The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-23

braced in the treaty, but was unwilling
to vote for a treaty so extensive in its
scope until he had fully satisfied him
self that he was acting in the interest
of the United States as we'll as for the
world. He wanted to be satisfied that
the treaty was not tying up the United
States in a way not expected When
satisfied of that, he was ready to vote
for the treaty but not before.
Mr.. Lodge. Rep. Mass.) said that he
was extremely glad that his colleague
CMr. Hoar) had said what he had said,
because there was good deal of mis-
understanding. While all senator's, he
thought. agreed with the principles in
volved they might disagree as to the
meaning and effect of the provisions
of the treaty There were grave differ
ences of opinion as to whether, under
this treaty, a great question of nation
al policy which had been the American
policy for years, like the Monroe doc
trine was involved in it or not. There
were questions whether the Nicarag-
uan canal bill, now under consideration
in the senate. was involved in it. These
were not questions which the commit
tee on foreign relations or the senate
would dispose of in two or three days.
Mr.. Hawley (Rep. Comm advocated
careful consideration of the treaty in
committee and discussing the general
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graduation that the United States Fad
forced Great Britain to arbitrate an
old quarrel with Venezuela.
Mr.. SeWall (Rep. ND urged that the
committee take time enough to con-
slider the full scope of this treaty so
that they might understand thorough
ly all the questions that might be con-
cealed within its text.
Mr.. Stewart (Pop. New. saw little
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the demands of an imperious public,
expressed in its first clamor This
treaty was a subject of so vast import
ance that it must necessarily consume
time The United States was not on
equal terms with Great Britain in
making an international treaty. Mr..
Stewart proceeded. despite the rules
of the senate, to discuss the merits of
the case and criticised the selection of
a European umpire. Europe was a
family of state. It's sovereigns were
related by blood and associated in in
terests and sympathy. a European
monarch acting as umpire under the
treaty would naturally be governed by
his surroundings. Senator Stewart did
not believe a. treaty could be framed
that would put us on an equal footing
with Great Britain, or that a tribunal
could be formed that would do the
United States justice if questions of a
political and territorial character were
submitted to il. Great Britain was
continuing the preparations that would
enable her to enforce her demands.
She had a long line of Notifications on
our Atlantic seabOard from New
Foundland TO our lowest boundary. On
the Pacific coast, she was likewise en-
gagged, and was annually making large
appropriations therefor. While she was
doing this, he thought, we ought not to
get into any entangling alliances where
Great Britain might have any excuse
to coerce US if she had the power.
In the further course of his remarks,
Mr.. Stewart referred to article of
the treaty relative to the settlement
of territorial claims which provides if
the court is equally divided there shall
be no recourse to hostile measures I'M
til the meditation of one or more
friendly powers has been invited by one
or both of the contracting parties.
This meditation would, he contended,
take time. possibly years. and mean
time Great Britain, as she always does,
would take possession of the territory
in dispute. Reference was made to the
British encroachment upon our Alaskan
boundary, the establishment of the
postofices and other evidences of an
intention to force a claim along a
boundary which they dispute. On the
isthmus examples were found of Great
Britain reaching out to embarrass us.
The opportunity for delay offered by
the treaty in this respect was sufficient,
Mr.. Stewart contended, to cause the
senate to be careful.
Mr.. Morgan Dem. Ala.), interrupted
Mr.. Stewart to say that if he sought
to express his views on the merits of
the treaty. he could only do so in vio-
lation of the rules of the senate Mr..
Morgan remarked that he had said
nothing before, inasmuch as the chair
man of the foreign relations committee
had not seen fit to object; but the de-
bate had now reached a point where
he was bound to suggest that it was
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