The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-27
DOCTORS ADVICE FREE.


| Grosvenor explained that the absurd
proposition to which he referred was the
assertion that the Cubans were free and
independent. With the declaration that
Cuba must be set free, he was substantial
ly in agreement
Mr.. Cox attempting to question him,
General Grosvenor turned on him and de-
manded that he tell under what rule of in
ternational law the United States could
turn over the Philippines to Spain while
/ it was at war with that nation.
The speaker declared that he did not
propose to discuss the disputes of the war.
! either naval or military. The world had
honored the United States until disgrace
| full pickering broke out at home. He
/ hoped that some day the public would dis
cover and would lash with scorpions the
man or set of men. who. through disap-
| pointed ambition, or whatever other OBJ
| ject had dared to tarnish, without proof,
any of the departments of the Govern
ment.
| Thrust Mt Miles.
The Republicans applauded loudly at
this covert aIlusion TO General Miles, as
/ did General Corbin, who sat in the execu-
tive gallery. Further on General Grosve-
! nor said that no man did his duty during
| the war better than General Corbin, and
proceeded TO pay a glowing tribute to the
| Adjutant General, to the President. and TO
| the Peace Commission at Paris. When the
! protocol was signed he said, there was no
! talk of beef
Gentlemen on the other side had said
/ that Dewey ought to have sailed away
] after destroying the Spanish fleet. This,
/ he said. would have been TO turn back the
! islands to the tyranny under which they
I had groaned for 300 years.
| Mr. Carnack interrupted with an asser-
/ ton that Dewey's leaving would have been
1 to turn over the islands 10 the insurgents.
I To this General Grosvenor replied that
! the Spanish army in the Philippines to-
/ day was four times as great as that OF
/ the United States-regarded as a most
| amazing statement.
Criminal Traitor.
General Grosvenor referred to Aguinaldo
as the greatest criminal traitor" of our
times. man who would not stay
bought" He said that the rebel chieftain
/ had burned President McKinley's procla-
nation and had shot the men who sought
! 10 publish it.
The speaker then read from the procla
I nation to show that the President had
/ said that he would preserve the Filipinos
! in ali their rights and liberties which was
the heritage of a free people. Thus the
! President had defined his intentions to-
( ward the islands.
In conclusion, General Grosvenor assert
ed that the President had not deviated
from the lines laid down last spring by
| Congress; that he had not gone beyond
his authority. and, more than all else, that
| the question of the Philippines was ques-
ton for the future. Until the Treaty had
/ been ratified it was out of the President 5
jurisdiction to make any declaration as TO
the Philippines country not Yet belong
ing to the United States.
Mr. Jett OF Illinois said General COrbin
had made Ave or six different statements
as TO the cost of the army under the bill
proposed. and that until some definite idea
OF its cost was obtained he objected to put
ting this great burden on the backs of the
people of the United States.
Mr. McRae of Arkansas spoke in opposi-
ton to the bill after which MIR. Bromwell
of Ohio took the floor with careful argu-
ment in favor of the bill. He said it was
conceded that the Philippines must be po-
Iiced for a time at least. The amount that
this would cost would be but t-ifie com
pared with what we might have to eXpend
If we did not make due preparation in
peace for the conflicts that might come in
the future.
MIR. Hepburn Follows.
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa followed. He ana
lived the arguments advanced against the
bill and attempted to show that they were
| pueriie He deplored Democratic assertions
that the United States intended to go to
war with the Filipinos, saying that he did
not think this was candid.
The pledge as to Cuba. he said, did not
extend TO the other conquests Of the war,
as the opposition was trying 10 make 1t do
These islands the United States were to dc
with as they pleased.
Mr. Hepburn then said that the Presi-
. dents famous speech regarding the flag
! had been garbled. He read from the man
! uscript of the Presidents address, and
not from the stenographer's notes of the
, speech, to prove that the President had
, asked who would deprive the Filipinos
of the protecting folds Of the flag.
: and not who would haul it down" AS a
matter of fact the published accounts of
, that speech said that the President laid
down his manuscript at that point, leaned
, forward and extemporized the electric APP
| peal to the South in regard to the flag.
! Mr.. Tongue of Oregon spoke in support
of the bill, saying that governments only
t dealt with governments, and not with in
dividuals 1t was not possible for the
Government to deal with the Filipinos.
He was followed by Mr.. Sims of Tennes-
! see, who paid a high personal tribute to
the President, but declared that he thought
that he WAS going wrong on this ques-
! ton.
i After his remarks the House took a re-
cess till o clock.
The Evening Session.
There were scarcely a dozen members on
the floor when the House reconvened. Mr.
, ! SuIloway of New hampshire said he IA
vored holding every grain of sand won by
: Dewey. and with that asked and obtained
leave TO print his further remarks in the
Record. and took his seat.
Representative Baker of Illinois was
/ next recognized. Mr.. Baker is nearly
blind and is weak and i'll. He therefore
asked that the remarks he had had pre-
pared should be read by the clerk. Per-
, mission was granted.
Mr.. Baker declared that he opposed the
/ annexation OF the Philippines. and thought
I that as soon the United States had re-
Y stored order it should at once quit the
D , islands. He thought that the wise thing
5 was to provide for any temporary exigen-
! cy, and not to buidl u an enormous stand
/ ing army, which would be difficult TO re-
D duce.
Representative Talbert OF South Caro-
lima argued that it would be crime tc