Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-05

.ias range at tliles' a., Cor
~,u s,'nc,pally to the necessity 10
fined p.'", .1 In the regular army pro
the ln,,' ,,s pending measure ne
P os,u question was threshed over '
PhlHpp''' moth but few really ne"
., were advanced. some s,,S,'
POM, .... was made toward the comp'e'
PS', Of the pending measure .,..
w" 40 X LIQUOR FOR sAvAGEs'
s.or after the Senate convened 1sJo toddy
soon .S 1s,' NJ Massachusetts, faNore sor
MI l LoS7 rom the committee on Tn
reporter , ions the following resolution
e,sH WA for It's immediate eohs'u''" =
ton 3T,,, IN the opinion Of this BODY In, the
lHal !" me when the principe,
. WY affirmed IN international u 800
tNl'vc o.i Africa. that native races
lel .,J Nv nrotected against the ues
sn, c,jye traffic in intoxicants sh oI'u
uu..x,,o,ded TO all unciyllized pe9piss
pe ' dnactment VI such laws ana lI,e
making Of such treaties az ~ .bn sIg-
ssciiyciy urohibit the sale py W. and
notory mowers to aboriginal lripgs or
nnciyilized races Of opium ana l"'UN'
eating beverages.
PErTIGREws RESOLUTION
Tho resolution offered by Mr. Petu-
80 calling for information win rel,
srence ~ The Philippines. was referred
'IeuSe eonmittee on the Philippines
80 sneech by Mr. Pettigrew VINO
81 ,be president maintained there
So Dn war In the PHILIPPINES. Inc
,,,Jii,arv committee declared that
war visited there and that at least eV'.
6oo men would be required 10 suppress
~. rsballlon AS the President and
The military committee disagree salu
Mr. Pettigrew III seems 10 me we
oupbt 10 have the facts before We
create an army Of 100000 men ne
boped The resolution would not be sent
10 chat graveyard, the Philippine
committee" but Il was so referred
Another OF Mr.. Petugrews resolu'
uons calling upon the President for In
formatlon as 10 the necessity for an
Increase In the strength OF the army,
was referred to the committee on NM
tary affairs.
THE ARMY BILL.
The army bin was then taken up and
Mr. Carter asked unanimous consent
that the unobjected committee amend
ments In the bill be considered and
passed upon
Mr. Petugrew objected declaring
that as his efforts 20 obtain inf0rma-
ton from the regular channels had
been thwarted he proposed TO have
time 10 obtain IL In some other way.
Mr.. Wellington demanded to know
the intentions OF the administration
with reference TO the Philippine ISL
ands. II It was 10 force an anneXa-
ton Of the Philippines. then a large
army would be necessary He de-
Clared the country had been assured
at the beginning Of the Philippine trou-
bic that II could be put down In five
or six weeks, yet the situation was
worse than ever. Those people can,
not be put down" declared Mr. We'll
lIngton Is Il the purpose Of the adj
minlstration to deprive them OF self
government? II so 1 am opposed to
any such infamy"
THE RECORD.
Mr. Carter said the pith Of Mr.. We'll
ingion's question was that the adj
minlstratlon 10 satisfy him must de-
clare rs present and future policy with
respect 90 the Philippines. The SEN
alor can consult the record OF Con.
gress Tor an answer 20 his question"
sala Mr. Carter n he President has no
authority 10 decide what shall be done
with the Philippines. The moment the
uea1y OF peace was ratified said Mr..
'afelr that moment IL became the
supreme law Of the land. II the Presi-
cent had refused 10 maintain the SOW
erelgnty OF the United States there he
would have laid himself liable to i'm.
Parchment"
QUESTIONS BY WELLINGTON.
has he not already given up SOW
sNlshly over a portion of Alaska ?"
inquired Mr. Wellington.
Mr carter replied that what the
PRESIDENT had done as to the Alaskan
boundary had been Accomplished
,il..lsh modus vlyendl, a purely TEN.
poIdry arrangement.
=, II Is nevertheless a fact" declared
sr wellington, that territory over
Nnlch we had undisputed sovereignty
has oeen abandoned The British flag
ma. mas Deen raised over IT, That is the
AN ALLEGED FACT ONLY.
only. wv "''ee'u LAW
Mf. Wellington. continuing. said the
Alaskan boundary was distinctlv
o '',I.Nsl oy stones,and the territory oc-
gu''sl Oy The United States from Rus
ia was clearly the territory OF the
pul.el states He said that II the
! resident should be impeached II he
,,.fi.l'hq9lshed territory in the Philip.
sI.es ne should likewise be impeached
AT Ut. Ielinqulshlng sovereignty in
~ you approve Of the relInquish.
Mr.. Carter. '"4N'''N
90 not REPLIED Mr. Wellington.
NI, Narter-1hen DO you approve OF
ItunQulshment OF the Philippines?
DIT. Wellington-That Is quite a dir
ierent matter. FU''' d
Nr' carter declared il was the inten-
WA OF the United States TO maintain
'.S Jaws In the Philippines. 10 restore
,t t.s' ana 20 protect property. Beyond
Wy principle Congress would deter
Kun. rlhe what the ultimate disposition of
ue Islands would be.
TELLER on THE BILL
Ar Teller sharply criticized the pend
. /. measure as the entering wedge for
arg standing army. You will want
- ny, iV'O0O men, he declarey. but you
~ ~. want 100000. and YOU viii want
r rre''i Tor a hundred years. This meas
s -.e Is not intended merely 10 meet an
, "nslgency, but to fix upon the country
great standing army"
Ni Teller said Il would be easily
'shiole 10 pass bill In forty.eight
-. ~ ,l mat would provide for an army
7, 'v9V9O men or 200 900 men for service
~ the Philippines. provided Il was
.,a,le 10 apply 70 purely emergency SER
''' and for definite limited time.
TAFT COMMISSION ATTACKED.
lie attacked the PHILIPPINE commits.
n I'm now In Manila for legislating for
.T 7Sse IN whom they had no interest.
tne car OF Russia" said he. lis an
A,osoluie car He has council Of
'N'y men who sit with him. but these