The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-08
HAD YIELDED TO PRESSURE.
TILLMAN SURPRISED AT NUMBER
or VOTES FOR TREATY.

Followed by So Many Votes in
Favor of It-UnIauc situation i'm
the Phiiippines-We Want No More
Mixed Races. lie Said-Lodge Talks
ON the Resolution.
Washington Teb For two hours or
more the Senate to-day had the resolution
declaratOry of a policy of this government
in the PHILIPPINES under discussion, but no
vote was reached, and the resolution went
finally to the calendar.
In accordance with notice given last
evening Mr.. Tillman. Democrat, of South
Carolina, addressed the Senate upon the
resolution, making Characteristic and
picturesque argument
Mr.. Lodge Republican, of Massachusetts,
followed with strong reply TO Mr.. Till
man, in which he stated clearly and d.
rectly the conditions as they confronted
the United States In the Philippines.
Mr.. Tilman said, in opening, that he
had listened to the debate upon the treaty
with interest, but without taking part In
1t. He had coutented himself with occas-
ional little forays, and with indulging in
itte guerilla warfare.
he 'ln the readlng of this resolution la
its absolute uselessness and its cold
bodded purpose-the simple declaration of
purpose to buy and sell those people OF
the Philippines for our own interests and
steadfaetly 40 ignore their interests. If L
mistake not, the trend of events, the ratI-
hcation of the treaty promises to bring
disaster 10 the party responsible for It"
Said Senators Had Yielded.
III It was right" he said in discussing
the changes of votes on ratification, 80
defeat the treaty on Saturday, IL was right
10 defeat IL yesterday" He said that
never in his legislative experience had he
heard so many speeches against propo-
siton followed by 30 many votes in favor
OF The proposition To his mind Il indl-
Gated that certain senators had yielded to
pressure.
Concerning the constitution he declar-
ed that the only scintilia now left of Il was
that which required that a treaty could
| only be ratified by a two-thirds vote OF tho
| Senate. The ratification of the treaty
he said, had determined the fact that in
| law The Filipinos were rebels against the
| United States. If they fired on our flag
| they would be regarded as rebels. That
| was the way the world saw IT, However
| the trouble in the Philippines might terml-
nate the Filiplnos would be regarded as
PARROTS who were fighting for their lib
erty just as much as were the American
| revoluslonists.
"If any resolution is passed here we
ought TO pass one bringing peace TO the
! Philippines, not disaster
1.-THE question now is: Are we to take
| the place of Spain as taskmasters and ty-
rantsY'
A Unique Situation.
Turning to Mr. Lodge, who was listen
| ing TO the speech Mr.. Tillman inquired
| IL the situation in the Philippines was not
unique, was not unduplicated anywhere In
| history
Il think" replied Mr. Lodge, that the
situation Is unique In this, that the people
TO whom we have taken liberty and free
dom have turned upon us"
Mr., Tllman declared that the situation
| in the Philippines was similar to that
which confronted Great Britain in the
! Transvaal, and after reviewing England's
| trouble In South Africa. said that we
| wanted nothing In these islands except the
| power TO control their foreign policy.
"Of course" he continued 1--WE can send
tens of thousands Of troops to the PHIL
| lppines, and as the senator from Montana
| Carter said the other day, we can shoot
| those people 10 death, but ought we 70 do
| It? is It honorable for us to do it?''
The white Mans Burden.
Mr.. Tillman then read some verses from
| Killings latest poem, THE White Mans
| Burden" which he regarded as exactly
| fitted TO our case
! every man In this chamber but FIVE"
| he said who has to do with the colored
| race, voted against the treaty. We of the
! South have borne The White Mans Bur-
| dem IL was handed down to us by your
fathers and mine, and 1t cllngs TO us like
the shirt of Nessus."
He maintained that we did not want to
Incorporate into our citizenship the mon
grel population of the Philippines and In
| augurate another race struggle In the
| United States.
''There are two cities in the Pacific"
| said Mr. Tillman, cover which our flag
breaks to the breeze. over the one II is
| "A harbinger of peace, good will, peace,
| prosperity and liberty; over the other
| Manila,-lt is cold-blOoded and determined
to do what? To force upon those people
a government, whether II be satisfactory
| 10 them or not"
Lodge states "a Few Facts.
The debate for the day upon the McEn-
| cry resolution was concluded by Mr..
Lodge IN a brief speech, in the course of
| which he stated some facts relating to the
| instruction In the Philippines against
| Spain. and the part Aguinaldo took in It,
Further along, Mr.. Lodge. speaking Ct
the restraints placed upon the American
forces In the Philippines, said:
stringent orders have gone from the
| President to Gen. Otis and Admiral Dewey
| TO exercise the greatest care in their treat
ment of the Filipinos. and not by word or
deed to provoke them. fortnight ago
Gen. Otis. in accordance with orders re-
ceived from the administration, officially
informed Aguinaldo that he had no .nten-
ton OF making an attack upon the Filipino
troops"
Mr.. Lodge concluded by reiterating his
statement that 1t was his belief that the
Fnpinos had made a preconcerted and
prearranged attack upon our troops at Ma
Mia for the purpose of influencing action
upon the treaty.
TiIImnn Heard From Again.
Mr.. Tillman secured the floor again 10
read a paragraph from Maj. Bells report
on the condition Of the Filipino insurgents,
and concluded with the declaration that
tho pence commissioners had gone TO Paris