Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-25

our situation II such with reference
10 other countries that "A large standing
army never has been nor Is now ncces-
sary our battles of the future. II there
are to he any. which God fornid. must
be fought u,inn the hirh seas. we must
look TO our navy TO brine us victories.
would not disparngc for one moment
the brilliant achievements OF our sol
dlers In the late war with Spain. they
are monuments 10 American manhood
mud endurance. but Impartial history
must record that those achievements
pale into inslgnificance IN comparison
with those great triuinphs of our navy
which have marked an epoch In naval
warfare.
ADVOCATES \ ING NAVY.
THE Victories OF Dewey at Manila
aud schlcy at 9ah.'ago crushed the
Spanish power. Let ua then build "A
strong navy and avoid the dangerous
experiment Of great standing army.
The liberty Of the citizen wiii not be-
suppressed the ballot box cannot he
dcaecrnted. the people " the country
will not be unduiy taxed our commerce
viii flourish and our mcrunant marine
VIII grow continually. the produce %
our farmers will Ind market: our
workngmen Will be employed and our
beloved flag, the emblem NJ liberty and
every sen."
Mr.. Parker ORcp.. y. ~ advocated
the passage NJ the hill.
Mr. He'll pop. coloD opposed the bill
In inio No i~onrrrc desirnul e. pre-
pare the way for imperialism.
Mr. Brown usen., % supported the
bill. In the course ~ his rumnrita he
quoted from the Presidents message
and uttcrnnccs to show that there was
not an official or unofficial word which
stood IN the way of the ultimate free
dom and Independence ~ the Phillip
pines. A. the military commander the
President had taken temporary possess
sion ~ the Islands.
Mr.. Landau Dem. TexD. who closed
the debate ut the afternoon Frsslon
AGAINST the bill. devoted his time prin-
clpaiiy to an argument against impc-
riallHm.
At $3.50 D. m. the House recessed until
o'clock. the evening session to be de.
voted to debate on the army bill.
AGAINST EXPANSION.
There were only eighteen members
present nj the night session. but the
galleries were thrOngcd. The evening
was devoted To set speeches. The prln.
clpal one was made by Simpson pop,
knnD In opposition to the bill lie
charged that the Republicans We're
Atihth W NuNNN VII INV nNNh ana ass
SORT their purposes % holding the
Philippines permanently. lie referred
10 the statement OF Mr.. Brown OF Ohio
this afternoon to the effect that the
President had not committed himself
as 90 the future policy Of the country
regarding the Philippine. Mr.. MciSin.
ley. said Mr.. Simpson. was a master ~
language In the sense IN which a Ia
nous Frcnchman once said that Lam
guagc was for the purpose " conceal
ing, not disclosing. thought
Does the gentleman conceive that
the President would declare any policy
In opposition TO the VIII Of the people
OF the United Stnterf' asked Mr.
Marsh Utcp., M.
II agree with the gentleman regard.
Ing the present occupant ~ the White
House" replied Mr, simpson. 'Thc
President viii not decide upon his poll
Icy until he has felt the public
Mr.. simpsons argument was devoted
mainly against imperialism. lie de.
clnrcd that the demand for large
standing army was pressed by those
who desired a strong centralized gov
eminent ana those who wanted the
country to enter upon the dream Of
colonial empire. He thought u better
To give up the Philippines. together
with the s2O,oco.oOo paid for them than
To hold them and raise questions and
complications which would involve fu-
TURF generations. He said that within
n few days Dcn. Shnftcf. In "A public
speech In this city. had said that In as
sorting our dominion over the Phillip
pines. we would probably have 60 Kill
half the natives Neither the duke Of
Aiyn nor amy other spAnlard had ever
suggested anything half M revolving.
AZ the end Of the nineteenth century
a major general OF the United States
army declared II 60 be necessary Ia
sacrifice fve million human beings In
order that Justice might be melted out
10 the remainder. Was this To be- the
sequel to our war for humanity
Mr. Lawrence Giep,, MaHrb spoke In
support of the hill and Mr.. Green pop.
NebD In opposition to ". At 1905 the
House adjourned until tomorrow.