Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06
PEACE COMMISSION.
AMERICANS APPARENTLY CHANGE
FORM OF SOME DEMANDS.
The JOINT DEBATE ENERGETIC.
secretary of Spanish BODY very
Much Excited mt End OF
American Representatives Express
s.u.,.c,,op With Progress Mnde'


and only had brief recesses loi - .,oe,
fore going to the foreign ONCE -. %
the spanish commissioners at w. 80
NJ THE Americans. apparently "
oharged the form, II not Vie substance =.
o0,,o % their demands as result oi INC"
so,,harations during the past three uos
rha ,oint commission was In Session ~
g. hours. Much Of the discuS',O"
concerned details as to the eu"' g. the
- the rights Of Spanish CITIZENS :" 200.
oaaed Colonies. The debate was
go ,,.. onergetic. and the spaniaros' oH
s'onans onneared to be detected.
emeisiiSe, rEDA ALMOST MAD.
&C Oieda. of the Spanish ooni nai',
,,,han questioned after tne n ax,
90 to the progress made, eonnot talk.
citedly: IT am almost Hiau'
we are making progress. ,orors declined
Inc .',hirp further than tnat 'io
W s made was satisfactory; no
PROS c,arish commissioners haNe
ihe ip,,horItv TO bind their goVerlilii,. 49,,
-, .ar+ain matters, but there aio ..struc-
On eeI .,astions on which their -,
p' POI 80 80 unsatisfactory, ana IL - ~
49,. rnanv of the details inVoiVeu - col
ohanqe of sovereignty In tne opa, n the
onies will be left for settleihen. lions
regular diplomatic process, WIZ VIZ are re-
between the two government
sumed. rprATy
The history Of the documeht WILL noIo,iaI
oarttSv the passing of the Oldest Co % ne
~ t. The world and the advent Oh VIZ
pomo os, was epitomised by Judge DAY .l,s
,,,,, I'm n single sentence: "A pesSe
a., can contain anything winch TIC
yictors put In H. ,,..a FOR hours
..t, ,heir customary patience 10 tne teSn.
ntcalitIes conyoked by the Spanla.us' -
their customary shrewdness anu Sor
| tencv. against every proposal nlan en-
~ dismemberment Of their empire, I'll
VIC 20 whose unconcealed contemp.
60 g. d,niomatic quibblings excltes lne
..orIsbment Of the punctilious Casulians
hod stalked home, his patience eNhau' 80.
| Tha burden of the Spanish arguments We"
80 yoatters outside the bare cesslon anu
o,.ao,,ot,on OF the conquered territories
| v,hich the Americans proposed 10 49, ~
| The treaty. were beyond the lesIui,a''
and customary scope OF peaCo ,,sod the
EiraIIy. Judge Day summarized INC
] ,,,arican position in the foregoing mem
orabIe utterance. It was given ana taken
~ GOOD spIrit. and from that moment the
~ so were entirely friendly.
NO cARoLINEs STATION
The session accomplished mucn. hight
! omen questions were canvasseu' seven
,,, practically settled without noteworthy
,rsot,on THE commissioners decline 10
49,, hat conclusion was reached, but the
| Ssrgain for a coaling station In the caro-
| ,nes pas not cemented and. according 10
| ,.osort nrosrects, Il is likely 10 1aii' Inc
| ,.,nrIcans do not regard IL as prize
| Itch tbev can demand as one OF lhe
| natural fruits Of war. The result OF 1n,s
| roi,cv NAV be the leaving or many oe'ai49
| involved in the change or so'eIe's"1y
over the various possessions 10 setuenien'
-. .ba rao1Ilar diplomatic processes Wheh
| ,,orp,aI relations between the TWO soFei"-
| ments have been resumed ,-,..oa =,
| The Spanish commissioners hsisteu q.
the nrevious meeting that the settieineli'
| ~ the status OF the Spaniards VINO
main in the Colonies was prooi" -
| nIoselv akin TO cession that IL couiu no
eioSe's ,oaII,, senarated from the latter,
~. should be considered next 10 tne
o,,ostion ~ cession, and before such ma,
tors as coaling stations and religious toi-
Grafton.
AMERICANS CoNcIL1AToRY.
The Americans commissioners as lore-
Swallowed by the correspondent Vi NV
| Associated Press. were concihaOoiS ~
! dav. on the order Of procedure as " 1nt
status Of Spaniards remaining Ill 'N'
| Colonies. ..,i.ad IN
rho Americans had already promised 10
,,,arsntee the return of Spanish prlsohei
in the hands Of the Filipinos. Io-udy
senior Montero Rios proposed that tne
| rated States should pay the expenses u
| sbinning them TO Spain. The Americans
| thought the request unreasonaole' anu /"
| s,ood deal of time was consumed III ais
cussing the question. -
DISPOSITION OF WAR MATERIAL
Another problem entailing long oeoa.e
was the disposition TO be maze 81 'ns
suanish munitions of war IN lumOer VI
| military posts outside OF MANIA wiz, ~,
| the Americans have not captured. tn
/ cnorish commissioners contended thaI
| Snain should be permitted 10 snip suSn
munitions home, but finally waived thelr
bubble. They appear resigned 20 the IN.
eyitabe. and now seem 10 reallLe ~
| their hest policy Is to save as much from
he wreck as their keenness In raising
tecbnicalities can secure for them
| The question OF the status Of Spaniaros
| in the West Indies and the Philippines
| who wish 10 remain there, was "early set
| tied as well as certain commercial ques-
lions Involving the rights Of shipping IN
der the Spanish flag, which Will be gwen
| advantages.
POSSIBLY TWO OR MORE TREATIES.
| WASHINGTON. d. c.. December B.
The impression prevails here that the re-
sults OF the negotiations at Paris Will be
embodied IN two or more treaties, IN
| stead Of one treaty.
There has been no evidence or any
| friction between the American commits
| sioners.