The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16

Philippines" he said, land can make
no attempt to subjugate them unless
Congress first makes a declaration Of
war, which 1t is not likely to do. Until
that is done there can be no effort to
subjugate those people who are living
In peace in their country, and there
can, therefore, be no excuse for the
United States maintaining a large
standing army at those islands,
When Mr.. Cockrell concluded the
Senate took a recess until $50 .. m. to
permit senators to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Bright, wife of the sergeant-at
arms of the Senate.
When the Senate reassembled Mr..
Cockrell continued his speech on the
urgent deficiency BILL saying that the
Spaniards would soon be out of Cuba,
when there would be no longer any
reason for maintaining a large force
under arms. The Cubans were perfect
ly capable of maintaining a republican
form of government Spain could not
cede the Philippines, because she did
not possess them, and the United
States did not want troops to fight the
Filippinos and could not Go so with
out a declaration Of war.
Replying, Mr.. Hale of Maine said he
had no doubt that the rank and file of
the army abroad had a great desire to
opinion that they should be allowed
to do so. He argued that there was
no menace of war unless it was with
the Filippinos, and the only danger
there was in our attacking them. 1t
was true that the duty devolved upon
the government of the United States
of maintaining peace and quiet in Gu
ba for the present until the Cubans
could establish a government of their
n n from
Mr. Allen, Mr.. Hale expressed the
opinion that affairs would soon take
such shape that the services of the
volunteers could be dispensed with. He
thought that within the next six
months $4,000 or $1,000 soldiers could
be mustered out. But this was a mat
ter which should be left largely to the
administration. He understood it was
the intention to keep about 10000 men
in the Philippines.
Mr.. German said he had advocated
an amendment to the bill which would
provide in explicit terms for the re-
duction Of the army by from $4,000 to
$4,000 men by July l next, but owing
to the representations of the army au-
thorities he would reserve his amend
ment until the army bill should come
before the Senate.
Mr.. Allison expressed sympathy with
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the volunteers mustered out, but said
it must not be forgotten that, under the
law. the necessity existed for the i'm
mediate reduction of the regular army
from $4,000 to $4,000 men. He called at
tention to the importance of a sufficient
force to maintain our coast fortifica-
lions, saying that Gen. Miles had ex-
pressed the opinion that from 1900 to
$4,000 men would be necessary for this
purpose,
Replying to a suggestion, Mr.. Allison
of Iowa said The president had no
power to muster into our army the ma
tives of any of the various islands I'M
til it should be done by taking them
into our regular army organizations
He suggested legislation authorizing
the utilization of large percentage of
the local forces in the outlying islands
The problem was one, however, for the
committee on military affairs, and had
no place in an appropriation bill, and he
hoped the present bin would be left
intact.
Mr.. Money of Mississippi said his ex-
perience had not been the same as
that of other senators who had found
regimental and company officers I'M
willing to assist their men to get out
Of the army service but, on the con-
trary, they were generally anxious to
aid them.
Mr.. Sewall of New Jersey said the
war department had for the past sew
eral months been gradually wedding
out soldiers for discharge, and that
many thousand had thus been relieved
from duty. He had no doubt that even
without legislation, $4,000 men would be