The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-31
THREATS BY CARTER
SAYS THE FILIPINOS MUST OBEY
OR AMERICA WILL WHIP
THEM TO DEATH
is AFRAID OF RESOLUTIONS.
Contends That Vote In Favor of
Any One of Those Now Before the
Senate, Bearing Upon the Peace
of Lack of Confidence in the
American People.

Treaty, Would Be an Expression
of Lack of Confidence In the
American People.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-An effort
on the part of Mr.. Allison to obtain
consideration in the senate today for
the Indian appropriation bill precipi-
tated running debate which occupied
all the time until the senate, at 2
O'Clock, went into executive session on
the peace treaty.
Mr.. Jones (Ark), leading the oppon-
ents Of the treaty, opened the debate
by insisting that time should be taken
Tor the discussion of pending resolu-
lions, having a collateral bearing upon
the treaty. before the treaty itself was
disposed Of and Mr.. Bacon's resolu-
tons were finally laid before the SEN
ate After some parliamentary spar
ring the resolutions were made the text
OF strong speech by Mr.. Carter
0Mont). Ordinarily calm and deIiber-
ate In his utterances, Mr.. Carter today
spoke With lmpaSsioned earnestness,
warning his colleagues that favorable
vote on any Of the pending resolutions
would De vote Of lack of confidence
In the American people He declared
that the adoption Of the resolutions
would be pledge to those who were
defy1ng the authority of this country
In the philippines, and that when the
treaty had been ratified this govern
ment would inquire who in those ISL
ands were in rebellion against our au-
thority and, if necessary to maintain
our authority. we would whip them to
death
Mr.. Mason inquired whether by the
terms o fra fx- T,i+
did not give to Spain trade rights in
the Philippines.
Mr.. Carter replied that it did, and
that if the sovereignty of the islands
were transferred by this country to
any other nation it would be subject
TO those treaty obligations.
Then we do take the sovereignty Of
the islands," inquired Mr.. Mason.
Mr.. Carter replied that in the very
nature Of things the sovereignty of the
islands, so far as it was in the posses
sion of Spain. passed by the treaty to
the United States. Continuing his dis
cussion of the pending resolution, Mr..
Carter said the adoption of them would
be a voluntary tying of the hands of
congress and of the administration
MIR. Teller inquired if there was any
thing in the resolution to prevent the
government from exercising at least
/ temporary sovereignty in the islands,
with the intention subsequently of al
lowing them self-government He be-
lieved that Of course It would be neces-
sary for the United States to exercise
some sort of control over the islands, at
least for a time. Mr.. Teller then Of
fered an amendment to the decisions
covering his point and Mr.. Bacon &C
cepted it.
MIR. CARRIERS THREAT.
Resuming, Mr.. Carter said that SEN
ators were belittleing the dignity and
destroying the confidence reposed in
this country by foreign nations by en-
deavoring to mortgage the future pol
icy Of the government and voting a lack
Of confidence in the nation by even
attempting to adopt such resolutions
as We're pending. He declared that the
passage of such acts was declaration
| that the people had no confidence in
those who are to be in a position to
make a disposition of the islands in
accordance with the terms of the
treaty. It amounted to a pledge to
ourselves that we did not propose to
do what we did not want to do. 1t
would have been as just and proper,
he said, for the first congress to at
tempt to bind congress for 100 years
as for this congress to attempt to bind
the action in matter of this kind of
any future congress. The adoption
of these resolutions" he declared,
would be a pledge to those who are
defying the authority of the United
States government in the Philippine
islands. As a nation, we cannot af-
ford to have it understood that the
United States army was expelled from
those islands. Some of the Philippine
insurrectfon seems to have been i'm
ported by way of the Hong Kong
Philippine junta into this country I
would not vote for such a petty, tri-
fling promise, even if it were to take
the entire army of the United States
to show the aggregation of Malays,
Mohammedans and Filipinos who
doubt our authority that we would not
bulge an inch
Mr.. Carter thought this country
needed change in its foreign policy,
and thought our trade would not
amount to much abroad until it is once
thoroughly understood that an Amer
lean citizen would be protected in all
his rights in any part of the world
He thought it shame on the part of
the United States government that
many of its citizens, seeking protec-
ton. passed by the American consul
lates and entered those of Great Bri-
tain or France.
Replying to a question by Mr. Ma
son, Mr.. Carter said that the power
of the United States was the only au-
thority recognized in the Philippines.
Being the only responsible government
there, the safety of every citizen on
those islands, be he German, English
or what not, rests upon US. We can
not with propriety say to the rebel
forces on those islands: 1--WE will give
you everything we have fought for, if
you will only permit US to ratify the
treaty of peace with Spain"
I'VE will enquire, when this treaty
shall have been ratified, who on these
islands is in rebellion against our gov
eminent. If they do not recognize the
right and authority we shall exercise
there, we will whip them to death
The soldiers of the United States will
not withdraw from those islands until