The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-04
TALKING OF MORE WAR
Spain Doesn't Want to Give Up
the Philippines.
1T MAKES HER FEEL SORE
The Spanish Commissioners Refer the
Matter to the Home Government.
The American Commissioners
In a Happy Frame OF Mind.

Paris. Oct. 3.-Major General Merritt
reached Paris to-day. The American
peace commission held a session this
morning. preparatory to a second meet
ing with the Spanish commissioners this
afternoon.
To-day's session continued until 4
o'clock, at which hour the commission
ers adjourned to meet at O'Clock next
Friday afternoon. such interval being
desirable and necessary to allow sepa-
rate consideration by each commission
of the matters before the joint commits
sion. The interval will be thus filled
with work by each commission. the ulti-
mate results being so facilitated. The
secretary of the Spanish commission
will arrive tonight and the interval will
also be employed by the secretaries
Jointly in maturing plans for the work
and procedure.
While the American commissioners
were at luncheon to-day General Mer-
mitt called at their hotel. but did not
wait to see the commission. He will call
again tomorrow to meet the members
Of the commission.
The Spanish and American commits
sioners will be received tomorrow by
President Faure. The hour fixed for the
reception OF the Americans Is 3:45 in the
afternoon. General Merritt will accom-
pany the Americans to this function.
which will be held at the Palais de
Elysee.
The opinion is now held that the work
of the commission may be finished with
in month from the present time.
While 1t is the general impression that
to-day's meeting was again devoted to
preliminary work and that the adjourn
ment to Friday was taken only to en-
able the secretaries to draw up a sched-
ule of work, the representative OF the
associated press learns that the session
was highly important and that the
Americans have made a demand of such
character that the Spaniards find IL
necessary to ask for an adjournment In
order to enable them to consult with the
government at Madrid. 1t is believed
that the question concerns the Philip
pines, and e Is known that the Ameri-
cans are highly pleased at having so
soon reached what they consider a very
important phase of the negotiations and
consider the two sessions thus far held
as very satisfactory to America. The
fact that a member of the commission
expressed the belief that the work would
be completed within a month indicates
a happy frame of mind.
In the Spanish committee great hopes
are built on what they believe General
Merritt Will advise. namely, that the
Philippines are incapable of self-govern-
ment and that the whole situation does
not warrant America in taking the re-
sponsibility for the entire Philippines.
The Spanish commissioners are quite
ready TO give whatever America asks
in the way Of coaling stations, but will
resist more to the verge of a renewal of
hostilities.
London, oct. 4.-The Paris CORES
pondent of the Times predicts a keen
contest and expresses the belief that /
the American commissioners will con-
sent to compromise rather than en-
bark in a fresh conflict to infiict a
cruel wound upon SDain's national
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