The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-24
-cIIY TO TAKE PHILIPPINES.
,,,,roR WHITE DISCUSSES THE
EVILS OF EXPANSION.

r.ct That They Are Not Fit for
covcrnment All the More ReR-
why They should Not Come
our Body POIitic-WOuId
nave 10 Fight the FiIipinOs-Vest
.oIution or One Like 1t, Should
Re Passed at once
r..sbinston. Jan. 2S.-Discussion of the
,.. of expansion occupied nearly all
- he time Of the Senate in open session
to-day
,,- White of California, one of the DEM
MS vbo has announced heretofore his
.oros,rion to ratification of the treaty
- oeaoe. addressed the Senate in support
=, ,bs apti-expansion resolution introduce
.,bv AIR Vest Oem.), of Missouri, and of
~. rssouton offered by Mr.. Bacon
nam, of Georgia, declaring that the
Filpinos ought to be free and independent.
In view of the proposition of the Cali
t,rra legislature, ito instruct Mr.. White
ora his colleague, Mr.. Perkins, how to
vote mon the policy of expansion and upon
the pending peace treaty, the remarks of
Mr. White were regarded with much In
forest. He was accorded careful attention,
both by his colleagues on the floor and
nv considerable audience In the gale
ries.
Mr. White took as texts for his remarks
certain paragraphs from Supreme Court
decisions. a sentence from President Nc
KInleys Atlanta speech and a paragraph
from the report of Admiral Dewey to the
navy department., saying that the Filipi-
nos were as well qualified for self-govern-
ment as the Cubans.
He said he denied the doctrine that
seeks to give this country jurisdiction in
some cases aud denied it in others. The
country, he said, was confronted to-day
by a situation differing entirely from any
with which it has been confronted at any
time before While it might be admitted
that We had the power to acquire foreign
territory, whether we should do so de-
ponds largely upon the circumstances.
A Pure Question of Policy.
He maintained that the question pre-
sented was one purely of policy. Should
We take the Philippines, he asked. Should
We take in seeds that would prove to be
seeds of dissolution of our body polite?
He thought not, and said he would en-
deavOr to show why we should not, for
he believed it our duty to see to it that
4 our system was kept free from all such
contamination.
q care not" said Mr. White, whether
Inc people IN the Philippines are fitted
4 for selt-government or not 1t is certain
that if they are not, they ought not 10
be brought into alliance with us. They
fepudate our attempt to bring them into
our system and insist that they should be
allowed to govern themselves. If we say
that the Filipinos are not fitted for self
government pray let us know by what
4 process Of reasoning we can take them
INTO our governmental system"
The Governments Intention.
Mr. White declared that no conclusion
was possible except that it was the in
'enton Of this government and the Off
GERS IN power to annex the Philippine ISL
anls If this was not true he inquired,
why would not the supporters of the
treaty consent to the adoption of such
resolution as that offered by Mr.. Hoar,
declaring there was no intention on the
part OF this country to hold the Islands
In perpetuity.
Mr. Nmte then referred to the Presidents
statement that the attitude of the United
states toward the Philippines was to be
Ole OF benevolent assimilation"
a snort debate occurred at this point be-
"een Mr. White and Mr.. Chandler of
VIEW hampshire, over the definition of the
"'lu assimilation" The latter claimed
t na' means s. resemblance, a likeness,
9u1 not necessary amalgamation or alb
sorpdon"
Objections to Expansion.
N1ile he was not responsible for the
IItslaents definition of his words he did
49, oS 1Auik II fair argument to say that
"olu means absorption" or TO as
NIX ne PRESIDENT used 1t in that sense.
No. "AlIe' continuing, said he was OPP
s11 10 me entire policy Of expansion,
H. 'la, ms objections to it were basic.
So l'alDldIted that if this country had the
49, si1'sl regard for its position before the
Ga u was The duty Of Congress to de-
tec, ds'nneiy IT'S position upon the sub
,ie Ds4'Ie proceeding further
trea, saIl ne, I'VE ratify the pending
snor 'y ana take upon ourselves the re-
is ro+t'' vl tHe Phllippine Islands, there
g.t. '.,''As else for us 10 do but to subiu-
81 mem az al hazards. We must show
~. uduoHs Of the world that we have
power ~ legal right, but the physical
''"'' 10 mold them"
large Standing Army.
nf -li'aer along Mr.. While referred to the
ps7s1s'' under the proposed policy of ex-
m.r51i vi large standing army, and de-
deri,.5 I'D know what benefit was to be
SIN ny this country from such an in
pars'lol' What is the limit of the ex-
., NY he inquired.
"tba, oIe already told" he continued,
pars Ne eApansionists desire 10 partici-
Shan n we partition of China when that
this c oH'e and the Indications are that
ot6ae -IlIy IS to go on and acquire still
thin, |IIi[iiory, which in the nature of
A. ""i nave to be defended"
was ,',a POINT colloquy occurred, which
nols NJ. n'ted in by Mr. Mason Of Illi-
VIII. "' Teller of Colorado, and Mr..
NOT tr,,. mr. Mason inquired if ii we're
had ,. 1g that territory whose inhabitants
alWag, ~ forced into submission. did not
the ~. require an immense force to keep
'o'e in subsection.
~, other Instances cited.
Comm, " hlie did not desire evidently 10
bul NJ I''lselt to Mr. Mason's position.
Of New ,,f pointed out that the people