The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-28
PRESIDENT TO YIELD
WILL SEND TO THE SENATE, THE
PAPERS IN PARIS PEACE Me-
QUOTATIONS
SENATOR FRYE so EXPLAINS
Or to- EnIighten Senator'S ON tha
Policy of the Administration
With Reference to the PhiIinntna
Islands - Detailed the Proceed
fngs of the Commission.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The senate con-
tinued the consideration of the peace treaty
IN executive session today, the doors being
closed for almost three hours. Senator Frye.
a. member Of the Paris peace commission and
naturally strong friend of the treaty. held
the attention of the senate during the greater
part OF this time. Constructively he occupied
the moor during the entire session. but he was
frequently interrupted by other senator's
MOST OF these Interruptions came in the way
U! questions, but some of them took the form
u speeches.. This was notably the case with
Senator Berry's Interruptions He spoke for
some time, and in doing so denounced the
treaty III severe terms. Senators Mason and
Canery asked many questions.
Senator Frye devoted himself largely to an
explanation OF the proceedings of the com
mission, reading literally from the record. as
ALREADY printed. but stopping as he proceeded
10 explain the quotations which he made He
had not proceeded great way in his exposi-
ton OF the subject when he was asked if the
commission to only insist upon securing a
coaling station in the Philippine group To
TINS MI Frye replied that he did not feel
at liberty to give his Interpretation of the
presidents instructions, but 1t was unneces-
sary that he should do SO, as the. president,
ne said, had determined to comply partially,
at least, with the senate's request for the
documents on file bearing upon the nsgotia-
ton of the treaty. and Mr.. Frye said he felt
justified In assuring the senate that the pa
pers would be received not later than Monday
Mr.. Frye devoted the greater part of his
speech to an explanation why the Philippine
archipelago was included in the cession to
the United States. He was asked the question
why these islands were not placed in the
same class as Cuba the sovereignty over this
island being merely relinquished while in the
case OF the Philippines 1t had been made over
10 the United States, and replied that because
In the case Of Cuba the commission was act
ing upon instructions from congress He was
reminded that the Filipinos professed to be
fighting for freedom Just as the Cubans were
doing, and they were still contending for
their own independence
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR.
One senator reminded him of the repre-
sensations Of Aguinaldo's American agent,
Agoncillo, and asked if he meant to force the
Filipino people to actual hostilities, to which
MIR. Frye retorted that it was the opposition
that was forcing a continuance of the state
or war and which would be responsible for
hostilfties If they should occur. AS for him
self. however, he did not know the Filipinos
In the transaction. The treaty should have
been ratified ten days ago, and if it had been
all danger of war with the people of the Phil
ippine islands would have been averted
Senator Mason put the question whether the
commissioners did not know when they made
the treaty and whether ne did not know now
that the natives of those islands were then as
now, demanding their independence
In response Mr.. Frye repeated that the
commission had dealt with Spain regarding
the Filipinos subjects of that country
Spain had lost in the conflict of war and
hence the United States had a perfect right,
according to the law Of nations, to acquire
any part of her possessions or people in adj
1usting the balances after the war was over
Senator Berry, In his speech, declared that
the acquisition of the islands was merely a
speculative scheme. containing more of tho
element of land-grabbing than of patriotism
or DhiIanthrODy