Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-05
They Ask Congress TO Prevent Labor
Competition from Far East.
COLoRADANs PLEA IurAssIoNEn
He Urges Ratification on Patriotic
Groupds-Hoids That We should
Sustain the AdminfstratiOn--Fe
raj Care OF Confederate Graves.

WASHINGTON, February 4--This waa
another day Of expansion or anti-expan-
sion in the open session OF the Senate.
The speakers were Mr.. Chiffon aRd Mr..
Wolcott.
Mr.. Chiffon made a constitutional ar.
gument in support OF the Vest resolution.
Mr.. Wolcott made an eloquent--almosu
mpassioned-appeal 90 the Senate for
ratification of the peace treaty. At the
conclusion Of his brief address he was
accorded the compliment OF hearty sp-
plause.
At the beginning os the days session
Mr.. Allen, OF Nebraska. offered a resolu-
tion to the effect that II is tho intention
and purpose of the Senate IN ratifyina
the treaty OF Paris. to place the inhabi-
tants of the Philippine Islands and Porto
Rico IN exactly the same position as res
spects their relations to the United States
as are the inhabitants OF Cubs.
Mr.. Allan gave notice that he would ado
dress the Senate upon tho resolution on
Monday.
CHILTON'S ATTITUDE.
Mr.. Chiffon then addressed the Senate.
lie asserted that he was not an antlan-
nexationist or anti-expanslonist. Within
proper limits he regarded it as tho duty
Of this country 10 widen It's bounds. Ht
thought the acquisition Of Porto Rico and
the Island Of Guam was well enough. but
IN the acquisition OF the Philippines a
erave public Policy was involved. He be-
lieved such acquisition involved serious
pcrls. and that danger from it 10 our
country ant .gsistuions w. x" 'c,..s1sui-
ly menace us. He DID not regard the an-
nexation OF the Philippines as at all SINH
lar to that OF Louisiana. California. and
other Territory now a part OF the United
States His belief was that II we took
the Philippines. and they became part
of this country. our people would never
cease 10 regret a.
Mr.. Chiffon said IL our operations wers
confn ed 10 Porto Rico and Cuba We would
need no great standing army. bur II md
Philippines were taken we should roquirs
an army OF 10000 90 sNbiugate The diss
coutented elements IN the Islands. and
pensions would be piled On pensions. ia
declared his belief that the Supreme
Court would hold shat Congress had M
power 60 prevent the Fibpin0s from pass
ing from ore part OF the country 70 an
ether. But even II tho inhabltonts wers
shut out. their products would NOT be and
could ppt be.
FORAKER "oFF"
M Foraker. OF Ohio. internptlng Mr..
Chiffon, called his attention TO authori-
ties for the statement that it wouia be
competent FOR any State OF the Union 10,
an .s4.r D nam l.xa
levying import duties. for example, on irn-
porlations from the Philippines
This point was sharply contr0yerted by
Mr. Chiffon. be declaring IL was certainly
not true. lie contended that the laborins
people OF the country had caught ths
alarm, and read a letter WHICH he h0I
received from the National Cigarmakcrs'
Union, urging Congress not 90 annex tho
Philippines. on the ground thnt Il would
demoralize the labor market Of this coun-
tFv
Mr. Chiffon said he would DO with tho
Philippines what the United States had
done with the republic OF Liberia. on
the coast Of Africa. Liberia took It's In
dependent position as a sort Of offshoos
from the United States. and had been
given moral protection By the United
States. with such protection. no Eu-
ropean government would dare TO inter-
fere with an independent government ot
the Philippines.
In conclusion. Mt Chiffon urscd a.
amendment 10 the treaty. declaring ID
effect that we DO not propose ID mairs
tain permanent possession of the Philip,
pines. That would assvredly ra,ify thu
treaty..
WoLCOTT FOR RATIFICATION.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. chll,ont
speech Mr. Woic0tr was recc sn'zet. nc
attempted no discussion OF ,he prndinL
resolutions. hut urged ratification OF th(
treaty 90 purely moral and patriot,
grounds. If the commissioners appointed
by the President had presented 70 ths
Senate a treaty yielding up the Philippine
Islands be would have felt lt HIS duty
10 ratsfy their action. III they had Ina
the treaty held only a coaling station. hs
would have felt bound equally TO support
their action.
In their wisdom" said he, they have
brought 10 us a treaty providing for tho
taking OF the entire Philippine group. and
/ see before me my du,y 20 assist In the
ratification Of that action. The COM
missloneIs appointed by the President
were men eminent IN character and in
ability. They have brought back treaty
with spain by which We may deal with
the Fibpin0s as Congress may hereafter
wisely demand. Yet We stand hero day
after day wrangllng over resolutions Sf
no force or effect and which serve only
10 embGrtass our people IN the Philip
pines and afford comfort 10 our opponents
on ;he islands There Is not one OF these
questions raised which may not properly
be dealt with after tho treaty Is ratified.
OUR DEBT TO BRITAIN
However much We may differ among
ourselves upon questions OF Internal
policy. we ought 70 stand as one before q
foreign foe. l. for one recognize e great
difference between = treaty egtabtsh'na
commercial relations with another aasicG
and a treaty bringing 20 a conclusion a
successful war. IL is important that we
should present sn unbiokea ft9nt in meet
ing a question OF this kiEd. We owe a
debt 10 ocr brethren across TIE yea Va
had their unqualified moral surpof, and
the influence OF their trained 1.q,oriats
throughout the war Had Ii not been svr
England. We ahould NOT have emerged
from the lase war with colors fytng 50
high To-day we have amorg tfe nations
~ Europe only one frierd--Creat Britain
The other nations stand with saIaesons
hare, Soping that We may eacOuuter sofae
rcpulse"
Adverting 20 the attitgle OF the oppo-
nNntS az the treaty In soaQavortnr 49,