The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-04
IT'S UNW|SE AND UNJUST
Daniels Brilliant Speech Against
the Treaty.
IT WILL FIX THE POLICY
Proposes Marriage of Nations and the
Friends of Constitutional Liberty
Should Forbid the Bans-Should
Be Treated Same as Cuba.

Washington, Feb. 3.-For more than
arguments in opposition to expansion
and in opposition to the ratification Of
the treaty of peace. The speakers We're
Mr.. Money of Mississippi and Mr.. Dan
iel of Virginia. The formers address
was comparatively brief. Mr.. Daniel
made an exhaustive argument, in which
he covered all points in controversy.
His speech was a brilliant oratorical
effort.
Wolcott gave notice at the opening
of the senate that he would address the
senate tomorrow on the subject of ex
pansion.
Hale presented the conference report
ON the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill and it was agreed to.
The president pro tempore presented
a memorial from the chamber of COM
merce of New York urging the ratitica-
ton of the peace treaty.
Hale, chairman of the naval affairs
committee, favorably reported the fol-
lowing joint resolution, and it was
adopted:
THE secretary of the navy is hereby
authorized to have erected in Colon
cemetery at Havana, Cuba, suitable
granite monument to the memory of
the sailors and marines who lost their
lives by the explosion of the Maine
and whose remains are buried in that
cemetery, and to suitably inscribe and
inclose such monument, and the sum
of $4,000 is appropriated for this pur-
pose
Harris offered the following resolu-
tion, which he asked might lie on the
table:
That the United States hereby dis
claims any intention or purpose to ex-
ercise permanent sovereignty, jurisdic-
tion or control over the Philippines. and
assert their determination when stable
and independent government shall have
been erected therein, entitled to recog
milton as such, to transfer to such gov
eminent, upon terms which shall be
reasonable and just all rights secured
under cession by Spain and to thereupon
leave the government and control of
the islands to their people,
Mr. Money, in accordance with pre-
vious notice, began discussion of the
expansion problem. He desired. he said,
to make certain concessions in begin
ming. He conceded the right of this
country to acquire, by conquest or by
purchase or by any other method eX-
tory anywhere, but in cases like that
now presented the treaty making power
could act only within the limits of the
constitution Discussing the condition
of the Filipinos, Mr.. Money declared
that if they We're not fitted for self-goT-
eminent they were not fitted to be citi-
zens of the United States and we would
be better off to leave them to their own
devices that they might work out their
own destiny. ....
Mr.. Money then entered upon dis
cussion of the situation in the Philip
pines. He told how Aguinaldo had Of
fered his services to the United States
officials and paid high tribute to the
Filipino leader
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia addressed the
senate on the Vest resolution.
To-day" said he, we are the United
States of America. Tomorrow, if a
certain treaty now pending before this
body be ratified, We will be the United
States of America and Asia
1t is seriously proposed, he said, that
we take to this country large and mis-
cellaneous assortment of Asiatic islands
and to make citizens with all the rights
of inhabitants of territories of the Unit
ed States Of the large and varied as
sortment of Asiatics, Mongolians. Ma
lays and negroes who inhabit them. For
his part. he deemed it inexpedient, I'M
wise and unjust that we should do this
thing.
I'VE are Asked said he Ito go 1000
miles from our shores to grasp and
hold as subjects 100000 people by
force of arms and to hold the land I'M
til the American people shall decide
what disposition is to be made of them.
II do not believe the body of Ameri-
can people understand the significance
of this treaty. l do not believe that
some senators who are crying to us to