Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-05
ALLEN URGES EQUAL FAVOR
Resolution to Give Philippines an Equal
Chance with Cuba,
CONFIRMING TREATY IS NOT CoNMIrTAl
It's Language Not 10 Be Construed to
Mean Permanent Control OF Phil-
ippInes-ChiitOn speaks from
same Standpoint.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.--This was another
day OF expansion oratOry in the senate. In
presenting a resolution declaring that the
Philippines shall be given an equal chance
with cuba, Allen OF Nebraska stated that
he would address the senate Monday on
the question.
The speakers today were Mr.. Chiffon Of
Texas and Mr. Wolcott Of Colorado. Mr..
Chiffon made a constitutional argument IN
support OF the resolution, his principal OBJ
lection to the annexation OF the Philip
pines being that 1t would admit 10 THIS
country both ;he Filipinos and the prod
ucts TO come into competition with the
workingmen and their products. His pro-
posed solution OF the pending problem was
the establishment OF republic In the Phil
ippines over which the United States would
exercise such care as it gives the republic
OF Liberia.
Mr. Wolcott made an oloquent-almost
impassloned-appeal to the senate for the
ratification Of the treaty. His tribute to the
administration for the successful conduct Of
the war and to the peace commissioners
for their successful efforts in behalf Of
their country was the feature OF his speech.
At the beginning of today's session Allen
OF Nebraska offered the following resolu-
ton;
mat the SCfate OF the tnllel Sldut5s lh
ratifying or confirming the treaty or
Paris, does not commit Itself or the gov
ernment to the doctrine that the ISLANDS
acquired by virtue of the war with Spain
are to be annexed OF are to become part
OF the United States, and that the dif-
ference in the language of said treaty as
respects the island of Cuba and its In
habtants and the island Of Porto Rico and
the Philippine islands and their inhabitants
shall not be construed or be held to be a
at in nffnp htit hn+ c NJ
tention and purpose Of the senate in ratify-
ing said treaty to place the inhabitants OF
the Philippine islands and Porto Rico in
exactly the same position as respects their
relations to the United States as are the IN
habitants Of Cuba
Mr.. Allen gave notice that he would ad-
dress the senate upon the resolution Mon
day.
Public Policy Antngoni1ed-
Mr.. Chiffon of Texas then addressed the
senate on the various anti-expansion resolu-
tions. He asserted that he was not an anti
expansionist or anti-anneXationist. Within
proper bounds he regarded it as the duty
of this country TO widen its territory. He
thought the acquisition of Porto Rico and
the island of Guam was well conceived, but
in the acquisition of the Philippines a grave
public policy was involved. He believed
such acquisition involved serious perils and
lndL udUSeIs W Jul SONti anu lhSVitu
tions would constantly menace us. He did
not regard the annexation OF the Philip
pines as at all similar to that of Louisiana.
California and other territory part of
the United States.
He also expressed his belief that il we
took the Philippines and they became a
part OF this country, our people would never
cease to regret it. Mr.. Chiffon said if our
operations were confined to Porto Rico and
Cuba we would need no increase in the
standing army, but IL the Philippines were
taken we should require army of 200 900
men to subjugate the scattered and turbu-
lent elements in the islands and pensions
would be piled on pensions. He declared his
belief that the supreme court would hold
that congress had power to prevent the
Filipinos from passing from one part of
the country to another, but even If the in
habitants were shut out, their products
would not be- and could not be.
states May Protect Themselves.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio, interrupting Mr..
Chiffon, called his attention to authorities
for the statement that il would be compe-
tent for any state of the union to protect
itself in any way 1t saw fit, by levying i'm
port duties on importations from the Philip
pines. This point was sharply controverted
by Mr.. Chiffon.
The laboring people OF the country, he
added, had caught the alarm and he read
a letter he had received from the National
Cigarmakers' union, urging congress not to
annex the philippines, on the ground that
It would demoralize the labor market of
this country.
Mr. Patt of Connecticut said he had
studied the question pretty carefully and he
was satisfied that neither the Filipinos nor
their products could come into this country
unless congress provided. Mr.. Chiffon re-
piled that this merely the opinion of
Mr.. Plat and was of actual force on
effect He had examined the question very
carefully and had reached the opposite con-
clusion.
Mr. Chiffon finished at 55 p. M, and Mr.
Wolcott, republican OF Colorado, followed.
He said he stood by his government and
would have supported any treaty presented
by the commissioners
Mr.. Wolcott denounced the wrangling over
the treaty. The senators who were few