Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-02-02
Mr.. DAVIS MEXPANSION.
An Earnest Plea in Executive Ses-
sion for Ratification of the
Treaty of Peace.
SHOULD ACCEPT pRovIDEH1IAl AID.
al Continental Europe Ia Jealous OF Our
Commercial Expansion and Unfriendly
to Our Growing Greatness-Must Ac-
cept Opportunities and Look Out for
Ourselves.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The senate
had two executive sessions yesterday
and at each the peace treaty was the
subject under discussion. At the first
an agreement was reached to vote on
the treaty next Monday week, and at
the second Senator Davis presented
the American commissioners reasons
for the acceptance of the treaty in the
form in which it was finally concluded.
The agreement for a vote was reached
at an executive session held soon after
converting at noon, this agreement be-
ing in the following language: THAT
the senate agrees to vote on the treaty
with Spain and all amendments on
Monday, the sixth of February, at three
o'clock D. m, and that until that time
the senate shall go into executive ses-
sion on each day at 2 p. m.
1t Was an Unanimous Agreement.
This was an unanimous agreement.
the terms of which were formulated
by Senator Davis in reply to Tuesday S
proposition by the opposition, and as
a result of yesterdays meeting of the
senate committee on foreign relations.
The agreement in committee to accept
the proposition was unanimous, and it
is understood that Senator Davis in
formed his fellow committeeman that
it was the wish of the president that
the proposition for vote shall be &C
cepted and the result made known as
soon as possible. Those who are famil-
lar with the views of the president
say he has urged an early vote upon
the ground that nothing is to be lost
and everything is to be gained by TAX
ing the vote. The final action, he is
confident, will be favorable when
reached.
Mr.. Davis Presents the History of the
Paris Conference.
In accordance with the terms of
agreement, the senate resumed its
work in executive session at two
o'clock, and the entire time of the ses-
in making n presentation of the his
tory of the Paris conference.
This presentation consisted largely
in the quotation from various PROPOSE
tons made on each side of the con-
troyeFsy at Paris, and while the speech
was thus rendered somewhat formal,
it received the closest and most care
full attention. A map of the Philip
pines, on a large scale, adorned the
rear wall of the senate chamber. and
while it was often consulted by SEN
ators, Mr.. Davis made but one refer
ence TO it as such.
EulogIzed the Spanish Commissioners.
Speaking outside of the published
record, Senator Davis took occasion to
eulogize the Spanish commissioners in
high terms as men of exceptional
shrewdness and ability, saying the
Americans had found them armed at
all points, jealous of SPANS honor
and interest and prepared at all times
to defend her cause as long as there
was anything to defend. He said the
Americans of the commission had been
in constant communication with the
president while negotiating the con-
vention; that he was made acquainted
with all the commissions movements,
and while he admitted there had been
apparently some division of opinion
among publicists in the United States
as TO the policy of including the Phil
ipiRes in the agreement there had
been practically no other honorable
way out of the difficulty.
Willing to Extend Our BORDERS.
As for himself, Mr.. Davis was will
ing from the start to extend our
borders SO as to include these islands.
because he believed their acquisition
u most important stride in the adj
vanceTnent of the American nation,
commercially and otherwise. He,
with others, was looking forward to
the prospective partition of the vast
Chinese empire among European ma
tions, and he foresaw that if the United
States did not secure a footing in the
orient, such as they now have an OPP
portunity to secure through the terms
of the treaty, they would be most eff
fectually and forever shut out from
this vast market. On this account
there was every reason in the world
why the treaty should be ratified, and
he contended that few men who would
study the worldwide questions pre-
scented as the commissioners had been
to study them could doubt |
the expediency of the move. He also |
touched upon the legal questions in |
volved, contending that there were |
many presidents for the acquisition;
that we, as a nation, had a right to |
acquire territory, and that there were |
no constitutional barriers.
Can Expect No Favors from Continental /
Europe.
If we should fail to make good our |
own opportunity thus providentialIy /
presented we need, Mr.. Davis said. ex-
pect no favors from Europe in regain
ing a foothold in the eastern markets |
We need not count on the display of |
from Europe in this or in
any other matter. The European
powers were profoundly jealous of the /
United States, and the senator declared |
it was a fact that we had not had one
friend on the continent in our strug-
gle with Spain or in our efforts to Sc
cure peace favorable to this country.
aims attitude there would have been
by the continental pow
ers. In this connection he referred to
the newspaper reports from London ac-
rrediting him with an expression ia
vcr;ilsle to an alliance of the United |
States with Great Britain and Japan.
The Time Not Ripe for an Alliance.
He had, he said, never advocated |
sdch an alliance for the present, but
said that the time might come when
such an alliance would be both wise
and necessary for the preservation of
our rights and prestige. He dwelt at
some length upon the favor shown the
Spanish side of the question while the