New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-23

No people" MI spooneE. continues, can give
more convincing evidence OF the highest devotion
when they demanded the Withdrawal OF Spain from
In y g 80 30 % vdfsd ,sans, ne
treatys ratification But have never been able TO
how the President could have concluded
treaty with spain that did not include cesson OF
the Philippine islands. That sentiment-the seqti;
our entire people.
IMPOSSIBLE TO WITHDRAW NOW.
1T was contended that we ought have de-
manded that Spain reltnquish TO US the sovereignty
erned by TIER own inhabttaSts But this could
not have been done We could not q''itsq2Iaim them
There never has been hour since the captulaton
Of Manila 10 our forces when, without dishonor to
Manila. our duty was there to maintain our
honor and to protect the Inhabitants of the city.
, Mr.. spooner then referred 70 those Senators who
names Of the haIf-caste Filiplnos with that Of our
own Washington" and he read portion Of
warning, the Fnipinos in Manila that on specified
an Vters !" ~ ne g8fe[tilateS We1o4r Coil s
occupation
Was, there eyer, anything worse than thatT' he
demanded. Would withdraw our army now
and leave without protection the British citizens,
the German citizens the citizens Of Holland and
Mr.. Pet.igrew interrupted Mr. spooner to de-
clare that such order or proclamation as he
Mr. spooner replied that # was contained IN an
official document issued by the Government and
was quite as accurate much of the matter Mr..
4 asked for and received from the War Depart
ment six months ago copy Of that very order,
Rterjected Mr. Davis, chairman OF the Foreign
Il denv that any such order was ever issued
shouted Mt Pettigrew, either by Aguinaldo or any
OF his SubOrdinateS'
PETTIGREw REBUKED
o he rt rqg5f Th dd hs nstq that from South pa
liar who does not help TO make his case against
Il protest against The use Of such document"
urged Mr. Pettsrew- 1T Is false and ought not
well, & is here. retorted Mr. spooner warmly.
deny that this IS an official document?'
reed a Sr 0 P qa 2a b FfpP[ is 81 RfT9I
diction of other information from the Philippines.
among his friends In the Philippines but may be
doubt that they better than those Of General
Mr. spooner then entered upon discussion of
The eQ4sttqttoqal phases Of the PhiP 95 CUES
much Of an Instruction, and he was not prepared
to say that any Of the money paid by the Spanish
aldo TO his own personal purposes The Filipinos
nau surteadeTed tnsr al ms re repeated that the
Mr. T1man to nterject the remark that it was
equal t9 thai OF the present time, 49,.
the Democrats can't help us
NO PHILIPPINE NATION
Continuing he said that the so-calIed Philippine
republic in existence when our troops first in
vaded Manila was not such as to command our rec
Oguit0u. had been asserted due. There vas
In reality no Philippine nation, and IL would have
been absurd for to attempt TO recognize that
which was alleged TO be such. IT was idle say
that AguinaldO mad conquered the Spaniards. he
had only conquered where there was no resistance.
His warfare had been q predatory one. But for the
arrival Of Dewey AguinaldO would have remained
IN Hong Kong and the FilipinOs but for that event
would be still subjects of Spain. Hence there had
been no conquest Of the Philippine people; the
conquest had been a conquest Of Spain only. and
the taking OF the islands had been In the interest
of the Fitpinos themselves.
Replying TO Mr. Tilman Mr. Spooner said our
5000 troops We're in the Philippines for the pur-
pose Of maintaining order in territory which had
been acquired by the United States.
TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT MKINLEY
The United States having acquired the Philip
pines by the Treaty % Paris Mr.. SpOoner con-
tnued, the President could do less than send
troops to that archipelago Had he not taken this
course ne would have been subject 70 unansweT
able criticism. He could not have asked AguiualdO
for an Rrmstice. Say what you choose, Mr..
SD0oner exclaimed about the President, he has
been grossly insUted IN this chamber, but he has
the FiipinGs his desire and the desire OF the Amer
lean people do them goOd-to give them the
largest liberty pnssible-aud Re has done II IN dis
regard of hostile criticism home he has done
sent United States troops enforce the authority
Of the United States over territory OF the United
States"
CUBAN SITUATION DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Spooner incidentally referred TO the situation
in Cuba and American responsibilities there.
Mr. Hale interrupted him 10 say that In view OF
what had happened in cuba IL would have been
better had We abandoned It.
Does the Senator think replied Mr. Sp0oneFi
= think 10 would have been the best thing In tns