El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
THE PHILIPPINES

Joint Resolution Outlining the At
titude OF Democratic Senators
On the Question of the Govern
ment OF the Islands.
A dispatch from Washing
ton says that the resolutions upon the
Philippines, introduced in the senate
yesterday by Senator Bacon, of
Georgia, outline the attitude of the
democratic senators on the question.
The text of the resolution is as follows:
First. That the government and
people of the United States have not
waged the recent war with Spain for
eign territory, but solely for the pur-
pose set forth in the resolution by
congress making the declaration of
war, acquisitions such as small tracts
of land or harbOrs as may be necessary
for governmental purposes being not
deemed inconsistent with same.
Second. That in demanding and re-
ceiving the cession of the Philippine
Islands it is not the purpose of the
secure and maintain permanent
dominion over the same as
a part of the territory of the United
States, or to permanently incorporate
the inhab tauts thereof as citizens of
the United States, or to hold said in
habitants as vassals or subjects of this
government: and the United States
hereby disclsims any intention to ex-
ercise permanent sovereignty,
islands.
Third. That the United States, hsv-
ing accepted cession of the Philippine
islands from Spain and having by force
Of arms overthrow all organized sr-
thority and opposition to authority of
the United States therein the duty and
obligation rests upon the United States
to restore peace and maintain order
throughout the same; to protect in said
islands the enjoyment of life aud prop
erty and the pursuit of lawful avoca-
tions, and continue such protection
until the power and duty to maintain
said protection shall have been trans
ferred and entrusted by the United
States to government of the people of
said islands deemed capable and worthy
to exercise said power and discharge
said duty.
Fourth. That when armed resist
ance to the authority of the United
States shall have ceased within said
been restored therein, it is the purpose
and intention of the United States, so
soon thereafter as the same can be
practically aud1safely accomplished, to
provide an opportunity and prescribe
q method for the formation of q gov
eminent by and of the people of the
Philippine Islands, and to be there
after Independently exercised and con-
trolled by themselves, it being the de-
sign of the United States to accord to
the people of eaid islands the same
of liberty and independence
which has been pledged by the con-
gress of the United Stat es to the people
of Cuba.
Fifth. That when stable govern
ment shall have, by the method afore-
said, been duly formed and erected in
said islands, competent and worthy in |
the judgment of the United States to |
the powers of an Independent |
government and preserve peace and |
maintain order within it's jurisdiction, |
Is is the purpose and intention of the |
United States, reserving to themselves |
only such harbOrs and tracts of |
and as may be needed for cOalipg sta
lions or OTHER governmental purposes, |
20 transfer to said government, upon |
terms which shall be reasonable and |
ust, all rights and territory secured in
spain. and to thereupop leave the do
ninion and control of the islands to
heir people.
Sixth-That when said government
las thus been formed and set up In the
Philippine Islands and approved by
he United States. it shall
De the duty of the United States
% secure guaranty of the continued
ndepe ndence of the same.
Everything in drugs at Campbell &
1rayson's.