Show WILL KEEP THE philippines emphatic notice sent to spaniards by the administration washington nov 14 instructions bearing on the philippine question have bave been drafted by the administration t 1 0 n a and n d d dispatched i s p at e lied to the american e commissioners 0 m m i s sio n e r s i in n pa paris ris the american representatives are instructed to admit of no further discussion as to the right to consider the disposition of the islands and state that on that point that instructions already sent must stand the only matters tor for discussion from the american view being the manner ot of giving over the islands it is believed that at tho the next meet ino of the boint commission the span bards will vill yield one important step namely they will at least tacitly by beginning the argument of 0 the question recede from their refusal to allow the question of the sovereignty of spain over the philippines to be questioned if this surmise is well found e ed d th then e n th the e t two w 0 c commissions 0 m m i s sio n s w will adi lus be b ie b brought r ou g h ti face ac e t to 0 f face a co w with i t h t the h e adjustment 0 of f the details of a proposition for the transfer of the philippines to the united states sufficiently complex to warrant the expectation that several more sessions of the joint commission mission will be required for its adjust the attitude of the insurgents gents in the philippines has given the administration considerable uneasiness for it is feared that it if the insurgents are al lowed to continue their hostile activity there may be protests which we ive shall be compelled to regard the difficult difficulty y in the situation is that the insurgents fire are operating at points outside the island Is of luzon where the united states has never been in actual possession and where it would be difficult to place troops to retain the status quo nevertheless it is believed to be incumbent upon our government to do something in this direction and the military and naval authorities at manila will be so advised |