New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-08
COMMISSIONS SIT AGAIN.
r,,rp JOINT SESSION IN PARIS.
-,,uyAR1Es TO A PEACE TREATY FIN
..y,n-AMER1cAN AND SPANISH ATTl-
r,-nEs-ruILIPPINEs QUESTION
NOT YET REACHED.


.,. oct. THE joint session of the PEACE
.roisslons was reconvened at ocio'N '''''
afternoon ,-.,,,,,,ssioners held a session
o,orning and were occupied with "aS'''"s
,on correspondence. outoo, the
-,rc the recess they soush' 10 pen
- c,,tes position in relation to the a''e'"a
-. or contingent attitudes or prop0S''io''
y, Snarjard5 this afternoon -,
tne Gov he form or substance OF the Amer
i"UN ..o,troent has not been disclosed II was
co" ,sontation at Mondays joint session VIM.
.ra Spaniards to ask for or oen'ai'N
<or, Monday until Friday. Wha'eNei
= e.-onger will possibly develop iIo'1
he" -, side as having resulted from '"e ~
..s with Major-General Merritt s'i''
t,irt session. II the Americans "e'e ,I,,
"e' - y, their demands regarding '"e ''
- rslands they have certainly "o
pI,orea by the statements OF GENERA
-. I, Is possible that the SpanlaIus
-. session to-day fully appreciauns 'iie''
-, &c the vanquished. although II u
a.~.opo,,slv urged the existence Oh '
Lch,s and equities remaining 10 'he
.D1o1-RNED UNTIL TUESDAY
,.ss,on adjourned at S15 o'clock until
tuesday October H. cou,-o,s-
The rreliminaries are hnisheo' Inv
- 81 +o-day's session settled upon inc P'i
~A,,b ore 20 be taken under consiue'a 'io''' 80.
. ,,aors there Is no settled oruer III
a.. % he considered. Propositions ha'0
exchanged in writing between the com,
..,.,,ors and each Commission IN reoe''
..,ora-4ly deliberate upon them'
:, cor no other reason than the 1act 'I"' wv
,.u,,,,na Islands we're not menuoheo ms "
49, nro,ocol II may be said with assurance 'io.
49, commissions Joint sessions have not !e'
..,,hed upon the question or the rH'i'pp''0
Islands. 49,. crar,sb
Senior Oieda the secretary or 'he SPANS
comnission made his first appearaHCe
,''.-...stoo Secretary Moore and Senior Ojeda
have decided upon a plan for keeping the re-
- 20 rho conference. There are no steno-
.raphic minutes Of the meetings ne
..rt,. aoch record TIE proceedings and the re-
suits
COMMENTS OF a PARIS PAFhN
~. ~c.,,,,o,s,' saws that during the last twen-
- +our hours sensational and alarming news mas
,eAn aAoat regarding the negotiations Hcl'es 'he
-,;A ,arers' allegations that Judge Day mas
..b,ed 70 Washington saying that the heso'ia
,,ons for treaty Of peace are on the verge OF
n,r, owing r. the refusal of Madrid 10 ac-
49,, The attitude Of the United States regarding
,ho pbu,nnine Islands The "Gauois' also CITES
.,.,.rnant 20 the effect that Judge Day has
bsen authorized to suspend negotiations II the
Standards do not conform 10 the American
views and declares II can affirm that this news
sabso,,telv incorrect II declares, however tilHt
whereas the spaniards AT the outset were opou-
rate they are now disposed to modify their IN
,entions. owing TO the frmness Of the attltuoe
Of the United States. the people OF which. II Is
claimed. have now been excited to the point or
Insisting upon holding the Philippine Islands
The utter rlnces OF Attorney-General HrlssS
before tho Republican Convention at trenton
NJ. last week are cited as showing that the pur-
pose Of the United States is expansion. Spain
Is alleged 10 be beginning to realize this and
Il is said she will finally agree TO give up Manila
and the island Of Luzon on condition that the
United States assumes the Philippine debt
amounting to $40 900 and accord privileges
n Spanish trade. In conclusion, the "Gaulois"
says
We think we are authorized to say that
President Mckinley will agree TO a settlement
on this basis
Paris. Oct S-The "Gaulois" says this morn
ing:
The Peace Commission has only lightly
touched the question Of the Philippines. They
have decided 10 claim the whole island OF Luzon,
and they invoke the report of Admiral Dewey
who has declared that the possession Of Manila,
without the rest Of Luzop would compel the
presence Of strong squadron and army