The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08
Commissions at Paris Hold Another
Joint Session.
THE PRELIMINARIES FIXED
PHILIPPINE QUESTION NOT
EVEN TOUCHED UPON.
This Subject Has Not Yet Been
Reached By the Commissioners
Wild Rumors Circulated Concern
ing a Possible Suspension of Ne
gotiatiOns-Spain's Realization.

Paris, Oct THE American anC
Spanish peace commissioners agaiE
confronted each other this afternoon
I The American commissioners held g
session this morning, and were occupied
with Washington correspondence. Dur
| ing the recess they have sought 10 per
| feet the United States position in re-
lation to the alternative or contingent
attitude on propositions of the Spanish
! commissioners. The substance OF the
American Dresentment has NOT been
disclosed.
1t was its presentation at Monday 5
joint session which caused the Scan
iards to ash for or demand q recess
from Monday until Friday. Whatever
was new or stronger will possibly de-
veloD from the American SIDE as nav
ing resulted from the conferences with
Major General Merritt since Monday
joint session
If the Americans were then sweep
ing IN their demands regarding the
Philippine islands, they have certainly
not been weakened by the statements
OF General Merritt.
On this subject the GaulOiS says that
during the last "a hours sensational and
alarming news has been auOat regard
ing the negotiations. It cites the Eng
fish papers allegations that Judge Day
has cabled to Washington. saying that
the negotiations for a treaty of peace
are on the verge of stopping. owing to
the refusal of Madrid to accept the
United States attitude regarding the
Philippine islands.
The Gaulois also cites d statement
to the effect that Judge Day las been
authorized 20 suspend negotiations If
the SDaniards do not conform To the
American views. and declares it can
affirm that this news is absolutely in
correct. 1t declares, however that.
whereas the Spaniards, at the outset,
were very obdurate, they are now dis
posed to modify their intentions, CIV
ing to the firmness of the attitude Of
the United States, the people of which,
it is said. have been excited to the idea
of holding the Philippines The utter
ances Of Attorney General Griggs, De
fore the Republican convention at
Trenton, n. j., last week, are cited as
showing that the United States pur-
pose is expansion. Spain is alleged To
be beginning to realize this, and it is
said she will finally agree TO give uD
Manila and the island of Luzon. OH
condition that the United States as
sumes the Philippine debt, amounting
to $4,000 900. and accord privileges to
Spain's trade. In conclusion the Gaulois
says:
we think we are authorized to say
that President Mckinley Will agree 10
settlement on this basaS.'
The joint session % the s,eace COM
was reconve q i ut , o'clock
this afternoon.
The session adjourned at $50 D. m
Oct. II. The prsliminaries are
The commissions, ut JOday's
session, settled upon the points which
are % be taken under consideration,
but there is no settled order in which !
they are to be considered. PROPOSE |
tons have been exchanged in writing
between the commissions, a I'D each |
in recess. will separately |
deliberate upon them. Senior Ojeda. the !
secretary of the Spanish commission, |
made his first appearance at tOday'S |
session. Secretary Moore and Senior !
Ojeda have decided upon a plan for |
keeping the records of the conference |
There are no stenOgraDhic minutes of |
the meeting. The secretaries each re- I
cord the proceedings and the results. |
If for no other reason than the fact |
that the Philippine islands were not |
mentioned first in the protocol, it may 4
be said with assurance that the COM /
missions joint sessions have not touch /
id upon the question of the Philippine 1
Stands.