The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-26

pious and simple. brave and heroic.
but careless of the great wealth lying
their hands, Indifferent to its
civilzing influence and disposed to live
their own simple lives in their wv
simple way. They n the last link
that connects us with one of the great
heroic epochs in the worlds history.
. great nation, having racial tenden-
cies similar to our own, has seen the
present deplorable condition of affairs
among the South African people, and
has determined to improve and civilize
them in the same way we are imprcv-
ing and civilizing the simple, but brave
Filipinos. They are not succeeding so
well, unfortunately, in their SELF i'm
posed task as we are. The Africand-
ers are proving themselves worthy
sons of heroic sires. They are making
an heroic fight and one which has be-
come the wonder and admiration or
mankind throughout the world. Be-
cause of what we in common with
mankind owe to their blood; because
they are bravely fighting a ruthless
of their homes and firesides;
because they are fighting for the sliber-
ty to govern themselves and their af-
fairs in their own way because when
they go down another rejublic will
have persisted, they undoubtedly carry
with them in their struggle the pro-
found sympathy Of the American peo-
pie. In other days our sympathy
would have been expressed through
governmental channels; but now the
ghost of liberty murdered in the Phil
ippines, stands in the way. We cannot
even preserve a decent neutrality be-
tween this heroic people and their as
SailantS."
He asserted that the annexation of
the Philippines would debauch the Cit
izenship of this country. The Filipi-
nos" he said, will have all the privi-
1eges of citizens of the United States,
as to themselves and their products.
n will be to pauperize the labor of
the country; to pit the 10, 600. 900 under
paid and underfed Filipinos against
the mechanic, the artisan and the la
boring man of this land"
Senator Turner urged the adoption
Of a declaration by congress of it's pur-
pose to confer self-government on the
Filipinos, claiming it would stop the
war instantly.
senator Depew, of New York, from
the committee on international expo
sitions, favorably reported a joint reSo-
luton, authorizing the president to ap-
point a member of the Daughters of
the Revolution as a representative of
this government at the unwilling of the
statue Of La Fayette at the Paris ex-
position and also to represent the gov
at the exposition.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, called
attention to the fact that there was an
understanding that 10 woman should
represent This government at the Paris
exposition, the French government
having objected to women representa-
i've
Senator Depew replied hat he knew
of no such restriction, but Senator AL
lison said that such a restriction was
made.
The senate without acting on the
resolution, went, into executive session
and at 4:4S O'Clock p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house was in session but forty
minutes today, n nothing of public
Importance was done, except to refer
to the speaker for settlement a dis
pute between h appropriations and
h military affairs committees rela-
tive to the estimates for the appropri-
atoms for the manufacture Of small
arms at the Rock Island the and
Springfield armories. Both commit
tees claim jurisdiction.