The Portland daily press., 1900-03-09

4nou W eoau 4oNo soAsa@mS~e " 49,
question 70 which We ell win bow"
Continuing, Mr.. Foraker saId; at We
cannot levy Q duty on the products OF
Porto Rico, we cannot levy duty on the
products Of the Philippines. II the
PHILIPPINES are now part Of the United
States and We osnaos levy 9 tariH on
their products, we might Just a. well dis
mantle our custom houses and 60 out OF
the protection business. There can be no
Intelligent legislation on this question
until We get . commanding view OF the
situation that would be al orded by de-
oision Of the Supreme court"
Mr.. Foraker discussed the probability
that this government would be asked by
other powers for an open door In the
Philippines and declared that 10 was an
important and perhaps imminent oontin-
senoy Of which account would have 10 be
taken.
Mr.. Tiliman wanted to know why we
must grant concessions to foreign nations
in the Philippines in return for an open
door to China.
Mr.. Foraker replied that this country
was under no obligation except o moral
one. We want trade In the Orient, and
after we have demanded an entrance TO
China, We must grant one In the Philip
pines.
He thought the Philippines could not
be dealt with as 1t was proposed 70 deal
with Puerto Rioo.
"Then," Mr.. Tillman asked, what
becomes of your contention Of philanthro-
~ of nstloLsl glory Of the humanitAri-
an Asreotr
"There Is an easy answer to that" re-
sponded Mr.. Foraker, land the Senator
cannot accomplish Anything by ridiouie
In that direction. We want the point
settled now that We may know where
We stand"
Mr.. TiIlman-"Then the oontsntion is
that We can take Puerto Rico under our
wing and protect her TO the utmost. but
we csnnot do the same thing for the
Phiiippines?"
Containing, he asked why the Presi-
dent had originally recommended free
trade with Puerto Rico, and the Houfe
had br ought In \ bill to that end. only
oh IN cling Its course OF policy after herr
ing from "Mr. Oxnard, the sugar king"
Replying, Mr.. Foraker referred Mr.
Tillman to his colleague, (Hanns.)
"I am not the keeper Of the Presidents
confidence. / have no doubt. however,
that the President spoke from his highest
conviction and bsst sentiment. No doubt
he would prefer free trade with Puerto
Rico, as / should, bus he probably
knows mere now than he knew when
he promulgated that message and know
ing more, 1t Is his duty as . man and as
an official to change AIS recon- menda-
tion."
Mr.. Foraker referring again TO the pos
sibility Of securing . supreme coure de-
cision, Mr.. TIllman remarked that he
feared the supreme court would, In rem
dering its opinion, "acknowledge no 9TH
or God than Its own Will.
Asked n he did not propose to abide by
any such opinion when delivered, Mr..
rillman replied that be had He'd to
swallow 30 many things In the supreme
court that he had no doubt he would
have TO abide by 1t. This Incident
brought out brief word of defense Of the
supreme court by MIR. Foraker, who said
he had for that tribunal. the highest re-
speot and the utmost confidence.
Mr.. Hoar said the thing to do now was
to make an appropriation Of sum OF
money sufficient to relieve the distress
Of the Porto Rioans. That course would
be definite and there would be NO delay
nor inhumAnity In 1t. He appealed to
Mr.. Foraker not TO insist upon contrary
course and thus keep bread out OF the
mouths OF the starving people for whom
he had made so eloquent an appeal BY the
tedious process proposed by him."
So far az the question or an open door
was concerned, Mr.. Hoar said he did
not consider that IL was raised in this
bill On the contrary ''ths door was
shut as tight by this bill rs the ingenui'
~ Of the honorable senator could shut 1t.
1t was utterly idle to say that this leg
islation could have any influence upon
the open door question"
Replying to q question fromiMr. Teller,
Mr. Foraker said that he regarded Puerto
Rico as adependsnoy Of the United States
and not as an integral part OF the United
States.
Mr.. Bacon pointed out what he believed
to be the Inconsistency Of providing for
q delegate in Congress from Puerto Rioo
who lie not Citizen Of the United States
and who is to be elected by persons who
are not citizens of the United States, but
who must take an oath to obey the con-
stitution OF the United States. MIR. For
aksr contended that this was what had
been done In the cases of Louisiana, Flori-
dc and In many other instancel.
The discussion OF the questions OF con-
stitutlonal law involved In the bill was
continued until O'Clock. Mr.. Hoar
m AIDE the closing observation in which
he took sharp issue with the principles
enunciatsd by Mr.. Foraker. He held
that the doctrine proposed to be applied
to Puerto Rico and the Philippines,
would result in q dsspotism and u
would be none the less dsspotism be-
cause It was to be carried into effect by