The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-02
DARTMOUTH
WON DEBATE.
Brown Failed to Score Several
Important Points.
MADE GOOD SHOWING, HOWEVER
"RcSalVed, That The U, S. Should Retain
Philippines" Was The Question
DARTMOUTH SUSTAINED NEGATIVE.
A Synopsis Of The Arguments Made BY The De-
baIerS The Reasons For Crowns Defeat.
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No college event for years has ex-
cited such general public interest in
! Providence as the Brown Dartmouth
| debate last evening. At no college lee
ture, at no musical entertainment, not
| even at the class day exercises, have
| the students and people turned out with
| such enthusiasm and in such generous
| numbers. Sayles' hall was packed to
the doors and many were standing in
| the rear hall before the debate began.
The debate was great strategic
battle. Dartmouth won. The question
was: Resolved. That the United
States should retain permanently the
Philippine Islands" Clifford Spencer
Anderson opened the battle for Brown
i'm the affirmative. He argued that the
United States by the ratification OF the
treaty Of peace was already embarked
on the policy of permanent retention,
that no other course was possible, that
we could not practically adopt the
same policy as in Cuba of retention till
an independent government should be
established and that il was our legal
and moral duty To retain the Islands.
Guy A. Ham, of Dartmouth, then fol-
lowed and proved that the United
States could not give the Philippines n
good government on the ground that
no democracy has ever been auble sue
cessfully TO govern another people, and
that we have made such failure with
mum cipal governments at home, Alaska
and the Indians.
Albert l.. Scott showed that we could
never give the Philippines independ-
ence as no tropical country has ever
yet been able 90 successfully govern
itself.
III. l.. Sampson followed for Dart
mouth and proved that ii would cost
more to keep the Philippine Islands
than we could make out of them, that
all the trade advantages could be
gained by "A simple naval station and
that il was contrary 10 the United
States Constitution TO retain the ISL
ands.
Charles A. Walsh was the third
speaker for Brown. He refuted several
minor points OF the former Dartmouth
speakers but neglected the main issues.
He said Dartmouth had failed to offer
any other solution.
Ernest b. Watson was the third
speaker for Dartmouth. He showed
that we were starting upon a new pol
icy OF a democracy in hemisphere and
a military despotism i'm the other. He
said we might turn the islands TO the
natives, or sell or trade them to Hol-
land or England.
Charles A. Walsh then spoke i'm re-
buttal for Brown. He did not even try
to show that the solutions offered by
Dartmouth were impracticahle. He |
said that he had hoped that Dartmouth !
would give him enough material To an
swer TO take up six minutes, but IL had |
not.
Mr.. Sampson then closed the debate |
for Dartmouth. He said that Dart |
mouth had proved that the United |
States was incapable OF governing the /
islands and hence IL was not our moral |
duty To retain them. that they would be |
n great expense TO the United States. |
and that to retain them was contrary |
TO the constitution. Brown had failed |
TO show that we were capable OF gov |
erning the islands TO show that IL was |
constitutional or that retention was
the only possible course. The burden /
OF proof rested on Brown.
Brown failed TO throw the burden of |
proof on To Dartmouth by not COM |
pell!ng Dartmouth in the first place to
state and prove possible solution |
Dartmouth did not prove that the So
lutions they offered Were practical and |
Brown failed 10 take Dartmouth UP /
for IL. In the first two speeches. Brown |
proved that the solution OF independ-
ence was not practical. The third |
speaker failed 20 show that the other
solutions were not possible.
Dartmouth was stronger I'm team |
work than Hrown. Brown, however
did remarkably we'll They labored
under great difficulties. Brown has no
debates during the year. Ii was just |
the same as IL she had got up base
ball team 10 play one game with an
other baseball team that has been play
ing together during a whole season. |
Dartmouth has debates continuously
through the year.