The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-02
NOT ALARMED.
Washington Officials are not Excited
Over the Ncws-Treaty ofPcacc will
Surely be Tatitied-Spain Can't AT.

Washington Officials are not Excited
Over the Ncws-Treaty ofPcacc will
Surely be 1satitled-Spain Can't Ar
ford Delay.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
The resignation OF the Sagasta cabinet
in Spain,. state officials say to-day. does
not necessarily, In their opinion, neces-
e!,ate the failure OF the peace treaty.
They believe the succeeding cabine: Will
find means to forward the treaty TO the
point OF ratification and that the oppo-
sitton TO the government will express it.
sell as content with the manlfestos OF
d!sappcoval manifested in forcing the
cabinet to resign. The reason for this
belief Is that the Spanish government
has much more to lose by the failure OF
the treaty Of Paris than has the United
States.
Leaving aside the desire of our people
to be regular and correct in all attI-
tuies it is 4 question whether our
government would not actually profit
by the loss Of the treaty, provided this
loss could be charged to the action OF
the Spanish government as would be
the case IL the cortes refused to ratliy
Il. The United States, 1t can De stated
on the highest authority, would refuse
10 surrender the Philippines and on
the other hand would be relieved from
the treaty obligation to pay the Spanish
government S20,000,000 on account OF the
cession of the Islands. Cuba would re-
tain her present status and all that
would be lacking would be recognition
by the Spanish government Of the le-
sality OF that status. That lack would
not be of serious moment judging from
the fact that the Spanish-Amerlcan
republics managed to ge; along without
trouble for j quarter OF century after
the revolutionists herein had driven
the last Of the Spanish troops out OF the
country. without the formal admission
BY Spain that they had achieved their
independence.
In case the treaty should fail there
also would be Continuation of the state
OF noE-!ntercourse automatically that
has existed since the outbreak of the
war. as technically and as u legal fic-
ticn the two countries would be still at
war This state Of affairs. though
really embarrassing In some respects,
would not prevent trade between the
United States and Spain. Trade in fact,
the United States IS under the neces-
Sly OF paying larger duties upon i'm
Forts into Spain than countries favored
with the minimum tariffs, still the
span!ards are glad to bug our wheat
and flour and cotton and other great
staples and TO pay themselves the ad-
ditional duties.
However. as already stated, the off,
cIa!s here DO not believe that the Span
lards Will 80 TO the extreme OF defeat
ing the treaty and probably the worst
mat can happen will be delay In the
escaansc OF Publications. These should
be exchanged on or before the tenth OF
June which date Is six months from the
GATE OF signature OF the treaty OF Paris.
Snould the time limit expire through the
Internal troubles In Spain without The
exchange having been made. It Is still
possible for the United States and
spain 10 arrange, through the French
government, which has been serving all
aiohs as an Intermediary In thelr re-
Ianohs FOR an exchange on n later date
without disturbing the articles OF the
treaty ut other points.
Should the Spanish government un-
ceTiake, however. to reopen the nego-
iiatoEs In the effort to secure another
tteS,y more favorable in terms. espe-
eiaIly as to the cession OF the Philip
h.hGs' Than the pending treaty. It will
We doomed to disappointment. for It Is
sa!a mere that Il these existing terms
1st Wthdrnwn those to follow will be
''st harder for Spain to bear.