The record-union., 1898-10-21
But Can Obtain No Moral Support Against
American Delegates.
Eloquent Pleas Before the Commits
sion to Obtain Some Slight Con-
cession Fall Upon Deaf Ears,
the American Members Refus-
ing to in Amy Way Modify the
Instructions Received by Them.

LONDON, oct. Zl-The Paris cor
| respondent of the Times" says:
Il had a visit to-day CThursday) from
| a great Spanish parsonage who seems
to have been commanded to ascertain
the trend of public opinion on the ne
gotiations here. He appeared much
depressed. He has found great and
general sympathy with Spain, but was
unable to discover any possibility of
obtaining moral support against the
American delegates, who are infiexible
in their demands and with much polite
ness of form have hitherto categoricaIIy
refused to make the slightest conces-
sions on any of the instructions re-
ceived by them, never having asked
their Government for the slightest
notifications
L have already explained the mode
Of negotiations. Memoirs are handed
IN which are translated, and replied to
IN the same fashion The Spaniards
ffom time to time endeavor to enter in
conversation and turn the discussion
INTO verbal expression of the views in
order to obtain some deviation from
the line marked out by the American
Government for it's representatives
Senor Arbarazzuza, who is a master
OF the English language. is the Snan-
lsh commissioner who makes the ef
forts to lead to conversation. and he
Is described as very prepossessing and
eloquent, and he always makes a nro-
found impression. The Americans
however listen attentively, but rigidly
MAINTAIN the procedure of written re-
plies
me intended sitting yesterday could
not be held, because the Spaniards in
view Of the written replies made to
them, renounced their attempts at
conversation, and asked forty-eight
hours grace to consult their Govern
ment and prepare a written reioinder
Inc friend who called told me he had
round his countrymen much disco,1r-
aged, being convinced that the United
states are bent on a rigorous exercise
OF the rights of victor. 7 have heard
you say he remarked, that Prince
bismarck once said to you: When Won
nave your knee on the throat of van
qulshed nation, you can take from If
all you like, but you must always be-
ware or abusing your victory and ex-
aggerating your conquests Otherwise
you load yourself for many generations
with a crushing burden, which ends bv
having the most mischievous results
for the victor-almost more than for
the vanquished'
My caller also said: The Ameri
cans are not adopting this wise and
humane view They seem bent on
pushing results of the war to their ex-
treme consequences. They refuse to
entertain any concession on the Philin-
pine question, and while declining IN
take any sovereignty in Cuba. thev
maintain that the Cuban is a Snanish
debt, and that Spain abused her SOW
ereignty by saddling the island with
the interest Of a debt by which she
alone profited
Fainly have we urged that thew
themselves accepted financial obliga
tions toward England after tbe var
of independence; that they accented
the burdens of Texas after the CON
quest; that there is no more general
law than the law of the OBLIGATIONS of
a country changing it's rulers and that
it would be an arbitrary course and a
vexatious precedent to throw the On
ban debt upon u.s. It is Useless and
they stand peremptorily on their de-
mands
What our delegates should saw to
them If they persist, as it is to be feared
they will, is this: We are in vour
hands. You are the victors. We for |
once committed the folly of going to
war with you because you left us no
time to avoid it; because Won treated
US in such a way that even at the risk |
of suicide we were bound to plunge
into war, although the result of if was |
evident to us. But we will not com
NIT the fresh folly of recommending
war in any form. We are therefore
at your mercy. We shall submit to
your dictates, and shall leave the world |
to judge of those dictates; but no hu-
man force will compel us to subscribe |
to them, and we shall not subscribe I
This is what our delegates ought to /
say to this Cuban question. AS for
the other points, they will wait to hear
what they are.'''
SPANISH SEEKING DELAY.
PARIS, Oct. 2O.-The Spanish Peace |
Commissioners have not yet received |
from Madrid either Instructions or per-
mission to bid adieu to Cuban soyer-
eighty without further seeking to at
tach to this sovereignty somethingl
providing for the assumption of the
Cuban debt by the United States.
As at present disposed and instruct
ed, the Spaniards will not at to-mor-
rows meeting recognize affirmativeIv
the United States position, and will |
stop on the point of results. SbouId |
they fatty reject American insistence |
the Spaniards, while recognizing the
physical power of the United Statas
against unaided Spain, will dumbly ex-
tend their palms upward and shrug
their shoulders.
They regard the situation as pitiable
and are not averse to any sympathy it |
may excite. They affirm that the
American answer to their debt propo-
sitions is very long, and that they have
not yet had time to mediate fully
upon it. They, thus far, apparently
intend not to yield, and will tomorrow
make another written presentment /
and expect an extended discussion
thereon. Whether they will tomorrow
be met with or at the close of the ses-
sion receive as to Cuba the Americana