The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-12
ANOTHER DAY DEVOTED TO THE
ARBITRA ALTON AGREEMENT BY
THE SENATE.
DEFENDED BY Mr.. TURPIE.
FEARS OF A BRITISH TRAP
LAUGHED AT BY THE INDIANA
MAN.
Benefit to business of a ratification
Pointed Out in the PIainest
of FERNS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE senate
spent the greater part of the day in
executive session debating the Anglo
American arbitration treaty. The en-
tire lme was consumed by Senators
Iurp1e and Morgan, the former in
advocacy of. and the later in oppo-
sition to ratification. No action was
taken on any amendment or on any
part of the treaty, and but little APP
preclable progress was made.
The session opened with Senator Tur-
pies speech, which was a reply to Sen
ator Morgan's attack upon the treaty
and a demand for it's ratification by the
senate without any amendment. He
opposed the amendments made by the
committee ON foreign relations as use
less, and as having a tendency, Doth
TO weaken the treaty and to render it
iEharmOnious in construction. He
laughed at, and held up to ridicule,
Senator MOrgan's fears Of the effect Of
the acceptance of the treaty, saying
that so astute a man aus was the sena-
tor from Alabama, should not fear to
be led into a trap set by England. He
declared that the United States as a
nation, was big enough to be perfectly
independent and fearless in such a
matter, land said we ought to set an ex-
ample to other nations In all matters
looking to the promotion of the reign
OF peace, which was the paramount
purpose of the pending agreement.
He commended that the perfection Of
the treaty would have the effect of
nrQUnntinO c1T0h uro no,;o. o. 4Lon1
which followed the excitement over
Venezuela, as h existence of a treaty
providing for the submission Of all -ques-
tions to arbitration would be both a
guarantee against war with England
and a safeguard in case of war with
other countries. He also urged that
in case it was found the enforcement
of the terms Of the treaty involved the
Monroe doctrine and the Nicaragua
canal, the question could then be taken
up by congress and acted upon as
effectively as at present.
Inc arDltratlon proposition, declared
MI. Turpie, was no new thing. 1t had
been proposed many times. In the
n1ty-hrSt congress, a concurrent reso-
luton was adopted by a congress Re
publican in both branches in favor of
the general principle Of arbitration.
This resolution was as follows:
Resolved, by the senate (the house of rep
resentat1ves concurring) that the president
be and is hereby requested to invite from
time to time as fit occasions may arise, ne
gotiations with any government with which
the United States has or may have diplomatic
relations to the end that any differences or
disputes arising between the two govern
ments which cannot be adjusted by such
means.
This resolution. Mr.. Turpie said, gave
expression of that congress in favor of
arbitration, an expression which the
people believed in and which had never
been condemned. Mr.. Turpie said that
his views had been expressed in a
recent article by ex-senator Edmunds,
and that he could not do better than to
quote him in full.
He then proceeded to read the entire
article of Mr.. Edmunds on the arbitra-
ton treaty which was recently publish
ed in the New York independent. From
time to time he would elaborate and
give his own views, simplifying those
expressed by the ex-senator. Senator
Turp1e said he accepted the views of
Senator Edmunds as to the fourth arti-
Gle of the treaty, and claimed thai it
could not involve the Nicaragua canal
or, any other question, such as claimed
by Senator Sherman and Senator Nor
gan. Senator Turpie declared that arbi-
tratlOn would not prevent war, but it
was n of the means to tend in that
direction. War scares, when there was
no excuse, n when there was no
possibility Of war. would be averted
by the adoption Of a general arbitration
with the leading nations Of the world.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Turpie's
remarks, Senator Morgan took the floor
and went over the ground which he had
before discussed, paying more parti-
cular attention to the points made by
Senator Turpie with reference to the
Nicaragua canal.
AT the close Of Mr.. Morgan's speech,
Mr.. Teller made a motion to have GER
tain correspondence, which had been
sent In with the treaty, made public.
This correspondence has been printed
some time and the facts it contained
were published by the Associated Press
before the treaty was sent to the senate.
The motion was withdrawn for the
present, Senator Teller saying that he
would renew it at the next executive
session.
Senator Sherman took no part in to-
days discussion; but he told several
senators that he was exceedingly anx-
iOus to have the question disposed Of
as speedily as possible. He said h
he was contemplating asking the senate
soon to fix O. day by unanimous con-
sent, for a vote. 1t is the general opin-
ion that the request will not nov be
acceded to.