The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
another DAY ON THE TREATY
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THE ANGLO-AMERICAN PEACE
TREATY DISCUSSED IN 4 Sc
CRET SESSION OF SENATE.
mr.. 1URP|E IN VIGOROUS ADVOCACY
Df the Measure Indiana Senator
Declared Mr.. M0rgln's Fears Are
,Groundlcss- Senator Morgan
Replies in Opposition.

ire time was consumed by Senators Tur-
ME and Morgan, the former in advocacy
If and the latter in opposition TO The
ratification. No action was taken on
any amendment or on any part of The
treaty, and but little apprccinblc progress
svas made
Tho session opened with Senator Tnr-
pies speech, which was reply to Sena-
tor Morgan's attack on the treaty and a
demand for its ratification by the senate
without amendment. He opposed the
amendments offered by the committee
ON foreign relations as useless and as
waving tendency both to weaken the
treaty and TO render il useless. lie
held up TO ridiculc senator Morgan's
fears of the effect of the acceptance OF
she treaty, saying that so astutc man
~ was the senator from Alabama should
not fear to Dc led into n trap set by Eng
Sand. He declared that the United States
as a nation was big enough to be perfect
iy independent, and SO we could afford
tn set an example to other nations in all
matters looking to the propagation Of
he reign of peace, which was the para.
mount purpose Of the pending agreement.
He contcnded that the perfection of the
treaty would have the effect Of prevent
Ing such war pancs ns those which fol
lowed the excitement over Venezuela as
thc existence of treaty providing for
the submission Of all questions to arbltra
lion would be both n guarantee against
war with England and u safeguard in
ease of war with other countries. lie
also urged that in case II was Found
that the enforcement of the terms of
the treaty involved the Monroe doctrine
and the Nicaraguan canal the question
could then be taken up hy congress and
acted upon as effectively MS at present.
The arbitration proposition, declared Mr..
'Tnrpic, was no new thing 1t had been
proposed many times. In the Fifty-iirst
congress n concurrent resolution was
adopted by congress in favor of the gen
eral principle Of arbitration.
This resolution was rs follows:
Resolved by the Senate (the House OF
Representatives Concurringj, That the
fpresidcnt be and hereby is requested to
invite from time to time, ms tit occasion
may arise, negotiations with any govern
rnent with which the United States has
&C may have diplomatic relations to the
end that any differences or disputes nris-
ing between the two governments that
can not be adjusted by means of diploma
cy be arbitratcd"
Mr.. Turpic said this was an express
sion by congress in favor of arbitration,
(which the people believed in and which
had never been condemned,
lie said that his views had been cN-
pressed in IA recent article by ex-senator
Edmunds, and he could do no better Than
10 quote him in full, He then proceeded
10 read the full article of Mr.. Edmunds'
On the arbitration treaty, which was re
Gently published in the New York lndc-
pendent
From time to time he paused and gave
rhis own views, simplifying those express
ed by the ex-senator
Senator Turpic said he indorscd the
views of Senator Edmunds as To the
fourth article of the treaty, and claimed
shat il could not involve the Nicaragum
canal or any other question, such rs
Claimed by Senators Sherman and Nor
d. gan.
Senator Turpic denied that arbitration
would prevent war, but that it was u
means tending in that direction. War
Scares when there was no excuse and
when there was no possibility of war,
would be avcrted by the adoption of Il
general arbitration with the leading IA.
r,ens of the world.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Turpic'S re-.
marks Senator Morgan took the door
and went over the ground which he had
before discussed, paying more particular
attention to the statements made by Sen
ator Turpic with reference to the Nca-
raguan canal. He declared that under
the terms of the treaty, and unless spc.
officially protected by amendment, and
especially the abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. the canal would be sub.
iect to arbitration. Mr.. Morgan also
pointed out the influence which England
was cXcrting, in that the senate of the
United States must protect the autonomy
Of the country. He referred to Mr.. Tur-
pies attitude, and said that if the sen
ator from Indiana was such man of
peace ms he now protested 10 he, he had
created II very false impression in his
attitude on the Cuban question
At the close of Mr.. Morgan's speech.
MIR. Teller made motion 10 have certain
correspondence which had been sent IN
with the treaty made public. This cor.
respondencc had been printed some timn
ago. and the facts il contained were pub.
aishcd by the Associated Press before
the treaty was sent TO the senate. The
motion was withdrawn for the present.
Senator Teller saying he would renew
ut the next executive session.
Senator Sherman took no part in to-
days discussion, but told several senator's
hat he was exceedingly anxious to have
the question disposed of as soon as posi-
BILE. He said he was contemplating ask
ing the senate soon To fix day by unnni-
nous consent for a vote 1t is the gen
eral opinion that the request will moi bc
acceded to.
NEW KANSAS SENATOR OPPOSED
Topeka, Kan, Feb, l1.-W. \. Harris.
United States Scnatorclcct. who is a
member of the upper house of the Kan
sas legislature has prepared concur.
rent resolution which he will ask The
legislature TO adopt requesting the Kan
sas senator's in congress to vote against
the ratification of the general arhitrn.
ton treaty between the United States
and Great Britain The resolution re-
cites that such a treaty would be unnnt-
ural and departure from Washington :
advice in his farewell address to beware
of all entanglng alliances
GRAVE ALLEGATIONS.
Washington. Feb. ia bill in equity
mas been filed here by Solomon G. Wynne
of Toledo. o., against the postmaster gen
eral and William ID. Maybcrry and H.
~. Ellis of Detroit, Mich, TO compel the