The Grenada sentinel., 1898-12-03
TIE TREATY WITH SPAIN.
Contrary to Public Expectation, II
Will Not be the Work of q
Single Session.
THERE ARE CORNERS TO Be ROUNDED OFF
The Joint session of the Co,n misslons Sat
for Two and n Half Hours In Paris
Passed on the Three First Articles, Dis
cussed the Others and Then Adjourned
TIL Thursday.

Washington, Nov. 3O.--Contrary to
what seems to be the general expecta-
ton, peace treaty will not be signed
in Paris Immediately. The commits
sloners are proceeding with the nego-
tiations with a rapidly that is emf.
nently satisfactory to all concerned,
but it is said to be simply physical
impossibility for all of the subjects
requiring adjustment to be closed up
Immediately. Respecting the various
matters that were covered by treaties
with Spain which have been unsettled
by the denunciation of those treaties
at the beginning of the war. it is the
present purpose to adopt the simple
expedient Of providing for the re-
r'ewal of those treaties in general ar
ticles.
The Peace Treaty Will Not be Retarded.
Nothing will be said, perhaps, in
the treaty itself as to the institution
OF negotiations to replace these old
treaties with more moderate conven.
tions, but it is not doubted that at a
convenient time such negotiations
will be had, though it is not desired
that the conclusion of the peace
treaty will b" retarded by embarking
at this time upon discussion of these
complex and delicate questions.
May Take u Wider Scope Than Contem-
plated.
Therefore, If this view is correct,
the peace treaty will be of wider scope
than was in contemplation few days
ago for in this single document pro-
vision is likely to be made for COM
plete resumption of relations,
diplomatic and commercial, between
the two countries lately at war.
Americans Held IL Preliminary Session.
Paris, Nov. 3O.-rhe United States
peace commission held a session for
| the purpose of discussing the draft of
the treaty articles made by Secre-
, taries Moore and Ojeda. The final
preparation Of these articles was con-
cludcd and tie revised draft was then
! turned over to the typewriters, while
| the commissioners hastily ]unched
prior to the hour fixed for the joint
session. The typewritng, however,
| was not finished at two o'clock, the
| time set
| The Joint Session.
The Spaniards arrived first at the
conference chamber. They were
quickly followed by the American
commissioners. with the exception OF
Judge Day and Secretay Moore, who
waited for the prepared copy of the
articles, AMI who arrived at the con-
! ference half an hour later. The two
commissions then began the discus
sion of the formulated protocol agree.
ments and the subjects for negotia-
tion, all Of which were presented to
the Joint commission in form ac-
, ceptable to the Americans.
! Sat Two aud II Half Hours
The joint commission devoted two
hours and half, from . to 4:3o p. III.
to drafting the three first articles OF
the peace treaty protocol. dealing
with the cession of cuba. Porto Rico
and the Philippines, upon which the
commissioners agreed in principle.
a general discussion on the other
articles followed, but no decision was
reached and the joint commission ad
! iourned until Thursday.
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