Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-28
PLATT ON EXPANSION.
Speech of New York Senator the Feat
ure of Yesterdays Senate
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Particular in
terest was manifested in the senate to-
day in a brief speech delivered by Senator
1. c. Piatt. of New York, on the general
subject Of expansion. Mr.. Platt took for
his text the anti-expansion resolution Of
1ered by Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, but in the
course of his speech merely touched upon
the constitutional question involved in the
proposed declaration. He spoke in clear,
resonant voice. and not only because this
was the iirst speech he has delivered in
h,.s hne sehdte since his return to the body,
thoughtful and we'll considered statement,
he was accorded the undivided attention
| Oh ms colleagues on the floor and a large
tnougn quiet vein of humor ran through
the speech. sharply pointing his state
menis: ia,ia He toek strong ground for the
Senator Platt said In conclusion:
Mr. President. don't know, and 1 don't
@ anink anyone else can know, just what
ought 10 be done with the Philippine isl
ands. beyond this-that We ought as i'm.
stantiy as possible, to complete the with
apawai Of their sovereignty from the king
assume its obligations and prlSentIv 10
d!scnarse them until We have had full op-
porituIiIy ii IN Our own councils to determine
trar tnear pest disposition. This is all that the
itIeaIy OF Paris proposes or imposes. 1t
Is all That the administration has ar any
time suggested. 1t is no more than a "a f.
iasa a.sa ions GbouserWatlve policy advises. 1t is no
| Is a piain clear, positive duty. 1t is one
" " tnose duties that are not to be got rid
| oa Ds evasion nor even by denial. Ii would
remain after You had rejected the treaty.
| ~ hes IN the nature of the situation. Your
army your navy and your nag are at Ma
viii nU9 RU, isn ;sn add to their dangers if you
OF the nation must be done
.rina Gmoer Ihe arrangement concluded last ev-
eins; eGnslderation hi Of the pension appro-
4 PIiation DilI was resumed, Mr.. Gorman of
MARYLAND, desiring to submit some remarks
After calling attention to the large
amount carried by the measure-aboiIt
Sl45. .000. .000-Mr. German said tiat. notwith.
| standing the fact that II per cent of our
sased eaers IN ~fS fSe mad oeeR and were still en-
countries, were suffering from illness that
would make them proper applicants for
the pending measure for this increase in
AZ this point Mr. German was interrupts
he had been informed by a prominent Of
ncer from Cuba, before June, or July at
Inc a,,,a latest. s the entire army on the island
would be down with illness.
| Continuing, Mr.. German said that the
war wal with Spain would swell the pension
| were not recalled from the tropical cline
by the LIST of next September.
| Within three years from this date" >"
| Aua: III cOuCluSlOn, the pen.
sion roll will amount to s165, 200 a year,
III you add to that the cost of maintain
! ing your army (sl 900 NAM, the American
| republic viii, in the year 1900 expend more
| money fer its army and pensioners than
| any other nation on the face of the EARTH
That Is fact which the American people
| Will have to face, and they ought to know
| now, In advance. what is coming to them
| II the schemes and projects that are be-
Ing forced upon US are carried out"
| Mr.. Perkins, of California in charge of
! the measure replied briefly to Mr. German,
saying that the committee had drawn the
bill according to the estimates furnished
! II by the department. as always had been
done. Referring to the speech OF Mr. But
| ler OF North CaIonina. last evening. Mr..
Gallinger. Of New Hampshire, thought il
| was a trife late to enter now upon the dis
cussion of questions with respect to the
| grea civil conflict, that has been decided
for all time more than a third of CEN
| tury ago. The question of states' rights
had been submitted to the arbitrament Of
| the sword, and had been so decided. He
| expressed his satisfaction that Senator
Bate and Senator Pettus, both distin-
| guished Confederate soldiers had spoken
| as they had with reference to Mr.. Butler S
proposition, and the sentiment he had ex-
| pressed In his speech.
| The pension bill was then passed.
| At 2:O7 p. m, on motion of Mr. Davis
| chairman of the committee on foreign re-
| lations. the senate went into executive ses-
| sion.