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Vol. a, No. 19.
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Mr. Bryan and the Peace Treaty,
(Contlnuod from Pago 7.)
party at that tlmo, from tlio prosidont
down, who professed to boliovo that
tho ratification of tho treaty was in
tended to oxpross any definite purpose
whatovor with roforonco to our policy
in tho Philippine Islands. Not ono.
"Tho Prosidont of tho Unitod States,
in his mossago transmitting that
treaty, oxprcssly declared that that
was not a timo to debate or consider
that question; such discussion, ho
said, would ho appropriate aftor tho
troaty had boon ratified. 'Do not talk
about it now,' ho said, 'but aftor you
have ratified tho treaty, then it will
bo in ordor to consider whether or
not wo shall permanently hold tho
Phllippino islands.' Such, in sub
stanco, was tho position of President
McKinloy.
"What thon .was tho attitude of tno
sonator from Wisconsin himsolf? Ho
was strongly opposed to tho perma
nent annexation of tho islands. It
was only aftor a period of doubt aiul
hesitation that ho voted for tho treaty,
and thon with tho distinct declaration
that ho would not voto for it if ho
thought it meant permanent annexa
tion. "Without stopping to read, I shall
ask to put into the Hocord an extract
from tho speoch thon mado by tho
sonator from Wisconsin, and to fol
low that extract with an interview by
Mr. William J. Bryan, both on tho
llovo I should have voted to ratify
tho troaty; yot I can sco tho forco of
tho arguments that wore presonted
upon tho other side; I can sco tho
strength of Mr. Bryan's position, as
so ably oxpounded by tho sonator
from Wisconsin. If I had been hero,
with tho responsibility resting upon
mo, I might havo been persuaded to
voto for tho ratification of tho treaty
by tho argumont that it was neces
sary for us to bring about a stato of
poaco to remove the danger of a ro
opouing of hostilities, or at loast to
put an end to a condition that was
disturbing tho business and commerce
of tho country. I might have been
moved by tho argumont that in a few
wooks thero would be a change in tho
membership of tho senate that would
give an increased republican majority,
and that to thon defeat tho treaty
would simply delay it to Ho purpose.
I boliovo I should havo been almost
porsuaded by tho belief that tho dis
tinguished senator from Wisconsin
woull use his influenco after the
treaty had been ratified to secure
peace and independence to tho people
of tho Philippines.
"But, Mr. President, to argue that
wo aro too late, tho sonator proceeded
to argue that wo are too early. His
first objection is that wo have waited
too long. His second objection is that
wo havo not waited long enough. He
says that wo aro making trouble by a
premature discussion of this question;
that it is too early to talk about it
now. Wo wore asked to wait until
the treaty was ratified. We waited
same lino, using tho samo argument, fnr thnj. nm, thnn worn worn fftlfl fhnf
and outlining tho samo policy: wo shollld waIt untI1 the insurrection
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a troaty of poaco, and that its rati
fication is to bring peace between tho
United States and tho kingdom i?t
Spain. A rejection of It contlitfes tho
Btatus of war. Senators " say that
Spain is exhausted;" and that active
hosJiJUJivtvould not be renewed, pos--otDly
this is true. Possibly it Is not
true. Ono can novor safely prophesy
what complications will come from a
long-continued status of war.
" 'If the status of war is to con
tinue, wo could not well reduce our
expenses to tho basis of peace. Wo
should bo obliged inevitably to main
tain our country and our expenditure
upon tho basis of war, and tho cost
would be great and in tho end prob
ably useless. Tho situation, Mr.
Prosident, could not fail to bo filled
with unpleasant possibilities, Indefin
ite public burden, uncertainties, and
trouble.'
"This Is the extract from Mr. Bry
an's Interview to -which, reference was
made:
"'Some think that tho fight should
bo made against ratification of the
treaty, but I would prefer another
plan. If tho treaty is rojected, nego
tiations must bo renewed, and In
stead of settling tho question accord
ing to our ideas we must settle It by
diplomacy, with a possibility of In
ternational complications. It will be
easier, I think, to end tho war at
onco by ratifying tho treaty and then
deal with the Bubjeot in our own
way.'
"Mr. Bryan urged tho ratification
of tho troaty, expressly reserving his
right and declaring his purpose to
oppose the permanent retention of tho
Philippine islands under tho sover
eignty of tho Unitod States. The son
ator from Wisconsin urged tho ratifi
cation of tho treaty, expressly reserv
ing his right and declaring his pur
pose to oppose tho permanent reten
tion of the Philippine islands under
tho sovereignty of the United States.
Tho senator from Wisconsin and Mr.
Bryan fought side by side. They wore
Damon and Phythlas, Jonathan and
David, Castor and Pollux in that
great battle
"Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one.' '
."Mr. President, if I had then been
a member of tho senate, I do not be-
authority of tho United States has
been established. Well, they tell us
that the Insurrection has been sup
pressed; that tho civil authority of
the Unitod States has been estab
lished; that with a few trifling excep
tions a peace, as deep as that which
reigned at Warsaw, prevails through
out tho length and breadth of tho ar
chipelago; and yet wo are still com
manded to wait, and It is still treason
for a democrat to express an opin
ion. "When Governor Taft was before
tho committee ho protested with some
show of Indignation against any con
sideration whatever of a question that
would not bo rlpo for consideration,
he said, for twenty-five, or fifty, or
perhaps a hundred years. Wait,
wait, wait manana, manana, manana
that Spanish word of procrastination,
which the sontor spoke so trippingly
on tho tongue, has become the very
motto of the republican party. Among
the other things you have learned
from Spain Is the Spanish conceptton
of tomorrow. Your promises to the
people of the Philippine islands are
for a day that will never come."
Tho Secretary's Surprise.
The now secretary of tho navy Is
reported to havo expressed surprise
at tho large number of naval officers
who aro occupying pleasant and by no
means onerous assignments at Wash
ington and to have intimated that he
will shortly find occupation for them
at sea.
Tho secretary should be careful.
He does not appear to have grasped
tho fact that the naval officers thero
aro tho political stength of our ocean
defenders. Has not Crowinshield, af
tor a long term of sticking close to
his desk, been sent to England as the
choicest flower of our naval heroism?
Does he suppose that careful naval
strategist has left his base undefend
ed and that the social and private
pulls will not be set to work when
ho disturbs the existing arrange
ments? Mr. Moody will find his peace of
mind very much enhanced if he
abandons the rash object of over
turning the pleasant social duties of
tl.o naval clique. Pittsburg Dispatch
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