The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-11
HOAR ON THE FISHERIES.
THE SENATE CONSIDERING THE
TREATY IN OPEN SESSION.

Massachusetts White-Headed Scion Of
the Opinion That the Am erican Nego-
tietors We're Not Competent to Cope
With Those of EnRland-The Speech
Four Hours Long.
WASHINGTON, July l0-The senate to-
day proceeded TO consideration in open ses-
sios Of the fishery treaty and was addressed
by Mr. Hoar in opposition to it,
Mr. Hoar's allusion TO the lack Of special
ability on the part of the American
negotiation of the treaty was taken up and
contested by Senators Payne and Gray.
In reply to question by Mr.. Payne Mr..
Hoar said that when three men, whoever
they were, were undertaking to deal with
trained diplOmatists Of Great Britain, it
was very indiscreet thing for them not to
avail themselves Of tho advice and assist
ance and suggestions of the representatives
of the fishery states in the senate and house.
CALLED TO TINE.
Mr.. Gray-Wil Il the Senator from Massa-
chusetts undertake to say that the negOtia-
tors on the American side of this treaty,
Mr.. Putnam and Mr.. Angel, to say nothing
Of the Secretary Of State were inferior in
equipment for the duties imposed on them
to Mr.. Chamberlain or Mr. West, or that
there was anything in the occupation, his
tory or previous studies of taeSe gentlemen
winch made them a. ali superior in equip
ment for negOt iatOn b. either of the gen
tlemen / have named9 One of them was,
certainly, not practsed in diplomacy, and
the other was not 50 9 eminent THAI any fair
American lawyer might fear to come in
competition with him
STICKS TO HIS CLAIM.
Mr.. Hoar-l think they were. I think
that the training of a lawyer in a country
city, and the training of the head of a uni
versity in the west, and the training of an
able and honored United States senator
from Delaware however honorable those
positions and functions in life may be- did
not fit them to cope on terms of equality
either in diplomacy or special knowledge
with the men whom Great Britain sent on the
other side, and think that tho result of
that diplomatic attempt on the part of those
gentlemen VIII abundantly satisfy the sen
ate of that fact.
Mr.. Gray-What special training had Mr..
Chamberlain or Mr.. West which rendered
them superior to the American negotiatorsl
MR. VESTS TRAIN.
Mr.. Hoar-I suppose that it had been the
business of Mr.. West to study the question
for the last ten years
Mr.. Gray-And what better selections
could have been made in this country,
where we have no trained school of diplo-
matistsl
Mr.. Hoar-I think that Mr. Frye or Mr..
Trescot or Mr. Woodbury. would have
saved us from the disgrace and humiliation
of this treaty.
AN ARTFUL APPEAL TO PRIDE.
Mr.. Hear, commenting on an intimation
In Mr.. MorganS speech on the treaty to the
effect that If the question were submitted
to the south between free fish and war with
Great Britain, the result would be in favor
of tie former, paid a high compliment to
the courage, constancy, affection for home
and state, and the capacity for great affec-
ton and for generous emotions, which
had characterized the leaders of the
southern confederacy; and expressed his
conviction That thirty four senator's from
that section, twenty inc of whom had
served in the confederate army, would lot
be willing when it was a question of insult
| and dishonor to the United States to take
| their tone from the Secretary of State or
| the senator from Alabama.
NO NEED OF A NOTE OF WAR
There was no OCCASION he said, for a note
| of war. FirmueSs. sire 9Th, calmness and
| dignity in understanding and maintaining
| the just rights of the United States would
be much more likely to insure peace
| than was the yielding diplo-
macy of the administration. The
delivery of Mr. Hoar's speech although
some portions of it wore omittod) occupied
a little over four hours For the most part
it had been in type for several weeks, but
some portions of it were cxtemporized.
| During much of the time occupied, there
was "A worry fair attendance of senators on
| both sides of the chamber. and, during the
| whole time, the senators who were present
! paid the closest attention to the speech.
At the close Mr. Hoar was complimented
| by several of the republican senator's, and
the senate passed from executive to legisla-
! tive business.
The conference report on the District of
| Columbia appropriation bill was agreed to,
and the senate at $40 O'clock adjourned