The state herald., 1898-12-30

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gated there as proclamation by the
President The instructions are similar
| in import to those sent to our officers
| at Santiago upon the occupation of that
city by the United States troops. The
f! Cabinet also decided that existing con
| ditiOns justified a further reduction OF
the military forces Of the United States
and the secretary of war was instruct
cd to arrange for the immediate muster
out of 10000 volunteers. The details
for the execution of this order have
not yet been arranged. Several of the
volunteer orders in the Philippines un-
rOubtedly will be included In the
number.
President Mckinley received from
the American Peace Commission, late
Saturday afternoon the treaty of peace
between the United States and Spain.
In presenting this momentous docu-
ment. Judge Day, as chairman of the
commission, said II represented the
earnest efforts of the American repre-.
scntatives at Paris. and that it was
submitted with the hope that 1t would
rebound to the peace credit and glory
of the American nation. Accepting the
treaty from the hands of Judge Day.
the President responded with heartfelt
| lilillhS uHI tDIlSTulluutlbllS 10 tne tDIlla
mission as II body ana to the members
individually. He spoke of all that had
been accomplished and of the happy
method by which difficult questions
had been adjusted
well-lnformed newspaper man
says: There is no question of the rati.
llcation of the Spanish treaty by the
Senate. although there may be II good
! "a In
tercsting questions that have not been
discussed in that great debating soclc-
ty and establishes n number of precc-
dents of Importance. The only Repub-
lican who is certain to oppose IT is Mr.
Hale of Maine. Mr.. Hoar and Mr..
Morrill,, on general principles. are
against the annexation of territory by
the United States in the West Indies
or the Asiatic occan,but will not aniag
onlZc the government. At least one
half OF the Democratic senator's will
vote for ratification. and probably
more. The attempt TO organize that
party against the Presidents policy Is
Il failure, because such movement
could do no earthly good and would
only result in defeat.
The Sepatc committee on foreign re-
latlons has concluded its revision Of the
| bills providing for territorial govern.
ment for Hawaii and Senator CullUm
| reported the changes TO the Senate.
| There were numerous changes. the
most importnnt' being as follows: The
section defining citizenship was amend,
| ed by striking out the word white"
and also the explicit reference To Por-
| lugucse and left to read as follows:
That all persons who were citi.
zcns Of the republic Of Hawaii
on August II. 1898, are hereby
declared to he citizens OF the United
States" The provision In regard 10
the qualifications of territorial senators
Is changed so as 10 require that the sen
ator shall he n male citizen. thirty
years of age. that he shall have resided
IN the Hawaiian Islands not less than
three years and that he shall he quail.
flied To vote FOR senators" The cNplcl,
property qualifications being stricken
out.
| General Shafier appeared rather I'M.
eNpcctcdly before the War lnvcstigat.
Ing committee last Tuesday and told
MS story of the Santiago expedition.
lie was supported by his aide. Colonel
Mllcy, who IVES with him in Cuba. nnd
ilnnkcd 10y u large pOrtmnntcnu of pa.
/
piled for reference. General Skaters
story of the operations around SaniI.
ago was tcrscly told, hut nj times quite
riviG In It's recital and interesting In
detail. Briefly summed up. his cstl,
mat" of the Santiago expedition was
that II had been n military success. and
| cheap at the cost OF 500 men lost In
| the fight. lie considered the cNpedi,
tlOn 10 have been ns well fitted out us
the time allowed wonld permit, and
said that on looking back he had no
criticism of his plans so mike and
would not change them II the events
had 10 be gone through again. lic
said he had no complaints of any sort
TO make and would he 10th 10 lntrude
them NJ this time II he had
| 4 decision by the Supreme Court
some time ago seems TO settle the
point raised against the constitutional.
~ Of Expansion" II said: '"rhe DOW.
or Of Congress over the territories Of
the United States Is general and plcn.
airy. arising from aud Incidental To the
right 10 acquire territory itself. and
from the power given by the consiitu.
tlon to make all needful rules and reg.
nlations respecting territory and other
properly belonging 10 the United
States. II would he absurd to hold that
the United States has power TO ncaulr,
territory and no power To govern II
when acquired. The power to acquire
territory is derived from the treaty.
making power. the power to make ne.
quisition OF territory by conquest, by
treaty and by cesslon Is nn Incident of
national sovereignty. These proposl.
iions are 81 elementary aud NJ neccs.
snrlly follow from the condition of
things arising upon the acquisition OF
new territory that they need no nrgu.
men, TO support them. They nrc self
evident"
senator Teller occupied the first hail
OF Tuesdays session Of the Senate with
u speech Ia advocacy Of the theory
that there nrr no restrictions upon the
right Of she United States TO expand
lis fordcrH so NJ t0 include far dis.
tnni territory. lie went quite thor.
0nghiy Into the legal points bearing
upon the question. nnd intellectually
discussed ni some length III. form OF
government FOR the Philippines, say,
Ing TINT he would encourage srlf.goy.
ernment among the islanders and
would give them the most liberal gov.
crnmont which they were capable of
conducting. hut that he would moi take
down the American hng where once
planted. III 'hia government viii sny
10 the p.opl. NJ this acquired terri
tory" said Mr, Teller, awe win give
SELF government we win not need mn
army of 10000 men IN Cuba. 20 600
IN Porto Rico ana $4,000 In the phillp
pines. To say this to thra. people il
the only wny 10 escape n grrnt staud,