The Worthington advance., 1898-11-03
IT II DO n SUIT SPAIN.
Decision 70 Retain philippines Will
Be Resisted
Evidences Of = Firm DETERMINATION
TO Break 0nPeace Negotiations
II Insisted Upon Are
Apparent.

oo1 uSSAOno ~ the pcdcea ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
at Paris were forwarded Saturday.
They contain the decision of the presi-
dent that, as Spain manifestly cannot
guarantee proper government to the
outlying islands, it will be necessary
for the United States to assume the
responsibility and government of the
whole group. The president has not
yet formally decided the question Of
compensation for the debt. The Amer
lean commissioners have been much i'm
pressed, it is said, with the Spanish the
ory that the debt of SAC, 100000 on the
philippines is legitimate one, con-
tracted and expended for the govern
'nent OF the islands, and that as the
United States proposes to abstract the
security it should assume the debt.
The president, it is believed, is un-
willing to assume any Spanish obliga.
tions, but might consent to the pay.
ment in bulk Of the $4O,000,o00 as an
equitable compensation to the bond
holders for the loss of their security.
1t the United States proposed to erect
the islands into an independent gov
ernment, it would not touch the debt
question, but as it proposes to amalga-
mate the territory and administer the
custom houses for it's own benefit, the
administration is disposed at least to
consider the question of Indemnity.
The present plan is to pay the money
In gold to Spain, requiring from that
country some sort of guarantee that the
money will be applied to the payment
OF the Philippine debt. By this deal
Spain will lose all security for it's Gu
ban debt of hundreds of Millions and
will lose Cuba, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines, besides the cost of the war,
and in return will receive only the
amount of the 1895 debt on the Philip
pines, which is $40,o0o,o00 in round
numbers. The United States will lose
the cost of the war and the SAC, 1000, 900
for the Philippines, but will gain
Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam.
The situation now is that the presi-
dent has moved forward to the position
of extreme expansion. That is settled.
He will at least discuss the Philippine
debt, which he would not do in regard
to Cuban bonds, but he has left the
way open to refuse all cash payments
after all, and this i: the only point now
to be settled by the commissioners.
Cabinet Holds Sunday Session.
Washington, Oct. 31.-There are
hints of grave complications in Paris
Color is given to these suspicious OF
impending trouble by an extraordinary
meeting of the cabinet. 1t is said by ct.
ficials that the cabinet merely discussed
their annual reports. This, however, is
not a good excuse for the gathering
The reports could have waited day ol
so, and not compel the advisers of the
the evening of the Sabbath to discuss
merely routine affairs. The people who
deprecate the alarmist idea point to the
f1ct that Secretary of State Hay did not
attend the cabinet meeting, to which
answer is promptly made that probably
Mr.. Hay was too busy attending to the
messages coming from the French cap.
ital and signed by Judge Day.
Plainly stated, it is said here that
Spain is about to bolt. She has swal.
lowed the Cuba-Puerto Rico dose will
many grimaces, but will not take the
Philippine medicine. Her peace com
missioners prefer to resign rather thar
surrender that island empire-certain
ly not without large cash considera.
tion-much larger than the $4,000 .O:i(
of bonds which the president is ready
to assume. Private advices from Paris
say that as soon as the American de-
mands for the Philippines are formally
made the Spaniards will shrug thei1
shoulders, point TO the protocol, and as
sert that America is overstepping its
rights. They may wait a day or so tc
determine whether America will yield
and, seeing no signs of surrender, eithe,
resign their positions or return boldl,
to Madrid. Such a contingency Nigh,
have serious results. The army anC
navy of the United States might again
be needed to bring Sagasta to his
Senses
Spain's latest Bluff.
London, Oct. 31.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Madrid by way OF
Bayonne says that Senor Montero Rios
president of the Spanish peace commits.
sion, has informed the government that
it. is impossible to agree with the Amer.
lean delegates and that it is. therefore
useless to continue the discussion.
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