Show CoMMIssIoNERs A PAl I Diplomatic Sentiment I Hostile to Americans Paris Sept 27Whie the reception accorded the United States peace commission com-mission here Is aU that could be desired de-sired and while the French foreign of flee has taken great pains to treat the AmerIca and Spanish commissioners In precisely the same manner It must be admitted that the general atmosphere atmo-sphere of Paris especially the diplomatic diplo-matic atmosphere does not incline towards to-wards AmerIca I Is the general Impression here that the American commissioner have instructions I in-structions to provide for the retention of Mania and the Island of Luzon And for the commission to pretend to negotiate is a farce said a prominent dIplomat He continued America viil put herself diplomatically In the wrong when she exceeds the provisions of the protocol which both nations signed I know the Spaniards have I come prepared to male concessions but If the Americans Instructions are of an uncompromIsing nature which js I generally believed here to be the case you can rest assured that the work of the commission will be futile The Spaniards wi retire and America will at least have to threaten a resumption of hostilities before she will gaIn her pint I The French newspapers beyond an flouncing the arrival of the commissioners commis-sioners make no comment upon the I mater The American peace commission for the first time since its appointment I met as a bOdy today for two hours in the drawingroom of the Continental hotel Mr Ferinand W Peck the United States commissioner to the Paris exposition In 100 Is about to vacate his quarters In the same hotel They were formerly occupied by the exEmpr Eugenic and have been used by Mr Peck as offices until his permanent offices on the exposition grounds were in readiness The suite of rooms which the former empress occupied at one time will probably he acquired by the American peace commissioners They will be used for executive sessions and official headquarters ofcial As the joint commission Is not a de liheratie body it will possibly not organize or-ganize with a presiding member from either commission This Is deemed in some quarters to be the wiser plan as tending to promote closer working re lathing between the two commissions and facilitating an ultimate adjustment adjust-ment This however Is not positive |