Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-19


were lighting for their freedom before
we decinrci war against Spain win sur
render their country to the United
states without struggle. Every re-
port we receive shows that they will
not do 80. n there should come n col
lision: " there should be battle be-
tween the Americans and the Fiiipinos
II would be n fearful shock for us 90
realize thnt war undertaken for the
liberation Of cuba has been converted
into one to subjusatc the philippines"
Mr. Bacon said that the Fllipinos were
enormously spoken Of In dispatches ne
rebels and Insurgents and declared
these were not nj tcrmf. M they were
not rebels against Spain and could not
be called rebels against the United
States.
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gumont against the annexation OF dis
tnnt territory with dense population
Of an allen ard inferior race. lie said.
1T IL impossible that our people should
ever consent that those Aaintic COM
munlties should be admitted ~ states
into the Union clothed with the power
20 assist In making laws for Americans.
What ls the result II these Islands nr,.
Required ana held as colonlca. The
logic Of the situation Will be TO acquire
more Aslatic territory and after that
TO reach out for stlli more.
Under this policy our government
will abandon It's peaceful career. and
reach out TO the ends OF the earth for
empires and power that we may with a
strong arm dominate and rule over dis
tant lands and peoples af every race.
condition and color, This reaching out
? for cmpircr will Inevitably lead TO great
wars with nj, their sacrifices. England
Il especially eager that the United
states shall seize tho Philippines.
WHY II u because she ia so anxious
to Witness the further expansion and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the power of the
United states, or In n because she sees
ahead Of her gigantic worlds war
over the partition OF China. In which
she wishes and hopes that they may be
her ally7
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Mr.. nncon mndc an earnest argument
against war. "An war Ii the grcatcat
curse OF q nation" he aaid. $50 IL peace
itH most priceless possession. In this
one respect we are the most blessed ~
any nation OF the enrth. Situated az
We are, and powerful as we are. We
need never engage In war unless We
Voluntarily aecis ID, When We cease Ga
conflne ourselves TO our own hcml-
rphcrr. when we undertake TO NEEDLE
with tho nffalrn OF tho world. especially
when 80 doing we surrender the Mon
roe doctrine. and consent 20 the inter-
msddlIng OF Europe In tho affairs Of tho
american hemisphere, thcn indeed wll'
ever
Mr.. bacon discussed the question of
the cost, civil and military. Of keeping
M a colonial government In the Philip
pines. aud said that the vast expense
must nec.ranrlly add largely 10 the
taxes imposed on the people. The great
difficulty and danger of Transporting
large bodies OF troops across the Pacific
In the face OF hostile fleets was also
commented on by him. itc also urged
tho point that III. Philippine isis nds
10 far from being an element oi
strength would. from thci- distance,
uecerrnrllv be- the Weakest point " they
bccn,n. mar; OF the United sta...n: tnG,
ln eus. az war our enemy would sttll.o
up there lust az we struck spain there
becntir. IL wpy her weakest point. ur
cona Iudcl b. turlng that the AiAcfIrnu
psppi, had enough To do IN isvsioplng
Atnrkn, WAS umple for "a population ~
syOcD.Cco, and In developing oar own
rvYnurcsa there was enough u task iho
.nsgslrs and inspire the hopes Jf n.r
fs i,,s s,r centuries To come. he sfrkc
for an hour nt,d a half,
Mr White OF California gave notice
that or N, rdny next he xould a,idr,t I
ti.p e.nnt. On the antl.cxpaniioa 1850.
lutior,
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Tho N,cnr,ruan canal hlli was iaii
bcfors ina Psnntc and The ntibs:Isutc i..r
the ,,cnu.rr n,casurc offet.i y,.st,, Ia ,
by Nr. cnif.ry u.,p was read AMI NJ
Caff.ry nddr.saed The Senate An sup
port 81 the rtbatittitc,
Nr White advocated IN. i,asunu. {.
tho rcndinv biii. nithoigh h. fnyar, i
ths elimlnntIon OF IN. Maritime canal
.utnunuy from the proi@ct. he Thought
thai when The s.nat. sent The uorr, n
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