The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-21
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;, fho senator's all seemed to take the Nc
Epery resolution too seriously. IL was moth
ing but declaration OF what the senate
thinks ought TO be the future policy of the
United states IN the philippines Now the
country Will little rcck when 1t comes ie
determine It's future policy In the Philippines
after the Islands have been restored to or
der and murder and brgandage made un-
fashionable. what the opinion of majority
OF tho semitic Of February. 1899. was--Ne-
braska State journal.
Under the above caption one OF the rep
resentative republican journal ofthe West
INDUCES in the comment just quoted with
reference to tho McF,nery resolution, which
recently passed the senate.
The remarks of the Nebraska State Jour
nal would indicate a purpose on the part
of the imperialists to ignore, at their own
sweet pleasure the opinion or suggestions
of either house of congress when 1t comes
TO unfolding the policy of conquest. And
this in fact is the spirit that animntes
them Tho State Journal is mistaken,
however II it thinks the resolution
preston OF the views of the senate. IT
is a joint resolution which goes to the
house and, IL passed there to the presi-
dent. and IL signed by him would become
4 law of the land supposedly fixing our
Philippine policy.
But IL IL should run the gauntlet OF the
lower house of congress and of the White
house successfully, II would still be piece
OF pure simplicity to take 1t too serious
ly" as correct or fortunate expression of
the policy OF antl-oXpansion. It Is sus-
pected In the first place that the resolu-
ton was merely intended as a bridge to
enable certain distinguished senator's,
among othors its author. who had been
apparently antagonistic to tho treaty, TO
pass gracefully over to tho ratification side
at the eleventh hour without the seeming
qualification OF Inconsistency or desertion
glance at the terms OF tho resolution
will show, however. that whatever may
have been It's authors intentions, II real
| Iy crentes practically permanent military
satrapy out OF the Philippines and thus
outlines a policy, of all others, that the
| impeyiallsts would desire TO have this
government adopt. But this purpose is OK
pressed in terms apparently breathing such
fairness to the Philippines and seemingly
leaning so much toward anti-expanslon
that the anti-expanslonists on the face OF
| things, would have hoen placed In rather
an embarrassing position to have voted
against the resolution. It therefore went
through the senate ensily, because not
taken Seriously enough,
Briefly summarized the resolution de-
clares that II Is not intended to "incorpo-
| SO t,,l,n r. al,
citizens, nor permanently annex the archi-
pelago las an integral portion" OF the
| territory of the United States, but to os-
tablish such government there as shall
lin due time dt the natives for local
self-goyernment," and that then the Unit
ed States may dispose OF them Sin such
manner" as is best for the United States
| and for the islands,"
The Philippines are not to become ctl-
zens, nor the Islands 10 become an lin
tcgral portion" such as a State or Ter
| ritory, of tho United States, but are to
| be governed indefinitely by us as subjects
or wards of the Nation, and kept for 200
years in that condition II we think It prop,
or or best" for them and for ourselves
| 10 so hold them or sold IL we can see a
better bargain In that course!
1t will be seen that this is the very
acme Of imperialism and there is little
necessity for the rabid expansionists TAX
! ing tho McTlnery resolution too much TO
heart, The senator from Louisiana, as
suggested, may not have intended this
effect and perfectly reasonable interpreta-
tion of the terms of his resolution bnt
II SO, he has been extremely unfortunate
in the use OF words,
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