Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
Arguments in Favor of Retention by
the United States.
VIEWS OF JUSTICE JOHN M. HARLAN
Gen. Skater and Commissioner
Proctor Favor Holding Islands.
DIR. RADCLIFFE'S APPROVAL

Moore, who introduced associate JuSiiSe
Harlan of the United States Supreme Court
as presiding officer for the evening. Major
cor,arol cbaf+or Mr. Jobn r Procter pres
-, - aa,,,,-,isefo,, Irdga
ideht OF the clNl service
Harlan and Rev. Dr.. Radcllle spoke On
the question under consideration.
Judge Harlan. in opening the discussion,
= . - ,a-,,.I. -,,,oa1 that This
Ss'ia Il was app ieio' ass - -
county Ia" 'le ''-i-'lI ,,,a, +ha mr.
suppose" - "'a ,,.,Co,s ., 80
pose Oh 'his country 70 p1o'Ieu ~
me mn Noul| 'io' .t,..a Genes
Win os IL" pe0r,e ~ $50 CanaraI
'uuSe iidi' ''iI mn 49, -,
Smarter VINO came i0i "'iN ''''i'N
Oh Ne4t"i'iihs ''PPi",S, ro,,fl1v and no,nt-
era! Siid i'et HPo't ~ -, r. ct,,n he
euis GlI aile qusS'tJii - Sot'iier and NOT
S fs,,, LIZ ,an9nnnT He dId not
ION any go - a,,I m snaak
pLetSiiu 10 iuoh nv tie - t,',,,, ,he -
81 lne Pi'p"oie ',,I - al,,,I 80 a zen
ll,ii,'7 80 90. ,hat rot a fonf Of ground
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IN Ia an ,,tt. ,'1i,o e,n,ernmant
@ ne, ne " thn na1-
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b. ,,.s. ~ -, +h 80. MI troat the
nome tbara I,lirh narrant irstica He was
e. - tbt,.l. To,,Td he f.+ht and rhe
sC,,..r if sbor,I COVE no 3bongbt The
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NV p1an vouId he he said ito dis
arm Tho natives in m phi1innina Islands
even if we kin half of them in doing II
Then | would treat Tho balance of tbem
Win narfact iustica =,
Cen Sbaftar aid he Was NOT accustomed
to speakiug in publjc and therefore con-
fined himself to a terse statement of his
views
Mr.. Proctor APPROVES.
Jndga Harlan ,ben introduced Mr. proc-
a;I - -,
o. eh' W inc cl'ii serNice eo!iiiiiS
SION ana IN DONG so sald he was satisfied
If this country did not adhere to civil serv-
ice principles il would be bad for the coun-
try.
Mr. proctar said ba did NOT ,,oero1,, 1ool
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+,, '1 td ST. t n.I, nc " ' S ti t
dorinstin ir''' IF hi h, ne
So, % is4od az NV ~ 81 S IL
was satisfind he said tbesa isiands could
not maintain their independence, but that
.ley "og I,l De aosorDed by some powerful
nnen door noiicr ~ tbn naet "'s INC
TT is Just as much our duty to stand
with Great Britain and demand that Rus
sia' france and Germany shall not take
me poats " nina e. ana c.ose mem 10 our
Morroa doctrine IN $500 :, ,oid NJ -.
and these sentiments were enthusiasticalIv
anr,laudad
In IrG;a Mr. p,.oc+ar enid 20 900 s,,.;o,e
co,,trni a ,,o,i,r1ti % 500 o13 900 l,,
soldier tn cy.a~t 2 ena Of +t1e ,7at;, - ,Tt
cry of the danger Of a great standing army
~ orr iiierti he ei 80 I a. t 10y
49, - 'i0"' ii' 'i'' was iiieieiS d poSS
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kdoTiro Tho pbiIifTos aun 81
&c - " l'iiieS, tle SPedhel salu'
= eiiis eoIhlls hTePS tHose isIahdS thtn
c,t I'M, IdpaI I1oIItIiu ana me hlied
-, - WiIi pNn an tilI coai dccesSlpie 10
,I,l,I iie lldu IN tne past an
dl tLi!"Se peI"teH LHSidiu japan ana the
IHlted STATES ana ne had found that to-
Jay Il sentiment toward such an alliance
was growing.
MI Procter said he thought the Spanish
war had aFerted great misfortune from
ediI- +sn7,,, + o. ne Sdit'' louptI
union between England and ali her COL
onles to the exclusion Of this country but
me me spanish war ana the results it had
l'''N ei'''i'seu 'iiI7'
'""se har'"hs argument.
"A general demand for speech from
JUICE marian resulted In a vigorous argu-
n-ent by the associate justice in favor of
keeping the Philippines He said he did moi
ioin those who saw in This day, that Amor
TO-. ;- ,,,,;,,,- -. !. g,
-'9ei ~ "le"t britdlil' IL
was england, ne sa2d mat is coming close
10 the tMttd states lie was not one of
thoSe VINO sioboer over the mother coun-
~ e couiu NOT Itcall IN ms reading OF
history any case IN WINCH England had be-
HdNeu generously toward TINS country eX-
IePt III me last war with SPAN She be-
LdEe9 DaiIy IN the revolutionary war
Naush!e'( pehaNea padly IN ISL, and
asain In tie ciVl war
She Iooiea Doth me nofth and the south
uGfIHS me cNli war sald Judge Harlan.
She posed as Inc fflend or freedom for the
saves WilIe she MADE the south believe
she would stand by her. Can anybody re-
can Single instance IN all the history of
england When she mas done generous act
toWdru TINS country asked Judge Harlan.
ohe mas Stood ny, ne continued, and
t'eIu lIe HdiIuS Oh 'aHiua' Whlie canada.
!or tlie SAKE OF tiie pfohts OF rev years
III SedIliiS' almost destroyed valuable in
uusTE oI tie Ihltea states
Mutual Tutcre.ts.
..o,,+ .. lot c,,o- r,i,; -,
% i''''i IDS come 10
understand the TACT mat We are OF the
same race and that our interests are her
interests. Rut a few wears ae,o che ind;o-
nantIy rejected the suggestion Of this conn
try that her difficulties with Venezuela
ought to he the subject of arbitration, and
forced this country 10 make a vigorous
ueclaIa'!oh that II she did not arbitrate we
# @ 60 H. 10 ..1e ourselves. ana
mard on a weak aovernroent on tbis Id u5