The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-08
Senate.
FIFTY SEVENTH DAY.

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The president Monday sent to the
senate the correspondence on file in
the state department bearing upon the
peace treaty, and 1t was read i'm execu-
tive session. The correspondence was
sent I'm response to the resolution In
troduced by Senator Hoar and includes
most of the letters and cablegrams
from the commissioners to the presi-
dent and from the president to the
commissioners in the way of instruc-
tions. In return. The documents are
numerous, as there were kilograms,
letters and reports for almost every
day the commissioners were in Paris.
After a brief debate the senate refused
to print the correspondence.
FIFTY EIGHTH DAY.
Senators Gray and Money occupied
the entire executive session of the
Senate Tuesday in speeches on the
peace treaty, Senator Gray favoring
ratification and Senator Money oppos-
ing 1t.
Paris Commissioners to speak, and
while he gave some attention to the
published matter bearing on the
treaty, he did not go into this In such
detail as did Senators Frye and Davis.
He admitted that in the beginning of
the negotiations he had been opposed
to the acquisition of the Philippine
uItHipeihsb' anu Sblu tnut he n1u 1fee-
ly and frankly advised the President
and his fellow Commissioners of his
belief that II would be unwise to at
tempt to shape It's destiny. He had
used his best endeavors to bring them
to accept his views. but had utterly
failed
FIFTY-NINTH DAY.
In the executive session of the sem
ate Mr.. Teller made a set speech in
support of the treaty. and Mr.. Hoar
replied. Mr.. Teller said the F'ilipinos
are not fit for self-government Aguin-
aldo's dictatorial proclamation de-
monstrated that he was ignorant of
the first principles OF popular govern
ment. The vast coal deposits in the
Philippines, Mr.. Teller, said, were in
valuable to any nation.
Mr.. Hoar compared Aguinaldo to
Simon Bolivar, the South American
patriot. 1t would be remembered, he
said, that Bolivar also had upon oc-
casion taken upon himself the title of
dictator. Aguinaldo had so far shown
himself to be shrewd and able leader.
The argument had been advanced,
he said, that the United States should
be near at hand to participate in the
predicted partition of China. Such a
policy, he thought, should be nipped
in the bud, as he was confident that
the United States would not profit by
joining the European powers in dis
tributing among themselves this an
cient empire.
SIXTIETH DAY.
In the senate Mr.. Spooner of Wis
consin took for his text the anti-ex-
pansion resolution offered by Mr.. Vest
but did not conflne himself closely to
that proposed declaration of policy
He discussed the question of expan-
sion in all of its phases. and urged
the ratification of the peace treaty as
the best means of bringing the burn
ing question home to the people them
selves, who, he said. could well be
trusted on their sober second thought
to do that which would be fair Just
and generous towards the inhabitant.
of the Philippine archipelago.
Mr.. Spooner said the Philippine
problem was one of the bitter fruit.
of the war. II the ratification OF the
treaty involved permanent dominion
he said. ne would not vote for It. TIL,
president, kind and generous as he is
would not have to make a treaty leav
ing the Philippine archipelago to thu
lust the savagery and the brutality OF
Spanish rule. To have attempted thi,
course would have been to inaugural,
a rule of anarchy with all It's horrors
and while war was cruel and bitter
anarchy was hell let loose on earth"
road nine days.
SIXTY-FIRST DAY.
a brilliant speech against expansion
and the ratification Of the treaty wa.
made In the Senate by Mr.. DAME
(Dem. Va.). To-day we are in tn,
United States Of America" he began
Tomorrow. IL the treaty be ratified