The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-04

Washington, Feb S.-For more than
nVe hours today, the Senate listened to
arguments in opposition to expansion
and in opposition to the ratification of
the treaty of peace. The speakers were
Mr. Money of Mississippi and Mr.. Dan
lei Of Virginia. The formers address
was comparatively brief, as it did not
enter into the constitutional phases of
the question. He vigorously antagon-
lied the ratification of the treaty hold
ing that by such action the Filipinos
would be admitted TO the Union as
cltlzens and that if they were not ca
paoie of self-government, we did not
want them. Mr.. Daniel made an ex-
haustiYe argument, in which ne Gov
cred all the points in the CONTROVERSY
MS speech was brilliant oratorical
effort, his picture of the situation in
the Philippines and his peroration in
which he appealed to his colleagues NOT
10 depart from the history and tradi-
tlons of the American nation were
peautltul specimens of eloquent Eng
Hsh. throughout, his speech received
tne careful attention of senators and
many auditors in the galleries, and at
ly. +" al III :
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado gave notice
at the opening of the Senate session
that ne would address the Senate to-
morrow on the subject of expansion.
MT. Hale, chairman Of the naval af-
Iairs committee, favorably reported the
IoiloW1ng joint resolution and it was
adopted:
That the secretary of the navy is
nerepy authorized to nave erected in
the Colon cemetery at Havana, Cuba. a.
suitable granite monument to the mem
ory OF the sailors and marines who lost
tnelr lVes by the explosion of the Unit
ca states ship Maine in the harbor of
havana, on the 18th day of February
1898, and whose remains are buried in
that cemetery, and to suitably inscribe
ana lnelose such monument; and the
sum OF $l0,0O0 is appropriated for this
purpose"
Mr.. Money then took up the discus-
sion of the expansion problem, He
conceded the right Of this country to
acquire territory by conquest or by
purchase or by any other method pos
sessed by any sovereign nation. but in
a case like that now presented the
treaty making power could act only
WITHIN the limits of the constitution
discussing the condition of the Fill
tplhos, MI. Money declared that if
they were not fitted for self-geyern-
ment, they We're not fitted to be citi-
zens of the United States, and we
would better leave them to their. own
devices, that they might work out their
own destiny. He denied that the battle
OF Manila was in any way necessary
he paid high tribute to Aguinaldo.
oefending him against the charges that
mad been made against him. Mr.. Money
ciaimed that as soon as the treaty
should be ratified, every one of the in
habitants of the Philippines would be-
come citizens of the United
states, not entitled to vote, but
stlll citizens under the constitution
he mad faith in the American people
ne said, but this treaty was not to he
passed upon by them. 1t was to be
voted upon by the Senate, and he had
a deal more confidence in the people
than he had in the Senate.
DR.. Daniel of Virginia then address
ed the Senate on the Vest resolution.
foday, he said, I'VE are the United
states Of America. Tomorrow if a. GER
tam treaty now pending before this
body be ratified, we will be the United
states of America and Asia 1t is Sc
rlously proposed that we take to this
country a large and miscellaneous as
sortment Of Asiatic islands and make
cltlzens OF the United States of the
large and varied assortment of Asia
ties, Mongolians, Malays and negroes
who inhabit them.
1 do not believe the body of the
American people understand the sienif
lcance OF this treaty. l do not believe
some senators who are crying to us to
ratlfy the treaty understand it. The
treaty likes the policy of the govern
ment. What may be done afterWard is
merely clerical detail. The treaty is a
thoroughfare over which eight millions
OF American citizens will march into this
union. IL is marriage of nations. I
trust yet before the marriage is con-
summated, the spirit of American con-
st1tutional liberty will arise and forbid
the bans. We cannot turn the Fill
plnos back to Spain. They have NOT
yet attained the dignity and power of a
nation. We cannot recognize the Fill
Pine republic, and come away from the
islands. Let us treat the Philippines as
we treat Cuba Let US remain in mill
tary occupation of the islands until we
have assisted them with kindly Offices
| and force of arms if necessary until
they have established such a govern
ment as destiny may have fitted them
for"
Mr. Daniel also attacked the plan of
acquisition as unwise strategically. A
separate navy would be necessary and
we should then have to fortify each of
1900 islands. This meant millions unon
millions of dollars of expense, and an
era of militarism for the United States.
He had never expected to be called
upon to defend the declaration of in
dependence in this hall, but he felt
bound to do so now.
Mr.. Daniels defended the taking and
holding of Porto Rico, which he held
was one of the natural outposts of
this country. He asked if those who
favored this treaty were certain it
meant peace. He urged the Senate not
to deceive itself or attempt to deceive
the American people about the treaty.
Its ratification, he declared meant the
utter destruction of all tariff laws be-
tween US and the Filipinos the de-
structfon of all immigration laws rela-
ting to the United States and the
Philippines, and the according Ito the
Asiatics, Negritos, Malays and other
inhabitants Of the Islands the right to
come into the labor markets of the ITni-