmas dinner with the
family. They arrived at 1915 o'clock yes
terday morning over the Pennsylvania road.
There was no formal greeting arranged for
them, but a committee of the Stark county
bar several personal friends and members
of the family were at the station to meet
them.
The judge is in excellent health and
spirits, and the trip abroad has evidently
been beneficial. Mrs. Day is also in excel
lent health, and Notwithstanding the sea-
sickness on the return voyage, comes to
her home in much better health than when
She left It,.
Judge Day, when asked as to his plans
for the future, said he expects to remain
in Canton and resume the practice Of law
in the firm of which he was member be-
fore entering the cabinet of President Nc
Kinley. The work of the commission ended
when the treaty was delivered to the presi-
dent, and he does not expect to visit Wash
ington again in connection with any duties
of that commission. Asked as to whether he
had any desires which the state of Ohio
could satisfy, he said:
No Political Desires
''If you refer to political desires, have
not. My only ambition is to be allowed to
pursue the practice of my profession"
Later in the conversation he authorized
the direct stateent that under no circum-
stances would be a candidate for governor,
as has been reported during his absence in
Paris.
While he talked freely on matters con-
nected with his work in Paris, Judge Day
did not feel at liberty to give an interview
in detail on the work of the commission.
He said the talk of 1000 compensation
for the commissioners, or of any sum ap-
preaching that amount was ridiculous and
preposterous. The president nxes the COM
pensation of the commissioners, and none
of them, 1t is safe to say, accepted the
duties as speculation. None of them have
any idea of large fee such as would have
been paid had thy performed the duties in
the capacity of regularly retained attor-
neys.
There is no actual precedent of which to
base an estimate, but the prediction is ven
tured that the compensation of the commits
sioners will not exceed $4,000 each and rea-
sonable expenses incurred on the trip and
In Paris. These expenses, however, will not
include those incurred for the wives and
families of the attaches of the commission
because all such went on the Journey en-
tlrely independent of the commission and
were in no way charge upon the official
party.
John w. Fosters Case
1t is probable that the stories of large
compensation was suggested by payments
in treaty negotiations of the past, notably
the Behring sea matter and Mr.. Foster,
work in connection with the China and
Japan treaty. In the case of Mr.. Foster
there is no parallel to the Paris commits
son He was retained for very large
fee to perform certain duties. In the case
of the Behring sea the commissioners were
paid very moderate sums for their work,
but associated with them were a number of
attorneys of note in the capacity of coun-
sci looking after large interests, and as
such were paid liberal fees
A number of friends have called on Judge