The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-31


-s-aa hours today Mr.. Bacon Dem,
csD occupied the attention of the sen
..s with a discussion Of the Philippine
r,ss-f1n. His argument, which had IOI
~ basis his own resolutions, ,declara-
,arv Of the governments policy ward
che Philippines. was listened to care
fr1v by his fellow senator's, and by
T.-ra gallery audience. lie maintain
a5bst the United States owed as much
~ the FiuDinO5 as il does TO the Gu
hans. 90 whom, by resolution OF con-
r-4gs. government had been prom
,7sd. and he strongly urged that his
resolutions declaring it to be the iHten-
lion of this government TO confer the
right Of government upon the FlllplnOS
be adopted as a means not only Of ter
mlnatlng the war, but Of extending to
the struggling people justice and free
dom Alr. Bacon said:
TO haId them (the PhiliDDines) a
subject colony makes necessarily a rev
oluuOu IN our system of government
which should not be aided by any one
who is loyal to the principles upon
which that system is founded.
The advocates Of the permanent re-
teutiOn Of the Philippines do not like
to hear the term VassaL' Nevertheless
one who is a subject of d government
in which he has no voice, who only has
such liberty as the government may
grant him. and Whl2 Itself may be
taken from him at the will Of the gov
eminent is a vassal. And that is the
only political relation the Filipino can
ever bear 10 the United States
Filiptnos as Vassals.
THE advocates Of permanent reten-
ton do not like the term imperialism
Nevertheless, whenever a republic owns
outlying provinces TO be held
permanently as dependent colonies,
never TO be admitted as a part of
the republic in the control and admin
islTatOn Of the government of that re-
public is to that extent imperial And
II held permanently. that is the only
relation which the Philippine islands
can ever bear to the United States
81 am Lot pleading the cause of the
Filipino l am pleading the cause Of
americans that their government may
not be converted from q republic COM
posed Of free states into an imperial
government holding vassal and subject
colonies ruled and controlled necessar-
.ly by q standing army in their midst
II our free republic is to be converted
into this imperial government, it is
not those who are to be held and ruled
as yassas in subject colonies who Will
be the pr ecipal sufferers.
Growth Of Rilitarism.
The first feature in which this rev
o.uuon viii definitely manifest itself 20
ne injury Of our people Will be in the
immediate growth OF militariam. If it
shall be finally determined to hold the
Philippine islands il is a safe predic-
lion that in less than eighteen months
from this date the regular army of the
United States will be 100000. And the
army Of 100000, which now seems to
De monstrOus. viii, In a short time, be
increased TO 200, 0JO
Another certain consequence Of this
revolution in the principles and strUc-
lure OF our government will be the
liability and probability of disastrous
vars Of which we have not hitherto
Stood Ia danger. We win necessarily
1elome complicated in the contentious
ana competitions and rivalrieS of the
european governments and from these
complications there viii be constant
cancer that wars viii be thrust upon
Us which We cannot hOnOrabIy decline /
The Philippine islands viii be our
Weak spot and that viii be the point
Of attack by our enemies because it is
he weak spot.
No Desire For War.
Whaa our people OF the south are
ready Co meet war when il comes and
10 do always their fun duty in every
"d-. -ley do not desire war, and do not
N.r.'r The governmental policies which
VIII invite wars by entangliug US in
me disputes and contentious Of mon
aroma. Europe.
To Permanently retain the Islands
vii annually cost the United States
More than 100000 600. The large in
,.-,-5l ID The standing army will alone
annually cost that and that will by no
means De all OF the expense"
AS -E Bacon was concluding, a
u'rt .a.'guy occurred between him
a-'' Ea-a- other senators. Mr.. SpOOner
..t M what theory Mr.. Bacon
Eti'r-' declaration by this congress
- ,.-. could -a any way bind subsequent
at. Bacon responded that the same
lee>--E.-.la that the Fifty-siXth con-
So 81 .eL Be with reference to the
ought 10 be made with refer
81 -.e rIpinOs- Congress had the /
&. make sEch a declaration, even !
., FL. were not binding upon future
'... Teller the author Of the Cuban
SAID that il had been q mat
,z CD. sincere regret that he had not
.-... ~ the resolutions the peo- /
d. s- ~T.r.sh possessions acquired .
n ... ..'.. states I'm addition to the
.-. .a.eved however. that the [
..-.. States stood before the world
H." -r The self government Of
~. -...f-,Gat is such salf-goveTn-
as l..y We're capable Of. He
--.-H that the pacifcatiOn Of the
mus. be- the first object of the
.. states. however. He regretted Z
....- .-r.-ga-ion now must be by
Money For Cheyen-e's Building.
me- following bills We're Dassad. To
t-- s"..' iH rna widow of John Philins I.
-. I'd MS services as q dispatch !
.a or. Sioux war: to increase
~. .- cost NJ the public building /
..-.- NEH.. TO 1925 O0O
- --ti ..er.1 q resolution direct
ne. committee on rules to consider /
D. -4.. Ut" suitable plan could not /
r.-.,. .I me enlargement Of the
t--.,..... ana Tor providing for the F.
fl,-.. .-- IN .. The business Of the two .
$3.50. .- congress. After debate the
--...n WaS agreed to.
n ---.-N- offered Yesterday bv 1
60. -...-EeN calling upon the presi- |
-. 80 -.' information as TO whether the /
49, N- samoa were consulted on the 1
i.,--,- recently made i'm relation to the 3
80 -----= ana Whs.h=r any protests have
49, received from the Samoans
So ll- u-lty, was laid before the
'--e' Ch motion Of Mr.. Davis. the .