The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-23
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Africa, said ne a. mere shandf ul, pIoiiss
and simple, brave and heroic but careless:
Sof the great wealth lying und ers their
s hands, fndifre TO 8 its cirilizing lu-S
/. cnce and disposed to 1ive their5oWn sim
4 pie lives In Il heir ownf simple ways They
are the last link that connects US with
4one Of the great heroic eppchs in the
worlds history. "A great nation. having
racial tendencies, similar to our own, has
seen the present deplorable condition Of
affairs among this South African people,
!: and has determfned to improve and civ
tilize them in the same way we are i'm
proving and civIl;zings the simple. but
i brave, Filipinos.. They are not succeed:
ling 50 well unfortunately, in their self
imposed task as we are. The Afrikanders3
ARE proving themselves worthy cons of
heroic sires. They are making anrheroic4
fight, and one which has become the
wonder and admir- ton Of mankind
z throughout the world. Because Of what
we in common with mankind owe to their
hi bod, because they are bravely fight
in & ruthless invader of their homes and
fir. fsides, because they are fighting for the
3lbe Cty to govern themselves and their
5affa drs IN their own way, because when
they go down another republic Will have
peris he'd, they undoubtedly carry with!
them in their struggle the profound sym
patty of the American people. In other
days our sympathy would have been ex-s
pressed through govern7ne entail channels
But nDw the ghost of liberty muddled
in the Philippines stands in the way,
and emands our neutrality between:
these heroic people and their assailants.
WOlJLD DEBAUcII CITIZENSHIP
He asserted that the annexation of the
Philippine would debauch the citizenship
Of this country.
"The Filipinos,' he said will have all;
the privileges; Of citizens of the United.
states as to themselves and their pro-
ducts. This will be to pauperfzeS the
labor Of the country, to pit the ten million
undergrad and under-fed Filipinos against.
the mechanic, the artisan and the
elaboring man of this land
!. Mr.. Turner urged the adoption OF q
declaration by Congress of its purpose to.
confer self-Sovernment on the Fflip;nos,
claiming 1t would stop the war instantly.
Mr. Depew, of New York, from the
Committee on International Expositions.
favorabIy reported a joint resolution
authorizing the Presidents,to appoint a
member of the Daughters Of the Revolt
ltion as n representative of this country.
at the unwilling of the statue of
Lafayette at the Paris Exposition. and
also to represent the country at the Ex-
position.
OI -NiSSOUIl,5 Cdlleu d.
iention to the fact that there was an
understa nding that no woman should re-
present this government. at the Paris En-
position. the French government having
objected to women representatives.
Mr.. Depew replied that he knew of no
such restriction, but aIr. Allison said that
such a restriction was made.
The Senate without acting on the
resolution. went into executive session and
at 4:45 P. M. adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22-The House
was in session but forty. minutes to-day
and nothing of public Importance was
done except to refer. TO the Speaker for
settlement a dispute between the ADDro-5
prations and Military Affairs committees,
relative to the estimates for the ;sppropria-s
lions for the manufacture. of small arms
at the Rock Island and Springfield
armories Both committees claim iuris-
n cft Ton