The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

Acquisition of Terri
tory Not Forced.
TURNE RS SPEECH.
He Answers Platt and
Foraker in the Senate.

Foraker in the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The Senate lis
tened further today to discussion of the
policy of expansion. Mr.. Turner of
Washington delivered a carefully pre-
pared speech on the Vest resolution.
The speech was for the most part a
constitutional argument, in which Mr..
Turner took issue with Senator Platt
and Senator Foraker upon their recent
utterances. AT the conclusion of Mr..
Turner's argument, Mr.. Foraker took
some sharp exceptions to statements
made in the speech, especially those re-
ferring to him personally. He ex-
planned at length the nature of his
statements. declaring, among other
things, that he had spoken only for
himself, and had no intention or desire
TO pose as the representative of the
administration, so far as his utterances
were concerned. Referring to the in
terested comment which had been
aroused in Great Britain by his state
ment, he said:
Il was not speaking for the admin
istration, and the chill that went up
and down the backs of our friends in
London was due, perhaps, to a misap-
prehensioa as to which of the Ohio
senators was speaking"
The Nicaragua canal bill was under
consideration nearly three hours. At
Ter much debate, a substitute present
ed by MIR. Morgan of Alabama, for the
pond amendment offered by Mr. ALI
son. was adopted. 1t provides that
the secretary of the treasury shall not
pay out for work on the canal more
than S2O,eO0,000 during any fiscal year.
At the beginning of the session. a
letter was read from Mr.. Frye, presi-
dent pro tenn, appointing Mr.. Platt of
connecticut to preside over the SEN
ate today, in the absence of the vice
president and himself. A magnificent
floral piece was placed on the desk of
Mr Hawley of Connecticut soon after
the Senate convened. 1t was one of
the most elaborate seen in the Senate
for years. - -
Mr.. Turner then addressed the SEN
| ate. He pictured the storms which
the gallant ship of state had encoun-
tered, and concluded the figure with
the statement that, Notwithstanding
the trials it had undergone, it had
Weathered them all thus far. and had
drought INTO port its precious freight
OF liberty and nationality. The build
ers OF the vessel, he said. were wise
beyond their day and generation, Now
however, the noble craft, its chart hay.
nag peen torn to tatters, was drifting
Whlther she would on wild and mn
known seas. The dangerous condition
was being forced upon the shin "bv
the pretence that providence has cast
upon US new responsibilities which we
may not shirk''
he would not agree, however. that
TINS dangerous responsibility was one
Tor the American people to assume M
turner denied the contention that the
acquisition of far distant territory had
peen forced upon this country by the
arbltrament of war He maintained
that victory was not purchased as the
cost OF assimilating into our race the
ueIeu ana PROSTATE foe This
country was at liberty to retain s,1nh
foreign territory as it had connuered
IL 1t SO desired, and such of it as was
suitable IN soil, climate and inhabitants
we might want to keep; but he daniad
that our only other recourse vac -
give back the conquered territory 10
the enemy. "
We may keep it ourselves" said
~ we may require it to be given to
me people VINO inhabit it, for the uur
pose OF Independence and liberty.'' This
ne oelleVed, was the proper course r.
pursue IN the case of the Philinnines
Inc sovereignty of this country wonld
not De lmpeached by such generous ac-
1ion' so far as other nations are CON
Gsrned, our sovereignty is linitless and
70 II IS no concern of other
hdtions what we do for our own nation-
a. a. u iI1i. Inc idea said he. that
limitations on our sovereign powers
When applied to our own mnnicirai
concerns, limit the sovereignty of tha
nation In the great family of nations
ana put 1t at a DISADVANTAGE boS ~
foundation in fact" mao no
line advice of washington ba said
was against entang..ng alliances which
might overcome the great ADVANTAGE Of
a. a. 9etstched situation. Passing from
the domain of prudence to fhat ~
principle, Mr.. Turner maintaiped ~ 81
the proposition of power, urged nv
many breaks down every fundannantaI
prlhclple on which our institutions arc
Lounoed. Under such proposition the
principles of the declaration of inda-
Pehdence, that taxation without rem
Fascination is tyranny and that the
R H.. s oI government are derived from
-. = u tlS governed, could no
onger De guide to our statesmen
MT turner adVerted to the statement
OF Mr. Foraker few days ago. that If
was not the purpose of the United
states TO retain the Philippines per
ulanently, but he said he was forced
70 dllter from the Ohio senator. beca1,qe
ne round IN the treaty which had ban
neeo9ated under the direction of y a
president evidence Of such a charactar
tnat II must override the opinion Of tbe
distinguished senator from Ohio" He
referred to that part of the treaty. he
saiu' winch made not only cession 10
LIS LIS. country of sovereignty over the
Fnillpplnes, but an acceptance by us
OF that sovereignty. 1t was impossibIe
70 forget, too, that the treaty was nego-
tlated IN the midst of a clamor for an
extension of our dominions. AS further
PROOF OF his position, Mr.. Turner re-
| ierfed TO the presidents speech at Al
| ianta, IN which he asked. "Who IL
thefe that will dare to haul down tba
american flag from the soil upon which
IL mas once been planted?" He said the
president had made the meaning of the
Versy O'i'eio v
In conclusion, Mr.. Turner said. aft
is well enough to hug the nleasine
thought that we are a great neonle
and that there is no responsibility thai
can be thrust on us which we cannot
meet and face and accept with safety
That this is true all may well believe
else our fathers fought and wrought