The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
THE BIRTH OF WASHINGTON.
Chicago Union League Club Cele-
brated With Banquet.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-One thousand MEM
bers of the Union League Club gathered
In the great banquet hall of the club
house tonight on the occasion of the an
nual banquet given by the club on the
anniversary of the birth of Washington.
The hall was most tastefully decorated
with flowers, smilax and drapings of the
national colors.
President John S. Miller of the club,
presided, and after the menu had become
recollection, called the gathering to or
der, and in a few well-chosen words in
troduced the Hon. W. Bourke Cochran of
New York.
After Mr.. Cochran had resumed his seat
President Miller introduced Rev. Hamilton
Spence, who had been assigned the toast,
Solidarity" Mr.. Spence made a most
happy impression and his remarks were
received with every sign of approval
The next speaker was Senator Cuch-
man K. Davis of Minnesota, who spoke
on THE Treaty of Paris
Senator Davis made a strong plea for
the retention of the Philippines.
California, Washington and Oregon
have not 100000 of people to-day" he
said. II want to see the commercial prog
ress of that country until there are 20,
coo, 600 people there, the anchor of our Sc
curfty, as a result of commerce in those
waters, and do honestly and sincerely be-
lieve from all l have studied and read
and thought on that subject that the re-
tention of the Philippine Islands and their
adjustment to our relations is a necessary
and Indispensable step in the advance
ment of the great ideas to which l have
so imperfectly alluded.
sand now, my fellow-citizens, in the
matter of our foreign relations and as 10
what affects our exterior interests we are
all one-one in interest. The question of
what we shall do with the Philippine Arch
ipelago is not yet upon us. We are actu-
ally now in the possession of those islands.
We own them, or shall own them when
Spain ratifies the treaty of cession, and
the question is, shall we decide at once?
Must we say now and at once that the
territory for which we have paid $40, 900 600
for which American blood has been shed
and may be being shed tonight or to-
day, shall, by an inconsidered Judgment
without any consideration whatever of the
future, be turned over to a body of men
who, all authorities and observers agree
are not yet fit for the self government to
which they claim 20 aspire?"
The last regular address of the evening
was that of President Charles Kendall
Adams of the University of Wisconsin.
The toast given him was THE Fruits of
Victory" President Adams said in part:
II know not what is to be our perna-
nent policy in regard to these insular pos
sessions Nor do l advocate any perrna-
rent policy, but think there is every rea-
son to anticipate failure and even disas-
ter If we do not so organize our civil
service in those islands as to make a gov.
eminent so strong, so just and so helpful
to the islanders themselves as to convince
them that they are to be benefited rather
| than injured by our presence.
Our occupation thus far has not been
| furnished by any dust of conquest. il
must not be in the future While I be-
lieve that if we have foresight enough and
wisdom enough to accomplish this end we
shall, in the future, profit by these fruits
of victory, it seems to me certain that
we shall profit, if at all. by so serving
them, rather than by seeking permanent.
ly our own advantage. If Congress and
| the spirit of the people will best heed the
! fact, we have the essential facilities fol
the accomplishment of such a result"