The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03
|NOPROGRESS MADE.
Joint Sessions Of the Peace Commis.
slen Are without Result.
THE SPANIARDS UNYIELDlNC.
Are Not Expected to Sell the Island q
Ualan othe United States.
GERMANY WANTS THE ENTIRE GROUP.
In Fact She Has Already So minated h
This Government.
AMERICANS NOT INCLINED TO WASTE TIME
On Points where spain Il Ohstruc-
tive the subjects VIII nc Droppcd
and others Taken Up.
T.
Are Not Expected to Sell the Island Of
Ualan to the United States.
GERMANY WANTS THE ENTIRE GROUP.
In Fact She Has Already So minated h
This Government.
AMERICANS NOT INCLINED TowAsTE TIME
tspecIal Dispatch 10 The Posts

tSpSriai lhSpatCn 10 Inc PoStl
Washington. December 2.--Dispatchca
| were received at the state department today
| from Judge Day showing that but little
| satisfactory proeress had been made at
tho meeting of The peace commission to-
day. These dispatches were read at the
cabinet meeting by Mr. Hay and wero COM
meutod upon BY tho officials,
There is reason 10 believe that the au-
thorltes airs satisfied that Spain will not
grant tho request made through the Amcri-
can commissioners to cede the island OF
ITALIAN TO this government for certain con-
siderations and Il Is not Intended that
there shall be any extended negotiations
on the subject, The authorities are also
satisfied that Spain Intends to sell tho
entire group to Germany and they would
not DO surprised II active NEGOTIATIONS on
tho subject were now In progress. Before
such negotiations began, however. the ber-
lin government asked tho United States
fnr Eastern islands and announced that
II It would not be objectionable to tnis
government nor be couslderel US inimical
10 It's antcrests. that It would like TO me-
gotlatp with Spain for the purchase OF Tho
group. This government can have no Oh.
jeetiou TO such action.
Il Is expected by the authorities that tho
neace treaty WIFE coon he finally accepted
and signed.
paris, December 2.--1'hc Joint session
OF the peace commission today lasted Two
hours No real progress was made inc
Spaniards are awaiting instructions. SPANS
proposition for commercial privileges III tns
West Iudies was not settled am was
scarcely considered today. The Americans
have also asked for Instructions On tcrtitin
matters. The Caroline Islands ateslions
were net coneiieresi.
Tonight's session was repetition VIZ
tualiy q several earlier meetings. When'
afler tho $50 hours of discussion taking a
wide range, the SpuDiards were presseu
for definite statements they peaaeu thiiI
tbey hal not received Instructions from
Madrid. Theroupon the Americans declared
In diplomatic phripseoogy that II was use
less TO waste time in debate with men VINO
were not empowered TO make bargains
Although adjournment was taken unt'i
,omnrrow II Ia probable there Will be
further postporement untl Monday,
Jho spanlards version OF she days sos
sion il Tint they asked 10 have the treaty
eoncIudef first and then tho minor matters
aiscussed. According to reports from Amer
lean sources the Spanish commissioners en-
deayorcd to draw hints as TO now iar me
Americans were willing 10 compromise the
aamands under discussion without discloiA
ing what concessions Spain was wiiline 70
make
AS the negotiations proceeded the pros
peetg of consuming much time increasso.
Several important propositions presenting
many phases invite discussion ana must
nfterward be embodied In the agreements.
This task OF embodying may be long drawn
ont every word aud comma requiring con-
aideration. On tho questions yet unsettled
which 10 not concern territorial or nm
nncial interests, both commissions display
Iaudable anxiety TO promote the wsliars
OF the Inhabitants involved
An American commissioner remarked -
tbe correspondents OF the Associated Press:
"we realize that this people are TO ps-
come o,Ir subjects and we desire to secure
for them all their rights and privileges. We
keen In mind tho interests OF Spanish cep-
oesslons In the territories changing hands
as wei as Of others Our Spanish triends
exhibit Willingness TO cooperate w tnis
work OF guaranteeing the tights at the
people ana territory they are losing
wtllinantss that must oommani our respeets
Tor we realize that they might make the p
task more difficult II they were disposed
to display a resentful spirit"