The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
MUCH WORK FOR
CONGRESS TO DO
An Extra Session Will Be
Necessary.
FORAKER AND MORGAN AGREE
LEGISLATION FOR OUR NEW
POSSESSIONS.
Alabama Senator Discusses Spain's
AND MORGAN AGREE
Alabama Senator Discusses Spain e
Sullen Attitude and Probable
Outcome of the Peace
Negotiations
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-Senators
Morgan and Foraker of the Foreign Re-
| Iations Committee, Democratic and Re-
publican respectively think an extra
session of Congress will be necessary.
Senator Foraker said to-day: Ger
| tainly this Congress cannot finish all
| the legislation required for our new
possessions, and an extra session is alb
solutely necessary. What Congress will
| do in resard to Cuba depends upon the
Presidents communications in his
| message. This subject is different from
Porto Rico, the Philippines and Ha-
| wall. and Congress will treat it differ
emily"
Senator Morgan is of opinion that
Spain can do nothing but maintain a
sullen protest, as she did when Mexico
got her liberty. Her only recognition
of the liberty of Mexico was her evacu-
alton. Without acknowledging our
right to the territory we claim, she
would yield possession.
IF a treaty of peace is signed he
said, Its prospects Of ratification by
the Senate will be increased by the
fact that it's rejection would throw US
back into a state of war. A treaty
that made too great concessions to
Spain-that restored to her the Philip
pines, for instance-might be rejected
on that ground, since failure of the
treaty would leave us in possession of
the territory. But if the treaty provides
for acquisition of the Philippines by
this country or leaves those islands un-
der the protection and domination of
this Government, those who oppose
such an order of things can have no
motive for rejection of the treaty.
This Government cannot set out to
gain advantages by conquest, but the
spirit Of liberty advances with enlight-
eminent. With the first awakening of
love of liberty and an ambition among
people to govern themselves they seek
our friendship and association, and per-
haps alliance. We advance by the nat
ural development of the institutions of
free government. The war with Spain
was forced upon us. 1t was not sought
by us with design to acquire territory
or to extend our commerce, but by its
results people are lifted out of bondage
and introduced to freedom, and we in
turn are benefited by it through the
opening Of new fields of enterprise.
Aside from the intrinsic value of the
Philippine Islands, the liberation of
their people opens up new field of
enterprise and gives a stimulus to
trade. But these islands, like Hawaii
have no immense intrinsic value"
What influence do you think this ac-
QUESTION of remote territory will have
upon our domestic affairs?" the Senator
was asked.
with territorial expansion and de-
velopment of commerce will come the
quickening of enterprise and the open
ing up OF opportunities, stimulus to in
genuity, an expansion of manufacture
and of trade an extension and liberal
izing of customs, revenue and shipping
laws, and an expansion of our whole
financial system. Instead of contrac-
ton, there will be an expansion of cur
reDpy and all our domestic pOlicias will
adjust themselves to new conditions.
The course of events will accomplish
what party contentious have failed to
ACCOMPLISH"