The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-04
A COUNTER PROPOSITION
MAY BE MADE, BUT IT SEEMS
UNLIKELY.
NO APPEAL WILL BE MADE TO EUROPE
Spain Thinks the Continent has Abandoned her.
The Times Says Our Terms May be
Hard but they do rot Violate
the Protocol
the Protocol

Paris. November 3.-Having heard the
American proposition, the Spaniards
might have Immediately declined it as
they certainly will do at to-morrow's SEES
sion. Whether they will accompany the
refusal with counter proposition has
not been definitely ascertained, though
at late hour this evening the course
seems improbable The result Will be
that the commissioners will retire from
l'confronting positions until one or the
other shall have reformed it's lines for the
Eext meeting, which will probably occur
next week.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press ascertained from Spanish sources.
beyond question authentic that before
the Philippine question is settled the
Spanish commissioners will declare that
they are not here solely to save or to
gain all the money possible from the
United States.
If the United States feels it a high
duty to retain the Philippines, SPANS
ENJOYS will declare that she has an
equally sacred duty in holding them to
the pledge of their revenues in honor
able Indebtedness.
RUPTURE NOT CREDITED THERE
New York. November "a dispatch
to the Evening Post from Paris says:
1.-The reported rupture of peace nego-
tiations between Spain and the United
States is not credited in the French For
eign Office. France willingly will serve
| again as an intermediary in the hope of
putting Spain under permanent moral,
as well as financial obligations, thus
strengthening her own position in the
European balance of power.
Paris and BRUSSELS bankers are TAX
ing active interest in the question of
Spanish debts"
THINKS HERSELF ABANDONED.
| Madrid, November 3.-The announce
ment of the intentions of the United
States regarding the Philippines has
greatly excited the public here 1t is
generally recognized, however, that it
would be absolutely futile to appeal to
Europe, which has abandoned Spain to
her fate.
THE SPANISH REPLY.
| London. Nov 3.-The Paris CORE
| spondent of the Times. who repudates
| as .'calumny'' charges of hostility to-
| ward the United States contained in let
| tiers he has been receiving from Ameri-
| cans for some time, says:
Il understand that at to-morrow's Fri
days sitting the Spanish commissioners
will reply textually as follows:
1T is impossible for us either to ac-
cept or refuse the conditions the United
| Il Il - Il
clare a formal rupture, because it would
| oblge Europe to run the risk of be-
| holding the humilating spectacle of an
| American fleet bombarding European
| shores.
| I'VE do not intend to furnish Ameri-
| ca with a pretext for the realization of
such an act; but we cannot subscribe to
| dictates which are not in conformity
with the stipulations adopted in the COM
mon agreement that terminated the
| war.
| 1--WE withdraw because we do not
| feel we have right to sign the abdica-
ton sought to be imposed upon us. We
withdraw leaving public conscience and
| history to judge the act of violence of
which we are the subject; and although
we are unfortunately convinced that our
/ dll1tuue VIII nave erect upon tIle
| minds of our conquerers, we cannot as
| sumo any other. because by accepting
| the conditions imposed, we should be-
come accomplices in an injustice and
| a violation of international law, to which
we may submit, but in which it is inn
| possible to ask us to take any share of
the responsibility.
THE TINES COMMENT.
London, Nov 3-The Times comment
! ing editorially upon the dispatch of it's
| Paris correspondent, says:
| THE American demands may posi-
| bly, be hard, but we cannot endorse the
statement that they are in violation Of
| the protocol. Nor is it altogether to be
regretted, even from the Spanish view
| point that Spain should be relieved of
! the heavy burden of restoring Spanish
| dominion in the Philippines"