Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-24
Arguments Against Louisiana's Ac-
QUESTION Used Again.
JOSIAH QUINCY'S PREDICTION IN 1911
Representative Favors the Reten-
ton Of the Philippines.
PROPER TARIFF POLICY

Representative Tawney of Minnesota,
member of the ways and means commit
tee, and one of the brilliant and influential
western republicans in the House. enter
tains well-defned views upon the retention
of the Philippines by the United States and
the tariff policy to be adopted toward the
new possessions. In conversation with a
Star reporter today. Mr.. Tawney talked in
terestingly upon this subject.
The answer to the argument against the
permanent occupation of this territory"
said Mr. Tawney, lis founu in the history
of our country, proving the absolute fallacy
of every argument made against the an
nexation of territory since the acquisition
of Louisiana. There Is a remarkable SINH
larity between the arguments now adj
vanced to the taking over Of the Philip
pines and the objections urged against
every portion of territory we have ever &C.
CURED
Il was reminded of this fact the other
day when l read the prediction of Senator
Hoar OF Massachusetts. in effect that if
we permanently occupy he Philippines
the downfall of the American republic will
date from the administration of William
Nick lnley. Almost q century ago another
learned and distinguished statesman from
boston made almost identicaly the same
prediction concerning the effect of the an
neAation OF the territory OF Louisiana.
Opposed LOuisiaRa's Admission.
January II. 1911, josiah Quincy of Mas
sachusetts, speaking in the national House
of Representatives in opposition to the bill
for the admission of Louisiana. said:
i am compelled to declare it as my de-
liberate opinion that if this bill passes, the
bonds of this Cnion are Virtually dissolved:
tiat the states, when compose it, are free
IRON their moral obligations, and that, as
1t VIII he the rlSlt OI All, it will be the
duty of some, 10 PIE pare definitely for a
separation; alnlCabIy, Il they can, violently
il Iney must.
''Furti.tr on Mr.. Quincy said In this same
speech concerning the eject upon the Con-
s'itutlon and the rights of the people there
uIIGer:
This Constitution never was and never
can be strained 10 lap over all the wilder
ness OF the west without affecting both the
rights and the convenience of the real pro-
pIielGrS. II was never constructed to form
cover for the inhabitants of the Missouri
and the Red River country, and whenever
1t IS attempted to be stretch ID over them
II will reno asunder.'
Mr. Quincy also spoke of the residents
OF those sections in the same way that the
opponents of permanent occupation of the
Philippines are now talking of the inhab-
tants OF these Spanish colonies. | maintain
that II this territory is permanently occu-
pied by US, our experience in the future
Will demonstrate as completely the fal.acy
OF the arguments made against the acuuisi-
bloLl, dts OuI experience IN the past has
proven the absolute falsity Of the predic-
tons made as to the effect of the anneXa-
ton, of Louisiana and all the other terri
tory we have acquired
The "Open Door, Policy.
How do you construe the term open
door as applied to the commerce of the
Philippines" Mr.. Tawney was asked.
Il would give practically the same con-
struction that Secretary Hay places upon
it. Our tariff policy adopted for and en-
forced in those colonies will be operative
against everybody. 1t will not mean a
policy of free trade by any means: it will
mean, in my judgment, equality and the
entire absence of preferential duties AS
We are not to allow the products of these
colonies to enter our ports free of duty it
Will be necessary for us to adopt some sys-
TEN of tariff which Will tend to encourage
trade with the United States, while at the
same time preserving our markets as we do
no" under our system of protection. | do
not believe that the colonies will be of any
great value to US for trade purposes for
many years to come. Ultimately | have
no doubt we will derive material benefit
from trade with them.
Our Trade With the Orient.
ITO my mind the greatest advantage to
US in their possession is in The protection
to our trade in Asia. Australasia and the
orient, and the encouragement which will
trade in that quarter of the globe by hay
ing at the very gateway of that commerce
the physical presence of the sovereignty
and power of the United States
While European nations are endeavor-
irg in every possible way to maintain in
that part of the world tributary to the
Indian and Pacific oceans the physical evil
dence of their power for the encourage
ment of their people engaged in trade, it
would be a great mistake for the United
States if We did not avail ourselves of this
opportunity to secure for the sale of our
surplus products, at least west of the
Mississippi river, our share of this market.
1t Is true that our trade with the Phil
lpplnes has been comparatively small. In
1897 we exported to those islands goods to
the value of S94, 597 and imported to the
value of 1888 40. Yet the development
that will ultimately follow the permanent
possession % those islands by the United
States will rapidly increase the sale of our
products"