Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
HOPEFUL FOR PEACE,
Cut Apprehensiye OF Trouble in
Our island Acquisitions
in the East.
FEELING OF THE Neutrality-suspicious.

! filipiaOs May IIaye TO lie yTaI,oped Into
! an Understanding OF the Sitssatioa-csen.
Butler CoErcrs with the President About
Caba - Progress OF Treaty 1IakinS al
Paris - some. EDITORIAL Remarks Not
Kindly TO Oar Way of Doing Things.
Washington, Nov. SC-The apprellen-
sion which manifested itself sometime
ago over the attitude Of Asuinaldo and
the Philippine insurgents has HOt en-
tireiy disappeared. though TIE admins
tration believes they VIII accept the
situation without conflict with the
United States. The matter was dis
cussed 1T the cabinet meeting yestec-
day and some 81 the views expressed
indicated = possibility that the insur-
gents may yet have 70 be dealt with.
On the whole, however, the president
expects that serious trouble with
Aruinaldo viii be avoided. hut at TIC
same time has guarded against an out
bTeoi; by taking precautionary Tre1s-
ures. The American force already in
occupancy Of part Of the Philippines IS
regarded as altogether adequate 10 cope
with any emergency that may arise.
The future Soverru5u ut of the islands
came up Incidentally at the Cabinet
meeting and Secretary AlS5r made
some suggestions as TO details Of = MIL
Itary government Of the islands.
Ger. Butler Talks About Cuba.
Major General NJ. c. Butler had an
other conf renee with the president yes
terday concerning aflairs in Cuba. In
an interview he said: Since the Amer
lean commissioners have been in Ha-
yara. about 2G,CC3 soldiers have been
sent back to Spain. ThiEty-two trans
ports Will soon arrive there aEd take
away from 5OCCG to CO.C00 more. The
remainder viii depart about the 1st of
January or soon afteTWGrd." General
Butler said that il was hard to tell how
many Spanish soldiers viii remain on
the island To become citizens. Vt one
time 4 decree was issued permitting
some to make their homes in Cuba, but
added 4 good word fer the Spanish
He said he had never seen 4 |
more orderly or better behaved lot OF
men. He saw thousands of them every |
day, and never Witnessed a disorderly |
act. General Butler said that nobody |
could approximate the time when this |
country could turn things over to the |
CUbEns.
Part Of the New Treaty Drafted.
Paris. Nov. 30.-As a result of the |
work Of Moore and Cjeda the draft of |
the articles of a Hispano-American |
treaty cmbOdyirG the protocol aEree- |
Ueuts was completed last evening. 1t !
v liz he presented to the two commits |
sions today at their separate sessions |
and later at the joint session, when il
viii receive final consideration. There |
VIII be little delay on these articles.
Moore viii also submit today to the |
-nited States commissioners the sub
ects to be presented to the SIaniards
or negotiations. These for convenience
md greater dispatch are being drafted
nto the form OF articles. The release
2 the insurEeHt prisoners held by Spain
viii go into the protocol agreements, II
having been already agreed to secure
.he release OF the Spanish prisoners in
he hands Of AECiraldo.
Sc,Cas:s ShayYs "a Gch Emotion.
Madrid. NOV. 20. = SenGr SaEcsta-t
showed mucn emotion on learning that
he Spanish commissioners in Paris
-ad formally agreed TO sign the treaty
+ peace on the American conditions,
sut he assured his friends thai he was
convinced he had adopted the best
curse in the interests OF the country
md the monarchy, adding that the
Jews mad lifted a great weight from the
minds of the people.