The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
MASON MAKES KICK
Demands That His Bill Be Brought
Forth.
IT EXPRESSES SYMPATHY FOR BOEUS
Senator Wants the Issue Met One Way or
the Other-Lodge Speaks
For President.

A Washington special says: Soon
after the senate convened Wednesday
Mr.. Sullivan, Of Mississippi, offered o
resolution that the Philippine islands
are tho rightful property, honorably
acquired, OF the United States, and
hat "while the misguided Filipinos
continue the present war brought on
hy them against the rightful authority
of the United States so long as sim
Gle gun in their hands is trained upon
our flag no expression OF intention as
to the future course OF the United
States with respect to them should be
made by the United States senate"
Mr.. Sullivan asked that the resolu.
ton lie on the table until he should
call it up.
Mr.. Mason, OF Illinois, then gave
notice that after the morning hour
Thursday he would enter q motion
that the committee on foreign rela-
lions be discharged from further con.
sideration OF his resolution expressive
OF the senate's sympathy for the Beers
in their struggle with Great Britain.
He had, he said, introduced the reso-
luton on December 6, and 1t had been
in the hands Of the committee ever
since.
II have no intention OF violating the
rules Of the senate" said Mr.. Mason,
but 1t is clearly the intention Of the
committee on foreign relations to take
no action in regard to the resolution
and I want it brought into the senate
and placed on the calendar.
THE committee could give us re-
port II it would. II a majority OF the
committee ia opposed to the resolution,
let them report adversely. That would
be making some progress. I am salts.
fed that 95 per cent Of the people Of
the country are in sympathy with the
Beers in their war with Great Britain
and am just as certain that majority
Of this body would favor the resolu-
ton l introduced. 1t is merest child's
play for us to sit here aud not be able
to get vote upon it,"
In accordance with the notice pre-
viously given, Mr.. Lodge, of Massa.
chusetts, then Addressed the senate on
the Philippine question. Az chairman
of the committee on the Philippines,
and as a member of the committee on
foreign relations, Mr.. Lodge was ex.
pected to make notable utterance on
the question. He was given, there.
fore, an attentive hearing by both his
colleagues on the floor OF the senate
and by a large concourse OF auditors
in the CALLER les.
Mr.. Lodges speech was based upon
the bill introduced by Mr.. Spooner, Of
I Wisconsin, yestipg in the president
authority to govern the Philippines
until congress should otherwise pro-
vide for legislation.
Senator Lodge declared that 1t
would he great mistake at this time
to undertake any far.reaching legisla-
ton dealing with the Philippines.
The president, he said, should be
authorized to control the Philippines
! and our position should be clearly
I defined. He deprecated making a
party issue Of the Philippines. He
had been unable to discover what
I policy hfs political oppoLents pro-
posed. The resolutions offered by
senators on the other side present no
! policy, but Invite us to make prom.
ises.
Promises are neither action nor pol
icy, and, in the form Of legislation are
O grave mistake. Those which involve
us in pledges Of independence have
the additional disadvantages OF being
the one sure means Of keeping alive
war and disorder in the islands. II
We must abandon the Philippines, let
us abandon them frankly. II we mean
to turn them over TO dom estic anarchy
or foreign control, let us do it square
ly. II we are to retain them, let us
deal manfully with the problems.
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