Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-08
POLICY IN the FAR EAST.
Mr. r'iiin,aa Prophesie. Dirc Results
TO Follow the Ratification
OF the Treaty.

Washington. Feb. s.-For two hours
Or more the Senate today had the rcso-
tuition. declaratory OF policy OF this
government In the Philippines. under
discussion. but no vote wnn reached.
ana the resolution went finally to the
calendar.
In accordance with notice given yes
tcrdny. Mr. Tillmnn addressed the
Senate upon tho revolution. making a
characteristic ana picturesque nrgu-
mont. He maintained that clear. cx-
pl.oit aud direct resolution ought 20 be
adopted ana not one that was meaning
lcfh ana inconhcqucntini. He predicted
That dire results would follow the rnti.
neation OF the treaty unless the United
states government treated the Fiiipi-
nos with absolute iirmncsH and gave
Them enforcement.
Mr.I.odgc ulep. Nasal followed with
q strong reply 10 Mr.. Tillman. In which
hc stated clearly and directly the con-
ditionH as they confront the United
states In the Philippines.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up, ana was under Discus
sion at the hour OF adjournment.
a Joint revolution Tor the printing OF
the report Of Robert l.. Porter ON his
Investigations IN Cuba and Porto Rico
WIS adopted,
AIR spooner OF Wisconsin presented
the credentials OF Standardized
Qulrlcs.. Sir. Tillmnn OF South Caro-
Una. IN accordance with notice given,
arose to address the Senate ON the Me-
Emery resolution. He said In opening
that he had listened To the debate on
the treaty with interest. but without
taking part In IL, lie had contcntcd
himself with occasional little fornyH
and with INDUCING In little guerilla
warfare. ''fhc frrt thing that strikes
me-" said he. I'm the reading OF this
resolution, IN Its absolute useleafnens
and It's cold-hlooded purpose Its slim
nle declaration " purpose To buy ana
sell these people Of tho Philippines for
our own interests, and ntoadfaatly to
Ignore their interests
TO BRING PEACE.
He said that never Ia his legislative
experience had he heard No many
npeechoH against a proposition. fol-
lowed by ~ many votes IN iavcr OF the
proposition. 10 his mind IL indicated
that certain senators had yielded 10
pressure. The ratification OF IN. treaty
had determined the fact that In law
the FillpinOa were rebels against the
United states. II they hred on our fiag
they would be regarded as rebels. That
was the way the world saw H. How
ever the trouble might terminate, the
filipinos would be regarded ah patriots
who were lighting for their liberty lust
as much as were the American royoiu-
tlonirts.
III any resolution IL passed here. we
ought 20 pass one bringing peace TO
the Philippines. not disaster or worse
than nothing. The question now N
ihih' Are we 10 take the place OF |
SPUN as tnxmaHters and tyrants2
"of course" he continued. we can |
send tens OF thousands Of troops 10 the |
philippines. and ~ the senator from |
Montana Carter said the other day |
we can shoot these people 10 death. |
but ough, we 10 do ~ In II honorable
for US 10 dc it?"
WHITE MANS BURDEN"
Mr.. Tillman then read some versos
from from hipling's latest poem. "'rhe
as exactly fitted 10 our case. |
Every man la this chamber but Ave."
said he. who has had 10 10 with the
oolored race, voted against the treaty.
We Of the South have borne the white |
MAS burden. j was handed down
Ia W. by your father and mine, ana il
clings 10 us like the shirt OF Nessus."
He maintained that we did not want
To Incorporate Into our citizenship tho
mongrel population OF the Philippines,
ana inaugurate another race struggle
he United States.
There are two cities In the Pacific"
said Mr.. Tiliman. "ovsr which our flag
breaks the breeze. over the one Il liz
q harbinger Of peace, good Will PROS
perlty and liberty over the other
Mnniln--lt IN cOld-blooded and deter
mined 10 do whntg TO force upon
those people a government whether Il
be satisfactory to them or not"
LODGES SHORT SPEECH.
The debate on the MiEnery resolu-
lion was concluded by Mr.. Lodge In
brief speech. In the course VI which