New-York tribune., 1899-02-06
TREATY SURE OF SUCCESS'
oc,1,1ox TO IT SHATTERED bh
NEWS FROM MANILA.
.,.,., If ANY SENATOR WILL CARE
ro GO oN RECORD AGAINST IT

,.,.,,o, Feb All doubt about the rati-
49, ~ the Treaty Of Paris vanished to-
,ha, the news reached Washington tha'
w. 1,,i,ino insurgents had made an open attack
u" 49,. American forces at Manila. inhctng
w.. - twenty men killed and l21 wounded Inc
o.,,, sophistries I'm which the opponents OF
e1a,ion have been indulglng for the last SIN
- have leon rudely dissolved in the smoke
,,,,,,al l3o's guns and no serious American
,..i.ion can defend for a moment longer "'0
i.,.hororable suggestion that the United STATES
s,o,l surrender its responsibilities in the fh'HP-
&c % the care Of an ungrateful and treacher-
,s,ivo Iunta whose use of force against the
,.,,, and Navy OF the United States wears no"
:, o,bcr color than that Of piracy ana treason
NJ uoar. MIR. German and their follow
~, INV uersjst I'm the effort TO prolong
~ ~ osa-- dangerous and anomalous condi-
.r 1,,7on hv defeating confirmation or the
,or.s treaty passes all probability. AguinaIdoS
.,.,ct on Manila makes the prompt ana u"
,,.to-,l assertion Of American sovereignty
>o.,o,sl duty. which no patriotic statesman
.,,, ,~ sbirk II the Filipinos are sun SUD
49,. % Snain-and they must remain hoi"'-
!r. suob until the treaty is ratihed-'hoy are
-,r,,. ~ nagrant violation Of the terms oi
'-,,oa agreed on bv the two bellieerents. II 'heE
80 - ba hold - have thrown off allegiance u
e.oi, their form of native government haNihE
-.,,,.oa mo- RECOGNITION from any foreign ROVER
octs - war in which they may engage are
ni-acy pure and simple
NATIONAL NECESSITY.
rto. ,quirardo's assault on the American
.orces mus, bo avenged admits Of no question:
io'. ..,ar, o,orcine il can he more
ana "' s'., ,..,.',-.o,. .ban The immediate as
IT,, - ,,,.rt.,n sovereignty in the Philip
80. .,, +r. consequent definition Of such
cpcratiors as the native forces INDUCED III yes
ter6ay as open ard fragrant re'ell''h "b"'"S'
The United states.
Even before th~ uaWS from Mania came 'le
friends of the tr.aty were confident or success
lr .o.,,o,ro,,.s ,oilcau Tonight it is plain that
~, l.,,s,i,,, -, ratification has collapsed. it be-
49,. ,sid.r.9 extremely doubtful if any Sena-
,.r ain coreer, IN go on record as opposing a
e.on so absolutely essential 90 the maintenance
80 American honor and American interests.
lat. this evening some of the leaders Of the
,.....s.,,., ,,-rossod themselves in interviews as
s,.,, 1..,rr,iad to vote for the rejection Of the
,.,.'t.ts considered certain that Mr. Cor
rl, ~, al,s g.. hold his followers TO so
,,o...s..o,,. aud ,,natrioti. a programme. and
-, ,ro universal od,,rn that must
,.,aot go any. bositancv AZ this iuncture to re-
80, ora -,,,tsb q neradious attempt to lower
~ .,.o~,oao colo~s ~ Manila they will admit
a.eoa, d, tho scrato Tomorrow without the hu-
..,,o,tr. ,vr,,s,,,, of q roucau The ouposi-
,t~a g., tho Sic mas ALREADY much 70 answer
,or ., rho bar Of National opjnioD II cannot
,birk ~ sbouldorine anv further accountability
..r.bo sbo45fDy ~ American, hiood and tho baz-
ardinr NJ American lives and propertv in the
pbui,rircs
.r,,v p,,oDl, ,>.r1,TrO>
Agulha''' ''''"'''" u ''e '',''S v, U0e d.
Mania Is 'N''' 10 p'''U, o'''e' ''''p'i -',n '"l,'
49,. I,...- ,rraa,. ~,a.to-a, ,,ooas-
sitv. In the first place. it will hasten the pas
sage through the Senate Of the Army Reorgan-
ization bill. measure agains; which the irrecon-
cilables in that body have been storing up for
three weeks their unrcasoning and rancorous
hostility The same forces which have been
marshaued against the ratification of the terms
o. peace have been eager TO block the work
Of reorsarz.ag the Army and furnishing the
Administration with an ample weapon to pre-
serve peace and maintain American sovereignty
IN The possessions ceded hy Spain TO this coun-
Try in leu ~ pccuniary indemnity.
Had the native rebels Of Luzon not precp-
taled an attack on the forces under General Otis
the passage ~ any helpful Army legislation by
ne senate this winter would have been extreme
uou''i1. hui with the CLASH oi arms at Ma
ma me SIi'f "h'ch "ouid impair ana weaken
H'"'i''aA sovereignty 'here mas received 1atal
'"e'N' ana h' minority IN 'he senate VIII now
'",u'' TO "''N'"i' '"a' measure o' army re-
''e' "s >'''o''a' 'e'ess'-
'S'"'" " rem 10 ,"e
lH'''pi"hes cannot no" he checked by parma
,,a.t,.. 'r,e.'' ',,e ''" "u
s,..s.. nIn,, "- onn
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