The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
s,coN TO VOTE AGAINST 1T.
D,ssREsOLUrION BEFORE HE
~ WILL FAVOR TREATY.

ut Apninst Colonial POIicy-Ba-
CoIIoauy With Plat and
,,o-Debate Take Up the Day.
washington, Jan. sl~-During almost the
-.,ro morning hour to-day the Senate
ga under discussion the policy of this
To be pursued in the Philippine
Islands.
Mr Kerry of Arkansas, in a speech upon
-. resolution offered by Mr.. Vest dis
enssed the policy of expansion without at
80 70 the constitutional point in the
1,ost resolution. He spoke from notes,
Ting with force and emphasis his objec-
lions 10 the pending treaty of peace.
of in November, 1885, he began, lit had
,.or known that the President at this
limo co soon after his inauguration, would
:. os.rg Congress for an army of 100000
-, n subiueate and reduce a people 1000
lis from our shores, who were endeav
arnp 10 establish a government for them
so,ves he would not have received a single
electoral vote in any state.
1.-THE daily abuse which is heaped upon
those who are opposing this scheme of i'm
,eriaIism and the criticism to which we
49,. Subjected by senators on this floor be-
cause We will not follow the President in
"a. wild scheme of colonization, certainly
ora not the best methods of attaining their
ends There are thousands and tens of
thousands OF our people who believe the
--or Of the overthrow of our inshu-
lions was never so great as at this time"
influence of Money Power.
Mr. Berry adverted to the great influence
If the money power and the
Daver of corporations exerted in
tba election of 1896, declaring that
President Mckinley owed his election 10
that power He declared that the money
mower was able to control nearly all the
daily newspapers, and they were able to
elect William Mckinley.
He said further that we had won glo-
rious victory in the late war, but that we
had fought Spain to free the Cubans from
her control and having accomplished that
purpose we could not now, without dis
honor make war upon the people of the
Philippines to subject them to our control.
1T has been urged said Mr. Berry,
chat we hold those islands and cannot
release them now. That is not true. Ac-
oording to the protocol we hold only the
mander of the islands are not under our
control"
Mr. Berry said that the opponents of.col-
onzation were being urged to agree to the
ratification of the treaty, and after such
ratification Gen. Otis might push forward
his battalons and kill those who are fight
ing simply for freedom.
In urging the ratification of the treaty
and advocating the colonization scheme of
adv v,fetra tir,7 ba n ipIr
tors were making a record to be proud of.
The Greatest Government.
Mr. Berry, referring to an allusion made
that he had not always earnestly support
ed the government of the United States,
said it was true he had served in the Con-
q tolerate army, and that there had never
been a day of his life since
that he was not proud of that service,
vet he believed that the government
Of the United States under which we We're
now living was the greatest on the face
of the earth
81 will never vote, however" he declared
with great emphasis, Ito place upon any
people policy against which Lee fought
and against which Jackson gave up his
life"
Mr. Piatt of Connecticut then addressed
the Senate upon the various resolutions.
He said:
This resolution is one of a series of
resolutions which have been introduced
from time to time in this body with view
TO declaring what our policy is not to
DE- 30 TAR as l have heard, nobody ex-
cept the senator from Massachusetts (AIr.
Hoar) has signifed what he thought the
pohcy OF the country ought to be-"
Platt's Idea of Resolutions,
After anslyzing the several resolutions
OUGIe0. h.
Iuuoh, ne said il could mean but one thing
ana mat was that if the treaty were ratifi-
ed II would be the duty of this government
70 teHuqulSh the Philippines Immediately 10
the inhabitants without reference to our
rights in the premises.
Inc resolutions do not say So" inter-
JsC'eu MI Bacon. Indeed, they say quite
the contrary"
Ihereupon Mr.. Plat read the resolutions
and said IF the statements mad In
tnese resolutions are true, no other con-
1siu0lIoH could be placed upon them by
IIe lnhaotants of the Philippines than
uot me islands are to be turned over to
them Immediately"
~ Ii, Fidtt went on to say that he had
i ,S war which had ended gIoriously for
go,o eoulIlry and for the cause of free
1ov, ' 1Il throughout the world, and
Nv, almost six months since the Droto-
~ was signed, the treaty Of peace. which
''o peen agreed upon, was not ratified.
re-, I,e'urning to the situation as it now con-
,n me country, Mr.. Plat paid his re-
spects to Aguinadlo:
,o,5 situation in the Philippines he
H. IS critical, Agulnaldo is in arms
Iinits using arms furnished him by the
WI WI states. That is the situation
in III eise but the United States is he
troot tnis against? The ratification of this
Icy Icy Will give the United States the
c lsre 70 say to Aguinaldo: we are in
you dare 9''ii''s' Attack us II
tbor9.a snort time the defiance of our an
viii VIII melt away, and a government
me-, Nv established In those islands i'm
do cons 1Ldp!y superior to any that Aguinal-
~ eould possibly make
ColIOquy With Bacon.
mi AIT, Plat pointed out that to defeat tba
w ~ea'E would relegate us to ststa IF ~
tell iesulS nobody could fore
IN ' sa,. bdcon again Interrupted Mr. PLATE
worIS mar the adoption of his resoI,tion
NJ r1Sure the ratification of the treaty
presertl i9'I maintained that the situation
tss.''eo was not reasonable No dr.
"Wii, vi pohcy could now be made
"uW nat he inquired, with enonbasis
trati, some senator tell me, is the admins,
0ti. TO do? Are we to recall Dewev '. md