The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-11
SENATOR MASON
Electriiles the Senate WITH
speech on Foreign 4 ifa irs.

~perrh on Foreign AHa' 'rS.
Washington. Jan. iO.-sanator Mason. Of
Illinois. occupied the attention Of the
senate for more than an hour aud a
half today with a speech in support Of
his resolution declaring that the Unit
ed States viii never attempt to govern
the people of any country without their
consent.
In many respects the speech was one
OF the most notable utterances In the
senate thus far during this session. Rug
sed In language. pointed and effective ia
Illustration, Mr.. Mason commended the
attention Of tho senate and OF the gal
leries from the FIRST sentence Of his speech
to the apostrophe to liberty which formed
its peroratlon. Several times spontaneous
applause swept over the galleries. but
under the stringent rules OF the senate
II was pulled quickly. At the conclustn,
OF Mr.. MasOn's speech he was accorded
the usual compliment In the senate Of
cordial congratulations from manv Of mis-
colleagues.
Senator Mason said:
The other day when the distinguished
senator from Massachusetts QIoar ast-
ed tho senator from Connecticut tpiatn
what he was going ~ do wlth MIA sen
tence' that all just rowers II gwen.
ment We're derived from the coaset. .,r
the governed. he answered. "sroin The
consent Of some OF the govern, ~
Mr. President. when any great cause
which is agitatng the minds OF the peo.
pie. needs for It's defense such shallow
and un-Amerioan cvaslons az this. that
cause viii not live long In the minds of
intelligent people. We cannot amend that
now and when we all snail have mould
cred IN forgotten dust this sentance viii
live and continue TO burn. a menace to
tyrants and beacon OF hope to the
down-trodden and the oppressed.
THE Filipino Is beginning TO treat
with us as to hic own land he acknow.
lodged our gallant services, there IL an
honest commercial treaty. that an honest
nation coeid ask. that they are not will
ling TO consent to- They want liberty as
We did and when 20 millions OF people
have heard their cry for mercy and in
dependence the father In New England
VIII plead for the father In Manila. lhe
mother In Illinois viii pray for the 2,or
mother in the Islands Of Cuba. the faith
ers viii vote as the mothers pray, tho
poisoned view Will have had its run ana
God help the party that urges war On
the native that defends only his liberty
and his home. An. Mr.. President save
We got to fight and plead for these pen.
pie as we did for cuba7 Are we to h9at
Agunaldo AID his followers called ob.
bers and cut throats, as we heard OF the
| hva t.l
last y months In this chamber why not
make them our friends forever Instead af
our enemies? why stingily withhold the
jewel OF Independence. why not nusL
this war as We began lt, FOR humnm.y
sake2 Why not with free and open
hand. give to them. what we have promis-
ed to give Cuba7 Then we have kept our
promise then have we bound them to
US with bands stronger than steel and
then can we answer the ISLANDERS OF Eu-
rope who called us land grabbers
WANTS FAIR TREATMENT.
THAT We have 10 far assisted the
Philippines and are entitled to fair trsat
ment from them IA true. that by taking
possession In stress OF wa OF a part o.
the Islands. ana driving the Spanl1rds
out, has placed certain responsibilities
l
there ls no more right or nscossi,y q
governing the Philippines than there is
OF governing Venezuela. Br,xu. N,ca-
ragua, or any other South American
state. without the consent OF tae people
Certainly We have no more right 70 gov
ern Cuba. There Is no such thing as
ern the Philippines than we have TO gov
teaching the art OF self-governmon; Nith
Mauser gun. Thcr Ia but one and only
one way 20 learn the art. thai is through
the gate OF responsibility and along he
rough and rugged road OF experience.
! But distinguished gent emen who claim
a monopoly on patriotism. who DO 40
seem TO observe the difference between
expansion ana explosion. say that We.
who believe In getting the consent of the
| governed before We govern them, wal' TO
give back the Philippines 10 Spain. Ey-
cry ono who makes the statement knows
that we want nothing OF the sort. Mex
leo WAS invaded by the French uni We
said TO them go. It II covered by the Mon
roe doctrins. France Withdrew her troops
and the brave. struggling republic is
climbing up the scale OF civilization, slow
ly but surely. That Is the expansion /
believe IN. That is the Imperialism that
Monroe taught us"
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Referring 70 the statements that the
Americans intended 20 give the Philip
pines liberty. Senator Mason said; now
Is liberty 70 be established2 = Il 20 be
done hypodermically with a Is inch Rrn7
J Are not our men ana ships lying on llo-
nor Did not the natives who have been
our ally drive the spaniards out7 Are
they not IN possession OF their own land
their own homes? are they guilty NJ any
crime except of love Of home an count VI
Having worn the Spanish yoke 80 long
do you wonder et their fear OF oursf Shall
we shoot thes1 and burn their homes be.
cause God Almighty has planted In thei
hearts and 10 their lips the sweet sonI
Of liberty? Forbid II Almighty God
but, Mr.. President. we are told thnt va
r must ciyilizo them. which part OF oui
Y civilization shall we give them hist? sha
, we show them how TO run municipaliti.i
e with Doodle uldermcn7 ] SEQ the chief Of
that great ethical society known - Tam
e lmeny Han, says: r Is ands. hol the 20
d Shalt we send him % teach the untaug
j. PHILIPPINES clean Illness and municipal pol
:. tiles? Shen We teach them 20 wo sh'l
% money or the man VINO has Il? Shall W
L have special instructions 20 teach then
a how 10 xiii postmasters aud heir wivc
n and children because OF their complexion
q Shall We have illustrations showing d
enlarged pictures the works Of our mob
n within the last ninety days IN North Car
4 ollna, South Carolina. and Illinois? sha'
l., NO teaok fbern how 10 organize trusts s