The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-05

lands. There is not one Of these ques-
tons raised which may not properly be
dealt with after the treaty is ratified.
We should present a united front to
foreign foes, and dissent only on inter-
nal policies.
SHOULD STAND TOGETHER.
However much we may differ among
ourselves upon questions of internal
policy" said he. I'VE ought to stand
as one before a foreign foe. l, for one,
recognize Il great difference between 4
treaty establishing commercial rela-
tons with another nation and q treaty
bringing to conclusion SuccesSIul
war. 1t is important that we should
present an unbroken front in meeting
q question of this kind. We owe a
debt to our brethren across the sea
We had their unqualified moral sup
port and the influence Of their trained
diplomats throughout the war. Had 1t
not been for England, we should not
have emerged from the late war with
colors flying so high. Today we have
among the nations of Europe only one
friend-Great Britain. The other ma
tons stand with rapacious hate hop
ing that we may encounter some re-
pulse.
Advertfng to the attitude Of the op-
ponents Of the treaty in endeavorlnS TO
inject. as he said. politics into the con-
sideration Ct the pending question, and
TO force ogt of II an issue for the next
presidential campaign, Mr.. Nalcot
said:
But it is depIorable that in formu-
lating such an issue and in pursuing
such a policy, these leaders should ind
II necessary 10 seek to diShOnor this
gOvei nment and the administrator
which has guided US so wisely through
the troubled sea. Of International COM
plications and brought US 10 the thresh-
old of an honorable peace; that they
should dishonOr US in the face Of the
nations Of the world, and they should
seek to bring about some fancied poli.-
ical advantage by an attempt to defeat
the ratification Of a treaty which, #
unratified, must bring back a condition
of war as it existed before the report Of
the commissioners, passive, it may be,
but full Of uncertainty and fuil Of dis
aster to the interests and the welfare
of our country.
4 do not believe such tactics can win.
There are men enough on both sides of
this chamber who viii stand by the
government. not because 1t is a Repub-
lican government but because i is an
American government.
DUTY To FILIPINOS.
''The results of the war have left us
charged with d duty 10 llOeO,00O Of
people. We found them under the do
minion Of Spain. Nobody wants TO
turn them back to that nation. We
know little about them, but We do know
there exists a. condition on the islands |
which would result in internecine strife |
among a. people who may or may not De
fitted for setf-governmeut-
If We should abandon those islands /
as a derelict, I am certain they would |
become a prey to Europe. For one, L |
am certain that the ratification of the /
treaty would ameliorate the conditions /
there and advance the interests of the /
Filipinos We shall not put our hands 4
on those people except to bless 1eZn, !
and our efforts Will be TO lift them up /
10 the standards of civilization and /
Christianity"
Referring to the charge made on the /
senate floor that the taking of the |
Philippines by the United States would /
result in scandals Of office-hOlding and /
office-hOlders. Mr.. WalcOtt repudiated /
the idea with scOrn. and declared that I
the American people would see TO it
that although they had had little ex-
perience in the management of such
territory, it would be given proper and
careful attention.
our relations with the inhabitants
Of those islands" continued Mr.. Wal
colt are certain TO be fair. honest
and just We may make mistakes. We
have made mistakes in the past. But
with our protecting hand over them
those people viii find themselves more
secure in their lives, property and hap
piness than they have ever been be-
fore
In answer TO the charge that the ac-
QUESTION of she island would be con-
trary 20 the spirit Of our republic, he
said this government was the first eX-
pertinent of IT'S kind ever made.
Ever year" he continued, has
brought US additional burdens, and
ith them has come added greatness.
And who shall say that. in the develop
ment of this republic, with its Anglo
Saxon strength and energy. 1t viii not
increase until We have planted cur in
stitutions and principles in that far-off
archipelago?
Time alone can make clear our duty
to the people Of the Philippine islands.
Today we face the proposition of
emasculating or destroying the peace
treaty For me there is but one path
marked out. That is the path Of duty,
the path of honor
ALIENS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska offered the fol- j
lowing resolution:
That the senate of the United States. ]
IN ratifying and confirming the treaty
# peace does not commit itself or the
TO the doctrines that the Z
Stands acquired by virtue of the way
With Spain are 10 be annexed or 10 be-
come a part Of the United States. and
hat the differences in the language Of
said treaty, as respects the island o.
cuba and its inhabitants and the is
and OF Porto Rico and the Philippine s
stands and their inhabitants. snail not
De construed or be held TO be a differ I
snce in effect but that it is the inten- {
ion and purpose OF the senate, in rat (
+ sing said treaty. TO place the inhab- !
tants OF the Philippine Islands and !
Porto Rico in exactly the same posi-
ion as respects their relations to the
United States as are the inhabitants of
Cuba."
Mr. Allen gave notice that he would
ADDRESS the senate upon the resolution
MorGay.
At 2.i5 %. M on motion of Mr.
Lodge. the senate went into executive ]
,sssion. and al 5:25 p. m. adjourned. 4
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