Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-15
Senate Declares itself Against Per-
manent Annexation Of Isles.
TIE RESOLUTION Is PASSED.
n.Enery Resolution Adopted by u
Vote OF 20 Go ~. After y spir-
tied 11aiios.

ate last Saturday 10 vote THIS afternoon
on the resolution OF MIR. McEnery
Dem. La.). declaring the policy Of
this government In the Philippines, was
not vacated. In accordance with that
agreement the vote was taken on the
resolution at $3.50 today. and II was
adopted. 20 to y. It was noticeable
that several Democrats who were pres
tnt and not paired rcfraincd from vot-
Ing.
An amendment offered by Mr. Bacon
dem, Gal several days ago was de-
fcatei. The vote on the amendment
was tic--2y 10 2p-and Vice President
Hobart cast the deciding vote against
the proposition.
The voting was preceded by three
hours and n half Of debate.
Mr. Stewart iirtt took the door TO
speak In opposition. He expressed the
opinion that whatever the United
states might do. II would not follow
the policy Indicated by the resolution.
This country was under no obligation to
80 TO the expense Of establishing a gov-
crnmcnt for the Islands. the United
states was not In tho burin-rH OF cap-
turing countries. educating their people
and then selling them. On the con-
tfary. he thought We SHOULD hold the
philippines and thus render the United
states Independent OF other countries
In the production OF tropical cIIntrieH,
which must otherwise be a source ~
great cxpcnnc. Now II cost tei1OOO,0p9
TO secure these prpducta Why not.
therefore. hold these Islands and pro-
ducc our own fruits sugars, ctc.
hr. LiadrLy nlaO cxpruFeii tho Opin-
Ion TINT ths time vas lnnusp.rioim tor
the adoption OF any resolution bearing
upon the subject OF the government 0f
the Philippines. but said that II any cx-
preston was To be given II should be
clear and distinct and unmistnkrbls N
terms.
Mr.. Lindsay offered a substitute. re-
citing that the acquisition OF territory
carried with II no constitutional ubli-
cation 10 admit Il to the linton ~
htntcr. Mr.. Lindsay gave notice that
he would nrk the Senate TO vote upon
his resolution aa soon aH the Senate had
voted on the McEncry resolution.
BACON IN OPPOSITION.
AFR. bacon then addressed the Senate
In opposition a. the McEncfy rvroiu-
ton. Tie declared that II was vicious
and unfortunate declaration. lie main
talned that the resolution meant moth
ing favorable 20 the Fiilplnoa. Z did
not look 10 the future freedom and self
government OF the Filipinos. lie re-
gardcd Il as simply a declaration that
while the Filipinos were subjects Of
this country. they could never l.ccouc
citizens Of the United States.
Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts was op.
posed to the Mclsnsry resolution. he.
cause. he maintained. II gave no hope
Of freedom or liberty or Hclf-govcrn-
ment 10 the Inhabitants Of the Philip
pines, and because II provided that
they should never have part In their
own government or because a part OF
the United states. IL was. he held. an
Nsanlu Al flaN
simply that the Louisiana sugar plant
en- should never be afraid Of the com.
petition Of the Philippine Islands. To
the Fillplnoa the McEncty resolution
would be message OF tyranny, ot
hate, OF oppression and OF slaughter.
Mr. ioar ndvcrtcd 10 the references IN
speeches 10 Agulnaldo as an "unprin-
cplcd advcnturcr," ana the entered
upon a defense OF the Filipino leader.
lie spoke OF Aguinaldo's appeal to the
people OF the United States. aH 80 re-
mafkablc as capable Of being drafted
By not ten men on this planet"
y do not SO" said Mfr. Honr. with
feeling. how any Awerlcan heart not
q stone could fail TO recognize the force
OF that appeal"
Mr, IIoar said he was perfectly salts.
ned with his course IN the whole aucs.
lion Of the Philippines. believing con-
tclentlously that he was right
am satisfied" said he. "to stand
with the fathers who founded our lib
ef,y and formed our Constitution"
"a TOLD you 3d."
Mr. Hale CAle). said he had not much
hope that the Senate would take any
course that would stop the desolnting
program now being carried out on
!he philippines. Hardly had the trcaty
b'en ratified. however. before foreign
War was preclpltated.
IA IA a a.
am inclined 10 say. Il told you 49, but |
lold senator's when the treaty was rat.
HE'D that II would be- Impossible To take
any steps to alleviate the condition OF
We Flllplnos. congrcsa win adjourn
and the war Will 10 on. and there II not
man who Will not realize In three
months that II Is a war OF conquest and
tnhlugation."
he said Admiral Dewey and General
Merritt had said that In three months
nei 1000 troops would be needed In tho
ihlhpniner. yet We now had 10000 men
n nsre and 1000 more and the batueship
"leson on the way.
Aud yet" declared Mr.. Hale. I'VE
,oll that we are traitors. and held
w N the newspapers because We want
y, giFe those people a chance at least
snow that they are friendly and can
~ ~ w Government Of their own. In
lend We kill them, not by scores. not
~ hundreds. but by thousands, More
a,hllnoH have been killed by the guns
our army and navy than patriots
WI. KILLED In any six battles of the
Evolutionary war. II has become a
s,Fhhuo event. The slaughter Of peo-
". m no way equal TO us, meeting W
,'h bows and arrows and crawling In
lunfiea by hundreds. there TO die.
~ w.. stupefed the American mind. No
nne mas sud that our mission ~ com.
n..', ana OF the Gospel was TO be pre-
n pen by the slaughter OF thousands of
an not enamored Of the McEncry
uuon. II contains little that IN
'1,l ana good deal that II bad"
~, fesardcd the Bacon resolution as
n oal.h ~" batter. i,ut." he sud IN
coho luslon, '"rhe car of iuggernaut VIII
~ ~, The grinding VIII continue. un-
w people finally make themselves
heafd upon IT,"
or, Mason delivered n speech, IN
,n,h ne attacked the policy pursued 4
,hns philippines. He said. however.
M ne was an optimist and believed
AZ people % the United States would
ph,,Ie Tor human liberty AS well In the
'u,lpplncN NJ In this country.
~ MT Mason was concluding, the
ruIpur Tor the vote had arrived, Mr..
,Ml.y INQUIRED n II was Mason's pur-
-. 70 Insist upon his unanimous con-
~, MI, Mason rsnlled that II was, as
hhi done only that which was en-
"''y honorable and fair In the matter.
BACON TURNED DOWN.
MI Bacon's amendment to the reso- !