Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28

says there has been no disposition 60
exercise the power OF conquest that
the people OF the United States are
called upon now under an omnipotent
providence to dispose Of the responsl.
bllitlcs placed on them by accident OF
battle. II the island was to be taken
why does he tell us that he IL an In
strumcnt Of providence2
II know Of but one parallel OF this
scheme Of Christian philanthropy. II
IL to be found In one of Dickens novels
BLEAK Housed. An eminent divine
lays his hands upon Poor 10 and says
To him Young man come with me and
I viii do you good
" Let me alone. cries the vagrant.
me-
In solemn and sepulchrai tones
equal 10 thoH OF my friend from Mon
tana MIR. Carter the Kcvcrcnt Mir.
Chadhand replied, Young man. | viii
not take my hands from your shoulder.
! am q toiler and moiler and In
self.
So continued Mr.. Vest. "it Ia with
the PRECEDENT lie places hand on
the shoulder OF the iTllipinoa and says
I am a toilcr ana moilcr and intend
TO save yon In spite ~ yourself Aud
he want 100000 missionaries with rifles
W fWNNA nlN HNNfl NfFNlNNlNNa llAlN
them HE said that all those who
were opposed to the plans Of the adj
ministrntlon were called traitors. hut
he rcpudinted the charge with scorn.
II spoken" he said, at II a Islander.
" written. a libel"
WHITES ANTAGoNIsTfc.
STR White spoke agalnst the bill and
against the present policy IN the Phil.
ANl -. =
the Fillplnos were pointed against Us.
aud our guns were pointed against
them The President recognized. h.
said. The forinuancss " the situation
~ an thoughtful persons did. II seemed
tho ;ho Finpinos had been saved from
spain only To De turned over to an
other master. The principal ground
~ their resentment was that no policy
had been outlined to them. an assur-
Hncc given them " fair and Just treat.
munt
Mr.. White said be- could not .ontcm-
plato the situation IN the Philippines
with any other feeling Than that ~
shame. There was no possibility uf
nsslmilating the Fiiiplnos. The out
look was very gloomy. lie advocated
the freedom Of the people ~ both
cuba and the Philippines. lie agreed
with Mr.. sewcll that war was likely
with cuba. why. n We were to give
ANH iuhNuN tnNif freedom. We're our
armed soldiers anchored on the island
How vain and visionary the theories u
men when behind II all II the grim
spectre 81 Lucrc." he exclaimed.
Even the great Rrpuhli, might re-
verse Itself. He had felt from the
beginning that the country was ON the
verge of ruln.and h. found In tho pngcr
~ history Qualification for this apprc-
henaion. We claim, he said. TO be n
Christian. civilized and progressive PEG.
pie. hut are We IN earntHt7 Are We
not about 10 discard the cmbicma OF
peace ana enter upon an era Uf con.
come. II must b. freedom. to defend
liberty and not war for conquest. " II
u 10 receive my vote.
An amendment of Mr.. Thuraton.
striking out the paragraph relating 20
the ngr limit for the appointment OF
officers IN the provisional regiments,
was agreed 90.
Mr.. itnwioy offered as an amendment
provision Of the fifteenth section. nu.
thorlzlnH the President TO enlist tenn
purnfiiy IN the service Tor absolutely
necessary purposes In the Philippines.
volunteers officers ard men. individual
~ ur By organizations. now In those
islands md about to be- discharged. and
directing that they shall be counted rs
part Of the volunteer force authorized
by this act and that they shall not be-
enlisted for more than rix months nor
beyond the time necessary TO replace
them.