The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-03


book, whicll has been made public, and
l Will, thel efore, be excused from violat-
ing faith With my brethren of the Sen
ate"
Mr. 'Spo9ner said that no government. as
had been commended on the floor of the SEN
ate, had been established in the Philip
pine Islands. 1t could not be seriously re-
gardeds as a government, and it was moth
ing more than tin horn affair at best.
The Senator From AguinaIdO.
Mr.. Tillman, again interrupting the Wis
conSn senator. and again holding aloft
the document which he held, said:
Unless the senator withdraws his inn
pu 4ations against the good faith and hon
esty Of Aguinaldo, 1 will read what 1
have here"
Ndr. Spooner: 81 have made no refer
eEce to Aguinaldo."
Your remarks about Aguinaldo," re-
tprted MIR. Tillman, were made in a sneer-
ing and airy manner, indicating no re-
ispect."
Mr.. Spooner; IF the senator from
Aguinaldo will permit me to pursue my
argument in my own way, l will be CRATE
full l have said nothing about Aguinaldo,
and do not care to have my speech antic-
ipated''
Mr.. Spooner then explained that he had
Illness, and was anxious on account of
his physical condition. to complete his ar
gument as soon as possible.
Mr.. Tillman: Under the circumstances,
1 will not again interrupt the senator,
and will even endure the sneer about my
being senator from Aguinaldo."
Mr.. Spooner promptly withdrew his ref
erence 10 Mr.. Tillman and then proceeded
with his discussion of the so-calfed Fill
to no
and power of AguinaldO he said that what
he represented nobody knows; whom he
represents nobody knows; and nobody
could say how far his authority extended.
The Case of Porto Rico.
Mr.. Spooner ridiculed the idea that dis
lance could affect our right to acquire
territory. Why was there no objection
to the acquisition of Porto Rico if there
must be so much opposition to taking the
Philippines? The consent of the Porto HI
cans had not been asked.
Mr.. Bacon replied that the circumstances
were different, because of the proximity
of Porto Rico and the presence of Spain
in either of the West India Islands would
be inimical to the United States.
81 thank the senator from Georgia LOT
the admission" responded Mr.. Spooner
"The declaration of independence is to
he SUSPENDED as TO the West Indies be-
cause it is to the interest of the United
States"
mo not our interests" replied Mr.. Ba-
con. 'Our public safety, which is greater
than our interests, are affected.
''Our interests are included In our ma
tional safety" said Mr. Spooher' me
senator practically admits that we want
porto Rico because we need it In our
business"
Don't Want Them Permanently
Mr. snooner announced his apprehen-
sion of the policy of expansion.
Some people waltz up to TINS PROPOSE
ton of national expansion as gally as the
tro,,hadour touches his guitar" said ne.
He shrank he said, from the policy OF
,,,olrino a part of our land, tropical ISL
orde thousands of miles from our shores,
q land where people were alien, not OF our
hlood who were foreign to our institu-
4io7s Of a tropical climate, in which the
white man cannot work. He, therefore,
considered as superficial, sentimental ana
fantastic much of the talk concerning the
permanent annexation OF these PARKWAY
islands.
If the ratification of the treaty involved
nernanet dominion, he said, he would not
1,o+e for it, But he had not been
able to find any halfway resting place
batween accepting the cession and aban-
doning the Islands to their fate, and this
was not permissible. The President, kind
and generous as he is, would not nave
made a treaty leaving the Philippine Arch
ipelago to the lust, the savagery and the
brntaIitv of Spanish rule To have at
temnted this course would have been TO
inang1lrate a rule of anarchy with all its
lorrors and while war was cruel and
hitter anarchy was hell let loose on
earth.
s0aiD Might Want Them Again.
Tn case of our abandonment of the
Pbilippines, Spain would, of course, reas-
eart her rights there, and in case she
Vas NOT financially able to accomplish
his n1rpose. she would find plenty of as
sistance from other European nations
friendly to her.
In conclusion, Mr.. Spoouer said that the
ratification of the treaty and the accept
ance by this country of the cession from
Snain was not declaration of principles
He declared that the Bacon resolution ana
ali other pending resolutions on this sub
iect were rich with mischief and ought
not to be adopted.
Al the conclusion of Mr.. Spooner's ar
g,1ment Mr. Tilman explained why he
had interrupted the Wisconsin senator.
He desired to incorporate with Mr.. Spoon
er's epeech some statements. with respect
IN AgunaldO maze IN report Dy MAY.
r Bell of the engineers corps of the
army
Mr.. Spooner gave his assent 20 the in
sertlon of the statements at the proper
place in his speech.
AguInaIdO's Strength.
Mr. Tillman, however insisted upon
reading them. He declared that Aguinaldo
had a welf-armed force of 10000 men. and
would resist. every attempt to re-establish
a colonial government in the island In
terrupting Mr.. Tillman, Mr.. HOar in
quired:
"Does. not Aguinaldo hold in peace and
order more than fifty times as much ter
ritory of the Philippines as the United
States2"
MIR Tillman replied that Aguinaldo held
an of the Philippines except small por-
lion of the island of Luzon around Ma
nile In conclusion, Mr.. Tillman said that
tbe ratification OF the treaty could effect
i,,elv inject into this country another race
question which would certainly breed war
and b!oodshed.
At 3.S5 O'Clock. D. m, on motion of Mr..
,,.,.f~ tba Senate went into executive seg-