The age-herald., 1898-12-21
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TERRITORIAL EXPANSION
 WAS THE THEME.
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islands would prove a great disappointment. They were thickly populated with peoples of heterogeneous races They could never afford homes or opportunity for American citizens. In the annexation of territory of the past the area annexed had been always. co-terminous except in the case of Alaska and had in each case increased our popula- tion and our power of national defense. These had been the tests in the past
 Fulfilled No Test
 The Philippines fulfilled none of these tests. In the case of Cuba, if Cuba should be willing in the future to throw her lot with us, the case would be different Sixty six per cent. of Cuba's population is Cau- casian, fact not generally known. Her people could easily be assimiated. Cuba was practically contiguous. She lay direct ly within the sphere of American infiu- ence.
 We want no unwilling subjects" said MT. Williams. We want no opportunity for the exercise of tyranny. The south is especially hostile to the absorption of a great population of aliens in blood color and customs. Annexation would project us 1,00O,0OO miles into the melee of the Orient We would have to hold in subjection 9,0O0,- 900 F'ilipinos at cost of $40, 900, ,000 annually and as the house is now considering an az riculaural bill it might be well to bear in mind that the increased taxes could be shifted and shifted until they reached the farmer, who would pay in the end"
 He argued that under the fifteenth con stitutional amendment citizenship could not be denied the natives of fhe islands if they were annexed. He had been asked why if Mississippi had been able to deal with the. race question the people of the United States would not be able to do so in the Philippines. The difference was that the people of Mississippi understood the prob lem. 1t came home to them by actual con- tact. The people of the United States who would have to solve it would so theoreti- cally and they would fail There must be White supremacy. If white supremacy were not guaranteed in Hawaii, he declared that per cent of the Caucasians would not re- main there.
 Leave Them in Freedom
 While he opposed the annexation he said he should not return the Philippines to Spain. "I should leave the islands where they were the day after Dewey's glorious victory at Manila. I should haul down the American flag. l am for the flag for what it means, not for itself. It is nothing but piece of bunting. and when some one an- nounces that it must not come down. care not how high his station, he says some thing unworthy of himself and his country The flag should come down If it is right that 1t should do so. and the American people must pull it down. We would not let any other country do it." Prolonged ap- plause on democratic side.)
 Proceeding, MT. Williams argued that if the Philippines could not take care of them selves they would fall under the influence of England or France or Germany Our in- terest in them was the commercial interest We had in the int ;,, an ''open door, policy. If any other coun- try got possession of the Philippines it would not do worse than Spain did In any event our trade with the Philippines was a mere drop in the bucket, and If we retained possession of them we would have to sacri- flee the open door policy in the Orient or go back on the constitution. There was still another solution of the problem. Mir Williams said if we dd not want to give the islands their independence or let them fall under the sway of another country we could sell them as war indemnity to Eng land. She would bring to them civilization
 Round of Applause
 The islands would get freedom of religion and freedom of trade. and we would get rid of a naval military. political. racial and social problem and an everlasting, per pctual foreign policy. MT. Williams re- marks were listened to with careful atten- tion, and his colea gues gave him hearty round of applause when he concluded.
 No further time was occupied in general debate. and the b'll was read for amend ment under the five minute rule. The pro- vision inserted in the bill to be used as means of retaliation against Germany and other countries was passed with amend ment which gives the secretary of the treasury discretion in refusing the delivery of goods adulterated or deleterious to health instead of making refusal to deliver such goods mandatory.
 The bill as passed without further amendment.
 The senate bill to authorize the Choctaw and Memphis railroad to construct bridge across the Arkansas river was passed. Ad- journed.