The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05

, WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-This was
another day for expansion oratory ir
the Senate. In the open session the
speakers were Chiffon of Texas and
Wolcott of Colorado. Chiffon made q
constitutional argument in support OF
the Vest resolution, his principal OBJ
lection to the annexation of the Philip
pines being that it would admit to this
country both the Filipinos and their
products to come in competition with
our own workingmen and their pro-
ducts. His proposed solution of the
pending problem was the establishment
of republic in the Philippines over
which the United States would exercise
such care as it gives the Republic of
Liberia. WolCott made an eloquent
almost impassioned-appeaI to the SEN
ate for the ratification of the peace
treaty.
Of Nebraska offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the Senate of the United
states, in ratifying and confirming the treaty
or Paris, does not commit itself or the Govern
ment 10 the doctrines that the Islands acquired
by virtue OF the war with Spain are to be an
neXed or TO become a part of the United
States and that the difference in the language
OF said treaty as respects the island of Cuba
ana Its inhabitants and the islands of Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands and their in
habtants shall not be construed or be held to
be difference in effect but that it is the in
tention OF and the purpose of the Senate in
OF the Philippine Islands and Porto Rico i'm
exactly the same position respects their rela-
Ilohs 10 the United States as are the inhabit-
ants OF CuDa.
Allen gave notice that he would address
the Senate on the resolution on Monday
Chllton OF Texas then addressed the
senate on the various anti-expanston res
buttons. He asserted that he was not ar
anu-eXpanSlonist or an anti-anneXation-
ist Within its proper bounds he regarded
II as the duty of this country to widen its
influence. He believed the ACQUISITION OF
Porto Rico and the island of Guam was
well, but in the acquisition of the Phil
lpplnes a grave public policy was involv-
ed. He believed such ACQUISITION involved
serious perils and that dangers to our
Government and institutions would con-
stantly arise He did not regard the an
neXation of the Philippines as at all SINH
lar to that of Louisiana and California
and other territory now a part of the
United States. His belief was that if we
took the Philippines and they became a
part OF TINS country, our people would
never cease to regret it.
Chiffon said that if our operations were
confined to Forto Rico and Cuba we would
need no increase in the standing army,
but if the Philippines We're taken we
should require an army of 200 900 men to
subjugate the scattered and turbulent
elements in the islands. and pensions
would be piled on pensions. He declared
his belief that the Supreme Court would
hold that Congress had no power to pre-
vent the F'ilipinos from passing from one
part of the country to another, but even
II the inhabitants We're shut out, their
products would not be and could not be.
Wolcott said the ratification of the
treaty was a patriotic duty. He added
that the opposition to the treaty was in
tended for political advantage in the next
Presidential election. He said there were
few men in the chamber with patriot
ratify the treaty. He said there was not
a country in Europe that was not hostile
to us with the exception of England He
paid tribute to that country and her
friendship to the United States He also
paid a high tribute to the President, say
Ing he had ably guided the Government
the Phjlppines t cnnfinped "" 9coff
would leave the people of the islands to
the greedy nations of Europe.