The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-28


located in Porto Rico. was very anxious
LOT Tree trade between this country and
Porto Rico. 1t was also ascertained that
he was the largest producer Of sugar on
the island. and that he had as much
sugar there now as any other man: that
ne has fifteen hundred acres OF land that
ne says Is worth $50 an acre. II occurred
to some Of us that there must be some
thlng behind his interest in American af-
| fairs that made him so anxious to have
free trade. An investigation proved that
! Instead Of paving Sl60 a hundred as he
has been paving under the Diugley act
he was not willing to pay the 40 cents a
| hundred that he would have to pay If he
had come in under the original House bill,
or the "a cents a hundred coming in un-
der the present bill Why did he object?
Simply because he could put every farth-
ing in his own pockets and not a single
dollar of it go to the poor people Of the
island"
Nr. Williams Comment.
Mr. Chairman" said Mr.. Williams. I
/ have now heard the explanation Montes
/ laborante nascitur ridiculus mus am
now informed that the chief executive Of a
great nation of -, 600 600 Of people. that
the legislative body Of that people, repre-
/ senting the traditions, the history, the as
| piratiUus of the greatest Republic upon the
surface OF INlS edTIU. mas CuduBtl a UoliNE
( of plain duty, of evident justice for
/ fear that some money might go into the
! pockets Of a man named Finley Is there
/ any other explanation from that side Of
( the House of any reason existing now that
did not exist at the time the President
| wrote his MESSAGE"
Let me say further that this man is not
paying a cent of taxes on this land, said
/ Mr.. Steele.
! I'll NJ
liams. Il am taking for granted that this
/ thing would enrich Finley; am taking it
| for granted that Finley is a British sub
| ject / am taking 1t for granted that Fin
/ ley is the arch devil himself. and yet [
/ cannot see that all the decisions of the
Supreme Court OF the United States as to
uniform taxation between the parts Of the
United States and the hitherto traditional
| policy of the United States. which has been
| that whenever we added population to our
/ people we treated them just as We did our
other people. should be set aside
/ Chairman Hull Speaks.
| Mr. Hull Of Iowa Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, said that as
I member of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee, he was interested in
/ the statement reported in a Washington
/ newspaper, and purporting to be made by
a Republican member He said no man
who would make such statement and
| withhold his name was worthy of belief
The man would never dare to let his name
be known. so that it could be proved that
he was a common falsifer. The paper
Mr. Hull said. had no right TO send out
such charge anonymously. so that MEM
/ bers we're helpless to prove its falsity.
'iI' II i1ii ..,- 5 1o'l,.ti
ueoI n, Dhirfr,i,as - ~, bor of do
~ lirp,iated a,nC,g he insrrgents
J - -, tbat tbe, arc sI,nnortad bv the
/ nep1ocra+ic marty here. and that if they
conId hut hold on until after the election
/ the United States forces would be with
( drawn from the Islands The war. what
v.as loft NJ If MIR HuI said was con-
/ tirred unon the faith in word sent from
/ the United States.
( Mr. Parker of New Jersey said Demo-
/ Gratis had challenged Republicans to state
! their policy in the Philippines. 1T was
( he said. to shoot back as long as we are
I shot at He devoted his time 70 dis
/ UussiOu Of the necessity CT Army Teorgdnl-
zatiOn.
| Mr.. SulzeT Of New York addressed the
committee on the Boer war. saying. since
( the commencement Of this session Of Con-
/ gress. several resolutions expressing sym
{ pathy with the South African patriots have
/ been introduced In this House by myself
/ and other members. The Speaker has re-
| ferred these resolutions to the Committee
| on Foreign Affairs and although ample
! time has ELAPSED that committee has
taken so far as We know. no action con-
ceruiug the same For that reason and
/ lest more favorable opportunity shall
/ not be available | desire at this time 70
I express and TO place on record my abhOr
| renee and condemnation OF the unjust, the
/ inhuman, the predatory, the cruel and
/ the barbarous war the Empire of Great
/ Britain is relentlessly Wagug in South
| Africa 10 destroy and exterminate two
! brave little Republics-sisters Of our own
| and as free and independent.
In conclusion he said:
The truth Is. and history will so record
! It. that England wants the control of this
! country because It is the richest in gold
| IN the world.
The Beers VIII never surrehder- lhey
eau on,y De Cohqner5u uy oeins eA @
n,.a, -i,t - anS z,ao1 tbeiI
homes. Her criminal march of devasta-
| tion must and will be checked. America
must do It's duty. The great Republic the
DedCohHshl u the "OIiu, III 'he name VI
! hOeTty' hu'iShitS anu Justice must "e
mand peace, and make that demand sood.
! We have the right to interfere and insist
| on peace. We have the right to express our
| sympathy. We have the right TO aid the
| Red Cross Society. International law
| gives us these rights and we shall exercise
| them.
| In my opinion the defeat of the Beers
| will be the seyerest blow 10 republican
! institutions that has been struck i'm more
| than a century and every friend of liberty
! the world ovsr sbouId fervautIv pr.v that
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