Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-22
THE PARIS TREATY
Senator Frye Tells the Interesting
History Of the Conference.
FEATURE OF PSI UPSILON BANQUET
Senator HawIey Epitomizes the
GIories Of the Country.
OF H En- ADD r E S S E S


Senator FRYE was the guest of honor at
Tho e,,a.n,h onn,.I h.n,uat ~ ,ha Dc;
I.ps,,on Association of Washington and vi
ciniaty, which took place last evening at
the Shoreham. During the festivities an en-
thusiasttc admirer present nominated Mr.
FRYE for President of the United States.
Senator FRYE bowed gracefully in acknowl-
edgment of tho compliment and replied: II
had rather he a Pal II and n senator than
President of the limited states.p
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Inc principal speech vi INC evening was
delivered by Senator Frye. who, after be-
ing introduced by Mr. A. P.'-Greeley, the
ret,rinp nres;dent or the association. said
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was initiated into the Psi u Durng my
college life the highest position marked out
for me- to attain in life was to he an auc-
t.orao- W.. .o ho,, Wv, rroo+oz.
''oieei. y" heh was IVY ny
ambition was 10 JOIN circus. IA voice.
you nave got IN circus.
senator Frye: tnouGHt as much VIXEN
hearn some Singing Whch nave hstened
to this evening.
hesuH!lhg ms remarks MT. FRYE sald:
nave not had single moment at my us-
posal since l received the lnVltatlon 10 De
present at TINS banquet IN wmcn 10 pre-
pare speech, ana since nave Deen Sill
xycnId not fool Interested in KNOWING tho
inside of some of the negotiations at Paris
which LED TO the settlement or the war be
tween 'Ae o'i''eo ''''es anu 'p''-t'
SSmP"thiAed with the spahiards.
AS you all know, the five commissioners
appointed by the President or Inc UNITED
States met five commissioners appointed by
the queen regent of Spain. There was not
n diplomat among the Americans while the
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theni having peeh ambassador at various
courts ol EUROPE anu one oi tneHl rankeu
;rs, .ne nnes. ecclesiastlcai lawyer IN spain
me enure ten were gentlemen. our SYM
patnles were with the Spanlaros, Tor we
knew that any treaty that tney might sign
meant their political death at nome.
The first demand made by the Spaniards
was that the condition of affairs at Manila
previous TO Deweys arrival there should
De restored ana mat the Cnlted states
should pay Tor al the damage done under
us authority during the war. 10 TINS we
replied that with 1000 Iagals outside the
walls OF Manila and 900 Spanish prisoners
iisloe the city IL "ould De unsafe 10 40
this even II the Americans were disposed
70 comply with the request Ihey next
urged that the United States accept the
sovereignty OF Cuba and this they insisted
upon day after day until we almost came
to the conclusion to submit an ultimatum
and give them so many days either to ac-
cept or reject 1t.
Positions of Commissioners.
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vi course FeJectloh "oulu lheah the re-
ie"ai Vi war ana !. looked several times
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60 90. . l..e seno ooo o ~, 'le
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netber accert the snveraient,, nov e s,,'sran-
tee the PAYMENT of a dollar.
how ,,1tt a
not have been an easy task. The views
of the five American commissioners on
the subject of what was wanted from
Spain were as wide apart as could be; some
wanting one island and some another. For
my part l wanted all we could get
Senator Frye then referred to the fact
that when Dewey reached Manila Agui-
naldo and seventeen of his chiefs were in
naido ava ba cbiafs r'r o,rria, ~
United States vessel to Manila and were
our allies. but there was never any ar
rahgemeht entered INTO between Asulnaldo
anu MeIritt anu Dewey. senator RYE
treated some of their nrisoners in Ma
Mia, and asserted that had the United
States abandoned Manila and left Agui-
naldo and his chiefs to the tender mercies
OF the Spanish authorities their lot would
nave been death In Its most cruel form.
The proposition has been made by some.
he said, that all the United States needed
in the Philippines was coaling and naval
station at Manila. but in that event 1t
would nave been necessary to have made
Gibraltar there of that city.
Made tn j.. WorId po1Var
Ihers was put one course 10 pursue, ne
remarked, and that was to take the whole
Of the Philippines, as was done Had the
other plan been adopted there would have
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80. ~, pc, peouai wa, WIN epdh'
Ihank God, the senator said, what
was done by the Americans has made US
one of the great powers of the world. When
a short time ago some of the nations
of Europe insisted on taking more Of China
than they possessed already, and Secretary
Hay made a diplomatic protest. and stated
that there must be an open door for Amer
leans. every nation in Europe Welded to 1t.
Had this occurred two years ago the protest
would have been treated with contempt."
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or """ieSs nem1rks.
Senator Hawley of Connecticut, who was
next called upon said he had no such inter-
es.in, exnsr;.noa DC aana.o, - e. ~
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late.
The position of the United States is
now" he said, 80 glorious that 1 feel like
falling back on nv old Purtt.n hsltat ara