Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03


e. THE DcciaratlOi Of independent
II 10 be suspended In the West lndics
because It n In the interest OF the
United States"
Mir. Hale made the point that there
was a very sharp difference between
the two cases. The island OF Porto
Rico should be considered ms an In
dcmnlty-a land Of some possible value
10 us and not detriment an ever
blighting curse and woe to US. as would
be the Philippines. II was not CON
stitutionai question. but a question uf
policy. DID not SIR. Spooner see the
grave danger
Responding ioconicaily. Mr.. Spooncr
said he saw the danger
Mr.. Iioar interrupted TO say that
he made no distinction In the cases.
He took the broad ground that we are
not Justified In attempting to govern
any people without their consent.
WITHOUT PEOPLES CONSENT.
Rcsumlng. Mr.. spooner said that
there was no way out Of 81 that II at
the cnd OF a war an Indemnity II to
be taken, II must be- taken without
the consent Of the people. lie an
nounccd his apprehension Of the policy
OF expansion. Some people waltz up
to this proposition Of national cxpan-
sion as gaily as the troubadour touches
Proceeding. he said he was not an cN-
panaionlst to the extent Of wanting to
do everything possible 10 extend our
trade. but he thought that to acquire
distant and non-asslmiinhlc people was
the poorest possible means Of getting
u. lie Hhrank. he said. from the pullcl
Of making n part Of our land tropical
Islands thousands of miles from our
shores. n land whose people were alien.
not ~ our blood. who were foreign to
our Institutions. Of a tropical climate
In which the white man cannot work.
He therefore considered the treaty and
the acceptance by this country OF the
ce-sion from spain was not n dcclara-
ton u principles.
he declared that the bacon rcsolu-
ton and all the other pending rcsolu-
lions ON this subject were rich with
mischief and ought not TO be adopted
u was the business Of Congress TO
lcTirlatc aud TO follow the lines marked
out by the Constitution ard the VIII or
the people.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. spooncr'n
argument. Alr. Tillman explained why
he had interrupted the Wisconsin sem
atOf. lie desired to Incorporate with
Mr. Spooncr'a speech some statements
with respect TO Aguinaldo made In the
report by Major !. y. Bell OF the en-
ginccr corps Of the army.
Mr.. Spooncr gave his assent to the
insertion Of the statements at the
proper place In his speech.
Mr.. TillmRn. however. Insisted upon
reading them. lie said that Agulnnido
had u well.armed force 81 5000 men.
ana would resist every attempt 10 re-
establish u colonial government In the
island.
intcrrunting Mr.. Tnlman. Mr.. Hour
Inquired. Does not Aguinnldo hold In
pcac" and order more than nifty times
~ much territory w the Philippines ~
the United StateHT"
SIR. Tillman replied that AEulnnldo
held all ~ the Philippines except a
small portion OF the island Of i.ukon
around Manila. In conclusion Mr.. TIL
man said that IN" ratification Of the
treaty could only inject into this coun-
Try another race question which would
CERTAINLY breed war ana blnodrhed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD.
AZ 9!ai pm, ON motion ~ MIR Davis.
the senate went into executive session.
This was only continuation Of the
legal argument which started with
Senator Spooner'H speech IN the open
Senate. II grew out of the question Of
Senator Tillmnn concerning the status
Of the Filipinos with reference To citl-
xenHhlp In case cesfion of the Philip
pine Islands should be- accepted.
Senator lionr made "a set argument.
quoting literally from authorities In
support Of the contention that they
would become citizens and be entitled
TO all the rights and privileges rs such
under the Constitution. This view was
nntn.unined by senators Teller. Nelson
ana plntt " Connecticut. Senator Noi-
son referred 10 the acquisition OF ter
ritory from France and spain during
the history of the country ana read
from many legal opinions to show that
tho Indians IN such territory were not
citizens. Mr. Plat made the point that
citizens ~ Territories were not full
fcdgcd citizens. and Mr. Teller COM
tended that they were not until made
such by Congressional enactment.
senator Davis. In charge ~ the
treaty. expressed the opinion after the
/ adjournment Of the Senate tonight that
u vote would be secured tomorrow on
the resolutions pending In the Senate
| declnratofy ~ the countryH future at
titudc toward the FilipinoH In ease ~
the ratification Of the treaty. The first
vote will be- ON the Bacon resolution,
which win probably be- voted down A
vnt. viii then be- taken upon "a resnlu-
tion more acceptable 10 the majority
| probably that offered by ait. Sullivan,
| which. II IL expected. VIII be- adopted.
senator Daniel viii speak ON the treaty
In open Rcnnt. tomorrow. ana senator
Morgan In executive session.
Al $50 the Senate adjourned.