The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-21

Te..r, we VIII give self-governmeas.'
We Will tot nsed an army CT 5s.ssa men IL
Cuia. u GO in Porto Rsco and . 40 IN tss
Philippines. To say this 20 those people
Is the only way 10 escape great standing
army
u an not one" ae saId. further along
Ito turn these Possessions back 10 Spain.
bu; do believe thai We ought TO give tnsrn
the opportunity to govern themselves
may say that nobody wants these poxzss-
sions made Into states now. No puol.c
nlan II 10 favor os such a plan. nc far as
] am aware. YET, Ia course Or finas, 1s
may take them IL
So far and as soon az possible, Mr. Teller
believed, the inhabitants OF Caba snoaia
De given SET government, but hc dl1 not
believe that the United States should
leave the infant power thus established a.
q prey o. any other nation. either through
conquest or treaty. He believed II Jolly
TO talk Of imperialism" applied Ia this
country. No man had any Intention %
establishing In this country the European
policy of imperialism. and meme woz!1
ehsn pion such a course.
NO colonial systerl. ~Beh as England
established years ago ir. India, .iii ever be
established under the stars and stripes.
declared Mr. Teller. our Gag viii always
float over liberty aud happiness insured
all Of them may not be- accorded he ful>
est righfs of American citizens. the flag
will float az an emblem % good govern
naent and protection 20 them az = does
to ils
There f. 10 favor VIZ can confer up0n
the philippines liks that Of giving them
thu benefit Of protection OF the American
flag. The great question IL, Are We bet-
tering their condition? No intelligent man
among them. / think. viii dispute the
statement that Wo are"
Mr. Teller said that he knew the FiIF4-
nos were incapable Of establishing d gov
eminent equal 10 the government % our
states, and that ee should encourage com
mmities among them 90 establish the
best governments they were c. paD.e of. Ha
would not go 10 war with the people "a
the Philippines III order 20 force our III
gtitutions upon them. lie would consult
them as 10 the best form Of government
and he believed that by pursuing this
course VIZ should avoid the necessity Of
war with the natives. Their government
might not re perfect as ours. bat all
accounts agreed that the natives Mere
tractible and intelligent and capable OF
progressing.
Proctor interrupted Teller to read an ex-
tract from "a letter from Admiral Dewey
concerning the character Of the Fiiipinos
az follows:
These people can be governed w;thou;
the slightest difficulty, They readily give
into reason and have not the slightest
difficulty In dealing with them
Proctor also read an extract from fhe LET
ter OF an army officer speaking In terms
OF praise OF the F1hpinos. and indicating
that there need be 40 difficulty with them.
ontGuing. Teller expressed the o3ini N
that the natives could not DO governed
from Washington. They were susceptible
to Just and liberal treatment and there
was no reason why II they were capable of
appreciating them, oar beneficsnl instiru-
TONS should not fe extended 70 them. fie
would give them ali the liberty TN this r.
spect that they We're capable Of enjoy. gg
and IL in !Tne they Inanifrsts=i capacity To
perform the duties Of statehood, il., would
not ne among those who would deny them
that boon.
Several private pension bills were dis
posed Of after which H~kins called up the
bill relating 10 the registry of foreign built
vessels wrecked III this country. kikins
asserted that We pay a million dollars A
day tn foreign built ships. The balance of
trade appeared 90 have been seo1 saoo9 In
ON favor FOR the last year. bat ~ IA matter
OF fact II was only about half that as 50
large portion Of Il went 10 foreign ships
Mr. Tillman asked III ne annex the
Philippine. where viii our coast trad.
snd?''