The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-21

a conference with four of the peat
commissioners yesterday. There wei
present Commissioners Day, Davi
Frye and Reid, and for two hours the
were closeted with the president in ii
cabinet room. The whole situation wa
carefully gone over and the presider
impressed upon them his policy regart
ing the Philippines.
Instructions Are Explicit.
There is authority for the stateme1
that the instructions are positive an
explicit. Every question relating I
Cuba's future which is 10 come unde
the purview of the peace commissio
is dealt with in plain terms. Ever
question of Importance touching III
disposition of the Philippines is st
forth at length. No proposition is sus
ceptible of ambiguity. The presiden
has outlined the policy of this natio
in terms of plain English. There wi
be no consideration of counter prop
ositions. The Spaniards must accep
or refuse our demands as they stand.
Details Held secret.
The foregoing statement represent
the extent 10 which the public is I
be apprised of the situation at thi
time. The details of the instruction
are held secret for cogent reasons o
state, which will appear later. n
member of the cabinet or the commits
sion is TO discuss the subject befor
the commission meets in Paris.
Trend of Events I'm the East.
Two elements of the present situa
ton, when considered together, poin
Enthusiastically TO the trend of event
in the far east. The AUTHORITATIVE,
statement that the case is made up ant
the attitude of this government decid
ed upon, taken in connection with III,
dispatch of three battleships 10 III
Pacific, indicate that the administra
tion has decided upon a radical cours.
and is preparing TO support its posi-
tion with force if necessary.
Flag VIII Not Retreat.
No well-informed official in Washing
ton who has kept in touch with The
fully considered their significance from
time TO time entertains doubt thai
the United States is prepared 10 main
tain the flag where II has been plant
ed on the island of Luzon. What other
portions of the Philippine archipelago
are 10 be enveloped in the folds of the
emblem Of liberty will be determined
hereafter.
Word from Manila.
While they were in session a cable
message from Gen. Otis at Manila was
received, which cleared up all doubts
regarding the attitude of the insur,
gent leader, Agunaldo, toward the
United States forces. This message
was in reply TO one sent by the pres.
ldent TO Gen Otis. and made il clear
that Aguinaldo is acting in good faith
and in perfect obedience 10 the Amer.
lean commander in Manila. 1t was
the most satisfactory report that ha :
been received from Manila since the
American forces landed.
An OmciaI Statement.
In the evening the president gave a
dinner TO the commit ssioners and mem
bers of the cabinet, and also Assistant
secretaries Moore and Adee, of the
state department. 1t was purely So
cial, and not official for delberation.
At the conclusion of the dinner Sec
rotary Day handed the following Off
cial statement TO the newspapers:
The members OF the peace commission.
with the exception Of Senator Gray. whose
absence was due 20 his inability to with
draw as counsel In case in which he was
engaged some time before his appointment
IS one or the peace commissioners, have
spent the greater part Of Wednesday and
Thursday In free discussion Of the duties
With the discharge Of which thew have
been Entrusted by the president. Senator
Gray is expected during the evening. and
before sailing will have a full conference
With the president and his associates
Nhlle Tor obvious reasons Il was deter
mined that the nature OF the Instructions
rs to the negotiations about TO be entered
lpon should for the present be kent secret
ana made known only after definite results
hall have been reached, II is possible 10
state authoritatively that the commission
yoes TO Paris fully prepared 10 follow a
course OF action mapped out for Il is the re-
suit or the consultations Of the last two
lays.
No Modification of Our Demands
AT the very outset Il will be made clear
o the Spanish commissioners that, as In
he case Of the preliminary protocol. there
an be no deviation from or modification OF
he demands made by the United States.
THE decision arrived at by the presi-
lent after full consultation with the
Of the commission subsequently
eceived the cordial and unanimous APP
)roval OF the cabinet at a meeting held
Thursday afternoon.
AS previously announced, the commits
ion sails from New York on the Campania
I two o'clock on Saturday afternoon"
Our COMMISSIONER sail.
New York, Sept. 10.-The United
states commissioners to conclude the
erms of peace with Spain sailed on
'oard the Cunard line steamer Cam.
'ania, EN- route to Paris. The commits.
ion consists of Former Secretary OF
tate William II. Day, United States
enators William p. Frye, Cushman X.
JAWS and George Gray and Whitelaw
ieid. Each commissioner is accom-.
anied on the trip by his wife or other
lembers of the family.
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Greeted with Kisses.
W.T.