The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23

was proceeded with in the senate today.
- Trf-'au opposed the report on he
E--- .... . senate conference had
...-.- .a... ...-. .a... .- ... Ne
spoke r.-rae. .r .-a.-r
4 ...-..- one r.s.- 1E rle T
..s ann .le said mat .-e
...#..r r-. .-.- -reE a---
CO . BEFORE .la
Mr. TiIimaH Cs.-.-.raL sera.- -..-
OF supplying food 10 the suAe4--l u... "
Porto Rico and said that the effect Of -
would be to interfere with the supply OF
labor in the island; for il the working peo-
Ile got food for nothing they would rot
labor. The effect Of il would be TO make
the United States Government an eleemo-
synary institution. But that feature OF
the bill, he said. had not been put forward
until Republicans found themselves face to
face with the dilemma and sought 70 es-
cape IL by getting out Of that hole.
Mr. SpOoner put question TO Nr- Till
man and the answer was; I do not know
how il is. but l am in favor OF free trade
with Porto Rico I do not believe in one
part OF the United States taxing another
part. There is already on foot an effort
TO discriminate against the industry Of my
State by Incorporating in the Constitution
OF the United States an amendment allow
ing Congress to regulate the hours Of Ia
bor.'
Mr.. GaIlinger-WiH the Senator explain
how there would be any injustice done TO
his State by the policy Of uniform labor
hours for labOrers in this country How
would that initiate against the interests
Of the people of South Carolina
Mr.. Tiliman-BecauSe the climate is not
uniform in the United States. In my State
there are only three months Of winter. and
for half Of that time out-Of-dOor labor can
I. be carried on. whereas in come Of the
Northern States there are six months Of
the year when outdoor labor cannot be
| carried on. We have the advantage that
God has given US in sunshine and you can
not get round it, / am opposed to any leg
! islatiOn that interfereS with local condi-
( tions and / am opposed 10 having one pOr-
I tion Of The United States rob another por-
| tion.
| Mr.. Perkins asked Mr.. Tillman whether
/ he vas in favor Of free trade with Porto
I Rico and other acquired colonies where
/ labor was only 10 or Is or % cents a
/ day
/ Mr.. TiIlmsn-If we continue to hold the
/ Philippines I will be in favor Of free trade
/ following the faF.
/ Mr. Perkins-The question of holding
! those Islands is not under consideration
\ We acquired them by treaty. and they be-
! long 10 tlre United States as much as
[
Of the Union. Whether we viii give them
/ away afterwards or will keep them they
/ belong 10 US now. And is the Senator from
/ South Carolina IN favor Of the peOn con-
| tract labor there coming into competition
( with American labor?
/ Mr.. TiIlman-There is an old legal axiom
/ that a man cannot take advantage Of his
/ own wrong and those who voted 20 bring
| into the country those Islands with their
| cheap contract peon and Malay labor were
I told OF The results that would follow the
/ ratification OF that treaty. And You could
/ not get the votes necessary to make that
/ treaty law until you had bought some men
/ to vote for IL. And the question whether
( that wrong 10 American labor. that wrong
10 our citizenship that wrong to the suffer-
/ ing people of the Philippines who have
/ themselves protested against being subiu-
4 Eate5 u American arms. is before the
/ American people today. 1t is almost the
| only question before tho people and they
| will determine In November whether the
/ flag will mean one thing in the United
K States. another thing in Porto Rico, and
I another thing in the Philippines