The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-31
BEIER|D1E HAS TIL. floor
Senator from Indiana Delivers an
Elaborate Address Express
ing His Views.
FOR FREE TRADE AND RECIPROCITY.
Vote On an Anne dment shows which
Way the Wind In BIOwinE-rrop-
ositiun to strike Out Provision
for ~ Per CenL TarIn Defeated
IH to ~

cncC report ON the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill was agreed to
by the senate soon after ii convened
Thursday.
y concurrent resolution offered by
Senator Culbersou (Tex1 directing the
secretary of war and the secretary of
the navy to keep "Seasonahly advised"
the families of wounded soldiers and
sailors of the condition of the men was
agreed 10.
Consideration of the Porto Rican
tariff and government bill was then re-
sumed.
Senator neseridge Nnd) addressed
the senate in support of the proposition
for free trade between the United
States and the island of Porto Rico.
Mr.. HeNrrtdge's speech.
The kcynotes of Mr Hevcrldge's utter
anccs were free trade aud reciprocity FOR
Porto Rico. lie favored separating the
civil government and tarin features ot the
hlll SO that the former might become "a
law ut once. whether free trade L. cat
ried or not
Senator Beyertdge spoke Ia part as fol-
lows.
ITO treat Porto Rico ns we treat LA.
wall ana to deal with the latter na We
deal with the Philippines, and TO apply
tO all without delay the same fixed
formula OF laws which custom and Ia
tcntion Of statehood has prescribed for
our territories from which our states are
formed. II Il proposition as mad II ~
novel
More than any people of history events
are placing us where We may command
and compel the peace of the world. Porto
Rico, Cuba. tho canal, Hawaii tho Phillip
pines, make us literally the sovereign
power among tho nations. | say make uA
the master people OF the world for I
never Will believe that we will surrender
our possessions To othera because we can.
not invent sane aud appropriate methods
for their government and control | will
never believe that our constitution man
ncles our hands and narrowa our vision
and numbs our brain. l Will never admit
that our constitution is such charter
of death,
Issue Involves Keeping Islands.
1.-THE first issue under debate Involves
the keeping of our new possessions For
one I rejoice that we have them. For one
7 believe that we have them by this de-
ereeH Of a Providence. which. In all our
history, has uutrnu the weak and haltina
wisdom of presidents and congresses. For
ono I accept IN" privileges, duties aud the
bulNFHH VI HNi EtfhHittH III tue NflflN Nh"
pressed to ms by our great admiral. aA
we stood on the OiYmpiaa heroic decks
and looked across the beautiful city 10 tho
blue mountains of Luz9n. when he pnid
to me. a higher power than mine WIS
IN this business, "A higher Will and IA wis
dom than ours unfurled that flag over
this ocean empire. ours now and ours for
ever II we surrender them 20 more dts
corning and powerful peoples. succeeding
generations will curse the folly and tho
crime that not only yielded our high ad-
vantage. but placed the republic at the
mercy Of It's possible future foes"
Reciprocity aad Free Trade.
After dealing with the constitutional
question Involved at considerablo length
Mr. BeyeridEe came to the question af
reciprocity and free trade, lie said Ia
part
RECIPROCITY with Porto Rico will help
that island. IA cannot hurt uB. No. IL will
help VS. more thBn II will help Porto Rico.
IL affords us safe experiment with our
possessions al the very beginning Of our
experience hs an administering power For
nation OF 19.B1 90 people with nm Inn
perinl continent for it's home. and practlcsd
Ia all the arts of Industry. cannot suffur
In competition with a little island smaller
than a single county Of TeEaa, !, ,z00 miles
from our shores. and pn6pled by less then
one s-Havantieth Of our number 1f inhabi.
tanta. poverty stricken and PROSTATE, iK-
norant Of the meaning of self government.
and behoidlnK modern civilization hs
through . glass darkly. " the American
republic. Just embarked upon the grand
est world career Of all time. fears com.
petition with tho least ~ It's posseHhiona
let US strike 0uT rolOrH ne sovereign
power. tack from our course marked o'.f
by the high Inspiration ~ great sysnts
put back to the port Of decay. Ru out nf
commission. AMI lot the mighty voyage on
which Ws started be- sailed by b0idrr
hearts lofflct faiths ana eyes 0f clearer
vision.
Measure of Economic wisdom.
"RsciprDcity with Porto Hiro II not only
n matter 0f duty. ~ is measure nf
economic wisdom. II ~ the reciprocity
for which the great statesmen 81 the re
public have planned and toiied. And n
ls reciprocity not with q foreign country.
bat with our owu possession. II n "a re,l-
pF0Nlty gf HWture. Porto EicHH products
supply what We need and cannot 70 well
produce. ~e Aupp3Y Nhht Porto RICO needs
ard cannot 30 Arlt produce When guf
markets are open ~ Porto iurah products
Industry will And must ~ necessity bs
stinal4ted aa bF iau wine 9f life itself
al through cur island. the people Will |
prosper. money viii pour into thsif with
rcd hsnds aH1 Porto His0. u8w des0iats |
v Ill he placed ia the pusitigH ~ prosperity
Justified hg ttM resources. ifH tsleatlgf4 ard
its possibilities And wifh hsF prosperity
she will in turn eHa9w Ua Her markets |
" III exclusively be auFa. for pHF faffH
o Ralnst Europe ard she world viii be her |
tariff against Eatgfle sHd ths wgTsa ard |
30 our ei0thihR aud hgar and corn and |
iapismenta ard all abe products of our
farms and mills and t9ams viii have Ga
.Iasfye markets There
Eject Of Closing Markets.
sTsnt fo eiess our markets 10 auf osn |
fsstHatazfan Gf 10 make tftgNa markets dear
sfd dlfneuit ts ~ take from guf masses /
ihe faee@sitIea produced On our own terri /
tory. and 80 ma - the tahFhafs ~ sHf own /
ds yesdsueY dear ana difficult - gaf pro- /
1ursfH a. 10 dFs4V t9 ourselves the Gf+
pofBnitr 70 ssa our pas prod 3eta 10 9Hr |
yNr gs,sssesHf9n. II Ia HIt aattgh which even /
Ihs necessity for instant financial relief /
eoula b9t render snduFBbis ~ tha gov i
president u fire Fap8biie. true 90 his fa- J
User s9lleitads for psrto RICO. true 10 1
b3z Constructive N&afnarnAHNfigs has. i
isrsgaRh Ehs legal asad constitutional meth Il
% ~ as exae Btiss HaasRARa ~ TIE HsHMfe
sna the kSHae. recommended Tbs Fsllsf 70 i
lhs Island by thH sppF9pFiH ligH ~ more i
hsa g. 6fasa Whtsh. In tBFn. relieves the /
congress ~ TIRE Eniisd States frga eann-
p.fttnR an anebAe against stAfssnmfssssp /
lss which n was driver by fhA abx9iEits ntss
reaAlty fsf fandA for the island And that
rsa1s1 rsasud4iion Ns have adopted
Senator Berry introduced the follow.