The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19

Iol fremont ST, Boston,
from being despoiled and appropriated
by one or more European nations.
Il am most deeply impressed with
the Importance of the prompt an
nouncement by this government of the
declaration contained in these resolu-
tons that the United States do not in
tend to establish its dominion over the
Philippine islands. One good result
from such a declaration will be the
prompt conclusion OF ell questions
growing out of the war with Spain
Another and most important result will
be an immediate relief from a most
embarrassing and threatrhing situation
IN the Philippine islands. There is
danger of bloodshed between the Amer
lcan and Philippine armies. 1t is not
to be hoped that the Filipinos, who
We're fighting for their freedom before
we declared war against Spain. viii
surrender their country to the United
States without a struggle.
MI Bacon said that the Filipinos
We're enormously spoken of in dis
patches as rebels and insurgents. and
declared these We're not fit terms. as
they were not rebels against Spain and
could not be called rebels against the
United States. Mr.. Bacon then en-
tered upon an argument against the
annexation of the distant territory He
SAID: 1t is impossible that our people
should ever consent that these Asiatic
communities should be admitted as
states into the Union. clothed with the
power to assist in making laws for
Americans. What is the result if these
islands are acquired and held as col
ONES? The logic of the situation will
be to 3cOllire mora Aciat;a
and after that to reach out for still
more. There is no reason for the ac-
QUESTION of the Philippines which will
not apply to the acquisition of other
parts or Asia, each acquisition furnish
ing a reason why another part still
beyond should be also acquired This
reaching out for empire will inevita-
iead to wars. not sucn wars as the
little one with its trliling sacrifices
through which we have just passed,
put great wars, with all their sacri-
fees.
England is especially eager that the
United States shall seize the Philip
pines
Is it because she is so anxious to
witness the further expansion and ag-
grandizement of the power of the JTni-
TED States? Or is it because she sees
ahead of her gigantic worlds war
over the partition of China. in which
she wishes that the United States shall
De compelled to take part, and in which
she wishes and hopes they may be her
ally? iiei
As war is the greatest curse of =
nation, so is peace It's most priceless
possession. Situated as we are. and
powerful as we are we need never en-
gage in war unless we voluntarily
seek 1t. When we cease to confine our
selves to our own hemisphere, when
we undertake to NEEDLE with the af
ldlrs OF all the world, when we sur
render the Monroe doctrine and CON
sent 10 the lntermeddling of European
aIalrs IN this hemisphere then indeed
viii this priceless immunity be gone
forever.
Inc Nicaragua bill was then laid be-
lore the Senate, and a substitute for
the pending measure offered yesterday
by MI. Caffery was read Mr.. Caffery
addressed the Senate briefly in supnort
of the substitute.
MT. Clay of Georgia and Mr.. Berry
OF Arkansas advocated the passage of
Ihe Morgan bill. Mr.. Caffery entered
a motion to indefinitely postpone the
Morgan bill, and spoke upon that mo-
ton.
Dlr. Thurston of Nebraska announced
that he would vote for the substitute
offered by Mr.. Caffery because he be-
leVed the United States ought to con-
stfuct the canal without reference to
ANYBODY else, but, in the event of the
failure of the substitute, he would sun
port the Morgan bill. He thought the
canal ought to be built and charac-
Ierlzed 1t as the one great national
necessity OF our times" In advocating
the Morgan bill, Mr. Hawley of Com
necticut said the canal must be built;
that 1t was an absolute necessity to our
present civilization.
MI Hoar said the canal ought to be
built and built forthwith by the gov
eminent. He desired to put the ques-
ton in the hands of the President.
He attached little importance to the
nature of the bill passed by the Senate.
as II would be reviewed in any event
by the House.
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah opposed the
Morgan bill because, he said, the canal
would be OF no military or naval adj
vantage to the United States under the
provisions of the bill.
Mr.. Caffery then withdrew his motion
Tor indefinite postponement of the Nor
San bill. MI Morgan moved to lay the
Caffery substitute on the table. The
motion was carried. 80 to 90.
Mr. Bacon then offered the following
amendment to the pc~Jing Morgan bill:
THE provisions of this act shall not be
operative nor any money paid out there
under, and the work of constructing.
said canal shall not be proceeded with
under the same until the governments of
the republics of Nicaragua and Costa
RIGA consent to eliminate and expunge
from the concession to the Nicaragua
Canal Association and to it's transferees
article SO and 81 of same and until said
amended concession shall secure to the
United States a title in perpetuity to
their interest in said canal and the
property appurtenant thereto, as con-
templated in this act"
The amendment was defeated, 81 to
~. ~
Mr.. German of Maryland proposed
the following substitute for section 70
of the Morgan bill, the substitute being
accepted and agreed to. THAT the pres
ident of the United States is authorized
to arrange by agreement with Nicarag-
ua and Costa Rica or both of them, or
with the grantees holding concessions
from either Of those states, to ACQUIRE
all rights and privileges that may be