The San Francisco call., 1898-12-02
SPAIN PLEADS
 FOR FURTHER
 ADVANTAGE Seeks to Protect Her
 Commerce. ANOTHER DELAY RESULTS ASKS THAT THE "oPEN DOOR"
 BE EXTENDED. Spanish Advices Predict Serious Trouble for Americans From
 the Insurgents in the s Philippines.
ASKS THAT THE "OPEN DOOR"
 BE EXTENDED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 PARIS, Dee Anxious as both are to conclude their work, the United States and Spanish Peace Commissions did not hold a joint session to-day. Their next meeting will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. :: This delay arose from the fact that the Spanish Commissioners at yester- days session offered several urgent propositions which called for special de- liberation on the part of the Ameri- cans. Spain asks the United States to grant for a term of years to Spanish ships carrying Spanish goods or pro- ducts to Porto Rico and Cuba the same privilege as American vessels engaged in the same trade may have, and she qualities this request by "a proviso that trade privileges be extended to Cuba so long as the United States Government dominates over the island.
 In support of this request the Span ish Commissioners assert that Spain cannot, without vital harm, immediate ly abandon or cut the business rela- tions so long maintained between the mother country and the West Indian territories. They declare that family
  fairs of trade maintained throughout centuries, require gradual dissolution. They invoke the terms of the treaty of 1919, by which the United States took over Florida from Spain and the f1f- teenth article of which granted Spain for twelve years the right to send her goods and products to Florida in Span ish ships on the same terms as the ships carrying thither goods and pro- ducts of the United States.
 The Spanish Commissioners cite further the fact that the treaty of 1903 with France for the cession of Louisi- ana granted French and Spanish goods and products the same terms as Ameri- cans in New Orleans and other ports in the ceded territory.
 Finally Spain points to the American proposed "open- door" policy in the Philippines and asks a guarantee of the same advantage in her West In dian colonies until trade relations can by degrees accustom themselves to the change of sovereignty.
 The proposition and the arguments by which it was supported are consid- cred strongly stated, and the American Commissioners desire time for delibera- ton. Thus, although they were busy until nearly o'clock this afternoon they were not fully prepared, and Judge Day sent a message to Senor Montero Rios, requesting that the joint session fixed for this afternoon be post poned until tomorrow.
 Meanwhile the Spanish Commission CTS had been preparing list of sub- jects for negotiations, supplemented by suggestions counter to and amendatory of the subjects the Americans sub mitted yesterday. This came to the American Commissioners to-day in . .1 able to postpone the joint session in order to give time for translation and consideration. The translation is being made this evening, and the subject will be laid before the American Commits sioners tomorrow morning.
 Now that the first gust of grief and chagrin has passed, the Spanish Com missioners are meeting the Americans in a frank spirit that is helpful to an early completion of the negotiations.
 From information which comes to the correspondent of the Associated Press from well-authenticated source late this evening 1t seems unlikely that the commission will finish their work as soon as had been expected. It is proba- ble that the negotiations will last con- siderably longer.
 Madrid has instructed the Spanish commissioners on three points to which the Americans attach much importance. These are the cession of the island in the Carolines, the granting of religious freedom over the whole of the Carolines and the cession of a cable and coaling station at Ceuta.
 The Spanish Government has in- structed Senor Montero Rios to grant none of these, and while Spain may ml- timately yield to them all. 1t is ad- mitted that the American commission CTS have no power to enforce their de- mands on points not covered by the protocol. Before Spain does yield the negotiations are likely to be prolonged and the United States may have to give a substantial quid pro quo.