The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-18

same power that the British Pali.'ihei'
sought to exercise over the American
colonies. against which they rebelied. ne
said that Philippine sugar to enter our
markets must pay a duty of S36 per ton
white o,,rs could be sold In their mar
kcts un0n the payment OF $ll per ton;
that their hemp must pay outE OF W
while ours could enter the Philippines at
S11 ,,er ion: that our coal could enter at
q cents per ton. while theirs when sold
here must nay G5 cents per ton; that our
tobacco enters their markets on pay
1neut of IS cents per pound, while theirs
must pay here S1.S5 per pound.
SUITABLE FOR SPAIN.
lie said fit place for such 4 bill was
in the cortes Of Spain. and not in tho
Congress of the United States. He point
cd out that the President and the Sec
retary of War favored making generous
concessions in tariff duties on mporta-
tions on sugar and tobacco from Cuba,
yet this bill failed to make any conces-
siops on the same importations from the
Philippines
He argued and insisted that the in
habitants OF the Philippines had greater
claims on us than those of Cuba, VINO
would soon be independent He pointed
out that the present reciprocity treaties
pending in the Senate permitted rebate
from the Dingley rates of from l. u
TO % per cent on sugars imported fro'11
Argentina and British possessions, yet
this bin gives no rebate or reduction
on sugars imported from the Philippines,
and he argued the injustice of this.
He said that # the policy Of the Re
publican party was to prevail, it was
better il, order to get trade concess n
from the United States TO be a sub
of Great Britain than to be an lnhaoi-
tant Of the Philippine Islands, which we
hold as a part and parcel of this country.
WEAKENED OUR STAND.
He argued that TO hold the Philippines
by force weakened instead of strength
ened our military standing in the East
He said that if the money now wasted
! the Philippine Islands were useu for
ulding and maint5< <ling a navy 1t would
give us the largest navy III the world
and establish our naval supremacy. tie
claimed this would give us greater pres
tige. make us the first power in the world
and enable US to defend our commerce
and interests under all circumstances.
He said that a proper solution OF the
Philippine situation would be declara-
tion by Congress that the inhabitants of
the islands should be given Independence
as soon as possible.
Air. Thayer (AIassachusetts) followed
Mr.. Swanson with a fifteen minute speech
in explanation Of the reasons which i'll
duced him to oppose the passage of the
bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor tOhio> followed Nh
Thayer. He reverted to the fact that
the Republican administration had tried
to avoid the war with Spain.
LOT SHOT
Mir. Shafroth Colorado, who has re-
Gently returned from the Philippines, Wig
orously opposed the bill. He declared that
there We're many popular misapprehen-
sions about the Filipino people There
was Il highly educated class among them,
perfectly capable of conducting govern
nent and OF governing themselves. y
government by strangers must 1all III
many respects.
Ar. DcArmond CdissourO who also
has recently returned from the Philip
mines WAS the next speaker. and aroused
much enthusiasm of the Democratic side
l.r a Gcnunciation of the entire Philip
pine proposition. He declared the bill
proposed legislating after the manner OF
the empire II disregarded the rights OF
The spirits of the Filipinos as well as
the American representative. 1t was
legislation by the War Department, leg
islation by alien for alien. He denied the
necessity of taking the islands or OF
keeping them. Democratic applause)
I'VE acquired them in folly" said he,
..let us dispose OF them in wisdom Al
most every man in the islands longs Tor
independence and liberty How long Will
il he before another insurrection breaks
out? A3v disposition OF them IS better
than their retention"
lIr. Patterson. of Tennessee, denounced
the bill as tending toward Imperialism.
Mr. Robertson. OF Louisiana a member
of the Ways and Means Committee, said
he would vote for the bin. The failure
of this bill. he said. would in effect mean
free trade v Il the islands, and he was
opposed to h~inging the sugar and rice
planters of nuisiana into free compe-
tition with the sugar and rice producers
OF the Philippines.