The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-26
MI VOTE ON FEBRUARY 6.
~rarT WILL DISPOSE OF THE
TREATY On THAT DAY.
..eos Davis Goes Over the work
- the Commission and Advances
n~asons 60 show Why ReSeaston
- Philippines In . vital Necessity

tsx txo executive sesssogLs today. and az
- .ne peace treaty 1aS the subject w
= DISCUSSION At the FIRST an agreement
=. REACHED 10 vote ca tae treaty next
usrxszy week, and AT he second DAVIS pre-
s.atsd ire American essrsaEaiastouers rea-
~ far the acceptance OF the seazy ia tae
srm IA which Il ~as finally concsi1dssi
"a sxrssn~a. foy vote was reached at
!. executive session held soon after con-
zxsrasg a. noon. flsss agreement being in
- sss!0xlns language.
arFzs the sgFtase agrees tn vote on The
s~..y with Spain and oil anne nEFnenta 90.
swzs4zy tee stu OF February at ! o'cicck
m. and that unit that time the ssu-
g, sazli 20 into executive session On each
AZ Q. 3. n.
Ta3s xas a UNANIMOUS agreement the
sruus Of whseh we're formulated by SeTa-
~ LAWS IN reply 10 yesterdays PROPOSE
sex. by the opposition. aTsi as a result Of
saasYss meeting u the seGafs COMMITTEES
= sors!9a relations. The agreement in The
samrsirtse 10 accept the proposition was
rsAn,rseizA and Il - uuGeTst ao1 Davis In
s<neg his fellow committeeman ,hat q
80 the wish az the pTeslden; that tire
sxssssosiltczs for q vote should be accepted
saa me fs3ui. made known ar g1osl as pos
sa.s. Those who are fanailiag with ihe
y,r~s Of the president ssay that he has
.sxed an early vote. upon the ground tina;
nssnGng d 10 IN lost and everything 10 he
J. essEed by taking the vote. The nnal
sefsou, be Il confident. siu be- favorable
In sccordsace with ihe terms Of he
agreement. the senate resumed its work
u. gxerttEge session al : o'clock, ard The
seasre tine Of fills session was oor.xl.asd
sty DAVIS IN making a presentation of sae
hxloy II the Paris conference. This pres
snIafson consisted largely IN the GsiQtii-9n
IL t,se various propositions made each
Sd 81 the controversy at Paris. and while
Ia seseech WAS thus rendered somewhat
fefBAI IL received the closest Rnd mast
careful afteniieu- A map OF the Philip
tsass on Z large aeale adorned the rear
usa OF lhe senate chamber, and while IL
szs af1en consulted by senator's, DAYS
naas but QUE reference TO Il az such
Speaking outside OF the published rec
95. Davis took occasion TO aulogize the
spanish commissioners Ia high terms as
Gxn Of exceptional shfewunesA and ability
ay1ng the Americans had found them
armed AZ all points, jealous Of SPANS honor
ard Interest. and prepared at all lines 10
atitad her cause as long as there WAS any
Ainx 10 defend. HE said the Americana
The commission had been In constant
nmunieaion with the president while
M3usiaang the convention: that he Was
ss9s acquainted With al the commissions
s1ysneniS. and while he admitted that
tAtfs had been apparently some division of
a7insJn among pubiicists In the United
E$ 10 kt1t s2tiff sBi fES&buEfE tRs
Philippines in the agreement. there had
h<n practically no other honorable way
81 Of The difficulty.
AZ for himself. Davis WAS willing from
ne start e. extend our borders 30 as 10
saeiHde these islands. because he believed
taesr acquisition most important stride
= shs advancement OF the American fa-
tian commercially and otherwise lie. with
esAsfs. was Looking forward to the pros
pectsss Partition nf the vast Chinese en-
Ers among tie European nations and he
ssEesaw that 4 the United States did not
ssrafe footing in the Orient such as they
naH have an opportunity 10 secure through
"a terms % the treaty. they would be
mast eHsctuaiiy forever shut out from this
sss market. On this account there was
every reason In the world why the treaty
Esaua bn ratified. and he commended that
m snen who would study the worldwide
EestsSns presented as the commissioners
- been compelled 10 study them. would
hahs the sxpeBiercy OF the movement He
Eso touched upon the legal questions i'm
msvsd. contenSing that there were many
srsceients for the acquisition; that We. as
nation, had right 70 acquire territory.
saa that there were no constitutional bar
rsrx
II we should fall 10 make good cur own
artSrtGn.ty thus pTcvid@ntiaily presented,
~ aeed. Davis said. expect no favor>
Tum Europe N regasaing foothol5 in TIE
Eastern market. We need count upon no
display Of friendship from Europe In THIS
" aay other matter. The European pow
~ We're Profoundly fsA4BH$ or ftts | III Ell
STATES and the senator declared Il WAS
fss! that We had not had one friend on
~ sentiment in our recent struggle with
spssn. or In oar efforts IN secure peace IA
ysyss.e 10 this country. He iniimatst that
sat fer Gfea; urstain's attitude there weula
AaFe been Intervention by the continental
powers. In this connection he referred to
shs newspaper reports from t0nAon. ac-
#s.esting him with an oppression favorable
. an alliance Of the United States with
treat Britain and Jauau HE had he saff
ssyrr ssfye~atef snch an alliance for the
pfsseBf hG5 he would not say thar tiia
fsnse might not come when such alliance
sotaid be both wise ard necessary for the
reservation ef our rights and prestige.
Ne aweis al soTne length upon the favor
seown the SPANISH side az the question.
write the conference Was In progress and
sAd there wAs especial EFFORT 10 have the
Spanish bonds secured on the colonies
f2sfsnseed Nv Americans. He believed IL
% Americans held the Philippines. inter
Material trouble would - avoided. bat -
re eeHsrsry course should BE- pursued he
Vas most apareheSlve II the results.
" reply to = question from HoaS Davis
81 There had been no effort "a Isuf tho
faapina< ~ the same fCoting with the Gu
bars IN formulating that treaty He said
rat tho fwo countries wsrs differently git
.ss~d an4 inSfaneed the demonstration in
AaEis harlsaF as an example ~ what
Hsshf occur ~ lard 40 distant
A@kls ErSae she importance ~ fayoFafie
sstssn apoR ths treaty az THE present aes~
seH ~ congress
fAli3.ve 90 ratsfy meant BE- argued. COR