The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-04
MONUMENT FOR
The NAMES DEAD
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Joint Resolution Providing
for it Adopted.
DANIELS, OF VA SPEAKS
BRILLIANT oRATORICAL EFF
FORT AGAINST EXPANSION.
He OPPOSES RATIFICATION OF TREATY
Declares Tre,ty Fixes Policy Of Government
Says it is a Marriage Of Nations, that
IIenceforth Filipino and Ameri-
can VIII be One.
can viii be One.

can viii be One.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 3.-For more
than five hours to-day the Senate list
ened to arguments in opposition to OK
pansion and in opposition to the ratifilt-
tion of the treaty Of peace. The speak
ers were Mr.. Money (Miss.), and Mr..
Daniels (Va). The formers address was
comparatively brief, as he did not enter
into the constitutional phases of the
question. Mr.. Daniels made an exhaus-
tive argument, in which he covered all
the points in controversy. His speech
was brilliant oratorical effort.
Throughout he received the careful at
tention of Senators and many auditors
in the galleries, and at its conclusion
he was applauded warmly.
Mr.. Hale, chairman of the Naval At
fairs committee, favorably reported the
following joint resolution and it was
adopted: 4 HAM
..That the Secretary Of the Navy IS
hereby authorized to have erected in
the Colon Cemetery at Havana, Cuba,
Il suitable granite monument to the
memory of the sailors and marines who
lost their lives by the explosion of the
United States steamship Maine, in the
llarbor of Havana, on the fifteenth day
of February, 1898, and whose remains
are buried in that cemetery and to
suitably inscribe and inclose such monu-
ment: and the sum of ten thousand dol
lars is appropriated for TINS purpose
Mr.. Harris (ISansas) offered the fol
lowing resolution, which he asked might
lie ON the table:
That the United States hereby dis
claim any disposition or intention to ex-
crcise permanent sovereignty, jurisd4c-
tion or control over the Philippine Is
lands and assert their determination
when stable and Independent govern
ment shall have been erected therein en-
titled to recognition as such, to trans
fer to said government upon terms which
shall be reasonable and just all rights
secured under the cession by Spain
and to thereupon leave the government
and control of the islands to their peo-
pie"
Mr.. Money in accordance with pre-
vious notice began a discussion of the
expansion problem. He desired he
said, to make certain concessions in be-
ginning. He conceded the right of this
country to acquire by conquest or by
purchase or by other method exercised
by any sovereign nation, territory any
where, but in a case like that now pre-
sented the treaty making power could
act only within the limits of the Con-
stitution. Discussing the condition of the
Eiipinos Mr.. Money declared that if
they were not fitted for self-goyernment
they were not fitted to be citizens of the
United States and we would better leave
them to their own devices, that they
might work out their own destiny.
Mr.. Money denied that the battle OF
Manila was in any way necessary. He
told how Aguinaldo had offered his SER
vices to the United States officials and
then paid high tribute TO the Filipino
leader, earnestly defending him against
the charges that had been made against
him. Mr.. Money claimed that as soon
as the treaty should be ratified every
one of the inhabitants of the Philippines
would become citizens of the United
States, not entitled to vote but still
citizens under the Constitution. lie had
understood, he said. that the President
and his Cabinet were awaiting only the
adjournment of Congress to arrange a
government for the Philippines. He
suggested that if the treaty were de
feated an arrangement could be made
with Spain by which she would evacu
ate the Philippines and turn them over
to their inhabitants.
At the conclusion of Mr. Moneys
remarks, Mr.. Daniel, of Virginia, took
the floor to address the Senate on the
yest resolution.
To-day" he said, 'we are the United
States Of America. Tomorrow if
certain treaty now pending before this
body be ratified we will be the United
States Of America and Asia.
1T Is seriously proposed that we take
to this country a large and miscellaneous
assortment Of Asiatic islands and TO
make citizens with all the rights of in,
iabitants of territories Of the United
States the large and varied assortment
of Asiaties, Mongolians Malays and
Aceritoes who inhabit them"
We are asked" said he. 80 90 1000
miles from orr shores TO grasp and hold
~ subjects 100000 people byt force Of
arms aud to hold tho land until the
American people shall decide what dis
position IN 10 be made Of them.
u do not believe the body Of the
American people understand the signifi-
eance of this treaty. | do not believe
that s0Gae Senators who are crying 10
ns 70 ratify the treaty, understand IL.