The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-13
DOES NOT WANT PHILIPPINES.
RAWLINs OF UTAH IS OPPOSED TO
HOLDING THEM.

Went Into the constitutional Cues
tons InvOIved-WouId Not ne Ex-
pansion, Hut HetrOgrcssiOn-Con
situtiOn Must Extend over Our
Outlying Territory-His Vote TO
Increase the Army-"Open Door, in
China an English Triumph.
Washington March 12-Durang almost
the entire session of the Senate to-day
Mr.. Rawlns of Utah occupied the floor in
a discussion of the Philippine question.
He went deeply into the constitutional
phases of the question and his argument
was largely legal and technical. He Is
opposed to the holding of the Philippines.
Under special order the Senate convened
at 10 a. m. to-day. two hours before the
regular hour being consumed in the read
ing of the Alaskan civil code bin
MIR. Rawlins then spoke;
Those peopie-the FiRplnos-never ac-
knowOedged their allegiance to this gov
eminent" said he. Hence, they are not
in insurrection against the United States.
A war of aggression is being waged
against them"
After saying ne presumed that the
speeches of Mr. Beverldge and Mr.. Lodge
voiced the sentiments, and presented the
programme of the administration, Mr.
RawMns said:
II am opposed to the carrying out of
this programme. No vote of mine will
aid in fhe carrying into effect OF the policy
outlined by those senator's / oppose the
programme, because Il IS in violation OF
the fundamental principles upon which
our free institutions are erected; because
il Is in opposition 10 the constitution; be-
cause II proposes 10 rule by a despotic
power and NOT by rights secured under the
constitution; because II is not expansion
but refrogTesss8on OF all that we have held
highest, and because il Is unjust, immoral
and a breach of the pnghted faith of this
nation"
Constitution Follows Flag.
He maintained that the constitution must
necessarily extend over the outlying ter
ritory and the Americans, Germans,
Frenchmen and others on these Islands
could be governed by Congress only I'M
der the Limitations of the constitution.
MIR. Rawlins declared the FiIipinos had
been deceived by our proclamations and
have been induced to believe that the
great white republic spoke 20 them with
a deceptive and forked tongue"
ITO that fact" he charged may be as
cribed the death of many brave Ameri-
can soldiers and the waste and bloodshed
that have occurred
He asserted the spooner bill was recog-
milton Of hostilities.
Mr.. Spooner inquired IL Mr. Rawlins had
not himself expressly consented to state
of hostillties in the Philippines by voting
to increase the army. knowing that the
soldiers were to be employed In the Philip
pines.
Mr.. Rawlins replied that the proposition
he voted for was one to supply troops for
the relief of those already in the field.
There was nothing In the enactment
which could be construed into a declar-
alton of war
81 did not by my vote" said he, Con
sent that that army should be used for an
aggressive war against the Filipinos."
He charged that the "open door" in Chi
ma was purely an English triumph, an
achievement of the Secretary of State on
a par with his other, known as the Hay
Pauncefote treaty"
All the pension bills on the private call
endar-86 in number were then passed.
After a brief executive session sonsidera-
ton of the Alaskan code bill was resumed
and a $50 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
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