The record-union., 1899-02-02
In Advocacy Of the Ratification Of tho Con-
vsntIon Draw-Up at Paris.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-Senators
Teller and Hoar were the speakers in
the executive session of the Senate to-
day. Teller made a set speech in sup
port of the treaty, and Hoar replied.
Both went over much ground that had
been covered before, but some new
points were brought out
Teller devoted special attention to the
capabilities of the Filipinos for self
government He commended that they
had not yet reached the stage where
they could be considered capable of TAX
ing care of themselves, and he based
much of his argument upon the inca
pacity demonstrated by their leader,
Aguinaldo.
In conclusion, Teller referred to his
antagonism to the Administration, say
ing that he expected to oppose the party
in power in the next campaign, but
strongly as he felt ON the questions
which separated him from that party,
he was, nevertheless, willing to sink
party questions and subordinate parti-
san advantage to what he believed to
be a much broader view-a patriotic,
rather than a partisan, view.
Rising to reply, Hoar said that there
could be no doubt of Teller's attitude
toward the Republican party, after his
anxiety to have the treaty ratified had
been made so evident, for he could not
possibly do anything that would go far
Their toward encompassing the disor-
ganization and defeat of the Republi-
can party than to make certain the rat
ification of the pending treaty.
Hoar devoted the greater part of his
reply to a defense of Aguinaldo, whom
he compared to Simon Bolivar, the
South American patriot. Aguinaldo had
SO far shown himself to be a shrewd
and able leader, and he had not by
any act of his shown himself to be in
capable Of the highest degree of leader
ship.
During the course of his remarks,
Senator Hoar said that the argument
had been advanced that the United
States should be near at hand to par
ticipate in the predicted partition of
China, and proceeded to say that this
argument indicated a disposition to
grasp even more territory than had yet
been taken. Such a. policy, he thought,
should be nipped in the bud, as he was
very confident that the people of the
United States would not profit by join
in the European Powers in their eff
forts to distribute among themselves
the possessions of this ancient empire.
ANTI RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations to-day
discussed the resolution before the
Senate yesterday regarding the peace
treaty and decided no longer to oppose
the taking of a vote upon any of them.
The first vote will come on the motion
to refer the Bacon resolution to the
committee, and this will be opposed by
the committee. The committee is con-
fident that the result will be favorable
to the motion to refer. The committee
is confident of disposing of all the other
resolutions in accordance with their
ideas. They count upon having all the
resolutions except that raised by Sui
Ivan voted down. They will not oppose
the Sullivan measure and it now looks
as if it would be adopted.
The Sullivan resolution is as follows:
That ratification Of the pending
treaty Of peace with Spain shall in no
wise determine the policy to be- pursued
by the United States in regard to the
Philippines nor shall it commit this
Government to a colonial policy. nor is
it intended to embarrass the establish
ment of a stable, Independent govern
ment by the people of those islands,
when conditions made proceedings
hopeful of success, and desirable re-
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