Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-16
DEADLOCK IS NOW OFF
Americans Firm Attitude in Philippine
Matter Causes Spaniards to Yield.
NO RUPTURE IS LIKELY IN CONFERENCE
Instructions from Madrid Direct Repre-
sentatives to Waive QUESTION.
COMMISSIONERS STILL TRY TO AGREE
American Contentious Are Needed, but Not
Altogether Satisfactory.
COMMISSIONERS STILL TRY TO AGREE
ANXIOUS TO MAINTAIN exTeNTE CoRDIAle
Spanish Commissioners Stiii Hug the
Hope America viii Make Substnn-
thai Advance ON Original
Financial Proposals.

Copyright. 1898. by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS Nov. 15.-(New York World Ca
olegram-Speclal Telegram,)-1 can state on
the authority OF leading member of tna
spanish commission that no rupture In the
peace negotiations Will take place. Today
tho Span.ards Instructions from Madrid d.
rect them to waive their objection to dis
5ussing the question OF Philippine sover-
eighty which, II persisted In, would neces-
Sarify have resulted In a deadlock.
The Spanish president will present
memorandum answering the American ar
guments and restating the Spanish case.
out nothing in this memorandum will AFFORD
ground for breaking off negotiations The
truth is that the Spanish commissioners
still hug the hope that America will make
substantial advance on the financial pro-
especting the Philippines.
Spnniards Refusal IrrcyocnbIe.
PARIS. Nov. 15.The Spaniards declare
that their refusal to sign a treaty based
on any Philippine terms thus far suggested
by the United States is irrevocable. They
say they do not and cannot view the taking
OF the Philippines as anything else than
wantOn ravishment Of their possessions
unless 1t Is accompanied with a financial
consideration Of eppreciabe size. There
fore the turn Of events in the peace con-
ference depends on the purpose or the will
ingness OF the American commissioners 10
extend their financial terms.
Spanish soverei snty In the Philippines is
now clung to by Spaniards chiefly as a.
means to obtain financial relief II possible.
It is almost a pure matter OF money now.
II the amount b, large enough to absolyo
the Spanish government from possible
charges by their creditors that the col,
ateral has been given away.
| Persons nea' to Spain's heaviest creditors
believe that shoa'i the Americans as snne
tho Philippine debt or pay spain Its tace
mount in cash. the Spanlards would sign.
lhls view is new In the quarters where IL
now prevails. because time has been re-
| CURED for the Spaniards to become con-
vinced that the American commission will
DO little II any diplomatic jcckeying and
its final attitude may be concident with
Its first.
That Enormous Debt.
The Spanish commissioners will ulti-
nately advise the Americans that they must
1ot permit any controversy as 10 the Dlnd-
ng character of the mortgage resting on
the revenues Of the Philippines to pay the
so-called Cuban debt. Tenacious adherence
to this claim would set upon the Spanish
side an ultimatum under which no treaty
would be signed which did not state tina.
the Philippines revenues pay the Philip
| pine debt In such event the Americans
would probably claim that the Philippine
debt Of 1000, 900 amounts to 500, 900 900 in
| gold, Of which about $ll,OO0,0O0 has been
employed in fighting the United States, leav-
| ;ng less than Sl0.O00.OOO chargeabe in gold
| to the Philippines. The United States would
ioubtles contend that even the reduced
amount was used in fighting the Filipinos
| and object to the Spanish conclusion that
it is a fair charge against the Americans.
Trouble will arise. however. before that
| stage Is reached as the Spanish commits
soners will undoubtedly inform the Ameri-
cans that the latter have no right to exact
a schedule Of Spain's expenditures or any
explanation regarding the destination Of the
money secured on these loans.