Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-28
Seth CONGRESS-.
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Mass. we nave no more right To gov
ern the people of the Philippines than
the people of the Philippines have To
govern Us. IL the senator should de-
clare in his amendment that the con-
stitution of the United States is to he
in effect and force so long as the au-
thority of the United States is main
tanned there. | should be inclined to
aCquicccc in it"
But do not yield that point" re-
Piled Teller
Teller then proceeded with a lega!
and constitutional argument upon the
pending questions.
Teller said the Congress was asked
in this bill to place its approval upon
a measure that would carry us back
| to the dark aEes-a bill that embodies
"a wicked and vicious system of ad
minstration.
Referring to the Cuban amendment
Teller said that it was not 50 drastic
and savage" as he had thought it
might be, but he could not give it his
| approval
Pcttigrcw made Il vigorous attack
upon the Philippine amendment partic-
ularly declaring that ii would encour-
'-N JUS anu S'htiiitS W tbt AZ
vancement of the interests of those
on the islands.
Fettigrew then read from what he
said were certified copies Of CORE
| spondence which had passed between
Major II. q. 5. Heistand of the ad iu-
| tant generals department of the army
! and Major +. w. Hawkes.. until recent
| ly an officer in the volunteer service.
relating to d company which had been
organized for the development of the
hemp industry in the Philippines.
The letters indicated that this conf
pany was endeaVoring to secure con-
troll Of the hemp industry in the Philip
pines and that Major Heistand was
using his official position to advance
| the interests of the enterprise.
Pettigrew contendcd that no lcSiti-
mate efforts were being made to pre-
pare the Philippines for civil govern
ment and he declared that the barbara
| ties practiced in the Philippines by our
forces had only been equalled by those
of the "civilized" armies at Pekin.
Bacon. Ga, said he believed this
amendment to be the very worst leg
islation that had ever been attempted
revolutionary and said that under no
circumstances would he vote for it or
vote for a bill containing such pro
vision.
Returning to the bill. Bacon said that
important as it was. far-reachnG and
revolutionary as il seemed to him
there had never been sentence or line
uttered in the Senate in support OF de-
fence of the measure.
He denounced as coercion the put
ting upon a appropriation measure in
the closing hours of a session such pro-
positions as the Philippine and Cuban
amendments They were clearly in
violation Of the rules of the Senate and
every senator, he said. who voted to
place the Philippine amendment upon
the bill knew that it Was a plain. dis
tinct and undeniable violation of the
rule.
Bacon denied that members opposed
to the Philippine amendment had been
informed to withdraw their opposition
because of appropriations in the river
and harbor bill which might be lost.
He pointed out that in the Philip
pines. there We're S. 000. 600 acres of rich
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tho ma iori,v was about 70 resnond
Further along Ra,on road an Assoc
ciated Press dispatch from Manila 10
show that tho riIininoe wore far from
hejnr "nacifiod.' and that the ropdi-
tions were more serior1s in the islands
than they were reprcsented as being nv
government officials
Gallinger called Bacon's attention to a
statement Of the late Consul General
Wildman which cOntradictcd the despatch
quoted.
Bacon responded That with entlrc re-
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nearer the fhlDpplneS IMAM Hong hohS
Bacon oricHy diScuSS'hE thc 'uo"t
amendment declared ne could not vet" TOR
it. The future Of Cuba in his opinion.
necessarily was identified with that of
the United States but ne did not think the
amendment was i'll harmony with the