Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-01
BERRY ON EXPANSION.
Arkansas Senator Condemns the
|Tnperiia|istc idea'
HIS CONFEDERATE SERVICE
Never a Day That He Has Not Been
Proud OF II.
pLATT on BACON RESOLUTIONS.
Connecticut Representative Holds
That They Mean Immediate Relin-
pLATT on BACON RESOLUTIONS.
Insurgents.

Senate had under discussion the polcN Oh
this country to be pursued In the Philp-
pine Islands. Mr.. Berry. of Arkansas In
a speech upon the resolution offered by
Mr.. Vest discussed the policy Of eXpan-
sion without reference to the constitu-
tional point involved i'm the Vest resolu-
tion. lie spoke from notes, stating with
force and emphasis his objections TO the
pending treaty of peace.
IF i'm November. 1896" ne began. 'ft
had been known that the President at
this time so soon after his inauguration
would be asking Congress for an army OF
100 600 men, to subjugate and reduce
people 1900 miles from our shores. who
were endeavoring to establish govern
ment for themselves he would not nave
received a single electoral vote in any
state
"The daily abuse which Is heaped upon
those VINO are resisting this scheme or
Imperialism. and the criticism to which
We are subjected by senators on this
floor. because we will not follow the Pres
ident I'm his wild scheme Of colonization,
certainly are not the best methods OF AZ
taining their ends. There are thousands
and tens of thousands OF our people VINO
believe the danger Of the overthrow OF
or institutions was never so great as at
this time
INFLUENCE OF MONEY-POWER
Mr. Rerrv adverted TO the great iniiu-
ence Of the money power, ana the power
Of corporations. eXorted in the elections
of 1886. declaring that President Mchln-
lev owed his election to that power. lie
declared thdt the money power was aole
to control nearly all the daily neWspapv ~
ana tbov were able to elect William Nc
Kinlev. lie said further that we nad
won a glorious victory in the late war;
but that we had fought Spain TO free the
Cubans from her control, and having ac-
comnlished that purpose, we could not
without dishonOr. make war upon the
neonle of the Philippines, TO subject them
to our control. r,..
"It has been urged" said Mr.. Berry.
Chat we hold those islands and cannot
release them now. That is not true. Ac-
cording TO the protocol. we hold only lhe
city. bay. and harbor of Manila Ihe re-
mainder of the islands are not unuer our
control
Mr. Perry said that the opponents OF
colonization were being urged 10 agree 10
The ratification Of The peace treaty, ana
after such ratification General Otis might
push forward his battalions and XIII those
who are fighting simply for freedom
In .ireing the ratification OF the treaty,
| and advocating the colonization system,
no did not think senators were making a
record 10 be proud or
SERVICE IN CONFEDERACY.
NJ. Berry. referring to an allusion
made that ne had not always earnestly
| unmarried The Government Of the Unite'l
| ctatcs said IL was true he had served
| I'm the Confederate army, and there had
| never been day of his hfe since th't
| he was not proud Of that service, YET
| he believed that the Government OF the
! United states urder which We were now
| living was the greatest on the race ol
| the earth.
"T will never vote, however" he de-
clored with great emphasis. 'to place
upon any people a policy against when
Lee fought and against which Jackson
gave mp his life"
PLATT on THE RESOLUTIONS.
ur Platt of Connecticut. then address
| ed the Senate upon the various Iesoi"-
tions He said:
This resolution is one Of series OF
resolutions which have been introduced
| from time to time in this body with
! view to declaring what our policy Is ho'
| to be. So far as 1 have heard, nobody eN-
cent the Senator from Massachusetts Mr
HoaD has signlfed what he thought the
policv of the country ought to be.
After analyzing the various resolutions
| and adverting especially to the Baco'
resolution. he said that the latter coulc
mean but one thing, and that was tha'
| II tho treaty were ratified, it would be
| l,f a
the philippines Immediately 10 the IN
| bobitants without reference TO oul
rights in the premises.
.The resolutions DO not say so. inter
iected Mr. Bacon. indeed they say
quite the contrary
Thereupon. Mr.. Platt read the resolu
,ons and said that If the statement!
made in those resolutions were true. n'
other construction could be placed upor
ther bv the inhabitants of the Philip
mines than that the Islands were TO b'
turned over to them Immediately.
Mr.. Platt went on 10 say that we ha
Ind q war which had ended gloriousl,
for the country and for the cause o
free government throughout the world
and now almost six months since III
nrotocol was signed, the treaty Of peac
which had been agreed upon was not ratl
fed
PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
Returning to the situation as II noN
confronts the country, Mr.. Plstt paid M
respects TO Aguinaldo: 'The situation 4
the Philippines" he said, us critica
Aguinaldo is I'm arms. He Is using arm
furnished TO him by the United states
That is the situation. Whom else tina
the United states is he in arms against
rhe ratification of this treaty VIII CIV
the United States the right TO say |
Aouinaldo: we are in control OF thes
islands. Attack us if you dare In
shor, time the defiance of our authorit
win melt away, and government WI
ne established in those islands immeasul
oblv superior 10 any that Aguinaldo coul
possibly make. -.
Mr.. Platt pointed out that to defeat tn
treaty would relegate Ms 10 state ,
war with what results nobody coul
foretell. ,.,,a Az pla,
80 cav tha, the introduction OF his rtsoll
ions would ensure the ratihcation
the treaty. 4. - -,
| MT, maintained that IL was n(