The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-20
A CIVIL WAR PARALLEL
DRAWN IN A DEFENSE OF RoOsE-
NELT'S PHILIPPINE POLICY.
The House Considered Civil Government
OF the Islands from a Commercial
Standpoint.

Nashinetnc. June 10 The opening
day Of the weeks debate on the Philip.
pine government bW in the house was
sgnnlizcd hv speech hy Mr.. Cooper
CWlsl. chairman ot the committee on in.
sular affairs. Much II the sreech was
a general defense vt the policy nuLsuod by
the administration he coutcndod that the
problem OF the Philippines should not be
o party question: that both parties brought
on the war with Spain AMI the votes Of
members OF both parties ratified the treaty
which made the Islands American territory.
MIR, Jones Na), the ranking member OF
the minority on the COMMITTEES, made a
presentation of the democratic position,
but he yielded the door after speaking
about an hour and viii resume tomorrow
morning
The order for night sessions was vacated
Tor this evening. as no one was prepared
TO speak
Viewed in Its commercial a1osct. Mr..
Cooper said the ccSslon Of the Philippines
had placed us at the gateway Of the
Orient. where the worlds commercial, con
diets OF the future are 10 be waged. our
mission In the arcNipelaCo was, he $40
one FAR transcCudius business and CONNER
ciul considerations. We are In the phil
ippines 10 perform 4 duty, 70 expand the
bounds or freedom to carry the blessings
or civilization 10 a bcuightcL race, to eS-
iabiSh IN the place ~ a deCrcpil old mon
arShl ah nNincie'c young rcpublc
In answer to the assertion that the
Islands would constitute continuous
yharse upon the lu.tod States, he read
FROM the last report Of tie Philippine CoM-
miItee the statvmcut that the inSuiar
ttHnEMrN u 4. Il. 10
Sincv the American occupation and the pre-.
dictiou that MOI only would the United
states never he called on TO Cuutrihute TO
Tue Support 81 the inSular government. but
that IN a Few years the tusular government
would he able 10 make large general i'm
proVcmcuts.
The present policy in the Philippines in
Sus3rSled IVY William Mckinley and pur.
Sueu oN Nlh MI. Cooper said. had been
attacked 10y the opposition as cruel and in
human tie aid put deny that iuSfuncrs Of
cruelty may nave occurred In the Conduct
~ the war In the Philippines. nut. " said
We, INC people ot TIE United States VINO
sec tae irUy order vi things viii NOS dcS.
paiE certain SolG5crs may have brought
disgrace upon themselves, hut they have
w., NV, "H"SrHS, mSaoNar uPou the admluistra.
n9n M William Mckinley nor can they
eNne dlShonor upon tho administration ~
80 successor. Who Is striving 10 do MI,
oS SISy 9 ,I,in rs noNly succecdius q
~, N'VpVr eontgHSted the present denun.
ga'''W nI the administration policy ana
the platform declarations 81 dcnnSorsfIr
VonNcutonS with these ut lisa
MI Jones tNa,l followed NN lata sne
NV ~ NVvNs on the absolute mcredihtnty or
neehCahNhe' whose testimony Nr. Coopor
had quoted Bucucamno. he said ,,,,s ,rs,
a spanish soldier attcrwnrd AN iuSurr,t,-
uNnlSI' ana now supporter of tue Amer.
team administration
,. wrnis rSnrs9de," he said, lis the only
Flhplno who had ever appeared before a
committee " congress I'm sdv,,,s.,,- -, ~.