The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-04
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Paris, Nov S.-Last Monday the
United states and Spanish peace COM
missioners left the definite limitations
of the protocol and entered upon the
wide field OF diplomacy. whore an open
question is 10 be decided Both COM
missions realize that the area is ample
enough for some mRnoeuvreing though
on the American alde the tendency Is
TO evolutions more compact than those
OF the spanlards Both would undoubt-
edly be gratIhed to reach a mutual con-
clusion without compulsion. At Mon
days joint session the American com.
mlssioners laid down proposition in
two parts:
First that the L. s. should take over
the Philippines entire.
Second, that Ia 80 doing they should
reimburse to Spain the sum OF her per-
manent and pacific expenditure In the
Philippines. The logic OF the situation
compelled the Americans 10 make the
first move.
Having heard the American PROPOSE
ton the spanlards might have declln-
ed 1t. as they certainly viii do at to-
morrow's session. The result VIII be
that the commissioners win retire from
confronting positions until one or the
other shall have reformed It's lines for
the next meeting. which viii probably
occur next weeS II the Spanish COM
missioners entertain hope that after
the elections IN the United States the
American commissioners viii relax
their demands AS 20 the Philippines.
they have not uttered It FOR the public
ear. nor has anything been said or done
by any member Of the T.. s. commission
20 warrant such a hope.
The American commissioners came TO
Parts with no greed Tor Philippine ter
ritory. The fact Is. the commissioners
have felt the conditions precedent reu-
der the letting go Of the Philippines as
difficult as their retention. There ls
for Instance the question OF the future
| IAguinaldo, his chiefs and followers. The
Philippine leader and his immediate as
sociates In the lnsurrection accepted
exile and over half a million dollars at
the hands OF Spain as an inducement
10 cease their rebellion. They went 10
China, but they were brought back TO
the Philippines on board a United
States warship. Aguinaldo received
from Admiral Dewey several thousand
stands Of arms and was put ashore as
an ally Of the u. s. in the war against
Spain.
The insurgent leader and his chiefs
have forfeited their lives Should the
United states return the PHILIPPINES To-
Spain, Aguinaldo and his lighting fol-
lowers must be surrendered 20 death
or taken away by the Uni'ti statss
land the American commissioners feel
that tronsplantlng would be as seven
towards them as would be lmpractiJ'e
from the point Ok view Of .hs United
States Territory to shelter .hcm ls felt
10 be- necessary TO the Philippines.
The American commissioners have
not been unmindful OF the fact that cir-
cumstances. party Of their shaping has
been imposed upon the United states d
constructive responsibility FOR the Phil.
lppines. and that either this must b,
forsaken or a larger one assumed
They have believed. too that before thl
E nations OF the world. the United States
have assumed the higher responsibility
= OF the stable control Of the entire group
e and with a sense 90 specific and genera
obligation, they felt compelled 70 pro
y pose 10 take over all.
. The correspondent OF the Associates
p Press ascertalns from spanish sources
Z beyond question authentic. that bef0r
d the Philippine question Is settled, IN
e Spanish commissioners win declare tina
d they are not here solely 10 gain or saw
= all tGe money possible.
senor Montero Rios. president % IN
Spanish commission and his colleagues
e waving for argument any ol5sslncatio
n Of the Spanish or colonial debts, wi
point out that spais has borrowed o.
y the collateral OF her colonial reyenu'
:. They win concede that the nations
guarantee may be added, but that. fc
all the purposes OF this convention. n
ID fact 10 irrelvant.
:, Il VIII be then frankly urged By hl