The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-30
PEACE TREATY
SeDatOr Frye tells the Senate
All About It, Provisions.

All About Ita Provisions.
Washington, Jan. 2S-senator Fryc CON.
tinucd his argument FOR the ratification
of the peace treaty with Spain today
in the executive session OF the senate
lie talked for an hour ana half and
again made the only Fpeccn Of the days
session
Tho principal questions under conaid-
Grafton today wore those relating 90 tho
payment OF claims AGAINST thc Spanish
government, the reasons for agreeing o.
pay Spain for the improvements made Do
The Philippines and the reasons FOR OK.
tending 90 Spain The boncnt OF The opcn
door policy In her former possessions
There were various Interruptions boy oth-
cr senators. who, however. confined
themselves 10 the question:
Tn reply to one OF these questions. roe
latng 20 the Presidents instructions.
Mr. Frye said tho commissioner wrra
Goo constant communication with the
President and that the latter hai cablod
ON one occasion for them 10 use their
best Judgment IN reaching conclusions
and recording results.
He said th3t the question of cI1ms
OF American citizens against Spain had
occupied much time and had been the
subject OF much anxiou8 thought on the
part OF the commission. but there Was
no other Practical solution Of Tho prob-
lem. in Wow OF the poverty OF spain. and
ln fact no other policy was compatible
with the reputation OF th uteoUdicfata'ky
with the reputation OF the United statcs
.us a nation which knew how 10 DE gene
'lous aa wen aa just l'e snld ihere were
'Uvu' fl@V''V'' "I '''he 'l'lin9' 'hu pose
-i''5 ."' amount h'fHl I'''u f''.''''
7r''n mao "sl''' ah o." oIl7ei 10 ,hla co'-
ession ON our part 10 pay the c'''mf "t
7I'"'7u ol'l"ei'' "s,'i'l inc unit'a states
toF'll l''l'n'' D"l M,' 'Iye l'ouk"l '''l
the aggregate OF uose claims was not
'IE''
i,e ol7o s'll 'n't tne commissioner
l'o le'' 'hat they were jusilNea DO 'ra"'
ing upon me kenefosliy OF tn'f country
'n agreeing TO pay 4~o'o9No Ior 'ne IN
pT'''i"' nv Hn''e py lne apAh'an govern
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