New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-08
THE PHILIPPINE POLICY.
SENA TOR LODGE UPHOLDS
THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE PLEA FOR THE CONSENT OF THO
GOvERNED'-AMERICA RIGHT 4
AND DUTY.
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chusetts. delivered to-day in the Senate TO q
large and keenly appreciative audience the
speech on Mr. Spooner's bill for the government
Of the Philippines which a domestic bereave-
ment had obliged him 10 postpone from Febru-
ary 81 As chairman Of the new Committee on
the Philippines, Mr. Lodge was naturally
pected to present in authoritative manner the
legislative policy most likely TO commend itself
to the Republican majority Of the Senate in deal
ing with this courtry's recent territorial ac-
qusitions in the Far East. The Spooner bill. re-
ported favorably by the Philippines Committee
on Monday was taken by Mr.. Lodge as the most
suitable text on which base his exposition
of the principles which should govern this coun-
try in it's efforts to re-establish order and gov
eminent in the Philippine group. This bill. as Is
well known. is modelled on one passed by Con-
gress shortly after the acquisition Of Louisiana
from Napoleon, committing the temporary ad-
ministration Of that territory TO the hands OF
President jefferson. In Mr. Lodges view. and
in that Of the committee which he heads. sound
policy commends a similar grant Of power 10
the President to administer order and restore
tranquility in the Philippines Beyond that ror
the present Republican opinion in Congress
deems il altogether useless and imprudent 10 60
Mr Lodges speech to-day elaborated with
great skill and force the arguments which sup
pert that simple and reasonable programme.
only fantastic sentimentaIism. he maintained.
States 10 enforce it's sovereignty over the Phil
,ppnes whether or not such sovereignty rested
on the present actual consent of the governed"
Historically. this country had applied the theory
of the predetermined consent of the governed To
few or none of its many extensions or SOW
ereignty Practically, too. no such consenr
could be arrived at. and the only alternative
proposition advanced by the supporters OF the
consent theory was mere surrender OF au-
Chi0
rested on no ascertainable popular assent OuI
on mere military compulsion-
Mr. Lodge traced at length the relations De-
tween the United States and the 1nsurgent Ieao-
ers who claimed a belligerent status IN tne
Philippines and dismissed as absolutely lnVahd
the claims OF AguinaIdO and his adherents tnat
this country had in any way committed ltseiI
10 the recognition of native sovereignty Every
obligation of honor and humanity bound thS
Irit5 states TO assert its control over the PHIL
,rrine group after the fall of the Spanish powers
and 70 the maintenance of that sovereignty tne
neople of the islands alone look 1or 1oa
blessings Of order, justice and progress
SENATOR LODGES SPEECH.
Mr.. Lodge spoke for nearly three hours an6
had an attentive body OF listeners from start to
e-tst IN scope clearness and cosency Of argus
,ner+ to-day's address is likely u rank as Ins
most successful presentation yet made IN cons
grass of National duty and opportunity III Ina
PbiIippines. At the close of his speech ne va
cordially congratulated by his colleagues >
Lodge spoke in part as follows
This bill is simple. but all sufhTHs. sufficient; a.
future we cannot yet predict y meets Se T1se
the present and stops thsTe: s controls and must
for some time control the islands, could 90 a.,
{hS baSe 0 The Tect authorization c9ngTe7s
mistake But believe 1t 10 be Of great rnporianIT
1dsIsIooS 10 by the Inhabitants of the Philippines.
well as by our own people, ps ,,,,,,ra management
the Phppine Islands and srs5 IN oa5 PIi 3bs hiEhss
and the most sagaSio3s Ifai paPty politics
always thought Witn WeoseeI sdv ina. The Piiippines
should be an American question. not the SPOT o.
sponsibility for them upon the American peo-
pie upon the Denocratic or Reptoan Rep M paifv.
suffer from the failure and if we sucese t1e ne So
and and the the BENEFIT Of all
MAKING A PARTY ISSUE
One Of the great political parties Of the country
has seen fiji 10 make what is called an issue os
n the P9ppRb beb Ihey Does ho fail 10 pees as soon
as It Is stated A large and important part OF Jne
on d2Pan5an ec BECAUSE they are Americans nave
not only BUT sI An nsssn' @4s the Raona
party of exp9nsion the parry se %aeh 5i,S alotts
for years 70 annex Cuba, which have IN our
pas' pas 9q5g Monument needless Of their pass
ard OF their best traditions. careless OF ther m
nerciai interests Of the South which they controls
totally Indifferent 10 the wishes and oei1eIs OF
advice and example Of some OF their most PatTiotc
most loyal and most courageous leaders 10 Whon
all honor is due. the manasers OF the DeIaocrato
of the Philippines and policy of trade expan-
SIGN in the East for which those lsands Supply tns
sagacious that II IS always wise 10 oppose what,
Republicans advocate, without regard 70 th4
merits OF the policy or 20 the circumstances whcS
As an American I regret that our opponents
this new and fdr-reaching problem so fraught with
great promise Of good both to ourselves and tn
only rejoice In 1904 the party which opposed ex-
pansOn went down in utter wreck before the man
and the spirit OF the American people. made thu
Louisiana purchase. We make the same appeal IN
behalf OF our American policies We have mads
the appeal before and won, IS deserved 20 win.
We shall not fail now
AN ABSURD PROPOSITION
After saying that he had been unable TO discoves
what policy his political opponents proposed. Mr.
Lodge continued;
We have had presented TO US. 1t is true, the pol.
Icy desired by AguinaldO and his followers tha1
should acknowledge him government en-
force his rule upon the other eighty-three tribes
and upon all the other Islands. and then prOtect
him from foreign interference This plan, which
would involve Us in endless with the natives
and keep us embrOiled with other nations. loads
us with responsibty without power and falls into
ruin and absurdity the moment IL is stated. An
other proposition Is that We should treat tha
Philippines treat Cuba That is preciselH
this demand that should treat tho
Philippines as Cuba. but that should
that is what every proposition made by those op-
posed 10 the Republican party comes down 20. a
surrection and disorder and hold island tempo
rar1y without the consent OF the governed. bus