Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-11

women during single year.
on the native who defends only his
liberties and his home.
"Ah. Mr. President have we got to
nght and plead for these people nA we
did FOR cuba3 Are we to hear ARiiin-
aldo and his followers called robbers
and cut.thronta. na we heard OF the
brave Garcia and his followers with
In the last twelve months In this
chamber Why not make them our
friends forever instead OF our enemicsr
Why ntinginHly Withhold the Jewel OF
Independence. why not finish this war
40 We began 4, for humanity's sakcf
why not, with free and open hand,
give 20 thom what we have promised
TO give to Cuban Then We have kept
our promise. then have We bound them
10 US BY bands stronger than steel.
What can we answer 10 the ISLANDERS
81 Europe. who called US land-grab-
bcrsf Pointing Ia Bedloca island. We
can ssy; 'scc. the liberty cap is not
a Grown; see the goddess has turned
On her pedestal. and. with her search
llsht swept the continent. see. ten
thousand miles across the water. the
seed Hown nt Concord has taken root
there ana nauntr It's defiant finger OF
rolf-govcrnmcnt at the ports OF tho
orient
THAT we have NO far assisted the
Philippines and are entitled 20 fair
treatment from them II true. that by
taking possession In stress OF war %
q part OF the islands and driving tho
sraninris out has placed certain re-
probabilities upon Us. cannot be dc.
nicd. hut I contend that there II no
morn right or ncccsnity Of governing
tho Philippines than there IL OF ouf
governing Venezuela, Brasil. Nicnra.
qua. or any other South American
state without the consent OF the PEG.
pie. Certainly We hay. no more right
70 govern the Philippines than we have
cuba. There IL no such thing as tench-
Ing the art OF aelf-goycrnmont with n
Mauucr sun. There n but one and
only one way 10 learn the art. that in
'hrourh tho gate OF responsibility and
along the rough and rugged road OF
experience.
EXPANSION AND EXPLOSION.
but distinguished gentlemen who
claim a monopoly ON patriotism. who
don't seem 10 observe the difference
between expansion ana explosion, say
that We, who believe IN getting the
consent of the governed before We
govern them want TO give back the
Philippines 10 Spain, Every ono who
makes tho statement knows that We
want nothing OF the sort.
Mexico was invaded by the French
and we said 10 them. do. II In covered
by the Monroe doctrine France with
drew her troops, ana the brave, atfug-
gling republic N climbing up the scale
OF civilization, slowly but surely. That
Il the expansion I believe In. That IL
the imperialism that Monroe taught
I,cfcrrlng 10 the statement that tho
Americans Intended 10 give tho FIJI
pinos liberty. Senator Mason Hnld:
How IN liberty 60 be- established IL
to be done hypodcrmieally with "a
thirt.en-inch gum Are not our men
natives who have been our ally drive
the Spnninr,la outY Are they not In
posscnnion OF their own land? Their
own homeHi Are they guilty OF any
crime except OF love Of home and conn-
tryl Having worn the Spanish yoke
w long, do you wonder AZ their fear
~ ours shall We shoot them and
burn their homes because God Al
mighty has planted In their hearts aud
10 their lipa the sweet song OF libcrtyg
Forbid II. Almighty God.
MASON ~ SARCASTIC.
"But Mr.. President. we are told that
VIZ must civilizc thom. Which part OF
our civilization shall We give them
FIRST. shall We show them how TO run
municipalities with Doodle and alder
mvnf ! see the chief OF that great
ethical society known as 'Tammnny
Han says keep the Islands. hold them.
Shnl we send him 20 teach the un-
taught lilipinos cleanliness and muni-
cipal politleri shall we teach them TO
Mnrship money or the man who has ~
shall We have special instructors TO
teach them how TO Kill postmnsters
nlid th0lr wives and children because
OF their complcNionf shall we have
Illustrations showing In enlarged pie
lures the works Of our moba within the
at a. Ia
south Carolina and Illinois? shall We
teach them how to organize trusts 80
u'n or Two mon can raise the
price OF nocesnitiea OF life to all the
peoplc3 Shall We print Linooln's Get
tysburg speech no that II win read a
government OF all people by part OF
the people for n few pcople?"
"uentlemen, you may say l bellttln
our own institutions. oh no, I simply
call attention To the beam In our own
eye 10 prevent. " possible. our brcnk-
ing our neck trying To ilnd tho mute
away.
Have we the right 10 purchase Sow
ofeigntyi And N We have such a right
have We the right TO purchase Il fiom
spain, who had no right, and whose
title We have already ,liscredlted
among the irtipna OF The world? IL
we purchase the spanish title OF SOW
ereignty, we would have tho trust titleP
Who wants 10 Hovcra the philippine
| iFlandHf who among US Wishes To
vote FOR laws here TO govern item. TO-
900 miles away? | never saw tauir
homes I never spoke with ole ~ them.
ard don't know their language
c0uia not I've In their climate; I 'on't
know their Instructions VIM "a there
here n this hall In Wpshitgton. I NY,
To write laws 20 rovcrn these peopiis
whose very lanB, axe We 10 not know.
CRISIS 10 PAST.
"Ah, Mr.. President. the fever has
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