Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-19
AGAINST ANN[XAT|Ok'
Great Speech in the Senate
BY MI Bacon
PHILIPPINES SHOULD Be FREE,
,rnDt announcement That They Shall
Be Highly Important.
cir PEOPLE ARE NOT REBELS.
titan 20 War on Their Ac-
.,nt-The Curse Of War-A LiGh'-
vessel for Horseshoe sho"'s
chesapeake hay.

WASWINGTON, January I'm
,r-e OF to-day's session Of the senate
v,s a speech delivered by Mr' baoo"
p.nocraO. Of Georgia, in support OF NE
-..,,rtions declaring that the Ohlteu |
..s ,,ould NOT assume sovereignty over
.,. philippine Islands Mr.. Bacon Is one
81 .he orators OF the Senate anu "s
=, ave himself free rein. not connh'hs
LIE IN notcs. he spoke strongly ana
eF lively. 49,. -, ,,o.,,rod
~. i,,,,,rs ~ some Of England's methods
7, .l,,t.,llinc her colonial subjects. was
hcoutiful ana forceful bit OF word-palht-
Mr. Bacon said. in part:
.Oe Am the great Powers OF the earth'
.r. Government Of the Ihated S'a'es n
-,,, one that contends FOR the right
20. an roople of self-government When
., ohandon in practice this principle
-. ,hev impose their dominion on an
N.--r,i~- people. in the majestic march oil
~. ,r.titutions. the hand upon the great
. - fhc clock of the world will have
,s- ea. back a hundred years.
pr0pIE AGAINST RETENTION.
90. e. -,t TO be believed that the Gov
80, u the United States will. with
sr srr-.eiation of the nature OF the
...,-.rces Of the act. thus violate the
--,s IF the right Of lf-government'
+ is credible. nay. impossible that the
rt--y-0ving people Of these Ohi'eu
st-ss will consent that. by power OF
~s the dominion Of this government
sbau DE enforced upon people VINO nav ,i
og-.3 us no allegiance-who are struggling
g De free. 49,, ,.o,.
,-,r,ert Who will admit that he favors
er-b an act. There is not public man
g, tho country who will admit that ne
(+vors the enslavement of people
,rr,rc &c not n senator who would not re-
.r +ho charge If made dgainst him.
"a ct there are many who are adNo-
c..i,c, a course. the inevitable cohse'
,.,,once ~ which, If successfully pursued
o. IN accomplish the enslavement OF 'hs
,oople of the Philippine Islands.
PRESIDENTS POSITION.
He quoted from the speech Oh 0e"a'oi
Foraker the statement that II was @ @no
tbo nurnose TO hold the philippines per
manently, and said; -. e., as
81 am especially glad TO have the as
s,,rance Of the distinguished Senator ina
or his own knowledge the position thu'
stated bv him IS the position of the Pres
f6cnt Of the United States. II that posi-
80, can bo assured as the one Whlci
,bfs government will take and adhere 10
tt~ro u,iu ba little difference or conten
+f,n between U.s. The resolutions Whlcl
n1va Introduced. and the adoption o
which I am now advocating, agree sub
stautially with the position announces
bv the Senator from Ohio. What de
Sire. however is that there shail be nov
I'm avowal of this position by the Ia"
making power Of this government IN
a.F HnnT0NH0
the President
.Vhen we declared war against Spai
we alsc declared that we did not go
war for our aggrandizement or for TN
ACQUISITION of territory. We said that. o
the contrary. we went TO war TO max
GOOD 10 the people Of Cuba the title
the independence and freedom which
recognized that as a people, they had a
ready won. and to secure Tor them III
establishment of a stable government
The war his passed, and in a way a
most miraculous we were shielded trol
any great sacrifice. There has been I
foreign Intervention, and there viii |
nome. Not only has there been no r
lopoan interference as TO Cuba, but it
"a recognized and conceded fact that v
NAV without hindrance from Europef
governments. work our own will wi
The Philippine Islands.
THE PHILIPPINES AND CUBA.
"Now what 1 wish to accomplish
these resolutions is that the United stat
shall fin this hour of victory, in this no
of undisputed physical power, make su
stantially the same declaration relati
to the Philippine Islands that they ha
made relative TO Cuba"
Nr Bacon declared there was no d
ference in the rights of the Cubans a
the Fiipinos. and that they should all
considered equal. under the resoluti
adopted by Congress. although the III
Iinos were not in mind at the time
tle declaration of war. No obligations
The Flipinos resulted from the ALLAN
with the Filipinos during the war,
added:
But that alliance and cooperation
plt us under a strong moral obligau
r1l 90 make a peace with Spain. viii
did not include in its terms sunderi
90 the ties which bound Spain 10
Philippines. That obligation did nos pr
olt Of the fact alone that the FilipiI
were IN rebellion against Spain for
ol bot declare war TO correct all
wrongs inflicted by Spain on her Colon
W. declared war only on account
Caoa. and our obligation to the Filipi
grew solely out Of an accident OF "
Which threw US into cooperation ana
i2nce with tnCse insurgents against
e'himon or SPAIN:
FlLIPINOS SHOULD BE FREE.
n AGAIN. we hear frequent ASSERT
Nat 't is our duty so 10 act tnat Et
lan nations shall not appropriate
Philippine Islands Well, sir. | DO
Wish % see these Islands become
Prey of the undertaking nations OF
I rIsfl a
inis Of the Philippines free and II
pendent nation. They have the territ
ana ttc population sufficient for natio
I}. and they have shown their readin
10 tsht for their freedom. / hope q
by negotiation or otherwise. IL may
arranged and agreed among the lea(
hatous that they may remain free
Ton. I am wiling that the United ST
thaN through careful measures.
ceayor 10 accomplish this result bt
am NOT willing that the United 81
'al 20 20 war 10 protect the Philip
Islands from being despolled or ap
Wafod by one or more nations
40 Asiatic community Is the war
re Uoited states. and 10 no Asiatic {
nunity do the United States owe the
.gauOn OF guardianship. j am not
c.fcrent 10 the welfare Of such comm
Nes but ] am unwilling that the trea
o this government shall be consr
and ine blood OF American youth be !
"a out for their protection We
noblor uses both for the treasure ant
NE young manhood Of this country
PROMPT ANNOUNCEMENT mi
TANT.
! am most deeply Impressed VIII
Importance OF the prompt announce
ol this government Of the declar
contained In these resolutions that
United States does not intend 10
sb!ish It's dominion over the Phili