The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-21

annexation of the Philippines. Mr.. VII
iianls OF Mississippi. Il democratic member
OF the foreign affairs committee, III an
hours speech, stated his oppoS.V.cn TO ths
lcltcy which would bring the Islands under
the sphere OF United States influence He
said 1t would be hostile to the spirit OF
our tnst1UujiomsS to assume conlnoi over
1900 900 unwilling subjects; that anneXa-
tion would cost Sl4o, 100000 year; that the
annexation OF the islands met none Of the
tests which applied TO cur past acquisitions
OF territory and would be mistake from
u social. political and material standpo nj:
Mr. Williams remarks received Careful
attantion and several times drew applause
from his democratic colleagues.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
PASSED without material amendment. IL
carried 50. 696.322, or SlS7,l2O more than
the current law.
AT the opening Of the session of the house
Mr.. Cannon called up the conference re-
port on the army and navy deficiency bill
and moved its adoption.
Mr.. DeArmond (Dem., MOI asked
whether the reappropr!ation of the balance
Of the $50 900 900 to be expendelt under the
direction of the president would in any way
sanction or authorize the payment out or
that fund of Sl0o. 900 each TO Whiteiaw Red
and Judge Day for services as peace com
missionerS
Apropes Of the fact that this was the last
conference report to be signed by Mr.
Savers of Texas. who reures from congress
to become governor OF his State, Mr. Can
non, chairman of The APPROPRIATIONS COM
miutee, paid high tribute TO his long ana
faithful service ,on the appropriations COM
mittee.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the agr cultural appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Wadsworth (Rep., n. W explained
that 1t carried S3.696.S22. an increase oil
slS7,120 over the current law.
MIR Williams Dem, Mss.) took advan-
tage of the latitude allowed In debate while
In committee of the whole 10 make an
argument against the annexation. OF the
Philippines. Physically. he said, the is
lands would prove great disappointment.
They were thickly populated with peo-
| pie of heterogeneous races. They couia
| never afford homes or occupations Tor
| Americans In the annexation OF territory
| IN the past, the areas had always been
ooterm!nous, except in the case OF Alaska
aud had In each case increased our pop
ulation and our power Of National de-
ferse. These had been the tests in the
past The Philippines fulfilled some OF
these tests. In the case OF Cuba, II Cuba
should be willing in the future TO threw
in her lot with us, the case would b. d'i-
| ferent. SXty-six per cent OF Cuba's po2uia-
! ton was Caucasian, fact not genera ly
I known. Her population could be easily as
/ simulated Cuba was practically con-
J tigtuus, She lay directly within the
/ sphere Of American influence.
| 1--WE want no unwilling subjects" sad
Mr. Williams I'VE want no opportunity
for the exercise OF tyranny. The South Is
especially hostile to the absorption OF a
great reputation allen IN RAGS. blood, color
and customs
| Annexation would project us 1000 miles
into the melee in the Orient We would
have TO hold in subsection 100000 Fill
pinos at cost OF $40, 0000 900 annually
and rs tho house was considering the
agricultural bill It might be well Ia bcir
in mind that the increased taxes cou.i b.
shifted and shifted until they reached the
farmer, who weuld pay In the end
! He argued that under the fifteenth con-
stitutional amendmert citizens hip could
not be denied the rsatives of the islands II
they We're annexed. He has been askel
why II Mississippi had been ahls TO deal
with the race question the people OF tho
United States would not be able 10 do so
In the Philippines. The difference was that
the people Of Mississippi understood the
problem with which they had to deal, II
came home to them by actual contact. The
people OF the Unitei States who would
have to solve II would do so theoretically
and they would fail. There must be white
supremacy II white supremacy We're not
guaranteed Inv Hawaii he declared that so
per cent OF the Caucasans would net re-
main there.
| While he opposed the annexation. he said
he should not return the Philippines to
Spain. He sail: II should leave ths islands
where they were the day after Dewey's
glorious victory at Map:la. should haul
down the American flag. am for the dag