The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-10

as he would know, and as all the world
would know, in the day of our triumph
and his defeat. This declaration by con-
gress would now go to the F'ilipinos as a
great nations amnesty to them.
why not proclaim this to the inhab-
itants of the Philippine islands, and why
not proclaim it now? 1t may be an
swered that this is about what we really
intend to do. 1t may be asserted that as
we are now going, and without a pledge
of a word from us, the ultimate end of
our occupation of Filipino territory will
pc Filipino freedom and Filipino govern
ment. But we have not said this to the
tlhplnos. We have carefully and stu
idously refused to say this to them"
Mr.. Brown also referred to the talk
favorable to holding Cuba, and said:
STATUS OF CUBA.
1--WE hear it said now-it is almost
common talk-that it was a mistake for
our government to give assurance of n
purpose to leave Cuba. Men assert
Wlthout any apparent sense of shame,
that While it was all we'll enough for us
TO go to war for the sake of humanity
and in humanity's name, we should have
Ieft ourselves free to bring the Cuban
people INTO subJection to US, and free to
take their island into our keeping and
mold II as our property. Deep regret is
expressed because of the fact that be-
fore the world We pledged ourselves to
the people of Cuba that we would not
make conquest of their island, but that
we would leave it to them. The man
VINO says we should have resorted to
thls double,dealing in April, 1898, now
very logically and very naturally goes a
Step Iurther and says we ought to vio-
Iate the pledge we then made and take
Cupa, whether she wants to come to us
or not. What more miserable more in
human, more unpatriotic course could
be advocated? 1t is the climax of greed
without one spark of conscience. 1t is
Inc rne 9oa,53il acme Of avarice, without single
a 1reebooter of the world. 1t is the code
OF a pirate of all the seas
AL the close of Mr.. Browns speech
ne was surrounded by number of his
colleagues an@ congratulated on the
boldness and vigor. of his u.terancas.
MI. D1nsmore (Ark.) said the country
was to be congratulated on the speech
just made, as it gave evidence of a cour-
ageous purpose to disregard the poiicv
of the party in power
he signs of the times indicated a de.
lterate purpose to break faith with
Cuba. AS to the Filipinos there was
TO doubt they had expected assistance
from the United States, rather than ag.
gression. Despite the assurances that
the defeat of Bryan would end the war.
the war was still on, growing bloodier
as it progressed and entailing vast ex-
renditures.
NAVAL BILL IN SENATE.
During almost the entire session Of
today the senate had under considera-
ton the naval appropriation bill. Prac-
t1cally the bill was completed when it
was laid aside for the day, all the COM
mittee amendments being adopted.
The senate committees amendment to
the naval bill to continue the six years
course and not to graduate the three
high classes at the academy at this
time was agreed to, 40 to u.
Amendments authorizing the president
to fill vacancies in the grade of ensign
by appointment from among boatswains.
gunners or warrant machinists not ex-
eeeding six in any one year and to ap-
point to the naval academy not exceed
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