Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-01
THE POSITION OF Mr.. BACON
Having Fought Spain TO Free Cuba
We Cannot Now. without Dishon-
or, 3iukc War Upon the Philips
pincs-HOt Shot at Mckinley
NcsSrs Plat md Teller Defend tho
Treaty and bacon opposes.
CBy Telegraph to virginian- Pilot.)

Senate had under discussion the policy
Of this country to be pursued in the
Philippine islands. Mr.. Berry, Car
Kansas, in n speech upon the rcsolu-
ton offered by Mr. Vest, discussed the
policy of expansion without n refer
ence to the constitutional point involv-
ed in the Vest resolution. He spoke
from notes, stating with force and en-
phasis his objections TO the pending
treaty of peace.
IF in November. 1885, he began, ait
had been known that the President n
this time, so soon after his Inaugural
ton, would be asking Congress for an
army Of 100000 men To subjugate and
reduce n people 1000 miles from our
shores. who were endeavoring to estab-
lIsh government for themselves. he
would not have received single cleo
foral vote in any State"
THE daily abuse which is heaped
upon those who are opposing this
scheme of Imperialism and the criti-
cfsm TO which we are subjected by Sen
ators on this floor, because we Will
not follow the President in his wild
scheme of colonization certainly is not
the best methods Of attaining their
ends. There are thousands and tens of
thousands Of our people who believe
the danger Of the overthrow of our in
sututions was never SO great as nj
this time
THE MONEY POWERS INFLUENCE
MIR. Berry adverted to the great in
nuence OF the money power and the
power of corporations cXerted i'll the
elections of 1896. declaring that Pres
iGent Mckinley owed his election TO
that power. lie declared that the mon
ey power was able to control nearly all
the daily newspapers and they were
able to elect William Mckinley. He
said further that we had won Il glor-
Gus victory in the late war, but that
we had fought Spain to free the Gu
b rs from her control and having ac-
complished that purpose we could not
now without dishonor make war upon
the people of the Philippines to subject
them to our control
1T has been urged" said Mr.. Berry.
that we hold those islands and can
not release them now. That is not
true. According to the protocol we
hold only the city. bay and harbor of
Manila. The remainder of the islands
are not under our control"
a QUESTIONABLE RECORD.
Mr.. Berry said that the opponents of
colonization We're being urged to agree
TO the ratification of the treaty, and af-
ter such ratification General Otis might
push forward his hattalions and Kill
those who are fighting simply for free
dom. In urging the ratification of the
treaty and advocating the colonization
scheme of the Administration. he did
not think Senators were making a rec
ord to be proud of.
LEE AND JACKSON'S STAND.
Mr.. Berry referred to an allusion
made that be had not always earnest
~ supported the government Of the
Unto Etates, said it was true he had
SERVE N the Confederate army and
that there had never been II day Of his
life since that he was not proud of that
service Yet lie believed that the gov
eminent of the United States under
which we We're now living was the
greatest on the face of the earth.
Il Will never vote. however" he de-
clared with great emphasis. ito place
upon any people policy against which
Lee fought and against which Jackson
gave UP his life"
MIR. PLATT AGAIN
Mr.. Plat. of Connecticut. then ad-
dressed the Senate upon the various
resolutions. He said:
This resolution is one OF series of
resolutions which have been introduced
from time to time in this body with a
view 10 declaring what our policy is
NOT 10 be. SO far as l have heard
nobody except the Senator from Mas
sachusetts (Mr. iIoaD has signifIed
what he thought the policy of the
country ought To be-"
THE BACON RESOLUTION.
After analyzlng the several rcsolu-
tions offered and adVcrting to the
Bacon resolution, he said that II could
mean but one thing, and that was that
If the treaty was ratified 1t would be
the duty of this government tn relin-
quish the Philippines Immediately TO
the inhabitants, without reference to
our rights in the premises.
The resolutions do not say So" in
terjected Mr. Bacon. Indeed they say
quite the contrary"
Thereupon Mr. Plat read the reso-
lutons and said:
"If the statements made in these re-
solutions are true no other construc-
ton could be placed upon them by the
inhabitants of the Philippines than that
the islands are 10 be turned over to
them Immediately"
Mr.. Plat went on to say that we had
had war which had ended gloriously
FOR the country and for the cause OF
free government throughout the world
and now. almost six months since the
protocol was signed. the treaty OF peace
which had been agreed upon was not
ratified.
SITUATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
Returning to the situation as it now
confronts the country, Mr.. Plat paid
his respects to Aguinaldo "The sit
uation in the Philippines" he said lis
critical Aguinaldo is in arms. lie is
using arms furnished to him by the
United States. That Is the situation
Whom also but the United States is
ne IN arms against. The Publications of
this treaty Will give the United States
the right to saw to ACuinnIdo. 'IVo oro