The record-union., 1898-11-02

such work, as a local police force or
gendarmerie, possessed, in a measure,
or both the power of the police and
soldier. There are several strong ar
guments which the War Department
has put forth as sufficient to justify
the adoption of this course. In the
first place, honorable and profitable
employment would be given to a con-
siderable proportion of the Cuban sol
diefs, who might otherwise, in the alb
sence of individual employment, drift
INTO evil courses, or become a dissat-
isfied or dangerous element in the
community. In the second place, these
men being thoroughly acquainted To-
cally with places, the habits of the
Spanish and the language,
would be much more serviceable as
police than American soldiers.
SPAIN MAY NOT SUBMIT.
PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE French papers
derive their news of the work OF the
Peace Commission from Spanish
sources, and, therefore, the morning
papers here to-day are interesting, as
indicating the atmosphere in Spanish
quarters and the trend of French views
and tendencies. 1t must be recalled
that the Spaniards have utterly ac-
cepted the refusal of the United States
to assume any of the Spanish debt, and
the Cuban question has been set away
to await its place in the final treaty
providing differences on the question of
the Philippine Islands shall not prevent
the making of any treaty. As the
whole is composed Of its parts, so must
the Philippine question be mutually
agreed on, or none of these questions
previously agreed on will find a place
in the treaty. This is all the provi-
sions or provisional understanding ex-
listing. In view of the facts, then. the
Paris press to-day has indicated
tendency to confuse the situation.
The "Matin,'' in reviewing it. SAYS:
1T is we'll understood that the ces-
sion of Porto Rico was tantamount to
the payment of a war indemnity in
cash, and entirely freed Spain from any
subsequent repetition on the subject"
Turning back to Cuba. the "Matin"
remarks: THE Spaniards declined to
concur in separating the debt from the
pledge, the mortgage from the loan,
ana as 1t was impossible to reach an
understanding, they asked that at least
the order Of the protocol be inverted,
and that the question of the Philippines
be previously discussed, that question
possibly offering the Americans an op-
portunity for rendering some compen-
sation for the enormous sacrifices they
have forced upon the conquered. The
Americans finally acceded to the
change, and only asked the SpaniarGs
to accept Professionally the clauses re-
lating to the Cuban debt, with the res
eryation that the acceptance could be
withdrawn if no agreement was reach
ed as to the Philippines"
Referring to yesterdays meeting, the
"Matin" says: 1.-The Spaniards said
they would make their answer known
on Friday. But it is easy to foresee
what 1t will be-a refusal, precise and
formal. The Spanish plenipotentiarie
nave made up their minds, in the event
Of the United States adverting to the
Philippine proposition, to decline sign
ing the act Of peace, to break off the
negotiations, and to call upon the civil
lzed nations to witness the abuse of
force to which they will be subjected
and the violation of the provisions set
forth in the Washington protocol"
The "Gaulois'' remarks: '@The Span-
Yards viii never agree to abandon the
archipelago without compensation, and
we believe the Americans intend to
suggest that they will assume the Phil
ippine debt. We hope the negotiations
will not be broken, but Spain. it is
given out as certain, would take such
a course rather than submit to nu-
initiating terms.''