Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-24
7NEW0RK OF CONGRESS-
Mr.. De Almond Speaks In Opposition
to the Philippine Bill.
WOOD RESOLUTION ADOPTED
uouse Calls For Information "e-
rnrdjns Governors ="
Thurber and Others For Advo-
eating Reciprocity with CUBA

washington. June 24.-Some routine
business preceutd the esumptio III
tho house of the debate upon the fhlI-
;nnin. civil government bin. a resolu-
ton was adopted calling upoh the sec
rotary of war for Information as ~
II payments made by Governor ven
oral wool to +. b. Thurher and any
other persons or colpora'!oaS' loIe'h'l
with fine dntps and mount or such
Movements for advocating reciprocity
with cuba. ,.r..,
The consideration of til" Philippine
civil government bill then was re-
sumed and Mr.. DE Almond NMo)
made a general speech in opposition to
the polio of retaining the islands.
He repudiated utterly the charge
that the opposition to the present I'M
mine policy in criticising some or the
acts of army officers in the philippines
WAS slandering and assailing the army.
Recalling Mr.. Kahn's statement iasl
week that in giving up a slice or north-
western territory upon the occasion OF
the Oregon boundary line dispute we
had made a mistake which should NOT
no repeatcd now, Mr.. De Almond
agreed that the surrender of the terri
tory north of Washington on the Ia
cific had been a mistake. but he point
ed out that that territory was coh'lSu.
GUS to our border and was capable OF
furnishing homes for II own cltlZens
ard eventually coming into the Union
as n state. while the Philippine IS
lands. already densely populated by an
alien people. could never be ~lncorpora'-
ed into the Union.
Democracy and Expansion.
The Democratic party. he declared'
was not opposed to expansion founded
upon American principles. Expansion
was one thing; colonial empire was an
other. The Democratic party was anS-
ious to see the country expand as eN-
pansion was understood by the fathers
EXPANSION upon the American cont
nent north or south. he said. was me
Democratic idea of expansion. lo'
holding by ~suhjugation %10o,oW',h"O PEG
ME 1000 miles beyond our border.
, In conclusion Mr.. De Almond told
of his presence in HaVana May ~
. when the American flag was loWere
and the flag Of the republic or Cupa
hoisted. TO him as an American clt'
y zen, he said. the sight was inspiring
"far more inspiring.' he continued
than if the American flag had re
manned put in Cuba and the faith OF
the American people violated
Mr.. Olmsted pa, who succeeded
- the present secretary OF the navy as
member of the insular committee, fol
= lowed Mr.. De Almond. He summed
;" IN the situation in these words:
y 1.-The bill proposed by the minorit.
- means a complete remuneration by IN
United States of the duties ana re
s%ponsibilities which in the provldenc
of God have been east upon us. 1
means a cowardly retreat. 1t mean
OF that we shall be degraded ana on
o. praced in the eyes of all the world. !
means something that the America
neople will never tolerate. On the OIL
er hand. the bill which we present an
propose to pass maintains the mono
and dignity of the American peopl
enables us tt carry out our own treat
a+ obligations, to maintain peace an
Nc good order in the Philippines and
he more instrumental and effective
maintaining peace throughout II
Ne world, At the same time it enable
the Filipinos to participate as fully
~ nossible in the blessings of our repu
OIL Ncan form Of governments; 1t gives
an them more of liberty than they ha'
ms ever enjoyed
,c. The Day In the Senate.
When the senate convened, a partl
81. report on the naval appropriation b
was presented and agreed to. The sc
N, ate insisted upon the amendments st
ate In disagreement n asked Tor a II
rce Their conference. The conferees
NC nointed were Messrs. Hale (Me.), r
-tp. kins (Cal.) and Tillman Is. c..
,u+. Bills were passed as follows:
change the terms of the United Stat
IN. district court for the eastern distr
of PENNSYLVANIA; amending an act G.
w. ating the middle district of Penns
,na vania so as to provide that the recor
of the court shall be kept at Scranto
,o,o A joint resolution was uopte
thorizing the secretary Of war to
ceiye Arturo r. Calvo of Costa r
at the West Point Military acadel
for instruction.
The army appropriation bill was Il
Wv" before the senate, and Mr.. Proc
Vt) moved to recede from amendm'
No. 16 relating to the construction
barracks at permanent military post
After some discussion the mot
was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison called attention to
fact that the house had not agreed
ing the full and free conference asked
APP nv the senate. the effect of the act
of the house being to eliminate entir
MIC at least two amendments of the SEM
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