The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
Takes Issue With Senator
Vests Position.

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Washington. Dec. i9.-The Senate had
rsy 5ay and heard several import
-, .5+seh-s Mr. Plat Of Connect
rt smoke agunst the Vest resolution,
.,A declares that the United States
,s no power to acquire territory He
e5 that the power Of a nation to ac-
e-a territory was as inherent as it's
rra-egn.y The United States had
40 right to govern such territory in the
Us. possible manner until the people
the acquired Islands are capable Of
stg9yeument
NJ Proctor Of Vermont and Mr.. Hale
Maine exchanged divergent views
nom the subject Of a commission of
sators to visit cuba. Mr.. Proctor
a5ggat such q commission was neces-
gv while Mir. Hale said he thought
,a0ld be iu extremely bad taste and
asss The Nicaragua canal bill was
% during The last part Of the day, and
Senator's Berry. Allen, Hoar, Caffery
gi Morgan discussed the measure.
After the chaplain's Invocation in the
innate the vice president announced
( De committee on the centennial ceIe-
5,D Of the city Of Washington as
+ b nc
aa0H Hoar. Hale, Perkins, Simon,
&-aWn Clay and Turley.
No. Lodge Of Massachusetts, from the
.sgn relations committee, presented
De following joint resolution, and
34si for immediate consideration:
That rha president be and he is
Hoy requested to- communicate to
.Eess SO far as the same may be
1e without letriment to public inter
fs al. the Information in his posses
q .l concerning certain alleged out
a.& committed upon the person Of
& @-o2 Earl CHanston and other Ameri-
AZ citizens w the city of Picking,
1l by subjects OF the emperor Of
1a and what steps if any have been
Asa by the state department in the
ts. o.. demanding suitable redress
% indemnity therefor" The resolu-
-2 Was agreed to at once.
U aeeoFtauce WIKI notice previously
s5l Ar Flat of Connecticut address
-e Senate on the resolution declar-
AaJ under the constitution of the
+ ~s1 NV es no power is given 70
-at ,t.-s.l TO be held ana gov
-.' pylAaa gently as colonies. AS Mr..
.-''a speeth was a cOnSL4IutionAI ar
.--.4t on The egal right Of the United
I" iaHure -etrltory and was
t"elally intended as a refutation of
s.,.I .aA.t b. Mr.. Vest in sup
4l Als resolution, II do not pro-
discuss expansion" said Mr.
% ln me preface of his argument.
4o Aot propose either to discuss the
vi the government we might
'-9oSA M any foreign territory we
wy" acquire. Expansion has been a
vi Internal growth, the spring Of
'su'nai development l shall main
'1 .aal The lnltcd States has shown
seal capacity for government in all
.4s llmes and under many trying
|e'u0Hs and hat 1t is capable to
any smel gency likely to arise. I
''aI contend that the United States is
.-gysA ana Jha- as such it proposes to
sovereign without reserve a con-
'11oh To- the states, to the people
-s7''es, that right TO acquire ter
~ was not reserved and that there
1i7l right is an inherent right, q
,'gIs1 right a right to which there
lllal0n / shall show also that
g"tL instances this inherent SOW
rs" IsAl Is 90 be inferred from spec
.a1ses of the constitution itself
-' declared that in the discussion of
aahe&ation of the Hawaiian Isl
9 u.e entire question Of this gov
.s4l right to acquire foreign ter
was considered thoroughly and
ny 's.aye had settled it satisfactorily
s,. 4sallE We did not annex the
-''l5h Islands as a state" said MI
sr t Nlth any declaration that the
.t' should become state. We
.r.S Wy oesslon. Our title to the ter
r,ns tgllcot and complete and con-
.,ai .,a' AIR. Platt maintained that
'sal l2 Florida did not rest alone
s .lr quit claim from Spain, but
I'M q 9' .Hr and broader right. He
'nal the United States have the
W acquire territory in all ways
ar c-aed to other sovereign ma
S of the world.
g.5a VI he bound by the constitu-
MN. ~ organize state from such ac-
IN, u territory and admit it's inhabit-
S, 70 citizenship?
'5ppose he continued, the sena-
IA. "VH Alabama (Mr. Morgan) Sc
i~.,, ole passage of his bill for the
I'M uon of the Nicaraguan canal
l.s eod p.'y he may), and suppose in
gs,s ",'l'ec 1on, it should be deemed
M .'r the United States to ac-
M o@9'lI I'D of land along the route of
t1' n of 100000 acres Ct think
f5l, "g amount suggested, can we
4 agya u we take it, what
\ .sil, ". s"e constitution says, or i'm
4 M 49, we must organize a state
3as5ir" 0 iulfed territory or confer citi-
H. upon the people who inhabit
8as.5, ,nS 10 MIR. Vests reliance upon
n M. Us OF the bred Scott deci-
( &t NJ ta'l declared that in the
,1In ears chief Justice Taneys
8atit "a. N''lne a mere dictum." and
alreo, .L.N 100 late in these days to
as oe ihe bred Scott decision as
& rof d. institutional action on the
\ Got5,rlie uoited States.
jorn'1g,. Mr.. Platt contended that
IN bgt ''s 'e was presenting was not
Aers was the doctrine of the
.vaacna He quoted Gov. Morris as
aitory ,.. theory that acquired
but n.y., "l DE governed as prov
.iH-l A. i'oy as a state. The remark
..pnao,,' lhg possibility Of the ac-
d r4gn'o',.0.i louisiana and Canada
tea0f N.- To- question from Mr..
on mot pan there was ga an Ss'i lim tila,
oquira ,"Wer Of the United States
n fer .... le as the power o.f Rus
Qisd Nh. loce, in such matter?"
'aa el. ,ae right to ACQUIRE territory
element of national.ty. and / Id do
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