The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
NOT TO RETAIN PHILIPPINES.
SENATE PASSES MENERY REsOLU-
TION BY CLOSE VOTE.

/ AAON M OLOSG WIFE,
Bacon's Amendment Was Too Strong
for the EXpHnsiOnists-The Vice
Presidents Vote Killed It-HOar
Said McEnery Resolution Was "a
Louisiana Sugar Planters DecIar-
atiOn-Bacon Considered 1t vicious
and Unfortunate.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE unanimous
consent agreement reached by the Senate
last Saturday to vote this afternoon on the
resolution of Mr. McEnery of Louisiana,
declaring the policy of this government in
the Philippines, was not vacated
In accordance with that agreement the
vote was taken on the resolution at 2:So
O'Clock to-day, aud it was adopted, 26 to
%.
1t was noticed that several Democrats,
who were present and not paired, refrain
ed from voting.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Bacon of
Georgia several days ago was defeated.
The vote on the amendment was tie
% to 29-and Vice President Hobart cast
the deciding vote against the proposition.
The vote was preceded by three hours
and half of debate, the Senate having
convened at Ii o'clock a. m. in order to
| admit of discussion on the resolution.
Speeches were delivered by Mr.. Stewart,
Populist, of Nevada; Mr.. Bacon, Demo-
crat. of Georgia; Mr.. Hoar, Republican, of
Massachusetts, Mr.. Hale, Republican, of
Maine, and Mr.. Mason. Republican, OF
Illinois.
Mr.. Bacon declared that the resolution
was a vicious and unfortunate declara-
ton. He maintained that the resolution
meant nothing favorable to the Filipinos.
It did not look to the future freedom
and self-government of the Filipinos. He
regarded it as simply a declaration that
while the Filipinos were subjects of this
country, they could never become citizens
of the United States,
Cutting OF Competition.
Mr.. Hoar was opposed 10 the McEnery
| resolution because, he maintained it gave
no hope of freedom or liberty or self
| government to the inhabitants of the Phil
ippines, and because it provided that they
should never have a part in their own
| government or become a part of the
| United States It was, he held, an in,
that the Louisiana sugar planters should
never be afraid of the competition 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 adverted to the references in
speeches to Aguinaldo as an "unprinci-
pied adventurer, and then entered upon
a defense Of the Filipino leader. He spoke
of Aguinaldo's appeal to the people of the
United States as remarkable and as capa-
bic Of being drafted by mot ten men on
this planet"
II do not see" said Mr.. Hoar, with
feeling, how any American heart not of
stone, could fail to recognize the force of
that appeal"
Mr.. Hoar said he was perfectly satisfied
with his entire course in the whole ques-
tion OF the Philippines believing conscien-
tously that he was right
Il am satisfed,'' said he. ito stand with
the fathers who founded our liberty and
framed our constitution"
Programme of DesoIatiOn.
Mr. Hale of Maine said he had not much
hope that the Senate would take any
course that would stop the desolating pro
gramme now being carried out in the Phil
ippines.
Hardly had the treaty been ratified,
however. before a foreign war was pre-
cipitated.
81 am not disappointed" said he "I
am not inclined to say I told you so,
but l told senator's when the treaty was
| ratified ii would be impossible to take
any steps to alleviate the condition of the
Filipinos. Congress will adjourn and the
war will go on, and there is not a man
who will not realize in three months that
1t is war of conquest and subjugation. ,"
| II A Il.
Merritt had said that in three months not
5000 troops would be needed in the Phil
ippines, yet we now had 10000 men there
and 1000 more and the battleship Oregon
on the way.
Wholesale Slaughter.
"And yet" declared Mr. Hale, 1--WE are
told we are traitors and held up and black
listed in the newspapers because we want
to give those people a chance, at least, to
show that they are friendly and can set
up a government of their own. Instead,
we kill them, not by scores, not by hum
dreds, but by thousands. More F'ilipinos
have been killed by the guns of our army
and navy than We're patriots killed in any
six battles of the revolutionary war.
ut has become a gigantic event The
slaughter of people in no way equal to
us. meeting us with bows and arrows, and
crawling into the jungles by hundreds,
there to die, has stupefied the American
mind. No one has said that our mission
of commerce and of the gospel was to be
preceded by the slaughter of thousands
of persons.
II am not enamored of the McEnery res
olution. 1t contains little that is good, and
a good deal that Is bad"
He regarded the Bacon resolution as
much the better. But" he said, in con-
clusion, "the car Of Juggernaut win go
on. The grinding will continue until the
people finally make themselves heard upon
it,"
Mr. MRsOn's View.
Mr. Mason attacked the policy pursued
In the Philippines. He said however that
he was an optimist and believed the peo-
pie Of the United States would declare for
human liberty as well in the Philippines as
in this country.
AS Mr. Mason was concluding, the hour
for the vote having arrived. Mr.. Hawley
inquired if it was Mr.. Mason's purpose 20
insist upon his unanimous consent.
Mr. Mason replfed that he had dona onrx,