Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-24

the Statesmen Reopen the Much Tx
plotted sampson-schley Controversy
Volunteer Captain Who Swears All the
Beef Was Rotten.
washington. Jan. A.-Discussion Of
the policy OF expansion occupied nearly
all the time of the senate in open ses-
sion yesterday. White of California,
one of the Democrats who has an
nounced heretofore his opposition To
ratification of the treaty of peace. ad-
dressed the senate against expansion.
White did not enter into a constitu-
tional argument. but confined himself
10 a discussion of expansion as a policy
Of this government. He maintained that
such a policy was contrary to the funda-
mental principles Of this country. TO its
history and traditions. He declared his
opposition TO the ratification OF the
pending treaty of peace. but broadly in
Iimated that a declaration of definite
policy on the part of the administra-
tion would very much simplify the sit
uation. and as matter of good faith
ought not to be antagonized by the ad-
vocates Of the treaty's ratification
One OF the Points He Made.
Il care not" said White. whether the
people in the Philippines are fitted for
self-gOVernment OF not /; is certain
that IL they are not they ought not TO
be brought into alliance with Us. They
repudIate our attempt to bring them
into our system. but say that they
should ba allowed to govern them
selves. II we say that the Filipinos are
not fitted for self-government pray let
us know by what process of reasoning
we can take them into our own gov
erumenta. system" White declared
that no conclusion was possible except
~
errmeut and the officers in power to
annex the Philippine islands. Chandler
took issue with this and White asked
Chandler whether he spoke for the ad-
ninistratiOn. which Chand.er dis
claimed. except. as he intimated. that
he spoke for all men Of wisdom
Mason Of Illinois Takes Hand.
During the speech a cOlloquy occurred
which was participated in by Mason OF
Illinois. Teller and White Mason in
luired IL it were not true that territory
whose inhabitants had to he forced into
submission did not always require an
immense force to keep the people in
subsection. Teller pointed out that the 1
people OF New Mexico. Arizona and
California had been forced at the point
OF guns into submission and their con-
sent primarily had not been secured
Yes" replied Mason. but that ter
ritory was acquired by treaty.
1T is by treaty that we propose to
acquire the Philippines" retorted
Teller.
Masonry a treaty with n people who
have no more right to cede the territory
than the devil had to offer to the Savior
all the land in sight of the mountain
height. He did not possess even a tax
title to IT."
The Sampson-Schley Dispute.
When the senate went into executive
session yesterday the nominations of
Admirals Sampson and Schley and 9TH
er naval officers advanced in numbers
were taken uD and German made i
speech attacking the administration for
preferring Admiral Sampson TO Admiral
Schley- Lodge replied defending the
course Of the administration. WellinS-
ton. Maryland's Republican senator.
was on Germans side in this matter
and the dHJate was long and rather
acrimonious. SIMPSONS friends ad-
vised those OF Schley to let the matter
sleep. as they had facts that would put
Schley in q bad light. SChley's friends
replied that they were willing for ali
the facts 70 come out. they could ex-
plain everything to Schley's credit. The
whole story of the bottling OF Cervera
and his defeat with the claims Of the
friends of each officer was retold. \
resolution asking for all the papers in
the case was adopted.