Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-28
YIELD ON CUBAN DEBT.
Spanish Peacemakers Agree to Sub
NIT TO Our Decision.
SITUATION STILL STRAINED.
rench Paper Seems to Think That
Resumption of HOstilitics Ii
Not nm Impossfbilfty-The
Philippines Question.

Paris, Oct. 2S.--The Spanish govern
,ient, through the pe2ce comm SIS oncrs
Of Spain, has accepted the negative
view of the United States peace COM
nissioners toward the proposed as
sumption by the United States of the
cuban debt.
The American commissioners have
firmly but courteously declined to as
sumo for the United States the entire
Or joint responsibility for the Spanish
financial conditions. Senior Montero
Rios, tie president of the Spanish COM
mission, and his colleagues, with fai h.
cul insistence, sought another result.
But they have failed to attain 1t and
have finally abandoned the effort and
have agreed that the Cuban article of
the protocol shall, without conditions,
have a place in the ultimate treaty of
peace.
Though through several sessions the
Spanish commissioners have had be-
fore them the irrevocable presentation
of their American colleagues, it was not
until Monday that the Spaniards be-
came absolutely convinced that the
Americans had, from the outset of their
refusal to accept the Cuban debt, mart
exactly what they said.
In spite of the fact that the Spanish
commissioners have had. as q back
ground Of their efforts, doubts of suc-
ceeding, their hope of SO d ling has been
so keen and their contention has tcan
so vigorously prosecuteA that the fral
conviction of their inability to win III ir
point brought to the Spaniard such a
shock and depression thot, cons'ste t'y
with these dispatches at the TIME there
were grave doubts as to the continu-
ance of the negotiations.
In support of these statements Is the
fact that Senior Montero Rios, after
Mondays session and on Tuesday last
would have resigned the presidency Of
the Spanish peace commission had he
not believed that his so doing might
have grievously shaken even if IT had
not unseated Senior Sagasta's govern
ment
Agree to Yield.
From this standpoint If for no other
reason, Senior Montero Res retained his
position, and at Wedne"''v's session
acting under the Convict On arrived at
on Monday, the Sraniards announced
that they would forego further argu-
ment on the Cuban debt and agreed
that, practically in the terms and abso-
lutely In the spirit of the protocol. the
article about Cuba should go forward
into the final treaty.
Thus Spain agrees to relin1uish SOW
ereignty over and claim to Cuba with
out other terms or conditions. The
meeting of Wednesday, though short.
was long enough to yield these ultimate
conclusions and to witness an under
standing that at the present joint ses-
sion, which began at o'clock, a culmi-
nation of the details in relation to the
matter should be had.
All differences, if any existed, re-
garding Porto Rico and the ceding Of
the island Of Guam were also arranged
by mutual understanding and the
commissioners found themselves wei!
nigh touching the Philippine question
which will be taken up next week
Thus progress has been achieved, and
the Spaniards have also learned to
know that the Americans purpose per-
fecting here a peace treaty if direct
methods, patient effort and painstaking
consideration on their part can secure
that result
1t should be said that the adjustment
already accomplished will stand ulti-
mately unless opposing views and posi-
tons developed hereafter shall bring
to naught the efforts of the commits
s!oners in the future and at the same
time nullify the results already OBJ
tanned.
The session of the joint commissions
ended at 2. m.
The situation Strained.
The Gaulois says:
1.-THE situation is extremely strained.
owing to the increasingly aggressive at
titude Of the Americans, and it is even
feared that if the Spaniards should not
decide to give way on all points the ne
gotiations will be broken off in the
course of the next meeting.
1T seems unquestionable that the
near approach of the American cleo
lions plays considerable role in the
attitude of the Spanish delegates, who
have supposed that gaining time would
obtain better terms from their con-
querors, while just the opposite is hap
pening."
The Gaulois intimates that If the
Americans continue to show themselves
intractahle toward the Spaniards a re-
newal of hostilities may possibly be the
ultimate result, especially If the Span
iards declare they have arrived at the
extreme limits of honorable conces-
sions.
1--WE hope however" adds The Gau-
lois, that matters will arrange them
selves, as we know sufficiently we'll the
sentiments of the American nation to
be able to affirm that new war would
be regarded with disfavor by all men
of common sense, and the peace COM
mission would, in bringing it about, as
sumo heavy responsibilities for the fu-
ture."