The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-23
As TO THAT TREATY
Senators in No Hurry TO Ratfy The
Important Agreement
SOME POINTED REMARKS
Turple on Cuba, Morgan on the
Canal and Roar on Arbltra-
tlon Furnish the Sensa-
tlons of the Week.

Washington. Jan. 2e.-Mr. Turpie
surprised the senate to-day by his
canstic statement as to the Cuban sit
uation. lie said ON Monday he would
call up the Cameron Cuban resolution.
Mr. Turpic referred 10 the published
statement I'm the newspapers Ia the et-
feet that a compact had been entered
into between the secretary OF state
and the new premier tShcrmanl by
which there was To be no further action
on Cuba during the present admins
tration. Mr.. sherman said there was
no truth In the published statements
TO that effect. Mr.. Turpie said he was
glad to accept this disavowal. What
ever difference may he as to the indie
pendence OF Cuba" concluded Mr.. Tur-
pie. Il think every senator here favors
the Independence Of the senate, This
incident was followed by genuine
sensation In the form of a discussion
on the new Anglo-American peace
treaty, Notwithstanding the rule Of re-
ferring to treaties only In executive
session.
This brought out statements from
sherman, Cullom. Lodge and Gear.
members of the committee on foreign
relations. and others. Mr., Hoar pre-
cipitatcd the discussion. In presenting
a petition from IA chamber of commerce
favoring the speedy ratification Of the
treaty, the Massachusetts senator add
ed some observations on the public
pressure on the senate. Many promi-
nent men and organizations We're tel
egraphing and writing him urging Inn
mediate action. 1t should not be for
gotten that the treaty was not an ac-
complishcd fact until the senate had
axr min t.l a..I .a..ll a
Mr.. noar. while no man is more de-
sirous of seeing an era Of peace on
earth and good will towards men,"
added Mr.. Hoar, yet I wish To enter
my protest against meddling with the
serious duty of the senator's. either by
sermons. protests or lectures"
Mr. Sherman followed MIR. Hoar. He
said that the treaty involved such
grave considerations II should have
most careful. mature and dispassion-
ate consideration. II was the present
purpose of the committee ON foreign
relations To take up the treaty and con-
slider IL article by article with great
care. II would not be proper, said Mr..
Sherman. for him TO say what the re-
suit would be. even II he knew. But
II was certain that the senate should
proceed with all speed compatible with
the interests involved.
MIR. Lodge took the same ground as
Mr.. Hoar. He said the foreign rela-
tions committee was acting with the
utmost expedition. He named as two
important questions involved the Me
aragua canal and the Monroe doctrine.
The treaty could not he disposed of in
two or three days. Mr. Hawley. in
speaking of the treaty. said the United
States was friendly 10 arbitration, and
referred to the fact that the United
states had compelled Great Britain Ia
arbitrate with the weaker republic of
Venezuela.
Mr.. Sewall said he would want the
treaty carefully considered before he
voted To ratify II. Mr. Stewart said
delay was good thing and that the
senate should not yield to popular
ciainor. He said England would have
vast advantage over the United
states on this treaty and that the UNI
pre-. as provided by the treaty, would
he against the United States. The sen
ate could not afford to dismiss So Inn
portant a matter as the treaty without
due consideration az To all the details
Mr. Lodge named as some of the
points involved In the treaty which re-
quired the closest scrutiny the involv
ment OF the question Of the Monroe
doctrine and Of the rights involved In
the construction of the Nicaragua ca
nal. These, he said, the committe.
cannot dispose of In two or three DAYS
when the work has required the best
efforts OF the experts of the foreign
affairs officers OF Great Britain and this
country for many months.
Senator Stewart again took hand In
the discussion. but members OF the for
cign relations committee protested
that he was trenching ON executive ses.
sion matters and the treaty discussion
was dropped.
Mr.. Gray, "A member or the foreign
relations committee, came into the dis.
cussion at this point. What are you
going TO do about it?" he asked Mr.
Hoar. Il do know that the public in.
terest In this subject Is misdirected
or that We can abate II. An indffcr.
cnce on the part OF the public might
he far more serious than zeal. although
an Incorporate zeal may not be tn,
wisest course. but we, as senators
cannot restrain the zeal even II il b,
the Incorporate zeal OF the public, :,
what are We going To do about ~"
Il answer the senator" responded
Mr. Hoar. "that we should first point
out To the many well-meaning mer
who address the senate asking precip
itate action that IL Is unwise to urg,
the senate To an unusual course ant
this would be So apparent Ia them tha
they would desisi."
Mr.. Cullom. another member of IN,
committee on foreign affairs. FOLLOWED
Mr.. Gray. Il only want To- say
/ word" he began. And that IL In az
cord with the statement by the chair
man OF the committee on foreign rela
tions. The treaty has been before 1
| only short while. think now iher,
has been three meetings of the com
mittee since IL came In and the TRAIT
was ready at the first meeting Of IN,
/ committee and laid over until the sec
ond meeting. Some members Of IN
/ committee were not present at the see
/ end meeting and II went over to an
other meeting. There has certainl!
been no disposition whatever on tn
/ part OF the committee to delay IN
treaty for u moment after the mem
| bers Of tn" committee were satisfied
II IVES the proper thing TO do to ratif
II or 10 report IL favorably. But | wan
to say, especially. that in this oountr
II does not appear ia he n unanimou
expression that the treaty should 70
ratified as II IL.
In the letters from prominent gen
tlemen this morning a part of then
were In favor of immediate action IA
Vorably upon the treaty. Others wer
opposed 10 the treaty. So II does no
seem Ia me that IL Is an unreasonable
thing for the committee to take sue
time as they deem necessary FOR con
| slderation in the committee ~ tn
treaty before ii comes to the senat,