The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-15
THE PEACE COMMISSION
1t Is Supposed that the Cuban Ques-
ion Has Been Broachcd.
! MERICA ASKED T0ASSUME THE DEBT
spain VIII Put In a Claim fur Euni-
ties aud War Expenses. ~ EiciI the
United States VIII onset.

Paris. October 14--Commander Bradford.
L. s. ~. who has arrived here from Wash
lrgton, was examined this morning by the
members of The untea States peace com
mission relative to the conditions prevail
Ing on the main features of interest in the
ph lippne islands, with which the com
m1nder is well acquainted
The fifth joint session Of the commissions
was convened at O'Clock to1ay. IT may
be said that the f:st, second AID third
meetings scarcely peGetrated the surface
CT any protocol point au1 less still the
in,rrow. Last Tuesday, however, marked
;Ao Spanish presentment regarding the
| Cuban debt, which has during recess
brought the Americans TO serious prep
| aIdtions, adjus tment of their diplomatic
| force and the formulation of a Plaza upon
which they may ultimately stand in rela-
| ton TO the Cuban phase OF their Nilsson
| here. 1t is not unlikely that since Tues
| l4y's meeting the Americans, who have
neen exceedingly busy, have determined
upon an attitude toward the Spanish prop
osi,on tina, the unated states assume tho
Cuban debt IN whole or In part and tina,
| 4 lis been gaducod TO writing for presenta-
| lion 10 the Spanlarc5 az todayfs session,
| stating the American view broadly as TO
| Whit is the Cuban debt. what porto is
| fairly chargeablo TO the island as legal and
| benehclai thereto aud the proportion to be
| charged 10 Spain as berencisry OF the So
| caged Cuban debt hasty conclusion,
| however should not be drawn from the
fact Of this caceful Weighing OF the spanish
proposition by the Americans that they az
| cept either Alternative classification OF
| h.4 oh fi,,,. tI.t ~,
are acting Oh line ana purpose to m set
| every point raised as exclusively a.
Presented. Tney have thoroughly trAversed
the Cuoan debt and the proposals submit
| ted n writing by the Spanttnds on Tues
| day
The Americans, therefore. undouhtedly
submitted III writing TO-DAY their retu-n
for tho Spanish preseptment, and there
| viii be either an oral discussion today o. a
written interchange Of views at the next
meeting,
The session WAS two hours longer than
| any previous one,
iAs American reply 70 the Spanish repre-
sem alton OF Tuesday was submitted and
read. An oral discussion followed and tho
| COMMISSION adjourned AZ 6 D. m u1til
next Monday
Il is believed that the Spanlarls sub
mNtct as their cons .rlctlon Of tn proto-
ool mat H. was Just to consider Spain as
having equities fairly dischargoahle by the
American Assumption OF Cuban obliga-
lions 1t is not unlikely that the Ameri-
cans voiced the construction that rho fair
equities 20 the United States In war ex-
paases We're incurred by the Uult,d Ststas
and possibly, though not positively the
J Americans may schedule the value uf the
ba,tcship Maine as among the oxusnses
possible OF classification against the go
call. a Cuban debt
However ii may be ccrsld red certain
! that the commissions have arrived a a
! point In The Negotiations from which hence-
, forth the john sessions VIII sc occupied by
! oral discussions rs will as by wrAtrn Pre-
I sensations OF propositions. TIL work
now thoroughly entered upon. though n is
u1i likely that any segment has yet besn
polished and finished for place IN the
frll treaty
! Tho Philippine question has not yet bean
entered uNon