The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-24

IF the Senator can assure, replied
| MIR. White THAT he speaks with authority
as to the ut,erance of the President, l
may not have u higher regard for the
definition, but might have more respect
| for the policy involved.
quite naturally" said Mr.. Chandler,
~ am not and could not be RESPONSE BILE
for the Presidents definition OF his
words. This word assimilation d oes not
mean destruction or swallowing up, but
it does mean q likeness, identity, etc.
1T would take certainly long time, -
retorted MIR. White facetiously Ito bring
Mohammedan from Mindanao to assume
| a likeness 10 the distinguished Senator
| from New Hampshire"
| Mr.. White, containing said he was OPP
posed to the entire policy OF expansion
and that his object! ous to 1t were hasic
He maintained thai If this country had
the slightest regard for It's position before
the world, II was the duty OF Congress TO
declare definitely It's position upon the
| So bject before proceeding further.
IL" said he I'VE ratify the pending
| treaty and take upon ourselves the re-
sponsibility of the Philippine islands,
there is nothing else for us 10 do bat to
su bjugate them at all hazards. We must
chow to the nations of the world that we
have not only legal right but the
physical power TO hold them."
Further along, MIR. White referred to
the necessity under the proposed policy OF
expansion of "a large standing army and
demanded TO know what benefit WAS to
he derived by this country from such an
| institution.
At this point a colloquy occurred which
Was participated in by Nj. Mason OF ILL
nois. MIR. Teller of Colorado. and Mir.
White.
AR. Mason inquired If it were not true
that territory whose Inhabitants had to
be forced into submission did not always
require an immense force to keep the
| people in subsection.
MIR. White evidently did not desire him
self to Mir. Mason's position but Mr..
| Teller rose and pointed out that the people
of New Mexico, Arizona and California
had been forced at the point of guns into
submission and their consent primarily
had not bee secured.
yes" replied Mir. Mason, "but that
territory was acquired by treaty"
lit Is by treaty that we propose to &C.
| Quiie the Philippines" retorted Dir.
| teller.
Mr.. h.ason-"By "a treaty with a people
who have no more right to code the terri
tory tlan the Devil had to offer TO the
saviour all the land in sight of the noun
tain height. He did not even have tax
| title 10 IL. "
MIR. Teller said that the government
could ratity the treaty and then turn the
islands over to whom we pleased within
an hour He called attention TO the fact
that the treaty gave TO Congress full
power to deal with tho matter.
Mr.. White after adverting TO some Of
the remarks made by MIR. Teller, COP
| tended strongly that it was the duty OF
Congress to make declaration of this
country's intention with respect TO the
Philippines. Congress possessed the nu-
thority to make such IA declaration in al
vance Of its action on the treaty ana IL
would be proper 10 make It,
81 say" said he, THAT If all the deelara-
ton we have heard regarding the holding
Of the islands are in good faith and II the
Philippines and Cuba are TO be treated
alike, the record ought to show IT,
The Senate at 2. 10 .. m, on motion OF
MIR. Davis, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations went into executive
session.
After the executive session Mr.. Chand-
Ter called up the bill to restore TO their
original status officers of the navy ard
marine corps who lost their status by
reason of the promotion OF other officers
by reason Of conspicuous conduct In Dat
tie. The bill went over on objection ana
at q. 10 the Senate adjourned.