The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01

Senator Berry of Arkansas Spoke Strong
y tg8i1s. Expansion
Bf EIll mT FOTE for RATIFICATION


discussion the policy of this country to
be pursued in tho Philippine islands. Mr..
Berry (Ark), in a speech on the resolu
ton offered by Mr.. Vest. discussed the
policy of expansion without reference to
the constitutional point involved in the
| Vest resolution. He spoke from notes, stat
ing his objection to the pending treaty of
peace. He declared that he would never
vote to place upon any people a policy
against which Lee fought and against
which Jackson gave up his life.
| An attempt by Mr.. Bacon tGa, TO secure
a vote on his resolution. which in brief
| declared that the United States government
| will not make any war upon people seek
! ing for their freedom precipitated lively
| debate. which was participated In by him
self and Mr.. Plat Comb Mr. Bacon de-
! clarcd he would not vote for the treaty
unless some such declaration was adopted
ton and delivered speech. In which he
carefully analysed the situation which
confronts this country in the Philippines
No action on the resolutions was taken.
| bill was passed at the opening OF the
senates session today granting extra pay
to the officers and men of the temporary
| force OF the navy-two months extra pay
to those who served beyond the limits Of
| the United States and one months pay to
those who served within the United States.
The provisions of the bill arc to apply to
all such temporary forces whether dis
| charged yet or not
Mr.. Berry fArk.) then rose to address the
| senate on the Vest anti-expansion resolu-
| tlon.
III in November, 1896" he began, lit
had been known that the president at this
| time, so soon after his Inauguration,
would be asking congress for an army OF
| o0,o09 men to subjugate and reduce a
people 1000 miles from our shores, who
were endcavoring to establish govern
| ment for themselves, he would not have re-
ceiyed single electoral vote In any State.
III senators on the other side VINO are
| now advocating this policy OF expansion, /"
ne continued, had been told theu that
tney would thus depart from the principles
| % the declaration OF Independence they
would have repndiatcd the idea as un-
10 heaped upon those who oppose this
scheme OF Imperialism and the criticism to
| which we are subjected by aenators on
this iloor because we viii not follow the
president in his wild gchenie OF colonisa-
ton. certainly is not the best method
OF attaining their end. There are thou
sands and tens OF thousands OF our peo-
| plo who believe the danger OF the over
| throw of our institutions was never SO
great as at this time .
| Mi. Berry adverted to the. great in
| nuence OF the money power and the mower
| of corporations cxsrted on the elections
| OF 1896, declaring that President Mckinley
owed his election to that power. He de-
clared that the money power was able to
control nearly all the daily newspapers and
they were able to elect Williams Mckinley.
! Ho said further that we had won glorious
| victory In the late war, but that we had
fought Spain TO free the Cubnns from her
| control and having accomplished that pur-
pose we could not, without dishonor, make
! war upon me people OF the Philippines
| TO subject them to our eJEtrUl.
ut has been urged" said Mr.. Perry.
| 'thnt We hold those islands and can not
release them now. That Is not true. Ac-
| cording 10 tho protocol we hold the city.
| bay and harbor of Manila, The remainder
OF the Islands arc not under our control
| MIR. Berry s,id that The opponents of
colonization were being urged TO agree 10
the ratification of the treaty and after
! such ratification General Otis might push
| forward his battaIons and kill those who
arc iighting simply for their freedom,
In urging the ratification OF the treaty
| and Advocating the colonization scheme of
! the administration he did not think senav
| tors We're making record to BIO proud of
lie called attention TO statement which
| he said the president made on his Western
trim that this country was guided by des-
tiny. II this be true, and he did not think
So no crime. however great, no Iced. how
ever degrading, WAS possible that could not
be excused by attrbuting 1t to destiny.
t.pfa rri,t v tn. a Ctr. IN a..
that he had not always earnestly support
cd the government OF the United States.
said Ii was true he had served In the Con-
fcderate army and that there had never
been a day In his life since that he was
not proud OF that service yet no believed
that the government OF the United States
under which we were now living was the
greatest on the face OF the earth.
II Will mover vote, however, he de-
clared, with great emphasis, Ito place upon
any people policy against which Lee
fought and against which jackson gave up
Mr.. Plat (Conn.) then addressed the
senate upon tho various resolutions. After
analysing the several resolutions Mr. Plat
went OH to say;
''Thc situation in the philippines is crit
ical Aguinaldo is Ia arms. He is using
arms furnished to him BY the United
States. Whom else bnt the United States
IL he In arms agalnst? The ratification OF
the treaty VIII give the united states The
right TO say 10 Aguinaldo: We are In con-
troll in these islands, attack us II you dare
In a short time the defiance OF our au-
thrifty will melt away and a government
will be established In those islands I'M
measurably superior TO any that Aguinaldo
could pssibly make
Mr.. Bacon interrupted Mr.. Plat to say
that the adoption OF his resolution would
insure the ratification of the treaty,
Mr.. Plat maintained that the situation
presented was not reasonable. No dec
lnration OF policy could now be made.
What" he continued. with emphasis.
"wlll some senator tell ME. Ia the admin-
lstration to doy Are we to recall Dewey
and Otis and our troops from those islands?
say that the man or body who would do
that would Justly receive the condemnation
Of ALL"
After discussing briefly the Bacon reso-
luton, Mr.. Plat inquired OF Mr.. Bacon:
"Do understand the senator will not vote
for the treaty unless this resolution is
adoptcd?"
Mr.. Bacun--That Ii true
Continuing, however, Mr., Bacon said he
would modify his statement by saying that
he would not vote for tho treaty unless
some declaration cmbodyirg the principle
OF his resolution was adopted,
'1u other words" said Mr.. Plat. ~
that Is the policy Of the government Il
must he declared now"
To this question Mir, Bacon replied In
The affirmative
Mr. bacon said he ws.uld xo further, than