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policy of expansion without reference
to the constitutional point involved in
the Vest resolution He spoke from
notes, stating his objections to the
pending treaty of peace. He declared
that he could never vote to place upon
any people a policy against which Lee
fought and against which Jackson gave
up his life. An attempt by Mr.. Ba-
con of Georgia to secure a vote upon
his resolution, which, in brief, declared
that the United States government will
not make a. war upon people seeking
their freedom precipitated lively de-
bate, which was participated in by Mr..
Plat of Connecticut and Mr.. Teller
of Colorado. Mr.. Bacon declared that
he would never vote for the treaty I'M
less some such declaration were adopt
ed by congress. To this Mr.. Platt took
exception and delivered a speech in
which he carefully analysed the stu
alton which confronts this country in
the Philippines. No action on the res
olution was taken.
A bill was passed at the opening Of
the senate to-day granting extra pay
to officers and men of the temporary
force of the navy-two months extra
pay to those who served beyond the
limits of the United States and one
months pay to those who served with
in the United States. The provisions of
the bill are to apply to all such Tempo
rary forces whether discharged yet or
not.
At the conclusion of the morning
business Berry addressed the senate on
the Vest anti-eXpansion resolution. eff
in November, 1896" he began, "it had
been known that the president at this
time so soon after inauguration would
be asking congress for an army of
100000 men to subjugate and reduce
people 1000 miles from our shores, who
were endeavoring to establish gov
eminent for themselves he would not
have received a single electoral vote in
any state. If the senators on the other
side who are now advocating this policy
of expansion had been told they would
thus depart from the principles of the
Declaration of Independence they would
have repudiated the idea as unworthy
| Of them.
1.-The daily abuse which is heapel
| upon those who are opposed to this
scheme of imperialism and the criti-
cism to which we are subjected by SEN
ators on this floor because we will not
| follow the president in his wild scheme
| of colonization, certainly is not the best
| method of attaining their ends. There
| are thousands and tens of thousands
| of our people who believe the danger Of
the overthrow Of our institutions was
never so great as at this time"
| Mr.. Berry adverted to the great in
power of corporations exerted in the
| election of 1896, declaring that Presi-
dent Mckinley owed his election to that
power. He declared that the money
| power was able to control nearly all the
daily newspapers and that they We're
able to elect William Mckinley. He
said further that we had won glorious
victory in the late war, but that we
had fought Spain to free the Cubans
from her control, and having accom-
pliShed that purpose we could not,
without dishonor, make war upon the
people of the Philippines to subject
them to our control.
"It has been urged" said Mr.. Berry,
that we hold those islands and cannot
release them now. That is not true.
According to the protocol we hold only
the city, bay and harbor of Manila.
The remainder of the islands is not I'M
der our control
| Mr.. Berry said that the opponents of
| colonization were being urged to vote
| for ratification of the treaty. and that
after ratification General Otis might
| push forward his battalions and kill
those who are fighting him pra ctically
| for their freedom. In urging the ratI-
| tication Of the treaty and advocating
| the colonization scheme of the admin
| istration he did not think senators We're
| making a record to be proud Of He
| called attention to the statement which
! he said the president made on his
| Western trip, that this country was
guided by destiny. If this be true, and
| he did not think so, no crime. however
| great. was possible that could not be
| excused by attributing it to destiny.
Mr.. Berry, referring to an allus!on
| made that he had not always earnestly
| supported the government of the
| United States. said it was true he had
served in the confederate army and
| there had never been a day of his life
! since that he was not proud of that