Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-11
FORAKER RINGS
IN P0LYCAMY.
he Quotes Justice Bradley to Illus
trate Territorial Expansion,
BAc0N's JOINT RESOLUTION
philippine Question Occupies the st
icntian OF the nation. senators
at Washington To-day.

Washington. Jan. ii.-vice President
Hobart praidod over she Senate for the
nrst time since The holiday roccss. hay.
Ing been detained az his home BY an
attack ~ grippe.
bill authorizing Lieut.. COL VII.
quain of the Third Nebraska. 90 accept
from The emperor Of china the decora.
ton ~ tht order % The Double Dragon
for distinguished service rendered. waa
passed
at bacon % Georgia offered the fol-
iowing Joint resolution.
i--That the government and people
% tho uaiicd statos have not warcd
the recent war with Spain Tor con.
quest and for the acquisition of foreign
territory. but solely for the purpose Get
forth IN the resolution % Congress
mnAing tho declaration " said war. the
acquisition 90 such tracts of land OF
hHtburr az may be necessary Tot ruv-
! ornamental purposes being not deemed
inconsistent with the same.
s-Thnt IN demanding and receiving
the csaainn " the Philippines u u not
the purpose ~ tho government N the
] United States 60 secure and maintain
/ domain over tho same ar o. part ~ the
| territory VI the United States ur 10 In
corporate the inhabitants thereof ~
citizens " the United States or hold
said inhabitants as Nassais Of subjects
of this government.
3-Thnt whereas. at tho time ~ the
declaration uf war hy the United States
against apaiu ana prior thereto, the In
hhbi,ants o. the Philippine Islands
were actively engaged IN u war with
spaln. 10 achieve their independence.
aud whereas said purpose ana thu MILL
tary operations hereunder have not
been abandoned but nfu utlli being nc.
| lively prosecuted hereunder. therefore
| In recognition OF, ana Ia obedience to
the vital principle announced IN tho
great declaration that "go .trnmentH
derive their lust powers from the con.
sent " tho governed" the government
~ the United States recognizes that the
people OF the Philippine Islands " n
rirht ought 20 be- frcv and independent.
that with this view and to Rivv effect 20
the sane. The government OF the Unit
cd states has required the government
OF spain 10 rclinquirh it, authority and
government in tho Philippine Islands
aud 20 withdraw Its land and naval
forccn from the Philippines and from
the waters thereof,
i-That tho United States hereby dis
claims any disposition 70 exercise sow
NiNNMWNNH AWNNHMAN'AiMN ~ NWNANNN WN'A
the said Islands and assert their deter
mlnntion whom an independent Royegn-
ncnt shall have been duly erected
therein entitled 10 recognition a. such
Co transfer said government. upon
terms which shall be reasonable ana
Just. all rights secured under the coHalun
BY spain AMI TO thercupon leave tho
government and control of the Islands
20 thclr people,
SENATOR FoRAKERs SPEECH
Afr. Foraker was recognized and pro.
crcdod to deliver his set speech on The
Tgnurai question ~ the power 60 cNs
tend our territory. lie based hln ~.
marks principally upon the Vest rcau.
luton Incidentally giving attention 20
Mr. Maann'H measure. The resolutions
he said. were different proposition
the Ncat measure raises the question uf
power. the Mason resolution that Of
policy. We had been told By Mr llnnr
that the question OF power was the
most Important ever raised Ia the his
tory 90 tho government Mf. Foraker
ala not nEtcc with this dlctum. on the
contrary u had no Importance what
ever az question Of practicable con-
fidcrutlnn. II was "a mootei question
and nothing moro. Tho resolution cN-
urcascn tho oftrumc Wow held by any
one and an analysis ~ II was sufficient
10 demonstrate tho progress That had
been made since the acquisition ~
Iynuirlnna. There wns no precedent
when Louisiana was taken IN and
naturally thero wcrc then many dlnor-
.nres ~ opinion ON the various points
involved. MIR. Jefferson himself was
not posltiyo ne 20 his attitude ON some
points at Issue.
Now u II conceded by the very terms
of the Vest revolution that the govern
mcnt has tho power. not only 10 ac-
uuiry teyfitnry. but that We may also
acquire Territory 10 hold H. though
temporarily,
This was great step In advance
since the days 81 jefferson and lnnns
much AZ Il made the concession II was
of no practicable Importance.
On the other hand the fv-aiution In
volyed theoretical question ~ vast
Importance. To adopt the resolution
was Ia declare that our fathers have
brought forth nation that was infrr-
Tor 10 all nations, regardless ~ the gem
orally accepted theory that one nation
was equal 90 another and all equally
Unrestricted,
Among tho powers ~ nationality are
the powers to make war and u make
trratira This II an Inherent rirht NJ
nationality and the government OF tho
United states has the same power that
all other governments have. our pro-
lNaAAlNa - 10 NNNttt o." AHfAh - hfNNNN
nfitnin. said AIR Foraker. II being
true that We have the power u make
war aud to enter into treaty ngrce-
mnnia, We logically have tho power 10
acquire territory BY conquest or other !
wise. and to Inherent all tho conso-
qucncos that may accrue through war !
lie quoted chlef Justice Marshall a. |
sustain hin position, contending that |
the chief Justice had said tho United |
states had not only the righ, 10 no-
uuire. but also the right 90 govern ter |
rtory M acquired
Mr. Bacon called attention 60 tho fact |
that the territory under consideration |
by the chief Justice was Florida. which |
was contiguous and having a popuh. /
ton homogeneous with our own. Alr
Foraker said that while this statement |
un 60 the location of territory wnH true |
as n matter of fact. Justice Marshall |
had not found II necessary 10 point To |
this fact. Ills uttcrancr had been /
clear cut ana without qualification,
and II was evident from this opinion |
that the fathers OF the American Re.
public had not meant 20 create nation
inferior To other nations In power
Mr., Foraker also quoted Justice
bradley IN the Utah case, involving tho
question. OF polygamy In which the Jus
tice said;
1T would be absurd to say that a