The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-03-10

been suggested that in our
, eastern possessions we shall have
the open door. If we open the
Philippines to the trade of all the
world, we shall have the products
of the world poured into Z. s.,
Iand our whole protective tariff sys
tenn will fall to the ground. This
raises a question on which 1t is
entirely unlikely Senators III debate
will ever get together. twill have
to predetermined by the. Courts, and
it is highly important that the
determination shall be reached
soon.n Although Senator Foraker
was the first Senator to publicly
say as much, the belief among
them has been general that the
questions involved could be more
fittingly decided by the I. 5.
Supreme Court than in the field OF
partisan politics.
Men in Congress who are usu-
| ally well-informed are expressing
the opinion that if the e. S. Sup
RENE Court decides that Congress
has not the constitutional right to
impose a duty upon the products
| of any territory owned by the Z.
S., as claimed by the Porto Rican
tariff bill. that the retention OF
the Philippines by the Z. s., Will
be an impossibility. Already,
prominent Senators and Represen-
tatives have said that they would
prefer giving up the Philippines
to giving to the protective tariff,
which could not be maintained
with the Philippines having free
trade with the U. S., and present
ling the "open door, to the com
merce of the world, which is pledg-
ed in the Paris treaty. which trans
ferred them from Spain to the 7.
Is. This aspect of the question
has already been touched upon III
| the debate in the Senate, and 1T
Will be gone into much deeper
before that body disposes OF the
Porto Rico bill.
1t may be that there was poll
ties in the recommendation OF the
President that the money already
collected and to be COLLECTED as
tariff duties on Porto Rican pro
ducts, be expended for the bene
| fit of Porto Rico-at present there
lis politics in almost everything
done in Washington but there was
talso huminaty in it, and Congress
deserves credit for so promptly
Responding to the suggestion OF the
President and making more thai
lS2.OOO,O 900 Immediately available
!: for Porto Rico.
| Senator Teller is man OF posi-
Tive opinions on all subjects, and
they are usually opinions whicl
receive the most respectful con
sideration from Senators, who know
that they always represent deel
and careful thought. He said il
a speech on the Porto Rican tariff
bill now before the Senate Il wan
he party in power to say whether
fmay be the purpose ultimately
Ito take in. this island a.
4 state. ] know the people therl
are. fit for self-government, ant
.fthey ought, in my opinion, to hay'
lit as soon as it may be given them
elI would not be alarmed 1t W
should speak Of the Province Q
Porto Rico. but | say that | an
not going to vete for any bill tina
does not give The People absolut
control of their own affairs MI
Teller offered an amendment ds
claring that Porto Ricans shall D
allowed to determine the permai
lent form of government for I'll
islands. and that they are citizen
Ulof e. u. 5.
, Exaggeration is one OF Cd
. American newspaper world.
striking instance of it IS III
, paragraph, now going the round
: saving hat the Turkish Minlsts
h I'd brought hare IN to Nasihn
ltoa. This paragraph has great
4sl distress ed Ali Ferrough Bey, q
Turkish Minister to the Y. D, WI
10 auiet and modest gentlelna