The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-02
TELLER URGES RATIFICATION.
SAWS WE SHOULD CONTROL PHIL
IPPINE COAL DEPOSITS.

Th;nlxs the Islands Would BE Advan-
..eeous on That Accommodations
l.. senator Says He Is With the
1,ubIican Administration on the
rxnansion QuestiOn--HOar Says
Tbat Is the Policy Which VIII
Disrupt the Party.
washington, Feb. 1.-Senators Teller and
7,oor were, the speakers in the executive
-..stos, Of the Senate to-day. Mr.. Teller
ro,da a set speech in support of the treaty,
81 Mr. Hoar replied. Both went over
oh Ground that had been covered be-
core but some new points were brought
out.
Mr. Teller devoted especial attention to
+he CAPABILITIES of the Filipinos for self
,overnment. He contended that they had
not vet reached the stage where they could
:. ooneidered capable of taking care of
.haroselves. and he based much of his ar
,rr,ent upon the incapacity demonstrated
-, their leader Aguinaldo. He read ex-
tracts from the Philippine leaders procla-
nation. contending that they demonstrated
b.vond question that he was ignorant of
the first principles of popular government,
and especially of a democratic form of
aoyernment He referred to the fact that
tho Fnipino leader had In some of his pro-
npnciamentos spoken as a dictator which
the Colorado senator said did not accord
nr;tb the professions of democracy made
for him.
inheritance of Coal Deposits.
Mr. Teller also referred to the general
situation in the Orient and enlarged upon
tho necessity for the United States hold
ing the footing which had been secured
through what might almost be regarded
az nrovidelltal means. He dwelt on the
renorts of vast coal deposits in the Phil
innnes and said they were invaluable
m this account to any nation for in the
future the country which controlled the
coal deposits, of the world would domi-
nate the other nations both from a COM
nercal and military point of view.
Al present the United States, Great
britain and Japan control the principal
coal supplies and he predicted that so
long as they continued to control them
and were friendly with one another they
Uould hold the reins of power. Other Eu
ropean nations appreciate the importance
of the coal supply, and this fact more
Than anv other. accounts for the anxiety
of Russia and Germany to get a foot
hold in the Philippines. Russia was, he
said. especially grasping. and it behooved
this country to be on Its guard against
the encroa chments of that great power.
In conclusion Mr.. Teller referred to his
antagonism to the administration, saying
that he expected to oppose the party i'm
power in the next campaign, but strongly
as he felt on the questions which separat-
ed him from that party he was neverthe-
less willing to sink party questions and
subordinate partisan advantage to what he
believed to be a much broader View-a
patriotic rather than a partisan view.
No Doubt of His Attitude.
Rising to reply, Mr.. Hoar said that
there could be no doubt of Mr.. Teler's
attitude toward the Republican party after
his anxiety to have the treaty ratified had
been made SO evident, for he could not
possibly do anything that would go farther
toward encompassing the Reorganization
and defeat of the Republican party than
to make certain the ratification of the
pending treaty.
Mr., HOar devoted the greater part of his
reply to a defense of Aguinaldo whom he
compared to Simon Bolivar the South
American patriot 1t will be remembered
he said that Bolivar also had upon one
occasion taken upon himself the title of
dictator. and yet, who on this account,
could accuse the Bolivian liberator of be-
ing false TO his people or to their aspra-
tons for freedom. Aguinaldo mad so far
shown himself to be a sihrewd and able
leader and he had not by any act of mis-
shown himself to be incapable of the high
est degree of leadership
HOar ArOuses Davis.
During the course of his remarks, Sena-
tor Hoar said that the argument had been
advanced that the United States should
be near at hand to participate in the pre-
ulcied partition of China, and proceeded
TO say that this argument indicated a dis
position TO grasp even more territory than
nad yet been taken. Such a policy he
tnought should be nipped in the bud, as
ne was very confident that the people of
tne United States would not profit by
Joining the European powers in their eff
lorts 10 distribute among themselves the
possessions of this ancient empire.
inns last remark brought Senator Davis
10 MS feet While mis- name had not been
mentioned, 1t was evident that Mr. Hoar
aluuCa 10 remark of the Minnesota sena-
UoI. Inc latter said he had not advanced
any participation by the United States in
ple process of acknowledgements but that
ne e Hau only alluded to its probability and
ndu sald merely that the United States
interests. '"Ai