Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
DEFENDED BY MR. VEST
Remarks on Request for Instructions to
Peace Comm ssion.
Denies Tint 1t is an Attack Upon the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
President said.

Af."r the Senate voted adversely yester-
day afternoon on Mr.. Pettigrew' amend
rn.ut calling on the President for all in
scr1rtirnS given the commissioners t. ne
e"ri1t" The Spanish peace treaty. etc. there
wa- some discussion on the subject of the
amendment.
Mr. Teller CCul) explained that he had
voted against the motion because the Pres
fd-ut had the p"we- to send any COMMUNE
cation to the Senate in secret. and because
h.. believed that all attempts to keep from
the public information of the kind asked
far, Icy the resolution was likely to create
>jr~riciou-
Mr. Hoar regarded the action of the ma
j.,rfry as A most remarkable proceeding.
Mr. Sppuucr CSis.I said: The President
has been perfectly frank with us on this
matter. and all Of Us know just what was
q. ~. in respect to the Par'S treaty"
Mr. Hale (MeD followed with a brief
: ttcmcnt in which he said: The result
al the negotiations of the Faris treaty was
IL my mimi cilamit"us-
Mr. Vests Position.
The debate on the resolution was con-
GUIDED 10y a brief speech by Mr. Vest 'M"-'.
He regarded it as very unfortunate that
nothing could he sad by the opponents Of
;n,. Administrations policy in the Phl.lp-
pines without calling forth an imputatIon
If IMPROPER motives
Tn. friends of the President" said Mr..
Vr-r and I am not his enemy. assume
ihrr any remarks made about the raris
tr,.ttN or its NEGOTIATION Is an attack upon
the administration rms * an uil" i'''i'-
81 assumption.
Il ,lfscir-n now my intention that my re-
marks should reflect upon my country
I;ut DENY the right of any man to muzZie
~. and restrain my right /" express my
an. MON in my own way. We haV" tn" hll-
3, mic plague added to l"prosy in Hawai-;
W.. have starvation in Puerto Rico: We
have. unrest and dsGuct in Cuba. ana we
have Il war Of indefinite length in the phil
5I,,iut-s Is it treason To say this?
i'm conclusion. referring to the Paris
t..aty. Mr.. Vest said:
V hen the Treaty Was Ratified.
when that treaty was ratified by the
S-nata Of the United States certain loSi-
,a1 results ensued. known 70 every senator
Pc. before he cast his vote. because there
Wis a battle in the Philippines in front
90 Manila betweeu NEUinaido and our
forces ON Saturday AMI We voted uDon
that treaty on TUESDAY. Every man who
voted frr it knew then that he voted for
a war. Every senator knew then. As he
Knows now. that We Were paying $H''sf'-
ias' Tor a war in the archipelago, the end
If which might come in Il month and might
,..r come in ten years.
Il simply nut before the Senate and the
country this proposition: Are We to re-
main silent. retaining even from ordinary
criticism is to The couduCt Of the war. for
9 ar that We or" tn be denounced as allies
&c Aguiualdo and opposed To the authority
~ our own country?
Il have nothing else :" say, and I am
l-ry sur that what ] have said will be
r.l--rNUSJ rrI-d. because il seems 20 he the
B. aicy in certain quarters 20 brand every
TEUu who docs not give his Urquaiif"d as
-ar- =" all that is d ne in this Philippine
v.,r - unworthy the confidence Of the pub
Dr.. That j. all"