Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-04
ARE AnTI-ADMlNISTRATI0N
ccagrenmen Who Oppose Presidcr, NsKin-
ley'i Policy in the Philippines.
The, Ne. nothing but Disaster Ia the
United states Becoming Possessed
at the, Islands.

~ the Merchants Association 81 tlpr.
ton ut the Ncndumc last n,ght num-
Der u interesting addresses on th' ~
turc policy ~ tho country were made
by gentlemen NJ prominence In national
anairH. The guests ~ the association
from outside ~ the state we're Senator
Perkins % California. Congressman
Dearmond u Missouri and Boutollc ct
Maine.
senator Perkins prcfaccd his remarks
by complimentary illusions to Sew
EnRiandH wealth aud business rncrry
ana also spoke ~ the great productive
ness of California. lie spoke cnihuHl-
hrtirnlly ~ ship building un the Pacific
coast, which had turned cut such nru
vessels nn the oregon, olympia ana
Monterey.
After referring to the annexation NJ
Hawaii. he said;
'''rhc war with Spain has developed
other questions. We made n dccinrt-
ton ~ itself more far-rcnchiuK than
any ~ VI anticipated or Imagined. We
have acquired Portn Rico. the i.ad-
roncH and a thousand or more -; the
Philippine Islands. I do not think II H.
very good business investment
have only To- call your attention - the
fuct OF their p"rtil.ntial character. that
there n not congressman today who
h not daily receiving hundreds ~ lci-
ters from volunteers In Manila urglrg
him To- have those volunteers dis.
charged. We viii come down nnV 10
the humanitarian standpoint, Ny
manufacturing friends, I do not believe
you viii find very much OF a market IN
future Tor your wares and merchandise.
Gen. AEuinRido says Spain does not
own tho islands. lie says the United
States have got only Manila AMI We
have got 80 900 men there To-day I frc
there arr six more regiments a. b. sent
and they win take another city In tac
island Of LuEnn. You say ! am not AZ
cNpunaioniSt. think would have boon
In favor 81 the annexation ~ Louisiana
" had lived at the time, but n 1crv
any analogy IN taking In these irnlnttd
groups ~ islands with ten Ia twcl,v
millions ~ AslatlcHf can "" tax them
without representation DO We want
such "a Heterogeneous class ~ pfiplr
brought into this country DID Ne
promise the Filiplnoa anything The
honor ~ the nation u pledged 10 that,
But We have not pledged Il TO the WI.
pinuH. We have 10000 troops there now
aud II viii cost the unitcd
states at least tGo,0OoO00 per
nnnum to maintain them IN l.us
ron and two OF the other lnrkc
islands there. IL u Just "a our own pco-
pies We have In the philippine islands
another element.-n million and a half
MohnmmrdnnH IN those Islands b"licv-
ing tho doctrine Of plurality of wives.
Yet some OF the journals that are advu.
eating expansion viii not permit "a
representative from utah to enter Con-
Hrcss because he nt one time said that
hts furcfatherH believed In pplyguniy.
They say the ilaE should not com"
down when once raised ! have 60 re-
cite the fact that Generals Taylor and
scott raised II I'm Mexico ana II came
down with honor. IL u today ilylnE
over the forts In cuba and In Havana
and u viii come down whom IL mis-
sion IN ended. l believe In building up
American trade and extending our COM
merce, hut Ia doing II through those
channels thnt Will best elevate and pro-
mote the dignity ana honor OF our
American people"
Congressman pcarmond. ~ Missouri.
was greeted with three cheers uH he
was introduced. tie said In parts
II cannot see how any Euod II 90
come to uH or to the people NJ the coun-
Try II IL m 10 carry the policy of cx-
pnnslon 10 the Islands OF the far distant
Pacific.
what have we 10 gain by the annex
alton OF the Philippine Islands; our
first duty N here, at home; the first
duty 10 the children and young man
hood of the country"
Mr.. pcarmond referred 90 the terms
Of the treaty and the disposition OF tho
islands.
"Somc ono haF said what would you
do-turn them back 90 the dominion
OF SPAIN No, ! say that eau not be-.
n the mcanost yellow cur that ever ca-
capped from the Spanish dominion and
found protection somewhere. whore tho
American fing nnatH. would be- the last
one to Kick him back into their hands.
We entered upon uur recent war Tor
the purpose Of freeing the cubanH. We
declared that there was no purpose uf
object 90 acquire territory or enter
upon war ~ conquest. n we are Co
perform our fun duty To the Philippines
and also az the same time do our
whole duty 10 our own people we win
allow them 10 enter IN their own way
md cot mn IhnLI- own nmAnrmmnnI-m