Show PEACE T TREATY BEATY I 1 IS S FINISHED so declares one of our commissioners co minis sio ners americans Ameri cai V the spaniards negolia lions tion lain e question U escio n touched upon in a joint conference french government benito menito to Ast America to Guaran guarantee tet cuban bonds paris dec 8 the Amerl american can peace commissioners entered the joint conference today in a nervous frame ot of mind they evidently had reasons to believe that a possibility existed even at this late hour that there might be a rupture this feeling 0 of apprehension was based on the temper the spaniards have displayed lately this week the commissioners of spain do not conceal the fact that having failed to gain all the important points they are indifferent as to whether or not the conferences result in a settlement and the signing of a treaty by which spain loses all her colonies A miscarriage of the negotiations would leave their political prestige at home no worse it if not in better position than it if they signed the treaty the americans are anxious not to give the spaniards any pretext to break olf off the negotiations or take offense so tar far as the exercise of patience and diplomacy can steer clear of protests the madrid papers are disposed to revive the question of the maine and arid to excite public opinion against the united states on account of the Te reference ference made to this in president message to congress they report that senor montero rios of the spanish commission made an impassioned denunciation of president mckinley at the last joint meeting of the commissions but these reports are practically without foundation r I 1 senor alos did refer e balne Ma I 1 4 lne ne but only in calmly worded sentences ader ces expressing regret rc ret anat the president had spoken as spaniards thought unjustly of them the spaniards had already proposed at this conference to havo have the responsibility of the maine reported upon by a joint commission of the european powers the american commissioners refused to listen to atals and ed senor rios reference to the presidents message to pass unchallenged as a discussion would provoke debate deate and bad blood the french government officials here argue that throughout ethe treaty responsibility baft has been shifted upon america and therefore the french government will endea endeavor voi to extract some pledge tor for the payment or guarantee of the bonds paris parts dec dee 8 the treaty is finished the spaniards have declined to grant most of the requests of the united states they refuse to cc cede do a coaling station in the caroline island to the united states judge day said wo we have settled all the points on which we can agree it only remains to engross and sign the treaty that will be done in two or three days I 1 31 madrid adrid dec dee 8 the cabinet at its i meeting today discussed letters and telegrams received from enor moa mon terp Rios president of the spanish i peace pence commission the ministers however subsequently declared they were unable to give any details regarding the matter discussed or the decisions decision ion s arrived at |