The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
McEnery Resolution Passed.

ate passed the McEnery reSOlu-
ton, declaring the future policy
of the United States towards the
Philippines, by vote of 2G to 90.
Much discussion and argument
was caused by this resolution. 1t
does not bind the government by
any means, but it shows the Senti-
ment of the Senate, and may
he the means of shedding light
on the situation. The resolution
is as follows:
''That by the ratification of the
treaty of peace with Spain it is
not intended to incorporate the
Inhabitants of the Philippine Is
lands into citizenship of the Uni
ted States, nor is it intended to
permanently annex said islands
as an integral part OF the terri
tory of the United States, but it
is the intention of the United
States to establish on said is
lands government suitable to
the wants and conditions of the
Inhabitants of said islands, to
prepare them for local self gov
eminent, and in due time to make
such disposition of said islands
as will best promote the interests
of the citizens of the United
States and the inhabitants of said
islands.
The detailed vote was as fol-
lows:
Yeas = MeSsrs. Allison, Bur
rows, Chandler, Deboe, Fair
banks, Faulkner, Frye, Gear,
Gray, Hale, Hanna, Harris,
Kyle, Lodge, McEnery, McLau-
rim, Mcmillan, Mantle, Mason,
Nelson, Perkins, Pettus, Plat,
New York;, Quay, Sullivan, Tel
ler-2G.
Nays = Messrs. Bacon, Bate,
Catf'rery, Carter, Clay. CockreIl,
Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, Mcbride,
Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Muir
ply, Pettigrew, Platt, Connect
icutD, Rawlins, Ross, Simon,
Smith, Stewart, Warren-22.
Neither Mr.. HOar, of Mass, or
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, favored the
resolution. The former declared
it gave no hope of freedom or
self government to the inhabi-
tants. Mr.. Hale INDUCED i'll Wig
o GUS criticisms. He is a Staunch
Republican. He said that he
had not much hope that the Sen
ate would take any course that
would stop the desolating pro-
gram now being carried out in
the Philippines. Upon the heels
of the treaty comes foreign war,
and no one could see tho ond.
81 am not disappointed, he
said, III am not inclined to say,
81 told you sO," but told Sena.
tors that when the treaty was rat
flied it would be impossible to
take any steps to alleviate the
conditian of the Filipinos.
Congress will adjourn and the
war will go on, and there is not
a man who will not realize in
three months that it is war OF
conquest and subiugation.
"And yet" declared Mr.. Hale,
eve are told that we are traitors.
and held up and blacklisted in
the newspapers, because we want
to give these people chance, at
least, to show that they are
friends and can set up govern
ment of their own.
"Instead, we kill them, not by
scores, not by hundreds, but by
thousands. More Filipinos have
been killed by the guns of our
army and navy than there was
patriots killed in any six battles
of the Revolutionary War. 1t
has become a gigantic event. The
slaughter of people in no way
equal to us, meeting us with bows
and arrows, and crawling into the
jungle by hundreds, there to die,
has stupetied the American
mind. No one has said that our
mission of commerce and of the
gospel was to be preceded by the
slaughter of thousands Of per-
sons"
After stating his position in re
gard to the resolution, which was
more in favor of one offered by
Mr.. Bacon, he concluded by say.
ing, "The car of Juggernaut will
go on. The grinding will con-
tinue until the people finally
make themselves heard upon it,
WEDNESDAY, one year ago, OF