The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-03
DAY IS WELCOMED HOME
He Addresses the Members OF
the Stark County Bar.
ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND
The United States Did Not Adopt q
stand-snd-Deiiver Policy With
spain-The Philippines Ours
to Do as We Please With.

Canton. o.. Jan. Judge William r.
Day. president of the peace commission
at Paris and late secretary OF state. re-
ceived "A welcome home this evening
that took the form OF a banquet at the
Barnett house. given by the Stark
County Bar association. Judge George
+. Baldwin, one OF the Oldest practi-
TONERS at the local bar and a very inti-
mate friend OF the guest of honor. de-
livered the welcome address, TO which
Judge Day responded. Judge Day spoke
as follows Of the matters which took
himself and his colleagues to Paris:
Recognizing that there are certain
matters which may not properly be dis
cussed on an occasion of this kind.
think / may. nevertheless say something
to my brethren of the bar OF the events
which have occurred in the period OF
our separation.
III 1 were called upon to state the
most gratifying circumstances OF our
foreign relations during the war. IL
would be found In the uniformly cordial
and hearty friendship OF the English
nation before and during the struggle.
Observing the obligations OF neutrality
and never stepping outside the require
ments OF International law, We had The
sympathy and good will Of that great
power. / don't believe either nation
seeks or would be benefited by a formal
alliance. Nevertheless the existence Of
cordial relations between people kindred
by blood. speaking the same language
and having the same ideals Of civil lib
erty and good government IL fact
the potency OF which can hardly be
overestimated.
II have been asked about the work
OF the commissioners. viewed from a
lawyers standpoint. think I may say
something to you about II. IL In excess
of the proprieties of the occasion. i shall
ask you To treat IL I'm professional conf
dence. On the 18th of August the pro-
tocol of Washington was executed. IL
may be said to have been q preliminary
contract. whose final execution was to
be embodied I'm the treaty.
AS to Cuba, Porto Rico. minor West
India islands and an island In the La
drones, 1t was capable of execution by
| a simple deed of cession OF these ISL
| ands. except Cuba. where final reiin-
| auishments OF Spanish sovereignty was
required. As TO the Philippines. their
| disposition, government and control
was left for final determination in the
treaty. ! have often been asked how II
was possible to make progress in a
commission having equal representation
| from the two nations. Whilst this fact
the United States having made all con-
cessions which II believed just and fair
II was obliged to insist that its form be
accepted.
THE publications OF the proceeding
will show that nothing can be further
from the truth than to assume that the
United States adopted towards Spain
a policy OF stand and deliver To-
night not one foot OF American soil re-
mains under Spanish domination and
the people so long oppressed are "a
have a new birth of freedom. This Is
neither time nor place to discuss our
policy in the far East. II this treat y
should be ratified IL brings to the
United States title to the Philippine
archipelago. to be dealt with as the
American people in their wisdom see fit
THE American citizen has a right 70
go wherever trade and enterprise may
seek an outlet for the product of Ameri-
can thrift and industry and there mus,
follow, IL need be. the overshadowing
protection of the flag"