The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13
Philippines viii Be 1rested II the
Present as Santiago Province Is.
BAILEY WANTS TINE FOR THOUGHT.
The Next Session Of Congress- WIN Be Tine
Enough to Begin on Legislation. ~ Il
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S VERY OuTsPoKEN
One OF Them Can Not Account FOR the
Prcsldcnts~ Change ~ Policy.
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h tspecian Dispatch d The post.)

Especial Dispatch 10 The Post.)
Washington. December IL, There y rea9A
son to believe that the subject &C the g0y-
eminent or tho Philippines will be care
f,Illy considered at ton,orrow's session q
tho cabinet.
Tho proclamation it is proposed 70 send
10 General OTIS for issuance has practically
been completed and Will be 1sad before the
president. IL is expected. by Secretary
HAY.
The proclamation is similar to tnat pub
Ished by General Wood when the Eovnra-
ment first assumed control at Santiaxo 10
| Cuba.
The proclamation. 1t Is explained, VIII
have ~ beneficial effect upon the ina,r-
GENTS and VIII inGmce them to yield to Cen.
croi Otis wishes and disbhnd.
| When MIR. Bailey, leader OF the minority
| in tho house, MAS asked what the dcid,-
cratic policy regarding tho philippines vas
| to be, he replied:
Tho situation mus be met as Vt arisss.
| If the Philippines nrc TO be annexed o.
course eongrJss must iegislato with refs
prence to them. Although an, unalter-
ably opposed TO their annexation and dcep-
/ ly regret tlio necessity OF any legl slaiicii
In iespectsao Them. atiil I am anxious that
whatever Legislation may BIO necessary
s,hsAl be rs wise M possible.
"As 4 know that congress Is nat now
sufficiently informed about either the
country or tho people to legslate intciA-
gently with reference To them, am viii
| ms to zee tho matter 30 ever until thu
| first session OF the next cgnSrcss IN order
that we may obtain in the meantame sucA
| Attenuation as wo can"
The New York World thia morning coa-
| ta!na IN interview with republican sen&-
tor whl told the World corrcsuousdent he
wolpa resign his sent n the senate rather
| than vote for peety Of peace which taxes
| IN tine philippine Islands. and WHO tneh
| proceeds: eOne 1f the most remarkable
| cyo!tltaJns OF human Thought Is in1tancel
| In President Mckinley, His policy con
corning the dilDpaltlcn OF the phiiipplnes
| charged nyibn kaloMOsropic rapiusy,
when j left Wellington In luly the
ntesldept and Secretary Dsy wore radically
| opposed to taking the Philippines. lucy
| could foresee nothing but disaster In such
| a COURSE Secretary Long wsH OF une Sams
mind. z. ~
II rnturned TO Washington only 10 ma
| the evolution 10 which have referred.
Todiay there is no more pronyutccd cx pan-
! zionist than the president. Fills greed fot
| territory seems Unsuitable.
| az the president mad come out Doldy
after the signing OF the protocol ahd 49, 49,
| 10 the people OF the country; We nava
achieved more thnn we originally intsndsu
| OHM, a. free and Puerto Rico Is American
| terrjtory. We VIII retain coaltng stastoh
| in the philippines and withdraw, ieaSefs
| ~. troublesome Eastern QUESTION 70 Wors
out its ow'n solution. he wopld nAvg va Wa
| n solid country at his Dack. He "ousu
have led public sentiment.
|. .,I,sfana bosever he took the alternA-
| aye course and followed IN the Wake %
wbat he iiaistook for public senti naent. tns .
sentiment Of the crowds encounters 81
railway sosltiars and pt naD,lc II, n' scr set
which favored a policy Oh Keep ~ sou kVs "a
and yet all you can. .s.4 "a. n
.A policy Of imperialism Is faneht wl "
dsrE,e,rs I'D our American institutions. 4
Anoug other things, II means '&ffs
staiydIng army, and THIS 40 Nseii y NV ~
tnsfity,tions. aIilitarism y an smplenf,aat
~ destr1ction In the hands " those wno
I'm, mana N. Inftead OF tho clvtlAah "
es,ardssns 81 tho peace, which WE DIV
mare st1tione1 in our American e TX, w
wotlld hare roIdiers psranlnR " t w. y.
. ,S'ap ~ indey Ii, Germany and FsenHe,
IN short so would 30 brought fses Z. g g sl ~
face with military desssqtism. s 81
what we want9 ". e &. y. u s.. \. ss
~, "A colonfni policy VIII invsst the Dr.
dent OF the Itnited atates wltn l2tS ~ "a
s cermany, tirc oueep Of End ae M Il
49, ~ rnrLey me preelne11t VIII heY&