The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
Especial Dispatch 10 The POST

tSpeCidi W 4 ne iooNsl
Washington, october i5.-spain is max
tng a desperate struggle 10 retain the Phil
ippnes and obtain the assumption OF the
CUBAN debt by the United States in ex-
change for Cuba. while no adyices have
yet been received from Chairman Day re-
garding the work OF the peace commission
at its sessions yesterday, II is the under
standing OF department officials that the
subject OF the disposition and control OF the
Philippines was under consideration; but
from tho fart that Mr. Day has not ad-
vsed the department of the work done. 1t
is only 100 evident that no agreement was
reached either with respect to those islands
or as to the independence of Cuba an !
the cession OF Porto Rico and Guam Island
to the United States.
There Is reason to believe that from now
on the tone OF the American commission
viii be more peremptory in character, II
beng tho intention Of the officials not TO
permit the Spanish commissioners to hassle
and procra stinate as taey have been dong.
This is shown BY the fact that Instructions
have been given directing the American
military comm ssioners In Havana that
they are the proper body TO determine t1e
question OF what continues movable rrop-
orty. ami that property described as I'M
movable shall not be moved
Furthermore. toe commission viii cor
tinue TO deal with the proposition formerly
advanced by them that military evacuation
means the REIMBURSEMENT OF Spanish SOW
ereIgnty in Cuba. It will be recalled las
announced In The Post from Havana at the
limo that the Spanish commissioners. II
compliance with Instructions from Senior
Ssgasta. hal informed the American COM
missloners that these matters were without
their jurisdiction an5 that they would BE
discussed by the American peace commits
sioners. The authorities declared that Scncr
ga gasta is wrong and the Spanards nave
been informed that the questions VIII be
dealt with by the military commission in
Havana. The questions are, therefore. not
added to the many which Mr.. Day and his
colleagues ere considering in Paris.
was Informed today by high officials Of
| the administration that the Spanish COM
I m.SslOutTS are IudhiuB tfN'' tHDiN ~ " -
| cure TIE assumption OF the Cuban debt ry
| the American government in exchange fer
the island or its guarantee in some way
when the ISLAND is given us Independence.
The truth Of the matter is" saif the off-
csal. that Spain wants US TO buy c'ha;
after oonquering her she wants the fruits
OF victory. She will not get item. The
! Cuban dobt will not BE- assumed by this
government in any way and Spain has been
| told SO. ="
What is true OF the Cuban debt IL also
true Of the Philippine debt In the hrst
place Spain objects to the cess'on Of any
territory In the Philippines TO the United
States and she believes that urder the
terms Of tho protocol this government
should withdraw upon the Signature
Of treaty Of peace. Such proposition has
not been considered for moment by the
American representatives,, who have sub
m5assd their demand for the cession OF the
Island Of Luzon to the United States.
In exchange for this iAland. II II ~