Show PEACH PEACE 4 members of the commission submit to interviews new york dec 24 judge william R day senator C K X davis senator george gray senator W P frye and whitelaw reid the united commissions commissiong who negotiated the treaty of peace with spain arrived today on board the steamer st louis holding that the rules governing their diplomatic mission are still in force none of 0 the gentlemen named would speak regarding the work at paris they took the first train to washington carrying the treaty of peace with them J bassett moore secretary and counsel of the commission and arthur W ferguson the translator were with the commission era ers mr reid said he and hla big fellow commissioners ners were very glad to get got back but they could not discuss the treaty we are going to washington this afternoon by the first train we can get he said and shall report immediately to the president it was wag understood among us that we should say nothing about our official business 3 when we arrive here when the treaty treats was signed it became an official document and it must be left tor for the public of the united stales states and the president to decide what ahall be done with it mr reid would not discuss the published translation of what purported to be the test text of the treaty nor would he fay say anything about SI Al ontero rios recent criticism of the commission As a newspaper man I 1 should like to speak ho he said but as a public official I 1 cannot senator gray the only democrat nemo cral on the committee was told of W J bryans declared attitude on the question of expansion hum said the senator 1 I am not on to mr air bryans curves yet the senator admitted th that 1 it I bo he had had an opinion concerning expansion 1 I have no doubt said he that there Is a sober thoughtful opinion opinion in this country against expansion there must be the treaty gives us control of the situation wo we pan can do as we pi please nase we can keep the PhIllp nInes or not as may be determined Merro ined la in tho the future senator eaid said that at the opening n teflon in paris the spaniards arda first wanted to faive us the island of luzon that we refused to do then came a squabble about the cuban debt we W were not inclined to pay that and after a hird h ird irrl firlit oft of and nd flays days our op poors finally yielded to our ovir claims and anti signed the trita tri tv which I 1 have heveno no doubt will vill bo be ratified by congress havana pec 24 gen Ar arendas enlas the governor of havana dell verNI nver bia comin vind today and saila sal la for the Resolute and obdam have havo arrived here |