The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-01

Webster. 1t is not true that the United
States had no existence before the con-
stitution was framed. 1t existed long
before save in an ultra technical sense.
HE constitution refers to it in two
places that l know of. In speaking of
judicial powers it refers to treaties
made or to be made. 1t refers also to
all debts contracted or entered into be-
fore the constitution as being as valid
as when made by the confederation.
"Our relation to acquired territory is
that Of owner. The third section Of the
fourth article Of the constitution says
that congress shall have the right to
dispose of a territory belonging to the
United States. 1t may be a tyrannical
and autocratic power, but it is So OF
course, that does not apply to the ter
ritory acquired by the four treaties in
early history. Fortunately some of the
amendments protect the inhabitants of
any territory we may secure in proper
ty, religion and educational rights. In
short, we may have the right to acquire
the Philippines and enact laws for their
government without making them cit
liens We are, Of course. under present
conditions, bound to hold the Philip
pines until law and order is established
Il am heartily in sympathy with Sen
ator Hears views as to the peril pre-
scented. | could almost wish that with
our brave soldier boys at home, those
islands were sunk beneath the sea. The
taking them over may be the beginning
of the end of our institutions. But there
has not been a day since the first of
last May when we could have taken our
hands off the Philippines as a matter of
political possibility without arousing
the martial indignation of our people.
We would not and could not leave the
Philippines in state of anarchy.
IT am not one of those who would
Iiken Aguinaldo to Boliver and other
great leaders. He was gone when
Dewey arrived at Manila; he had been
bought. and who Is to say that he might
not be bought again? Then, too, he and
was an entirely different case from that
presented by Gomez in Cuba.
THE great duty that confronts us
now is to extend the enlightening infiu-
ences of this republic to the new terri
tories, to establish order there, to find
out who the people are to be governed
and then to govern them Alright, 1t be-
comes us to hope for the best, to stand
by the president and the country"
AT meeting Of the society, previous
to the lecture, the following commit
tees were appointed:
Archeology-Hon w. ]. Forbes. Mrs.
H. M. Forbes, Hon. Stephen Salisbury.
Local history and genealogy--Mrs. c.
Van D. Chenoweth, A. M, Daniel Kent,
Mrs. G. I. Kent, Mrs. r. B. Dodge, Jr.,
B. T. Hill.
General history-C. r. Johnson, j. P.
K. Otis. Prof G. II. Haynes, Miss Ella
L. Dwyer, Miss j. c. Aldricn.
kins, Gen. r. H. Chamberlain, Lieut..
B. Hopkins, Mrs. M. M. E. Brown.
Ancient manuscript, publications,
paintings and engravings-E r. Thorn
son, Esq, Mrs, S. B. Paine, Mrs. f. C.
lockwood, Herbert Wesley, Mrs. e. d.
Library-Hon. c. G. /washburn Prof.
A. II. Vinton, d. D., G. M. Thayer,
Esq.
Museum-Joseph Jackson, Miss Helen
Banfield, F. E. Williamson, Mrs. e. 70.
williamson e. p. Sumner, Mrs Sarah
Sumner, Mrs. "a. S. Wood.
Publications-C. f. Darling, Mrs.
KATY Darling, Miss NJ L. T. Coggs-
we'll, C. C. Baldwin, Mrs. E. L. I. Bald
win.
Membership, geography and resolu-
tions-B. J. Dodge, T.. Il. Thompson,
Rev. Almon Gunnison, Hon. A. B. II.
Auditors-G. A. Smith E. P. King, L.
A. Ely. - ,r,u.
Nellie f. Rogers, Mrs. E. D. Bates, Hon.
Theodore Bates, C. A. Williams, Mrs.
r. r. Winslow, Mrs. NJ. H. Wyman,
j. A. Sake Mrs. f. D. Harris.
class work-Rev. G.. w. Kent, Mrs.
T =, futile, Mrs. p. D. Burlington, Hon.
%. B. stoddard. DR.. Amanda Bray Miss
| G. A. Bacon, Dr. G. Stanley Hall
| Marking historic spots-B. w. Potter,
ESQ, c. G. Reed, A. P. Rugg, Esq, Jas.
Logan. w r. Brooks.
Photographic work-Nathaniel Paine,
A. NJ. Miss Fl. r. Clarke, ]. G. Ly-
ford. Mrs. J. G. Lyford, p. l. Comma
Mrs. A. w. Comins, Mrs. A. b. Chaffee,
II. W. Wheeler.
Finance A. Chase, A. G. Bullock.
It. II. Dewey.
q. w. Bsssett and George II. sawin
were elected to membership in the So
ctety