The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-20
HE OLIVE BRANCH.
Me*nod Of Minority for Obtaining
Peace With Honor.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
Promising Independence to Fill.
'pinos, When Peace Is Es-
tabIished Under Ger
tain Conditions.

Two joint resolutions were intro
duced in the house Of representatives
Thursday by Representative Williams
Of Michigan, which are the result Of
consultation among a number Of Demo
cratic leaders in the house, and are un-
derstood to be expressive Of their gen.
eral position on the Philippines.
The text Of the first resolution is as.
follows:
Whereas, the hope has been held out
that the Filipinos, now waging war
against the forces Of The United States
in the island of Luzon. would lay down
their arms if authoritatively assured
that it was the intention Of the govern,
ment and the people Of the United
| States ultimately to grant to the people
Of that island their independence and
the absolute control Of their domestic
affairs, and
Whereas, such is the intention of
the government and Of the American
people, who do not believe in wars Of
conquest or criminal aggression sgainst
other peoples and have frequently de-
clared their horror thereof, now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, By the senate aud house
of representatives in congress assem-
bled:
Section l. That it has always been
our intent and purpose to recognize the
inalienable right OF the Fiipinos to
self government and national indspend-
ence and that, in pursuance thereof,
we shall make formal recognition of
these rights and withdraw our land and
sea forces upon the establishment of
peace and the inauguration of a consti-
tutional government, or governments,
by the people of the islands, or any Of
them, provided the said government
agrees, or the said governments agree,
to refund the s20,00O,0OO which was
paid by US to the queen Of Spain; to
give US in fee simple, with right of
sovereignty vested in us, place suita-
lie for naval station and other places
fitted for coaling stations, and to grant
the American people in perpetuity the
right of free access to all Of their ports
for goods, merchandise and persons
bent on peaceful or missionary pursuit.
Sec. 2. We pledge our friendly as.
sistance and counsel in the work Of in
augurating such government.
Sec. 8. We pledge ourselves to treat
as an unfrlendly manifestation towards
the United States any foreign interfer-
ence or aggression for the period Of 10
years from and after the establishment
Of such government provided that the
government of said islands shall sur
render into our keeping, during that
period, the entire question of their for
eign relations and shall pay the expense
to which We may be put for such troops
as shall. at the request Of said govern
ment, be kept on Philippine territory
and such naval vessels as may be kept
in the Philippines adjacent waters for
the purpose Of the protection herein
provided.
The other resolution recited the con-
stitutional provisions against slavery
and involuntary servitude asks for ia
formation relative to the conclusion OF
treaty with the sultan Of Jolo, and
provides for an inquiry by the judiciary
committee as to whether the constitu-
tional provisions against slavery and
the statutory provisions against polyg-
amy apply to the Sulu people.