Little Falls herald., 1898-12-09
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Americans Listen for Hours to tho Tech
i .nicalitiss = Used 81 for Argument-7--s.li 7- sil.
Frye loses Patience and Surprises the
# Punctilious Dons by Uncoromoniously
Quitting the Room udge Days y Idea
&: Pans, Dec. s: The joint peace COM
! mission was in session for over four
hours. Much OF; the discussion con-
cerned details as to the guaranteeing Of
the rights of Spanish citizens in the
oededt colonies: The debate was very
energetic and the spaniards, on emerg-
ing, appeared to be detected =. ;'i';,..,'
Secretary Oseda Of the Spanish COM
mission when questioned after the meet
ing as to the progress made answered
excitedly: II am almost mad. can
not talk. r: We are making progress"
? q The American commissioners de-
clined to say anything further than the
progress made was satisfactory. g. The
Spanish commissioners have. received
authority to bind their government on
certain matters, but there are yet i'm
portant questions upon which their in
structions are unsatisfactory and it is
likely that many of the details involved
in the change Of sovereignty in the Span
ish colonies will be left for settlement
in the regular way when diplomatic re-
lations between the two countries are
resumed. -. /. .4. .-x ~..
- Judge Days Idea Of q Treaty. :
The history of the document which
will certify the passing of the Oldest
colonial power in the world and the ad-
vent of the newest was epitomized by
Judge Day in single sentence:
: "a peace treaty can contain anything
which the victors put into it," =: .:t ~
The Americans have listened for hours
with their customary patience to the
technicalities convokedA by the Span
iards with their customary shrewdness
and persistency against every proposal
making for, the dismemberment of thein
empire. Darkness had come on and the
liveried attendants furnished by the
French authorities had placed tiny
lamp at the elbow of each commissioner.
Senator Frye, whose unconcealed con-
tempt for diplomatic quibblings excite
the astonishment Of the punctilious Cas-
tillians, had stalked home, his patience
exhausted. The .':
Burden of tho Spanish Arguments ~
was that matters outside the bare ces-
sion and evacuation of the conquered
territories, which the Americans pro-
posed to cover by the treaty, were be-
yond the legitimate and customary
scope Of a peace treaty. Behind this
bulwark Senor Montero Rios, president
of the Spanish commission, fortified
himself, bombarding his opponents
with supply Of arguments and prece-
cents which inspired the freely ex-
pressed admiration of the: Americans.
Finally Judge Day summarized the
American position in the foregoing
memorable utterance. It was given,
and taken in good spirit and: from. that
moment the proceedings were entirely
friendly. .., =.
The session accomplished much.
Eight open questions We're canvassed,
seven being practically settled without
noteworthy friction The commission
ers decline to say what conclusion was
reached, but the bargain for &.
Coaling Station in the Carolines
was not cemented and, according to
present prospects, it is likely to fail.
The temper of the. Americans in this
matter is: -.
! I'VE ma de you a good offer for an:
island. ~ You may take it or leave it,
The, ,Spaniards>seem disposed to- leave;
it. The AMERICANS DO not regard it as
a prize which they can; demand as one
of the natural fruits Of the war, while
the whole policySof the Spaniards is to
confne the negotiations as narrowly as
possible to the letter; of the protocol
signed in Washington and to exclude
all extraneous matters The result of
this policy may be the leaving Of many
details involved in the change Of sover-
eighty over the various possessions to
settlement by the regular diplomatic,
process when normal relations between
the two governments 8 2 IS have been re-
sumed. (, y # ~ '' ." -
GERMANS i STEP ;, IN.
Are Negotiating With Spain for the Pun:
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