The Worcester spy., 1899-01-28
NJ R. PLATE.
His Plea for the Peace
Treaty.
PROPAGANDA.
Mr.. Fairbanks Says People
Are Being Misled.

merely touched upon the constitutional
question involved in the proposed dec
laration. He spoke in a clear, resonant
voice, and not only because this was the
first speech he had delivered in the SEN
ate since his return to the body but
also because the address was thought
full and well considered statement, he
was accorded the undivided attention of
his colleagues on the floor and large
audience in the galleries. ! pleasing,
though quiet vein of humor ran through
the speech, sharply pointing his state
ments. He took strong grounds for the
ratification of the pending treaty of
peace. A resolution was offered by Mr..
Sullivan of Mississippi declaring that
the ratification of the treaty should not
commit the government to colonial
policy. The pension appropriation bill,
the second of the general appropriation
measures, was passed after some de-
bate. Late in the afternoon eulogies
were pronounced on the late Represen-
tative Cook of Illinois, addresses being
made by Senators CullOm, Allison, We'll
lington and Mason.
At the opening of the Senate session
Mr. Hoar of Massa chusetts presented
resolutions adonted at meeting Of GER
tain citizens of Philadelphia protesting
against any aggressive action on the
mart of the eoyernrnant in the Philin-
pines.
Mr.. Mason of Illinois asked unani-
nous consent for a vote next Friday at
o'clock ON his resolution declaring it
to be the policy of the United States not
otba,. nation Mr. Ta,ter of N1on+ans
ohiel.+ad va
4 Hl;e co,ea,,t r.os .sl,ad b,, M, 1Ioar
nth iit t ,,i DS 1roo
+hat ~ Ei1i,,;,, liiS I,rrt 80 b.
indenendaIt ltip plii0' o's4'' ~ NC ie0 ''i1''
M, Gortar oc,,i,, o,,+orad on, ot,ioo+io,,
s,f,, t'iii ~ an opJecIlolL
an u,bat a 1e,add M III d,It,, LIS -,
ta,.i,,. 80 it; 0'' III" ""'S III 0A
" es,,,,., 1he tte onJeGtion' Ji,1e ,...,..
1noa,. , Us ~ " 0iilioS alle' Ny.
1otio Igae tI.. CIV ~ salu' ueSIre 10 give
', ~ 'nal II VIC ale lIot 70 nave Fote
I,,t; m eino w.. .Io!I pieaJhteu oy inns Ttso
I'5 u15'n' d quSsIioli Which IS llllneulate
an" p ae'Icai, l WIN Keep my resolution
UJa eda[ " .Ie se1ator from 1lilnols
,,, 1nnaa4li1 peIole tile senate curing every
M liIol lliis lloul uitII we optdln' a Vote
IN III 'lielii' I,
Wy NJ, HulilNdn Oh Mlsslsslppl, VINO
asAeu til. lieal IL lie on the tapie: @Ihat
tie ratlicatl0h OF the pending treaty
Win opdlli snail hoWlse determine the
PollcS 70 pe pursued py the united
otoITS III leSaiu 10 the Fhlllpplnes, nor
@slaIl @ II commit thls government to
ooI1ilial poIlcy' nor Is II intended to
tsin ili'f'l Sle9 tIe establishment OF sta
oie' Inuepehaent government by the peo-
whnnnNnT pnnHI-
LUIS LUIS niehe Such proceeding hopetul or
success ana desirable results
MI: raul OIL New YORK was then re-
U.s. ni1eu Lol MS announced speeech
peatihs upon tne several expansion res
ol.tlots' "nlcH hau peen introduced.
a. the outset Oh MS speech Mr.. Platt
salo thaI the vest resolution could al
most pe looked upon as an amendment
~ the uedty. IN Young against the
.esolutioh' the speaker SAID he desired
ao.ei,,St Its..stet'I atoou tnat ne Voted
against any limitations upon the terms
VI llie treaty MI Flatt SAID that many
sena.ols tI aIe discovering just now de-
ps't ps.a 'u,e @ tIoiIi Tine -honoreo traditions,
20 go ... o. iiuOii olotlesseo esseo over the ract
~ ~ e'iliio4Nei1lol, VI new possessions, When
tii! thS Souil'Iy mas peen dolng that same
'hIns loI nearly d century.
,,aI,o mas no .he mann purpose OF the
anIaAIis nI.aA1z VI the constitution, SAID the
az e,,|o 80 ~ P1ilI out way IN accor-
eeoie'.,,,l mtrat Wiilcn .Ae proolems OF the
noain ,,,rno.o ~ pS eolNeu' IhelL
MAN purpose was 10 devise plan of
eoe ~ = iliiieli' anu not 10 ofoaln politics
IL. ii0t .,t,t itean 70 susgest' salo the
onc1,,. T., th I.le'' sucIi Ieslslatlon as does
Eoi,,5i - - ~ Cohs stltulloh is any less
tharo "poil 10 pecduse IL was put
,t % concession TO the senti-
ni'4 liiIiie ~ eHe ilour' put 40 af1lrm with
"hio,, JT neol'a9lon TEoa Ion tllat the lhferences
iatlon, uniting the power of the gem
on1 eri soverr,nent sovell ana tending to render
~ eoYet o,s5tu iiilleut less competent than
csref,,fi,, ~ I liesu 10 pe oraWn
A. IT, 60 80 Hoeu 70 pe consloered IN
ersI antb ~ oii+'In ~ ui "iloie scheme or fed
Tba diro,.S
pbiiinoina isio IoW eHlstlng In the
~ o.,,,a i,taiius, tlle uHWllllngness OF
e',tba,.;4,. a, i4uU ndtlVes 10 accept American
,asi'IS 4tt' tts' uoss not constitute in my
. hase aii1 Stis iltest ground on which to
,,ea,o+ " 80 asdlnsl the Paris agre-
reyn aT' ea on tng contrary, 1t affords a
the nora on rro Wy our actlon should be
llS ~ piolllpI ana unanimous. No
o,elt oeiia'oI mas hau the hardthood to sug-
Sa iSIa,,d,, ..iae a. 4H We shdii now return these
10 ~ 5, me spanish government, and
~ ~ ;Isa otiIel utsposltlon OF them than that
~ iitCollelstelit WIN a vote to confirm
@ eiiS eIedly. All TINS talk about forcing
,I oul soEeIHlhent upon an unwilling peo-
pIg, an ms eIoquent invocation Of the
aPlll' VI the declaration of Independ-
ni niGe, - lar ana away from any real
point that concerns the senate in this
discussion. NO senator can suppose
tnat there exists an American states
man VINO approaches the consideration