The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10


delay IL might be. the plan even now In
mind, but what Was most essential was
THAI the assurance be given Immediately
and deSnEely 10 the Fiiipinos
He characterised the idcn of break
ing the pledge given TO Cuba ns the
"cIimnx of greed and ms n dostrinc
Of freebooters and pirates"
"a colonial policy will be a radical
departure from the course which our
government consistently adhered to Ia
It's splendid career CT more than 100
years. said MI. Brown. "A colonial pol
icy Will be maintained at a cost of yio-
Lifting principles which we have cher
ished as the very life OF free government
A colonial policy would require us to
govern without the consent Of the gov
erned colonial policy VIII destroy
the high ideals which we have so proud
" followed from our beginning as Ma
ton.
Congress las never yet announced to
the Filipincs what the National purpose
is with respec; TO them. II this body will
tell them now--tell then explicitly and
solemnly-that It is the fixed determine
tion of this Nation 10 establish It's SUI
thority Ia their country and that when
this end shall be reached they snail have
chance TO become, In due time, free
citizens OF a free governmental con
( gress will say this TO them and say !,
now--we may confidently expect that
their rude weapons OF warisre will fan
from their hands and they Will sue for
peace--peace which they will know means
more for them than anything ever held
out TO them or TO their fathers in any
generation,
This declaration would now be oppor-
tune, IT, iwpu be at this time an act
which the goverEment Is strong enough
TO perform without hiYing its motives
questioned BY frlead or foe. Even the
most delutcd thilk& 40 could not mlsun-
derstand IT. IL wou.d 20 to him. as We
know and all the word weuld know IN
the day OF cur triumph and his defeat
This declaration BY congress would now
1 90 to the Fllipinos as great Nations
amnesty to hem.
why not proclaim this TO the lnhao-
itants Of the Philippine islands, and why
not proclaim 1t now? II may be answered
! that this Is about what we intend 10 do.
II may be asserted that as we are now
going, and without a pledge OF word
from us, the ultimate end OF cur oecu-
patton OF Filipino territory will be Fill
pino freedom and Filipino government
But we have not said this to he Fill
plnos. We have carefully and studiously
refused to say this to them"
Mr., Brown also referred 10 the talk
favorable to holding Cuba, and said
we hear !, said now-lt Is almost com
mon talk-that it WIS a mistake for our
government 10 give assurance OF pur-
pose Of leaving Cuba, Men assert with.
I out any apparent senEe OF shame that
/ while it was all well enough for MS TO
so 10 war for the sake CT huma-ity and
Ia humanty's name, we should have left
/ ourselves free to bring the Cuban peo-
4 pie into subsection to us and free 10 take
: tne!r island INTO our keeping and hold il
as our property Deep regret Il ey.
pressed because o. the fact that betors
the world we pledged ourselves 20 me
people OF Cuba that We would not make
conquest Of their nd but that wa
would leave II 10 them
''3he man who suy. we sbou,d
have resorted TO this double dealing
In april, 1sOs, now very logically
md very naturally goes n stem fur
tber and says we ought 10 violate
the pledge we then made und take
Cuba. whether shc wants to come 20
us or mot. what more miserable.
more inhumRn. more unpatriotic
course could be advocated. I. Is
the climax of greed without one
spark of coincidence. II g. the acme
of ayaFicc without a single redeem
ing feature, II is'the doctrine of n
freebooter of the world. IL IL the
code OF n pirate OF NIL the sens"
A. the close Of Mr. Browns speech he
was surrounded By a number OF his col
leagues ant congratulated on the boldness
ana ylgor OF his utterances
Mr.. pinsmore tArk9 said the country
was 20 be congratulated on the speech
just made. as :. gave evidence OF conr-
ageous purpose 70 disregard the policy
OF 40 party 10 power The sirns o, the
times indicated deliberate purpose 10
break faith with Cuba As 10 the FIJI.
limos there was no douh. ehay kai ex-
rseted assistance from the United states
rather than aggression Despite the as
suralees shat the defea, OF Nj Bryan
would eni The war, the war was s:il on
growing bloodier as II prog.esse. ans
entailiaR vast expenditure
Al o'clock ne diplomatic and consuiai
bill was laid aside and the house hear.
: egloges on the lg,e Representative DAl,
. On J.l and Wise Val.
Those who spoke upon the lie snf
character Of the late Mr. DAILY wer,
: Messrs. salmon On ~ Gardner ~. -
: salser Is VI. Ryan "a. ~. Robinson
, tlnd). Fitzgerald ~ ", FhzgsrsIt
(Mass). Parker (N. ~, M5oE tTsnn)
Davis eFia.l. ana Green (Ps.),
Those who pronounced enloglss on tai
lie and character OF the late Mr. VIE.
lVal were Messrs, Lamb lvs). Rixe;
tya). Weeks tMichl Linney IN CT
Aldrich tAla.l and Lloyd tMol.
AZ 5;25 p. m. as further mark o.
respect the house adjourned.