Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-02
SPAIN IS CAUTIOUS
Will Endeavor to Gain Everything Possible
by Dint Of Argument,
KNOWS JUST WHEN TO STOP F00llNG
Will Not Risk Outbreak Of Hostilties by
Obstructive Policy.
PARIS EDITORS HAVE STRANGE VISIONS
Trhor N1o;r, chat Snoin Will Nat Nonsopt to
PARIS EDITORS HAVE STRANGE VISIONS
They Claim that Spain Will Not Consent to
Yield the Philippines.
pRoPHEsY AN APPEAL TO THE POWERS
Such an Appeal, II Made, VIII Call
Attention to the Alleged Grasp
ing Tactics of the United
States.

Copyright 1898, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, Nov. 1.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram.)-Th Daily
Telegraph's Paris correspondent Is assured
by MADRID politician who enjoys the con-
fldence of the Spanish government that Spain
will seek to gain whatever concessions pos
sible by dnt of arguments and appeals but
will not SIX an outbreak OF hostilities anew
by putting obstacles in the way OF the
peace commission.
PARIS, Nov. 1.-The French papers de-
rive their news of the work OF the peace
commission from Spanish sources, and
therefore the morning papers here today
are interesting as indicating the atmosphere
in Spanish quarters and the trend OF French
views and tendencies. 1t must be recalled
that the Spaniards have finally accepted the
refusal of the United States government to
assume any of the Spanish debt and the
Cuban question has been set away to meet
its place In the final treaty, providing
differences on the question of the Philip
pine islands shall not prevent the making
OF any treaty AS the whole is composed
of its parts, so must the Philippine ques-
ton be mutually agreed on or none OF
those questions previously agreed on Will
find a place in the treaty.
This Is all the provision or provisional
understanding existent. In view OF the
facts, then the Paris press today has in
dcated a tendency to confuse the situation.
The Matin In reviewing 1t says: 1T Is
well understood that the cession Of Porto
Rico was tantamount to the payment OF a
war indemnity in cash and entirely freed
Spain from any subsequent repetition on
the subject"
Refusal Expected.
Turning back to Cuba the Matin remarks:
In GnTNa
rating the debt from tho pledge, the mort
gage from the loan, and, as 1t was Impossible
10 reach an understanding, they asked that
at least the order of the protocol be inverted
and that the question of the Philippines be
previously discussed, that question possibly
offering the Americans an opportunity for
fen0fzs g. soliS eonpe1satlof for tne scnoi
rlous sacrifices they have forced upon the
conquered The Americans finally acceded tc
tho change and only asked the Spanards tc
accept Professionally the clauses relating &c
the Cuban debt, with the reservation tha
the acceptance could be withdrawn If nj
agreement was reached as to the Phillip
pines"
Referring to yesterdays meeting the MatiI
says: THE Spaniards said they would mak
their answer known on Friday. But 1t Il
easy to foresee what 1t will be-a refusal
precise and formal. The Spanish plenipoten
tiaries have made up their minds, in tn
event of the United States adverting 10 tn
Philippine proposition, to decline signing tn
act of peace, to break of negotiations an
to call upon the civilized natl ms to witnes
the abuse OF force TO which they will b
subjected and the violations set forth in tn
Washington protocol"
Tho Gaullos remarks: "The Spanard
will never agree to abandon the archipelag
without compensation and We believe tn
Americans intend to suggest that they wi
assume the Philippine lebt. We hope tn
regoti otions will not be broken, but Spain,
is given out as certain. would take such
course rather than submit TO humiliatin
terms"