The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-31
DANGERS TO OURSELVES
THE WOES THE IMPERIAL. POL
icy Will. ENTAIL.
ASSURANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN FiLlPINoS
The Assurance That Has Been Made to the
Cubans That as Soon as Stable Govern
ment IS Established There We
vii Withdraw
VIII Withdraw.

Washington, Jan. 30.--The speech OF
Mr. Bacon tGa) on the Philippine policy
was the feature of today's session Of the
Senate At its conclusion there was 4
spicy colloquy over q suggested declara-
ton for self government of the Philip
pines similar to the Teller declaration as
TO Cuban self government. The bill pre-
senting to tie city of Nashville the can
ron on the gunboat Nashville from which
was fired the first shot in the Spanish
war, WAS passed
Mr. Hear offered a resolution direct
ing the Committee ON Rules to consider
whether some suitable plan could not be
adopted for the enlargement of the capt.
tol and for providing for the transaction
OF public business other than legislative
business elsewhere.
After some debate the resolution was
agreed 10.
4 resolution presented by Mr.. Hoar
providing that on Thursday, February
22nd. Washngton's farewell address be
read TO the Senate, in accordance with
its annual custom. by Senator Foraker,
of Ohio, was adopted.
A resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
pcttigreW calling upon the President for
information as TO whether the people of
Samoa were consulted on the recent Sa-
moan treaty, etc, was referred To the
Committee on Foreign Relations by a
vote OF 80 to %
Mr. Pettigrew then asked unanimous
consent to have printed as public docu-
ment a statement by Aguinaldo giving
history Of the revolt Of the FiEpinos
against the Spaniards. He said it was
document of great interest to the Sen
ate and TO the country, but on objection
The question went over.
When the pension calendar was taken
up the bills passed included one grant
ing To Annie +. Br,umby, mother OF
Lieutenant Bru1nby. who was Admiral
Dewey's flag lieutenant $50 a month
Mr.. Bacon (Ga) was then recognized
to deliver his previously announced
speech on the Philippine question. He
was accorded particularly close attention
by his colleagues and by his auditors IN
the crowded galleries. his position on the
Foreign Relations Committee making his
deliverancc of importance, particularly
to the minority in the Senate.
Mr. Bacon took the ground that in AL
our past acquisitions of territory we
gained territory whose people were fitted
to take part in our Government. If we
retain the Philippines, their people hav-
ing no voice in the Government for the
object of the Administration seems to be
10 hold them as colonies--their people
will be vassals, and our whole form OF
Government in holding them thus will
be changed. A quick result would be
militarisln The army necessary to keep
the Filipinos in subsection would become
menace at home, for the power that
denies liberty to foreign peoples will not
hesitate to opTTess its own people. 1t
was not necessary, said Mr.. Bacon to
retain the Philippines to convince the
nations that we are great world power
while to hold them is to abandon the
Monroe doctrine and run the danger Of
innumerable broils with other nations
Moreover the cheap labor of the Filipino
competing with ours would work ire
parable injury to us
"But it is said" continued Mr..
Bacon, THAT all of these evils will be
compensated for in the fact that the
possession Of the Philippines will open
and secure for us the trade of the ORIENT
If there ever was proposition absolutely
without argument to sustain it, it is this
one. If there could have ever been any
argument upon which it could rest. IT
has been entirely removed by the agree
ment which has been made by all of the
European governments that for US the
open door shall remain in ,,nina, and
that we shall have equal privileges with
all other nations of Gur commerce there
What more than Thu, could Sc set If
we owned every Pacific Island and hAr-
Dor on the Asiatic coast?''
When the conditions We're ripe, Mr..
Bacon continued. when peace has been