The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-06

are needed, the government ought to
send them promptly. Until the treaty
is ratified, we are technically at war
with Spain, and our army was sent to
the Philippines as one means OF con-
quering Spain Probably the attack
was made by Aguinaldo and his follow
ers in the hope of influencing the SEN
ate of the United States TO defeat the
treaty. 1t ought to be regarded by
every patriotic American as a reason
why the treaty should be ratified with
out days delay. In my judgment,
the insurgents have been induced TO
make this attack for the purpose of in
fiuencing public opinion in the United
States in favor of the withdrawal of
our army from the islands. But it
seems to me that it must have an eX-
actly opposite effect"
Il have not now and have not had
much patience with the course pursued
by the opposition to the treaty, because
1 believed it would bring forth just
what has occurred. The fight ought to
have the effect of securing the ratifica-
ton Of the treaty and hope it will.
MORGAN NOT SURPRISED.
Senator Morgan, a member of the
committee on foreign relations and
supporter of the treaty from its intro
duction into the senate, said:
Il have known for several days that
it was the opinion of the best informed
men in Washingto that Aguinaldo's
agent, Agoncillo, had cabled to his
principal informing him that a vote will
be taken on the treaty on Monday, at
the same time advising; him to precipi-
tate hOStilities previous to the time set
for the ballot. l have not been at liber-
ty to mention this fact to my colleagues
in the senate because it came to me in
a way that made it a secret confidence.
The attack upon our forces is, there
fore, no disappointment to me.
"A strong impulse has undoubtedly
been given to this movement by the
earnest insistence of some leading men
and leading newspapers that the treaty
with Spain was a violation of the con-
stitution of the United States. From
the first intrusion into the subject.
he demanded for Aguinaldo that the
alleged Philippine government should
be admitted to participate in making
the treaty. down to his memorial to the
senate on January 80, Agoncillo has in
sisted that the government he repre-
sents, or pretendS to represent, is soVer-
eign and independent, and that the
United States has no jurisdiction. over
it without the consent of the F'ilipinOs.
This is the only issue he has presented
as the representative of Aguinaldo. His
demand has been for a recognition of
Independence or nothing and that we
should give this recognition or fight.
"On the part of Aguinaldo, who is
doubtless supported by other foreign
influences, this outbreak against our
army in Manila is a crime due entirely
to personal ambition. He must be-
lieve, although do not agree with him,
that he has secured and will secure
material support for his course in the
United States. This misconception of
his has involved us in unnecessary
bioodshed and in a war which. if il is
not checked at once, viii spread into
Cuba and Porto Rico. Ii is, therefore,
in my opinion. the duty, as l hope it
viii he the indignant demand that the
United States government should bring
all of its power to bear at once to con-
vince these people that they owe obedi-
ence to the law Of nations and to show
them that their ingratitude to this
country, from which they have received
Nothing but Kindness and forbearance,
IS II crime that must be answered for"