The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31

Bacon. but also the situation as il was
presented TO the senate, declafed that
no public interest and no sound public
policy required vote upon the reSo-
lutions at this session of congress. A
favorable vote upon any of theipending
resolutions before the conclusion of
work on the treaty of peace would be
a lack of confidence in the American
people. The treaty now under consid-
Grafton did not render it either desir-
able or proper that this congress should
pass upon the future of the Philippine
islands. He declared that there was
no disposition on the part Of anyone
to dispose of the Philippines other than
the enlightened judgment and acute in
telligence of the American people
should dictate. So far as he was per-
sonally concerned, Mr.. Carter said, he
was not disposed to mortgage the fu-
ture to attempt to embarrass in any
manner the next or any future con-
gresS.
The treaty did not bind congress to
do anything that was not in conson-
ance with the enlightened sense of the
American people. For what purpose,
therefore, he asked, do the gentlemen
who are urging the adoption of these
resolutions seek to bind the action of
the next congress? He pointed out that
our information concerning the Philip
pines anu their was very
meager, and he desired ample time to
consider what was wise and prudent
and best to do with the newly-acquired
territory before definite action was
taken.
PHILIPPINE SOVEREIGNTY.
Mr.. Mason inquired whether, by the
terms of the treaty, the United States
did not give to Spain certain trade
rights in the PhiliDDineS
Mr.. Carter replied that it did, and
that if the sovereignty of the islands
were transferred by this country to
any other nation, it would be subject
to those treaty obligations.
Then we do take the sovereignty Of
the isl3nds?" inquired Mr.. Mason.
Mr.. Carter replied that in the very
nature of things the sovereignty of the
islands, so far as it was in the posses
sion of Spain. passed by the treaty to
the United States. Continuing his dis
cussion of the pending resolutions, Mr..
Carter said the adoption of them would
be a voluntary tieing of the hands of
congress and of the administration.
Mr.. Teller inquired if there was any
thing in the resolutions to prevent the
government from exercising at least
temporary sovereignty in the islands,
with the intention, subsequently. of al
lowing them self-gOvernment. He be-
lieVed that, of course. it would be nee
essary for the United States to eXer-
cise some sort of control over the is
lands, at least for a time.
Mr. Teller then offered an amendment
to the resolutions, covering his point,
and Mr.. Bacon accepted il.
ReSuming, Mr.. Carter said that SEN
ators were belittling the dignity and
destroying the confidence reposed in
this country by foreign nations. by en-
deavoring to mortgage the future pol
icy of the government and voting
lack of confidence in the nation by
even attempting to adopt such resolu-
tons as were pending
A BELLIGERANT VIEW.
THE adoption of these resolutions"
he declared, would be pledge to those
who are defying the authority of the
United States government in the Philip
pines As q nation we cannot afford to
have it understood that the United
States army was expelled from these
islands. Some of the Philippine insur-
rection seems to have been imported by
way of the HOngkOng- Philippine junta
into this country. l would not vote for
such petty trifing promise, even if it
were to take the entire army of the
United States to show the aggregation
of Malays, MahOmmedans and Filipinos
who doubt our authority that we would
not give up one inch
Mr. Carter thought this country need
ed change in its foreign policy, and
thought our trade would not amount to
much abroad until it was once thor
oughly understood that an American
citizen would be protected in all his
rights in any part of the world. He
thought it shame on the United