The record-union., 1898-11-22

the protocol The evacuation was spe-
cifcallyp provided for in that document,
and she certainly could not offer any
forcible resistance in those quarters.
up to this time the possession OF the
Philippines had been In dispute in
Paris. The action Of to-day removes
all ground for dispute for now we will
take complete possession of the islands,
and give notice to all corners, practf-
cally hands OFF, Orders will go for
ward to our military and naval COM
manders in charge in those Islands to
push forward, and other islands than
that of Luzon will be occupied.
1T will not be necessary to occupy
anything like all of them. probably
Panay, Cebu and two or three others
will be all included in the plan of oc-
cupation and possession. We will deal
with the insurgents there, but / do not
anticipate any serious difficulties with
them. Neither will the extension of
possession throughout the main islands
of the archipelago involve any Euro
pean complications, as has been sug-
gested. 1t is barely possible that not
more than 5000 additional troops will
be necessary for the purpose, and these
can be readily dispatched Transports
can be gotten in hand without much
delay, and our forces could soon be in
possession of all the islands we care to
take. Meantime the Oregon and Iowa
are en- route to the Pacific and will be
added to our forces there.
Whether the CarolineS or any por-
ton of them will be taken, I cannot
say. / seriously doubt if that will be
undertaken. There are reasons that
suggest themselves as ground for this
opinion"
STATEMENT ABOUT RIOS DE-
CLARED TO BE UNTRUE.
CHICAGO, Nov 21.-The Paris bull
letin sent out shortly after noon to-
day announcing that Senior Montaro
Rios had refused to continue the peace
negotiations was not sent from Paris
by the correspondent of the Associated
Press. 1t was not sent with his
! knowledge or by his agent. The mes
sage was received over the wires of
the Compagnie Francois des de Gables
Telegra aphiques (the French Telegraphic
Gable Company and it appears on in
| quiry that the cable sheet handed in at
the Paris office was indorsed in the
name of the Paris correspondent of the
Associated Press. The cable company
was imposed upon.
In reply to a special message of in
quiry the Paris correspondent of the
Associated Press says regarding the
bulletin:
4 have sent no such statement. 1t
is declared, too, by the Spanish Com
| missioners to be untrue Has the AS
sociated Press been imposed upon by
stock jobbers?"
SPAIN FOOLISH NOT TO ACCEPT.
LONDON, Nov. 22-The morning pa
| pers concede the generosity of the of
| fers of the United States Peace Com
missioners, and express the opinion
| that Spain would be foolish to reject
them. They express universal graft
| fication at the announcement Of an
| "open door policy in the Philippines.
| The Daily Mali calls the offer Of
| $20,000,00O as indemnity "a surprising
| act of generosity"
| The papers generally take it for
| granted that the open door, will be
adopted in the West Indies also.
| The Daily News" says: "The
| United States have now become an
| Asiatic Power, and Lord Salisbury
| clearly had reason to predict that the
| expansion of the United States would
| give Great Britain a valuable ally in
| China seas
| COMMENT OF FRENCH JOURNALS
PARIS, Nov 21-The .Soleip' to-
day, reviewing at length the peace me-
gotiations, says: How miserable is
the fate of our Spanish neighbors.
American rapacity has not left them an
inch of territory they have possessed
in America since the time of Columbus
or in Oceanica since Magellan. But
that is not the worst Of their misfor-
tune. Their whole edifice of political
economy and administration is going to
pieces. Their parliamentary parties,
which, moreover, never had strong
root, are completely disorganized and
| no one dares assume the responsibility
Of power. The present Ministry re-
| mains because no one wishes to replace
| 1T, but it is almost powerIess before ills
which threaten the country"
Touching the fate of the Spanish SOL
diers who are now returning to a life
of idleness, the "Soleil" says: IF they
employ their leisure in conspiring, no
one can reasonably be astonished."
The Petit Bleu'' says: Spain is be-
coming resigned at the idea of giving
the island up, and the Cortes will un-
derstand and approve of the inevitable
sacrifice"
The Figaro declares that Spain will
| give in because she is powerless.
Mrs. Paulet Awarded Damages.