The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21

Teller believed. the inhabitants OF Cuba
should be given self-government. but
he did not believe that the United States
should leave the infant power thus es-
tablished as a prey TO any other nation.
either through conquest or treaty. He
believed IL folly TO talk of imperialism"
as applied to this country. No man had
any intention Of establishing in this
country the European policy of imper-
ialism, ana none would champion such
a course.
NO colonial system such as England
established years ago in India will ever
be established under the stars and
stripes" declared Mr.. Teller. Our
flag will always float over liberty and
happiness, insured TO all the people be-
meath its folds. Though all of them may
not be accorded the fullest rights OF
American citizenship, the flag will float
as an emblem OF good government and
protection to them as ii does to US"
There Is no favor we
can confer upon the Philippines like
that of giving them the benefits of the
protection of the American flag. The
great question is: Are we lettering
their condition. No intelligent man
among them. l think. VIII dispute the
statement that we are"
Mr.. Teller said he knew that the Fill
government equal To the government Of
our states. and that we would encour-
age committees among them to estab-
lish the best governments they were
capable of. He would not go to war
with the people OF the Philippines in
order to force our institutions upon
them. He would consult them as to
the form of government and he believed
that by pursuing this course We stould
avoid the necessity of war with the IA
tiVes. Their government must not he
as perfect as ours, but all accounts
agreed that the natives were trac'abe
and intelligent and capable of progress
ing.
Mr.. Proctor interrupted Mr.. Teller to
read an extract from a letter from Nd
miral Dewey concerning the character
of the Filipinos as follows:
These people can be governed with
out the slightest difficulty. They read
lily give in to reason and i have not
the slightest difficulty in dealing with
them"
Mr.. Proctor also read an extract from
the letter of an army officer. speaking
i'm terms of praise Of the Filipinos and
indicating that there need be no diff
Guilty with them. Continuing. Mr.. Tel
Ter expressed the opinion that the ma
tives could not be governed from
Washington. They were susceptible to
just and liberal treatment. and there
was no reason why. if they were Capa-
BILE of appreciating them, our beneficent
institutions should not be extended to
them. He would give them all the lib
erty in this respect that they were ca
pable of enjoying. and IL in time they
manifested capacity to perform the du-
ties of statehood he would not be
among those who would deny them
that boon.
Several private pension bills were dis
posed of, after which Mr.. Elkins called
up the bill relating TO the registry Of
foreign built vessels wrecked in this
country. Mr.. Ellxins asserted :net we
pay a million dollars a day To foreign
built ships. The balance Of trade APP
peared to have been 5000 0OO. 900 In our
favor for the last year. but as mat
ter Of fact il was only about half that,
as so large a portion Of IL went to FOR
eign ships.
Mr. Tillman asked: IF we annex the
Philippines where will our coast trade
end?"
Mr.. Elkins replied that he hoped il
would end in the Philippines. but that
was an extraneous question and he
did not want to raise IL.
At . o'clock the Nicaragua canal hill,
the unfinished business. was taken up,
to the displacement Of the registry
measure. Mr. Caffery spoke in oppo-
stion TO the canal bill. He said the
proposition 10 connect the two oceans
by means of "A canal was so attractive
to the Imagination as to cause many
people to accept IL as a wise enterprise
regardless of appeal to reason as to its
merits. He deprecated the personal at
tacks upon the members OF the Mari
time Canal company. but indicated his
belief that the bill was an attack upon
the treasury of the United States. He
declared the enterprise under the lin
was I'm violation of the Clayton Buiwer
treaty in contravention as to the con-
cession from the Isthmian countries.
and in opposition to our own constitu-
tion. These propositions he undertook
to maintain by an analysis of the bill.
section by section. When Mr.. Caff ary
was speaking "A message was recei 'ed
from the house announcing that an
amendment of the senate-the final
question in controversy TO the war and
navy deficiency bill-had been agreed
to. This passes the measure and as
soon as signed IL will go to the presi-
dent. without having concluded mis-
remarks. Mr.. Caffery at AIS y. m. yield
ed to Mr.. Gallinger. and on his motion
the senate went into executive session.
At $40 p. m. the senate adjourned.