The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-17
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krupp armor at price lower than any
other country in the world.
Kitchen, one OF the members who slim
81 the minority report, criticised what he
termed the general extravagance OF the
Dill and advocated the establishment OF
government armor plate factory to protect
the government against extortion.
During the debate Cummings raised
burst OF applause by stating that he be-
heved In keeping the army and navy in
the Philippines as long az single rebel
dehed the authority OF the United States
But when we have conquered them he
added Il am In favor Of treating them as
we propose to treat Cuba. On the whoIA
think the Filfpinos were more gallant than
the Cubans and certainly deserve as fair
treatment"
Foss Explains the Bill
After explaining the various items Of the
bin Foss said:
I'VE are building for peace; We are
building II not TO provoke war. but TO con-
serve international concord: we are build.
ing It I'm order that the nations may take
warning that II American honor Is assaulted
American valor will defend The nation
which is armed and equipped to fight IN
the least likely to be called upon to DO
so, The best peace conference Is a strong
and efficient navy. Sea power Is recognized
nation We ere building a navy TO main
tain our foreign policy; to defend the
Monroe doctrine and TO guard the pro-
posed Nicaragua canal, which ! trust viii
never be built unless the American navy
has the right as It has the ability 10 de-
fend In time of war.
while protection to ourselves was the
watchword OF the past century, commerce
Will be the watchword OF the coming We
will not only continue to build our own
ships OF American material, fashioned by
American hands. but at the same time we
Will build, as we have been building re-
Gently. ships for Japan and Russia and IN
time, by reason Of the decreased supply
OF iron and steel in other countries we viii
be building the navies of England. France
Germany and the other great naval pow
ers. Men VIII not embark In commercial
enterprises beyond the seas unless they
know that their own country has the
ability to protect them in every port and
harbor In the world. and when an Amerl-
can merchantmen goes to foreign ports
she will 20 there backed II necessary. by
an American man-of-war, to see to It hat
she has the rights and privileges OF the
most favored nations The American navy
will thus play an important part in secur-
ing our commercial supremacy.
THE American battleship would also
play" he said. "a not uncomfortable psrt
In the civilization OF the Filipinos The
American school marin with her spelling
book. may enlghten the mind" he said.
"the American missionary with his Bible
may soften the heart. the commercial
traveller may teach them the laws of trade
hut they recognize no virtue unless accom-
panied by force and the American battle
ship, anchored In the harbor of Manila,
will do more than anything else TO teach
them TINT liberty II not license. but that
true liberty Is liberty under law respect
for order and reverence for Justice"