The Portland daily press., 1900-03-08

| the United States he said,
1.-THE possession Of the Philippines
made us an eastern power. with the right
and, what was equally Important the
force behind the right 60 speak. Mr..
Hay, as Ssoretary OF State, has obtained
| from all the great covers OF Europe their
assent to our demand for the guaranty
of all our treaty rights In China and for
open door. I do not belittle one OF the
most important and most brilliant diplo-
matte achievements In our hundred years
Of national existence when l say that the
| ASSENT OF the other powers to the propo-
sitlons Of the United States was given to
the master Of Manila. They might have
turned us aside three years ago with n
shrug and smile, but to the power
which held Manila bay. and whose fleet
1oated upon Its waters, they were obliged
to give gracious answer. Manila, with
its magnificent bay, Is the prize and the
become one OF the greatest distributing
points, one OF the richest emporiums Of
the worl3s commeroe. Rich In itself,
with ell its fertile islands behind 1t, it
will keep open to us the markets of China
and enable American enterprise end In
telligenos to take . master share In all
the trade of the orient. We have been
| told that arguments Ike these are sordid.
Sordid indeed Then what arguments
are worthy Of considerations A policy
4
the people Of the United States, TO add
20 their employment, and TO increase their
/ wages, and which In Its pursuit requires
that we should save ths teeming millions
OF China from the iarkness Of tie Rus
sion winter, and keep them free, not
merely for the inooising Of commerce.,
but for the entrance OF the light Of
western civilization, seems to me q great
and noble policy, II thers ever was such,
and one which may well engage ths best
aspirations and the highest abilities Of
! American statssmanship.
81 do not believe that this nation was
raised up for nothing. I do not believe
j that 1t Is the CREATION Of blind chance.
I I have faith that it has great nilsson
In the world-a mission of good, mis-
sion of freedom. 1 believe that IL can
live mp to that mission; therefore want
to see 10 step forward boldly and take its
place at the head Of the nations. 1 wish
TO see 1t q master OF the Pacific. would
have IL fulhll what think IL its mani
fest destiny II 1t IL not false to the laws
= primrose path. / know we'll that in
the past We have committed grievuus
kes anc paid for them. done wrong
and made heavy compensation for 10.
STUN bled and fallen and suffered. But
we have always risen. bruised and grimed
sometimes, yet still we have risen strong
er and more erect than ever, end the
march has always been forward and on
ward.
al have uDbounded faith and pride in
my country. / am proud Of her past. aud
In that past read her future. do not
read IL In any vain or boastful tenn.
per, but with a spirit OF reverence and
gratituds for all that has gone, and with
/ q very hum bic prayer that we may make
the present and future worthy Of the
past"
IL was 3. 20 p. M, when Mr.. Lodge CON-
cludsd his address. He WAS cordially SON.
gra atsd by his coll sagues.
Mr.. Proctor Of Vermont said that in
connection with the speech of Mr. Lodge,
| hs desired to present seine letters he Rad
received from army officers now in the
Philippines.
message was received from the House
snnoun cling the death OF Hen. Alfred Q.
Hammer, AT Representative from Pennsyl-
vania, and the action of the Hcuss there
| on.
Proceeding Mr.. Proctor read q letter
| fr m Col. Kennon, in com mand Of the
S4th regiment in the Philippines. in
which he dealt fully with the situation
| there. He wrote from personal observa-
ton, he raid, and was assured, therefore,
Of the absolute truthfulness aud accuracy
Of every statement he m sde. The north
ern part OF the island of Luzon, had bean
olesred practically of insurgents in for
| m dAbls bodies, the few remaining being
In scattered bands. They hoped to be
able to discourage the Americans by oon-
DIT citing guerilla warfare. In the opin-
| ion OF Col. Kennon, the m ljority of the
Filip'nos with the exc 'psio, OF the saw
age Tagalcs wanted American control be-
cause the forcss under Aguir aldo preyed
upon the country and committed atrool-
ouI crimes against ths inhabitants. This
| desire for American rule had taken the
form Of burning Aguinalio In efiRy.
Col. Kennon was certain the illpinos
had no capacity for self government and
needed the strong hand OF some nation
TO guide and direct thsm. This hand,
he thought, the United States ought to
extend.
Col. Kennon encloGed with his letter
an official Filipino itaNmant to prove
that the precipitation Of hoEtilltiss thir-
teen months ego was premeditAssd on
the psst OF Aguinsldo and his associates,
and that responsibility did not rest upon
the Americans. Mr.. Penross then called
up the House resolutions upon thu death
or Mr.. Hammer and offered resolution
exp eSsiye of the sorrow of the Senate.
The resolution vas adopted aud oem-
mittee consisting of senator PeDross Of
PennsJ IvaD'a, Mason OF Illinois, Hans
brough Of North Dakota, Sullivan of Mis-
sissippi, and SCOTT of West Virginia, was
appointed to join the House committee
in attendance upon the funeral
As an additional mark Of respect the
Stnsts then adjourned.
After this appoin tmsnt Of a committee
TO attend the funeral, the House ad-
iourntd today out of respect to the
mory Of the late Repre- sentatlve Har.
mer.