The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-12
FORAKER TAKES OTHER VIEW
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the senator. lis that senators are talking
abol, a theory instead of a practical con-
4 d0n What have the senators who have
discussed these theories proposed? Moth
ing You all know the precedents of the
condition we face. We had made war and
its fortunes had carried US to the Philip
pines When the end came those islands
were in our possession. What was to be
done? Four possibilities existed We might
return the Islands to Spain. allow some
other country to seize or gobble them up,
the people of the islands might be left to
themselves and the anarchy that existed
there, or We ourselves might take posses
sion Of them.
Not Back to Spain.
The unanimous voice of the country
was opposed 70 the return OF the islands
to the tyrannical government of Spain. In
many Of the state conventions declara tions
against such course were adopted and
one Of those was from the state of the
senator from Massachusetts"
u wrote it myself" announced Mr..
Hoar
Then I presume the senator is opposed
taat course, remarked Mr.. Foraker,
amid laughter
The return of the islands to SPAIN" re-
saned Mr. Foraker, was, therefore, not
% be considered Were they then to be
lett to themselves? About the
Tune this question was confront
ing us I saw repeated newspaper
statements from Aguinaldo and his asso-
cafes among the insurgents TO the effect
uat all the countries of Europe would be
On their backs before breakfast if the
United States deserted them at this june
uTe.
Ultimate independence.
We could not leave the islands TO the
mercy Of other countries. Such a course
would nave been cruel We wisely decided
asals both these courses. We decided
" dHe possession ourselves-for the pres
ea' al least. until the people of those is
enmeut." eN'
IL" assertion of the temporary charac-
vi OF our possession of the Philippines
gea'ed STIR in the chamber. Mr.. Fora
AZ Is'erated it. We could not desert the
t'opF Oh the Islands," he said, land sub
s1 mem to the risks of disorder, anarchy,
b.a' and mob rule, while they might
sun unit Tor self-government. But our
, T was not to be permanent.
eli. 10 not understand that any one de-
% ANYTHING but the ultimate independ-
ol me people of the Philippines" said
n.y. '"phauoally neither the President
@, ANY one in this chamber"
t., 9u, what about our right if we chose to
ha, ,Ien permanently with no thought of
Poa- "uinate independence? inquired Mr..
So nave an unquestioned right to do
ulsr,. 'l.-'d Mr.. Foraker. Il speak partic-
w.. Of our legal right"
ash 1a oh OF Georgia at this iuncture
or "ld' difference there was between
The p.,,, 70 cuba and our relations 10
with ,t t'-i pheS' why we could not deal
form. I'd Ter on the same basis as the
The 5l, ana simply hold them now with
goyern,g 200 purpose of giving them self
as soon as possible.
Cuha's Case simple.
Inc case of Cuba. e" rAn,iad M Tor,
IVA. '.,N''7 with great deliberation.
ktope , ,''i PIE one, involving only our re-
Selves anu the Cubans them
WI IL the case of the Philjnninas tbere
srl ie other complications which oonno ete nc
goAen Of here but of which eerstnrs III, an
t5e ~ executive session which inetigad
mannt- III Allt most annie
ey e.,sI, and vindicates most comnletelv
cor, s'Ans ne has done. In fact no otbay
rstr S is safe in view of the Object ~, NE
10 , 1,e sought to attain-justice not onIy
lanai s's7''es but to the people of those is.
don ~a1' Of the statement about ban,,na
Hoar 'oan nag!' interjected Mr..
ird N9 one desires to retain the Pbji,ni,o.
Prs.5 reiterated Mr.. Fora l[ar i,iIi'1s
trutb sa, IS MS much a lover of I,bsrt,'
Msss,e"aIo Justice, as Is the senate. O srs
out to thus 5, U.s. and his love of liberty qo o
eTirgi ,e people Of the Philippine ~ s0es
mr, Not Perpetual Domain
men, loe "a We are to understand ~ ....
hauIe5' Hal NE American flag is no, S ~
mean i5l down" said Mr.. Hoar ' H2e 10 Dc
main n AZ we are to hold perpetual AZ AZ
Aeye nan. .Hr people of the Pbilinninas 10 Io
by SER WEN happiness can best be 49, see,, Pc
an oppa 55'fgrnment they are to he see eI,,eS
win to"'ly 10 govern themsel,,sse = sii
policy r, ','' determination of the nltinats
-l'''ns the Philippines" re ai1li,