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EXPANSION AGAIN ATTACKED
SENATOR MASON EXPRESSES HyS
views TO THE SENATE,

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Asks If the Promised Liberty to tho
Fflipinos is to be Established sTIypo-
dermically with Thirteen -fncl,
Gun"-Questions Americas Right IL
Purchase Sovereignty from spain.
| Washington, Jan. 10.-Senator Mason
of Illinois occupied the senate for nearly
an hour and half to-day with speech
in support of his resolutions, declaring
that the United States will never at
tempt to govern the people Of any coun-
try without their consent. In many re-
spects the speech was one of the most
notable utterances in the senate thus far
this session Rugged in language. point
ed and effective in Illustration, Mr.. Ma
SON commanded the attention of the
senate and of the galleries from the
first sentence of his speech to the apos-
trophe to liberty which formed his pero-
ration. Several times spontaneous al
plause swept over the galleries, but un-
der the stringent rules of the senate it
was quelled quickly 1t was several
minutes after the conclusion Of the
speech before the senate could proceed
with it's business on account Of confu-
sion incident to the congratulations
which many of Mr.. Masons colleagues
fastened to extend to him.
The strongest part of Mr.. Mason,s
speech was it's close when in reference
to statements that liberty would be
given the Filipinos, he said: How ia
this liberty to be established? rs it to
be. done hypodermetically with a thir-
teen-inch gun? Are not our men and
ships lying off Iloilo? Did not the
natives who have been our allies drive
the Spaniard out? Are they not in pos-
session of their own land, their own
homes? Are they guilty of any crime
except love of home and country? Hav-
ing worn the Spanish yoke too long, do
you wonder at their fear of ours? Shall
we shoot them and burn their homes
because God Almighty has planted In
their hearts and on their lips the sweet
song OF liberty? Forbid it Almighty
God. But, Mr.. President, we are told
that we must civilize them Which
part of our civilization shall we give
them first? Shall we show them how to
run municipalities with Doodle alder
men! see the chief of that great Eth
lcal society known as Tammany Hall,
says keep the islands; shall we send him
to teach the untaught Filipino cleanli-
ness in municipal politics? Jhall we
teach them to worship money or the Il
man who has it? Shall we have special sg
IN fno IL - - sasH
postmasters and their wives and chill
dren because of their Compilations?
Shall we have illustrations showing III
large pictures the works of our nobs
within the last ninety days in North s
Carolina, South Carolina and Illinois?
Shall we teach them how to .organize III
trusts so that one or two men can raise
he price of the necessities of life to all
The people? Shall we amend and print
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech SO that III
will read "a government for only a part
Of the people?' I simply call attention
o the beam in our own eye to prevent.
f possible, our breaking our neck try
ng to find the mote in the eye Of the
Filipino ten thousand miles away.
Have we the right to purchase SOW.
'reignty? And if we have such a right
spain, who had no right and whose I'll
lie we had already discredited among
he nations of the world? If we pur-
'hase the Spanish title of sovereignty
would we then have the true title?
VINO wants to govern the Philippine
stands? Who among us wishes to vote
or laws here to govern them, 10000
niles away? never saw their homes.
never spoke with one of them, and
ont know their language; I could not
i've In their climate; I don't know
heir institutions. VA
who is there here in this hall in
to write laws to govern
hese people whose very language we
o not understand? All, Mr.. President,
he fever has been upon us. Thank
'od, l believe the crisis is past. The
eople have been lashed into fury by
he press. The glorious achievements
our army and navy have set the ma
onal pulse beating high, but the land-
rabbing fever is gradually recedinN
nd the unnatural, un-American desire
} govern another without his consent,
hank God is not so strong to-day aa
was but few days since. Mr..
resident I am through. 1 do not ex-
ect to escape bitter criticism. have
zen so much of sacrifice on the part OF
theirs in the past for the cause Of lib
'ty that I would sacrifice my seat in
le house for it, in which I take great
onor, as cheerfully as I would part
18th a crust of bread. I have wished
n that magnetic strength that would
clip me to burn within your hearts the
lcred word of liberty, not Spanish lib
'ty, for Cuba, not liberty for you pre-
ribed by men; not liberty for me pre-
ribbed by you; not English liberty for
merica; not American liberty for the
but liberty universal for
hich our fathers died.
'ishes Marlboro Strike Investigated.