The times., 1899-02-14
AMERICAS PRESTIGE RESTORED
DIR. Depew on the Peace Treaty and
Rntifcntion.

| New York, Feb. 13.-United States Sena-
tor-elect Chauncey NJ. Depew delivered an
interesting speech tonight at the Lincoln
dinner given by the Republican Club. Az
ter eulogizing the Mckinley Administra-
tion, Mr. Depew said:
4 cannot see how the Administration or
the Peace Commissioners representing the
United States could have made any milder
or any different terms from those which
were embodied in that Treaty. which was
happily ratified by the Senate last Tues
day. Aguinaldo builded better than he
knew when he, ordered that midnight as
sault upon the American soldiers. He as
sured for his people American liberty, law,
and justice, instead of the autocracy and
the sure and certain development of tyr
amy under the government of an adven-
turer who had once sold his country for
Spanish gold and kept the money and re-
pudiated the contract BY the ratification
OF the Treaty the wavering prestige of the
United States with foreign nations has been
restored.
The United States will not go beyond
this continent for new stars for our flag
or new States for our Union. Cuba may
in time, be the exception, because OF its
proximity TO our shores, and because a
ferry will be run between our coast and
that beautiful island. But that event will
not occur until American emigration and
settlement have made free Cuba a pros
porous American Republic with American
ideas, American institutions, and Ameri-
can spirit and clamoring for admission as
a fully demonstrated American State 10
the Union. Far distant countries, peopled
by alien races with alien civilizations, will
never be incorporated as part OF our
governing body. l believe that the un-
tried experiment of American law and JUS
tice will, when understood in the Philip
pines, gradually educate these people TO
the point where they can be safely in
trusted with the management OF their own
affairs. Native armies and native police
officered by Americans and supported by
the revenues of the islands in which they
serve will keep the peace and protect lives
and property. American courts and Ameri-
can schoolhouses will rear a generation
which can appreciate the value OF liberty
which does not mean license, but does
mean law. While the United States is
meeting the destiny and fulfilling the
mission which God has so mysteriously
devolved upon it, the Congress will iormu-
late laws and organize governments for
these new possessions, which, while de-
veloping them, will prevent any inter
ference with the rights of the position or
the income of American labor. On the
contrary, these new possessions and the
foothold we have in them for the extern
sion of our trade will open the markets
of the Far East and the markets in these
islands TO the products OF our fields and
our factories
President Mckinley sent letter ex-
pressing his regret at his inability to be
present and saying of Lincoln
His fortitude and self-sacrifce. his
triumphs over poverty and adversely, his
boundless faith in the people and devotion
to their interests are among the priceless
possessions of his countrymen. His name
has long since been numbered with the
immortal patriots whose great deeds for
mankind are the heritage OF freemen and
the hope of nations future
General Miles was given a warm greet
ing. He spoke wholly of the army's work
in the up-bulding of the nation. No hint
of recent events in the army was given
by the speaker. Admiral Schley paid
tribute 10 the heroes OF the navy past ana
present.