The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27
THE BACON RESOLUTION APP
PROVED.
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| PItOt ED.
At the caucus of the Democratic sena-
tors on Tuesday night the Philippine res
| olution offered in the Senate sometime
| ago by Senator Bacon of this state was
| tacitly approved as embodying the policy
| of the Democrats in respect to the Philip
! pines. Georgia's senior senator occupies
an enviable position IN the Senate. His
ability is admitted. and his position as
one of the most prominent of the Demo-
cratic leaders is recognized. The purport
Of the Bacon resolution is, that the gov
eminent should put down the instruction
in the Philippines as quickly as possible,
and after restoring peace and establish
ing a government, republican in form,
should entrust the Filipnos with the man
agement OF their own public affairs.
1t is his opinion that if Congress were
to adopt this resolution at once all resist
ance to our authority by the Filipinos
would cease, and we should have as do
cile a people in the Philippines to deal
with as We have in Cuba. There is not
much reason to doubt that this opinion is
correct. The Filipinos are tired of the
war, and would willingly submit to our
authority if assurance were given them
that they should have their independence.
A communication from Agunaldo's
chief agent TO the people of the United
States was published in the New York
Herald on Wednesday, in which the de-
sire was expressed that the President
should appoint a commission to visit the
Philippines and negotiate terms of peace
with representative Filipinos. or permit a
commission of Filipinos to visit Washing
ton for that purpose An arrangement of
that kind would suit Aguinaldo exactly.
1t would afford him an opportunity to get
out of very unpleasant position grace
fully. His petition for commission, how
ever. will not be granted. He had an OPP
portunity to confer with a commission
several months ago, and refused to inn
prove it, He then thought that he was
strong enough to dictate terms of peace.
Now his army is broken and scattered,
and he himself is a fugitive. It is hardly
probable, under the circumstances, that
the President will send a commission to
| him or receive one from him. There is
only one thing for him to do, and that is
to surrender Internationally. He is at the
end of his rope
His plans and his condition however,
have nothing to do with the Bacon reso-
luton. If Congress should decide to make
that resolution the basis of the govern
ments policy for dealing with the Philip
pines it would not, in ah probability, have
any dealings with AguinaIdo, or any one
of his immediate advisers and supporters.
The purpose of Aguinaldo and the group
about him is to establish themselves in
power, and not to promote the welfare of
the Fiipinos. But nothing will be done
towards determining the future of the
Philippines until all opposition to the au-
thority of the United States is put down.
There is not much prospect, however, of
the adoption of the Bacon resolution, and
less of its adoption while there is oppo-
sition to the authority of the United
States. Attention is called TO it more for
the purpose of showing that it has the
approval of the Democratic senators and
may be adopted by the Democratic Ma
tional Convention as expressing the Phil
ippine policy of the Democratic party.