Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24

are 30 religious centers, and the ag-
gregate Of the land Is something In the
neighborhood OF half million acres
TAKING FROM ONE TO GIVE TO
ANOTHER.
Mr.. President, 1t is an unusual au-
thority, as the senator from Massachus-
etts lMr. Hoarl, who is distinguished
lawyer, WILL think, at once recognize.
to undertake to appropriate IN the ex-
ercise of the power Of eminent domain
the lands or property belonging to one
corporation IN order TO transfer the
same lands TO another corporation In
this case the power Is to be exercised by
the application OF a sort OF religious
test, Ii these lands are held by COR
poration composed OF Catholics Of a GER
tain order, they are 10 be the subject
of condemnation, TO be turned over by
the process Of eminent domain into the
hands Of another corporation. composed
perhaps of Protestants, or people OF
, mixed religion, or no religion.
1t is scarcely a public purpose, within
the usual rule established at least by
the courts OF this country, to condemn
one mans land in order to sell IL or
a public purpose. This provision In re-
latlon to the friars' land, this attempt
ed exercise OF the power of eminent do
main to appropriate the property of one
individual In order to give II TO another,
Is fundamentally vicious IL IL In eff
feet taking the property OF one indi-
yldual without his consent, not for a
public use, but in order to bestow II
t,A In ar n p
vote II to a private use. Under our
Constitution that could not be done,
II there Is no constitution in the Philip
pine Islands perhaps there Is no consti-
tutional difficulty In the way Of thus
appropriating property Of one indiyld-
ual In order to give 1t TO another.
Mr.. Bacon-Will the senator pardon
me a moment?
The Presiding Officer--Does the sena-
tor from Utah yield to the sepator from
Georgia.
Mr. Rawlins--I yield to thelsenator
Mr. Bacon. The senator Is more
familiar with this matter than am,
but | want TO ask him II he Is exactly
correct in stating that the purpose is
| TO bestow these lands, or give the use
| Of them, TO some other corporation? IL
|
| of the lands out OF one corporation re-
| CARELESS OF the question az "a who VIII
get the benefit Of them9 In proceedings
I of condemnation the object In view is
I TO give a certain privilege or interest In
| land to some party who is TO make a
certain use Of thunder our system a
| public use-but In this case, as under
stand II, the motive IL not to give the
| l.fa ,s.s ~ ha In ID n M 10
| particular person, but to see that they
| are gotten away from certain cor
poration, which is distasteful 10 some
people. Is not that true? In other
| words, there is no particular object that
| " In view In the change OF ownership;
| II is not for the purpose Of beneftng
somebody else who is going to make a
| certain use Of them-bulld a railroad for
instance, or engage in any other work
but the purpose, as | understand II, Is
TO get the title OF the lands out of the
| friars. Is not that the main and con-
trolling motive?
Mr.. Rawlins--Well, Mr.. President,
am unable TO give the senator the mo-
| tive otherwise than appears from the
provisions OF the bill and the effect OF
the bill, II il shall become a law, will
|
orders are condemned and appropriated
in the exercise Of the power Of eminent
domain. the title will vest In the gov
| eminent OF the Philippine Islands, In
which government the titles to all other
public lands In the Islands are vested
under the provisions OF this bill. | mean
the title In the sense OF having the
power OF absolute control and dispose
| ton.
Mr.. Bacon--Mr. president
Mr.. Rawlins-Now. II the senator will
permit me, these lands when thus con-
demned. these religious orders thus
being deprived Of them. will become a
part of the public lands OF the Islands.
| Then the Philippine commission, II. II
| carries into effect the purpose as eN-
pressed by Governor Taft, and which
is embodied In the report OF the COM
| mission, in the exercise OF the author
ity which this bill is designed to confer.
! viii grant those lands by sale TO syn
! dicates or corporations In large tracts
| for purposes OF exploitation. Governor
Taft saying that 5000 acres was too
| limited q quantity. and mentioned one
concern which desired al least 10 OO0
acres. and IN another place indicating
/
| sive. SO that the practical effect u
this policy be carried out VIII be TO IS
sue bonds. to incur this Indebtedness
and to appropriate against the viii OF
| these religious orders. In the exercls
! Of the mower Of eminent domain thi
| more than half a million acres Of land
and Immediately, under the rules TO be
! prescribed by the Philippine commits
! 4 % q L., gVaa YqY 20 n -
| from 1900 TO 20 900 acres TO syndlcates
or corporations In perpetuity.
TENDS To DEGRADE PEOPLE.
But n the policy which Is recon-
| mended by the commission and which
| this bill Is designed TO subserve Is car
] ried into effect the evils which now pre-
vail there. and which prevailed there
| during the dominance Of Spain, win be
multiplied in extent and in their DIFF
| nculties as we proceed TO create new
orders, new syndicates, new corpora
| tons for purposes OF spoilation or eN-
ploltatlon and TO place the conirol Of
/ lands In large quantities into thei-
| hands.
We know absolutely with certainty
! that syndiCates Of this character ave
/ not interested In the public veal Their
primary and In fact their only purpose
is to derive the largest degree Of prof
| possible.
There will be- ten or twenty thousand
acres Of land In a tract. and a faw
| large tracts viii cover all the ayai'a
| be land ia the islands, that Is, land
which can be reclaimed. These syndl
Gates viii be controlled by alien Dr ,
rletors who have no personal int ct
| in the Islands or In their welfare or 1
the welfare and happines Of their REQ
pie. II will be a system OF perniciCu
| iandlordlsm. which has led to Dispute
on the part OF the people Of Ireland.
Mr.. president these synd.cates. or
ganized with stockholders In New Yorl
and Chicago and San Francisco o
Great britain. with their agents In the