The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-03

on Friday. The feeling here is that the
attitude of the Spaniards is irrational,
in view of the financial proposals of
the United States, and that they may
ultimately regret having failed to
agree quickly with their adversary.
The Berlin correspondent Of the
Standard says: Russia and another
power are credited with the intention
of intimating to Washington that the
annexation of the Philippines must be
preceded by a common agreement on
future action in certain circumstances.
The German papers express their feel
ings very frankly. The Hamburgische
Correspondent says:
"The United States are conducting
the peace negotiations as they con-
Quoted the war. The mask of human
ity is being gradually dropped, reveal
ing the brutal hand of strength. When
the protocol was signed not a foot Of
Philippine soil was in American hands
President Mckinley demands the COM
plete surrender only because victory in
the forthcoming elections depends upon
1t. The American demand. however. is
less a blow to Spain than to the Euro
pean powers, which seem desirous of
selecting naval stations in the Philip
pines"
MUST WATCH AMERICA.
The Boersch Courier admits that the
powers have no cause for Interfering.
but urges them to watch American ex-
pansion with jealous eyes
The National Zeitung says: II Spain
can obtain compensation sufficient to
cover the Philippine islands and Cuban
debts, she will be better off Without the
islands. Looking to the commercial
and strategical value of the Philippines
we should not be surprised at resist
ance on the part of some of the powers.
Moreover, it is evident that the in
habitants will not calmly acquiesce in
American annexation
The Frankfurter Zeitung thinks that
! after the elections the American com
missioners are likely to make some con-
! eessions, since the chief question is
rather how to conquer the Philippine
islands from the inhabitants than how
to overcome Spain's resistance"
The Vienna correspondent of the
Times says: The Spanish commission
ers cannot be surprised, neither can
the Spanish government, by America s
decision to take the Philippines. Pos
sibly the Spanish people were not pre-
pared for it and the commissioners are
pretending surprise, so that the gov
! ernment may be better able to face
public opinion. Certainly everybody
that the archipelago was lost to Spain
AN ENGLISH PROTECTORATE.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says: The Austrian
cabinet considers an English protec.
/ torate of the Philippines the only pro.
per solution of the question.
Cadiz, Nov. 2.-The Spanish steamer
i Montserrat has arrived here from San.
! tiago de Cuba with repatriated troops
] There were 9S deaths on board durins
the voyage. and 500 of her passenger:
are sick. The Spanish newspapers ar,
venting their spleen on the American.
/ by publishing fictions to the effect tha
the United States sanitary officers a
Gibara insisted upon the embarkatiol
j of dying Spanish soldiers.
Paris, Nov. 2.-The Soleil today, com
menting editorially upon the position
assumed by the American peace com
nissioners says: mo monarchica
government would have dared to con
duct itself after the fashion of tn
Americans, who are forever talking s
much of right and liberty. The plal
of the Americans is now evident. 1t i
to take all of Spains colonies and leay