The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05
DEBATE ON THE TREATY.
Chiffon OPPOSES AND woLGoTT
SUPPORTS RATIFICATION.
ghe Colorado senator Appeals for .
United Erons on Questions of For
efxn Police, Instead of Nrwnx-
ling Over keseiasioas at No Force

ling Over Resolutions al No Force
WASHINGTON, Fab. AT tire begin
sfag az the afsssar 81 fhe senate alien
sffe4saa tie Ess-5c 0ing resolution 'sT ss.t
ne seuate 81 fae United States. ~ Tat3-
'y5Ygsy ard confirming the treas - gse.e.s
DIES M; commit tse,f py tEae go@eFnsfaerl;
to the doctrines faat tE.e ls5asss4x a.
aFgsred b. gesTtsSs - t8e var stta Spain
are 70 ~ agasxss3 of ~ become part re
the United States or tE.at trss 4i9eTer -
In fhe language ~ SAID gvastg as respects
tie .sl4TAd u seussa aHa lis lEs4af3tapts
and tte issanG ~ Porto REQ aad tass
pfIfpssBe Islands an3 fas8f sgsasssstf ants
shat not b. construed ar ~ iss53 = r. "A
a3rersnce is effect. Aa4t 1-aG Is toe
Intention asst paYpoas - tae senate in
rafIfyiag fhe satG Treas 70 pace tse
ssshatsfauts 81 the Philippine -sis5s-ls anS
Porto ss}eo 81 exactly tge sssFzfa ffss.t4@fi
g. respects saa5g relations r. TEE tn5ftsi
States - arr the inhabitants "a C.sSsss-
AEeu xKI a.Idteas tfss senate open the
resolution s1onday.
t4fiton Opposes the Treaty.
galItaa then addressed the senate On
.mrfostH seufI-exs5acsassf reso!3t ons. ite
asserted he was not SO aatl~e x p<sfS slo'l3@t
or auf5-anHeEatsasiss. if.th3a proper
grounds he reaarslea II as tbs duty u tbs
country - m.den liz bounds
lis bsiIe8e8 tie acquisition ~ Porto
yteo and Guam vas geil thought. bat "a
tic acquisition ~ sac allsaliaes grave
pssflle pg3ser was involved
He believed a8cH acquisition Involved
serloua teFlts and dangers ia our govern
r1s,uf agid Institutions wo4l1 constantly
fuenaee de ID nug REGARD the annexa-
zion ~ TIE Philippines - at al similar
- Louisiana and California AMI other
safrltosg now uart 81 the United Esafe1.
Ills hei.sf ~4s rHak i We took fhe
I1llI ppiFges sid they became part of this
ceabtry. oar peopse woa8d never eeaAsa e.
regret f.
Afraid of Army Increase.
s'fiiiten said IL 0ag operations we're con-
fined tn Porto Rseo ard s0ha ~9at
need no Increase if1 toe standing aTnIy. but
IL f1e Philippine ssefe taken Ne 6bo4aj
require a. army ~ %u1tsa mes - sb-
tugafe the scattered ard turbulent ele-
fnents Ia Tie sssaud ana senalans would
b. piled on PENSIONS. IL declared his ae
lief that the supreme court we4l'f hold
that the congress i3aa no POKER - prevent
the FiiEiaGs fr0nt passing frUn one
part Of the country 10 another bat even
II tile Inhabitants wcre siaf out, t4seir
products Nh04ld not he aad could not lta
sotioaus Over the Law.
Foraker 81 ohlo. interrnpt!ng Chiffon.
called his attention "a Authorities for the
statement THAT II wg9l8 bt s5fsfH tent fer
any state Of the linton - pgagect ITSELF su
eny way II saN III by ieFysng import du-
ties on inpoTta tloBs from ths Philippines
This point was sharply couffoeerted hy
t-hIitofs. Tna labor nf be country he add
ei. had esnght TIE alarm ans he read a iet-
ter be had received from TO Nafienai C1-
gaY Maker Union ufR f9g cs4r gfeNs ftot Ia
snnes the Philippines oa the ground that
= would de.noEa'ize The labor fnarket of
this country.
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