The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-15

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consent agreement reached by the SEN
ate last Saturday 10 vote this afternoon
on the resolution of Mr.. AcEnery
(Dem., La.), declaring the policy of
this government in the Philippines, was
not vacated. In accordance with that
agreement the vote was taken on the
resolution a 2:30 today, and It vas
adopted, 26 TO %. it was noticeable
that several Democrats who were pres
ent and not paired refrained from Vot-
ing.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Bacon
Oem., Ga.) several days ago was &C
feated. The. vote On the amendment
was a tie-29 to 29-and Vice President
Hobart cast the deciding vote against
the proposition.
The voting was preceded by three
hours and q half of debate.
Mr.. Stewart first took the floor to
speak IN opposition. Ee expressed the
opinion that whatever the United
States might do. it would not follow
the policy indicated by the resolution.
This country was under no obligation to
so to the expense OF esTa blishing a gov
ernment for the islands; the United
States was not IN the business Of cap
turing countries, educating their people
and then selling them. On the con-
trary, he thOUght we should hold the
Philippines and thus render the United
Cialk<o 1L4ttEllQELL OL OluE1 Countries
IN the production Of tropical products,
which must otherwise be a source of
great expense. Now It cost $3.50, 600 600
TO secure these products. Why not,
therefore, hold these islands and pro
duce our own fruits, sugars, etc,
Mr.. Lindsay also expressed the ODin-
ion that the time was iraauspicious for
the aApton Of any resolution bearing
upon the subject Of the government of
the Philippines, but said that if any ex-
preston was to be given il should be
clear and distinct and unmistakable in
terms.
Mr. Lindsay offered a. substitute re-
citing that the acquisition of territory
carried with il no constitutional Obli-
CATION to admit it to the Union as
states. Mr.. Lindsay gave notice that
he would ask the senate TO vote upon
his resolution as soon as the senate had
voted on the McEnery resolution.
MEANT NOTHING.
Mr. Bacon then addressed the senate
in opposition TO the AIcEneTy resolu-
tion. He declared that II was vicious
and unfortunate declaration. He main
tanned that the resolution meant moth
ing favorable 20 the Filipincs. II did
not look to the future freedom and self
government of the FilipinOs. He re
garded it as simply a declaration that
White ll- Z III llllOS were Su0JEettS u
this country they could never become
citizens of the United States.
Mr.. HOar Of Massachusetts was op-
posed to the McEneTy resolution, be-
cause. he maintained, it gave no hope
of freedom or liberty or seEf-gOvern-
ment to the Inhabitants Of the Philip
pines, and because it provided that
they should neV er have a, part III their
own government or become a part of
The United States. It was, he held, an
infamous declaration-a declaration
gimply that the Louisiana sugar plant
tr-s should never be afraid of the com
petition Of the Philippine islands. To
the FilipinOs the McEnery resolution
would be a message Of tyranny, of
hate Of oppression and Of slaughter
Mr. Hoar adveTted to the references in
speeches to Aguinaldo as an ''unprin-
cipieri adVenturer," and then entered
upon a defense Of the Filipino leader
He spoke Of AguinaidO's appeal to the
people Of the United States, as so re-
markable as capable Of being drafted by
mot ten men Oh this planet"
Il do not see" said Mr. Hoar with
feeling, 'how any American heart not
of stone could fail to recognize the force
Of that appeal"
MIR. Hoar said he was perfectly salts
fed with his course in the whole qaes-
ton of the Philippines, believing con-
ScienfiOuSlY that he was right.
4 am satisfied" said he. "to stand
with the fathers who founded our lib
esty and formed our constitution"
\ DESOLATING PROGRAMME.
Mr.. Hale Ode) said he had not much
hope that the senate would take any
course that would stop the desolating
programme now being carried out on
the Philippines. Hardly had the treaty
been ratified, however, before a foreign
war was precipitated
II am not disappointed" said he. Il
am inclined TO say, I told you So but
told senators when the treaty was rat
ifed that it would be impossible to take
any steps TO alleviate the condition a0f
the FilipinOs. Congress viii adjourn
and the war viii go on, and there is not
a man who VIII not realize in three
months that it is war OF conquest and
subjngation-
He said Admiral Dewey and General
Merritt had said that in three months
not 5000 troops would be needed in the
Philippines, yet we now had 10000 men
there and 1000 more and the battleship
Oreson on the. way
And yet declared Mr.. Hale Eve
are told that we are traitors, and held
I'D in the newspapers because we want
toSgiye those people a chance at least
IN show that they are friendly and can
set up a government of their own. IN
stead we kin them. not by scores, not
hy hundreds, but by thousands. More +
TTilipinos nave been killed by the guns
IF our army and navy than patriots
were killed in any six battles of the
revolutionary war. 1t has become a.