The record-union., 1899-02-06
RATIFICATION
OF THE TREATY.
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but I am gratified that our army was
able to more than hold its own. There
is only one thing to do and that is 10
stand our ground. and if more troops
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 foI-
lowers in the hope of influencing the
Senate of the United States to defeat
the treaty. 1t ought to be regarded
by every patriotic American as rea-
SON why the treaty should be ratified
without a days delay. In my judg-
ment the insurgents have been induced
to make this attack for the purpose of
influencing public opinion in the Unit
ed States, in favor of the withdrawal
of our army from the islands But
it seems to me that it must have an
exactly opposite effect. / have not
now and have not had much patience
with the course pursued by the oppo-
sition to the treaty. because l believed
it would bring forth just what has oc-
CURED. The fight ought to have the
effect VI sSSuTilis Int idtlliSdttCA "a eAAC
treaty and hope it will"
Senator Morgan. a member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations and a
supporter of the treaty from its intro
duction into the Senate, said: II have
known for several days that it was
the opinion of the best informed men
in Washington that Aguinaldo's agent.
Agoncillo, had cabled to his principal
L. hot rnfo
taken on the treaty on Monday, at the
same time advising him to precipitate
hostilities previous to the time set for
the ballot l have not been at liberty
to mention this fact to my colleagues
in the Senate because it came to me
in way that made it a secret conf
depce. The attack upon our forces
is. therefore, 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 violation OF the Con-
stitutfon of the United States. From
the first intrusion into the subject.
when he demanded for Aguinaldo that
the alleged Philippine Government
should be admitted to participate In
making the treaty. down to his memo
rial to the Senate on January obh.
Agoncillo has insisted that the Gov
eminent he represents, or pretends to
represent. is sovereign and independ-
emit and that the United States has no
Jurisdiction over it without the consent
of the Filipinos. This Is the only issue
he has presented as the representative
of Aguinaido. His demand has been
for 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 believe.
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 bloodshed
and in a war which, if it is not checked
at once, will spread into Cuba and
Porto Rico. 1t is, therefore. in my
opinion, the duty, as hope 1t will be
the indignant demand, that the United
States Government should bring all of
its power to bear at once to convince
these people that they owe obedience 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 a
crime that must be answered for"
With but four weeks of the session
remaining, Speaker Reed and the Rules
Committee Of the House have taken thu
reins in their hands to keep the road
clear for the business which must be
transacted in order to avoid an extra
session. But four appropriation bills
remain to be acted upon by the
House. The Rules Committee yester-
day blocked out work for the week as
follows:
Tomorrow. suspension day; Tuesday
and Wednesday, public buildings;
Thursday and Friday. appropriation
bills, and Saturday, eulogies upon the
late Representative Dingley. It is
likely that the census bill will be passed
under suspension of the rules to-mor-
row. but 1t may be that, owing to its
Importance, although there is no special
opposition to the bill, its consideration
may be postponed.
Nothing definite has been settled
about the Nicaraguan Canal bill. Ha-
waiian- or shipping bills but they are
too important to be hurried through