The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-03
An Earnest Plea in Executive SEES
sion for Ratification of the
Treaty of Peace.
SHOULD ACCEPT PDovIDsHTlAl 40.
Al continental Europe - Jealous Of our
Commercial Expansion aud Infriendiy
10 Our Growing Greatness Must Ac-
eept Opportunities and I.ook out for
Ourselves

G an agreement was reached 10 vote q
!. the treaty next Monday week. and
! tho second Senator Davis presente
the American commissioners reason
for the acceptance OF the treaty i'm th
form in which IL was finally conclude,
: The agreement for "A vote Was rcaChe
al an executive session held soon aftc
conNening al noon. his agreement b,
ing in the following language: "Tha
The senate agrees to vote on the treat
with Spain and all amendments ol
Monday. the siNthof February. at tire
o'clock p. M. and that until that tim
the senate shall go into executive ses
sion on each day at . p. m.
IL Was an Unanimous Agreement.
This was an unanimous agreement
the terms of which were formulate,
oy senator Davis in reply to Tuesday.
proposition by the opposition. and as
result OF yesterdays meeting OF The
senate committee on foreign relations
The agreement in committee TO accept
the proposition Was unanimous. and il
y understood that senator Davis in
I formed his fellow committeeman that
+ il was the wish ~ the president that
tie proposition for vote shall be ac-
copied ana the result made known as
soon as possible. Those who are farnii-
iar with the views OF the president
-ay De has urged an cary vote upon
the ground that nothing * 10 be lost
and everything is TO Ice gained by TAX
ing the vote. The final action. he Is
confident. viii 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 ia executive session at two
o'clock and the entire time OF the ses-
sion was consumed by Senator Davis
in making a presentation OF the his
tory 81 the Paris conference.
This presentation consisted largely
in the quotation from various PROPOSE
iions made on each side OF the con-
troyrrsy NJ Paris. and while the speech
was thus rendered somewhat formal
IL received the closest and most care
ful attention. \ map of the Philip-
pines. on large scale. adorned the
rear wall Of the senate chamber. and
while i was often consulted by SEN
ators. Mr. Davis made bur one refer
ence 10 il as such
tniogized the spanish Commissioners.
Speaking outside Of the published
record. senator Davis took occasion To
enlop1e the Spanish commits Sioners in
high terms as men Of exceptional !
shrewdness and ability. saving the
Americans had found them armed n, I
AL points, Jealous Of SPANS honor 1
and interest and prepared at all times
70 defend her cause as long as there I
was anything to defend he said the
Americans Of the commission had been
~ constant communication with the
president while negotiating the con-
Ncntion. that he was made acuuainted
with III the commissions movements
and while be admitted there had been
apparently some division of opinion
among publicisrs in the United States
rs To the policy Of including the Phil
pintS ~ me agreement there had
been practically no other honorable
NfN 'Nl ~ the diniculfN-
willing to Extend our iloraer..
rs Tor himself. Mr. Davis was will
ny from the start to extend o,tr
lurders 50 as To include these islands
because he believed their acquisition
most important stride in the adj
naceinent of the American nation.
and otherwise. He
'ith others was looking forward to
ne prospective partition of the vast
hineSc empire among European ma
IONS. and heforeSaw that il the United
states did not secure footing in The
rirnt such as they now hav. an on
Icr'unity 20 secure through the terms
4 the treaty. they would be- most cf-
actually and forever shut out from
hi. vast market. On this account
here was every reason in the world
.hN the treaty should be ratified. and
n commended that few men who would
tudy the worldwide questions pre-
entcd rs the commissioners had been
ompellcd TO study them could doubt
ne eNpediency Of the move. He also
ouched upon the legal questions in
olNcd. contcnding that there were
many prcccdents for the acquisitions:
hat we. as a nation. had right 10
cquirc territory. and that there were
% constitutional barriers
an Expect No Favor. from Continental
Europe.
: wc should fail TO make good our
wh opportunity thus providcntially
PRESENTED we need. Mr. Davis said cx-
ect no favors from Europe in regain
M foothold ia the eastern markets
We need not count on the display of
RI rdsmp from Europe IN this or i'm
ny other matter. The European z
overs were profoundly jealous Of the =
'niicd States. ard the senator declared
was fact that we had not had one
fl"nd on the continent In our strup-
" with Spain or IA our efforts 10 ~.
urr peace favorable 10 th, country. y
4 minated that but Great Hritain's &
tiitr.'c there would have been inter :
tnfinn " the continental powers Ia
bur connection he referred To tho II
cM saaper reports from London ac- a