The age-herald., 1898-11-17
AMERICA WILL NOT CONSENT To Invoke Exterior Aid in Con- strueing Her Own Language. C0NCE NS ARE INEVITABLE And = Spanish Cabinet is Only
 E : ing a Play for Time.
 oS OBE.-t IONS AND ABSURD
 as
 
The Sensible People of Spain Realize That Peace at Any Price is Pref erable to Renewal of
 Hostilities

of the Spanish-American commission be- gan at 2:15 p. m and ended at 8 p. m. The Spanish commissioners presented long document in answer to the American document which was submitted last week by mutual consent. The memorandum of today was handed to the Americans with out being read and the meeting adjourned to Saturday next.
 The Spanish communication will be
 translated this afternoon and Its contents will be discussed by the United States com- | misioners at their usual daily session. The Spaniards, In their communication today, reaffirmed the position which they have assumed against the discussion here of spains Philippine sovereignty. They in- sist that the words shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines in Article of the peace pro- | toeol do not warrant any reference to | spain's withdrawal from the Philippines | except on her own terms, and thers- s-~ s-~ i the Spaniards propose arbftratie... on the
 construction to be placed on the words, ''the control. disposition and government" Difference of Constrnstion In signifying their willingness to submit
 the Philippine article of the protocol to a
 tulEu party lOT COnStTucIlO0, the 6paQlSn commissioners urged today that, as there Is obviously difference of opinion regarding
 the phrase, "the control, disposition and
 government of the Philippines" possibly
 the result of a misunderstanding, the Spaniards should no more be asked to sur render their view than the Americans to surrender theirs. The memorandum points out that a deadlock exists, which might be broken by arbitration on the contending xyta ha ,tcI are quite ready to submit. The latter de- clare that they have no idea of suggesting
 arbitration as to the main issue. which
 touches the national honor of both sides,
 but they are willing to accept exterior and
 to clear the path of negotiations It Is safe to say that the American com- missioners will not consent to invoke ex- terior aid to construe the terms of their own protocol
 Another part of todays Spanish memo randum 1atly asserts upon the Authority of M. Cambon's reports of the protocol ne- gotiations between Washington and Madrid
 through him, that President Mckinley at
 no time objected to Spains reservation of
 her sovereignty in the Philippines. This
 allegation Is directly opposed to the Amer
 can record on the same subject Judge Days note to M. Cambon, dated August 10,
 and already made public, informed him that Spain's note of August ', accepting the terms of peace laid down by the United States, was not explicit, and proposed a protocol to reduce both partie sto exacti- tude. The American commissioners now hold that the protocol itself was born of Spatn's attempt to restore her Philippine sovereignty, though the Spanish memoran- dunn today squarely challenges. the conten- ton.
 However, the Spanish commissioners to- day have alleged that President McKinley's objection to Spain phraseology in accepting the terms of peace was based solely so far as was made known upon this sentence in the Spanish acceptance:
 Sentence In Acceptance 'They accept the proffered terms subject to the approval of the cortes of the king dom, as required by ,neir constitutional duties.'
 The Spanish memorandum of today holds that M. Cambon answered the American objection to this by pointing out that the American terms were proffered subject to the approval of the Americans, but Presi- dent Mckinley replied that he did not de- sire to involve the internal affairs of Spain in the proceedings in hand.
 The Spanish memorandum also asks why if the United States objected to Spain's reservation of sovereingnty, they did not plainly say so in the protocol and leave no room for argument. It asks why Judge Days note of August 10 did not clearly de- clare that the United States would not recognize such reservation and the protocol was necessary to prevent misunderstand- ing on that point. It also asks why did Judge Days note practically ascribe the in- explicit form of Spain's acceptance of the peace terms to telegraphic errors, while the exact terms of Spain's reservation of sovereignty, as had in Washington before the protocol, are now being quoted in the here.
 This part of the Spanish memorandum is based upon letters written by M. Cambon at the time, purporting to describe inter- views and transactions attending the peace terms and protocol.
 On Saturday, the date fixed for the next meeting, the Americans will make their re- sponse, in the course of which 1t is not un- likely that the exact terms and precise time limit of their acceptance will be oom- 
 DissensioDs Among Spaniarls
 London, November 17-The Madrid cor respondent of the Standard says:
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