The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-09
SECRETARY DAY OUT
He VIII Not Resume the Functions
Of Secretary Of State.
JUSTICE WHITE DECLINES TO SERVE
he President aas rendered the Vacant
Place on the Peace Commission TO SEN
ator Gray, OF Delaware, Who VIII
Probably Accept It.


Washington, Sept Secretary Day
probably viii not resume the discharge
Of the functions Of secretary Of state
and It may be assumed that his con
nection with the department, save in
the capacity Of a peace commissioner,
terminated when he left Washington
for Ohio recently Upon his return 70
Washington it is expected that he viii
come to the state department for the
purpose OF bidding farewell to the en-
plOyes-
There Is no longer a reasonable
doubt that Justice White has decided
to decline the appointment Of peace
commissioner, and that he refrains
from making public announcement Of
his purpose at the request of the
president 1t is estimated that very
early announcement may be looked
for, as there is reason to believe that
the president already has made a ten
der Of the cOmmissiOnership and IS
now awaiting an acceptance before
making public that fact Arrange
ments for the departure of the com
mission on the 18th inst from New
York are being pushed. Acting Score
tarv Moore, with the assistance Of Mr..
Macarthur, is giving a great deal Of
time to the collection Of documents
and charts needed by the American
commissioners in their work, and the
subjects likely to arise in connection
with the final peace negotiations are
receiving the closest study at the hands
of these gentlemen. Especially is this
true Of the Philippines, which promise
to be the bone Of contention before
the commission, and consequently act
ing Secretary Moore is devOting the
best share of his attention to thai
phase Of the subject To establish q
clear understanding of the scope Of
the commissions power, 1t is stated
upon authority that this body is moi
in any sense judicial, but purely diplO-
matte The procedure will not be Of q
character where numerical voting
strength viii determine any PROPOSE
ton, but the commissioners on each
side are expected to act as separate
units and, should differences arise. they
must be settled by the ordinary course
Of diplomatic negotiation
1t may be said positively now thai
/ Mr. Justice White, of the United
| States supreme court, has finally de
/ clined the tender Of a membership il
the Spanish American peace commits
| sion The president has been awar'
for several days Of the decision Of Jus
/ tice White, but for various reasons did
not make it public. As a matter o
I fact, no official announcement wa
/ ever made of his selection as a mem
/ Der Of the commission, although /
/ was semi-Oficially understood that TIT
/ tender Of a place on the commission
\ had been made him.
\ In the same way it is now under
\ stood that the vacant place on tn
I commission has been offered to Sena
! tor George Gray, Of Delaware, one o
the leading democratic members Of tn
! senate and a member Of the minOrit.
on the foreign relations COMMITTEES
Senator Gray had a long conference
1 relating partly to the work Of tn
! Canadian commission. While the sen
ator has not definitely indicated hi
acceptance Of the peace commissioner
] ship, it is regarded as not uDGkel
| that he Will be the fifth member Of tn
! commission