Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24
Senator Dubois Discusses Them at
Length,
REPUBLICANS WOULD HOLD
Aud Exploit Them for All Time
Minority Intend 10 give People an
Independent Government

Washington, May ga temperate
ana carefully prepared speech was de-
hyered In the senate today on the Phil
ippine bill by Mr., Dubois Of Idaho, He
confined himself almost entirely to a
discussion Of the commercial and in
dustrlal aspects of the Philippine ques-
ton, his purpose being to show that 1t
would be disadvantage to the people
OF this country to retain the Islands.
Mr., Dubois said the Republican policy
was TO hold the Islands for all time as
colony and TO exploit them for the
advantage and gain OF our own people.
The minority intend 10 give the people
an Independent government and to
turn the islands over to them when
lhey have established their own gov
eminent
lie was satisfied that there was
great danger 10 the white labor OF the
United states attendant upon the de-
velopment OF industrial activity By the
government in the Philippines, and de-
clared that the United States could not
compete with Japan for the oriental
trade. China also was a menace, In
his opinion, to the supremacy Of the
United States In the oriental trade
The large expectation Of -four from
the United States to the orient, he
thought, had mlsled people into beiev-
lag uat we would establish a large
trade. This was an idle dream. He
believed that 1t would be but a short
time until all the wheat needed In
China would be raised by Chinese.
The dragon is sleeping quietly now"
said Mr.. Dubois. "'rhe monster is in
ert, surrounded with conservatism OF
centuries, Looking TO the interest Of
the white laboring race Of the world,
are we pursuing wise course In
awakening this sleeping dragon"
Mr., Dubois believed there was no
hope Of profitable trade relations with
the orient or the Philippines II the
Islands were managed and exploited as
contemplated Ia the pending bill. A few
individuals might reap a profit but II
would be at an enormous expense TO
the United States, and especially to the
laborers, the manufacturers and the
farmers.
Mr., Dubois declared that the feature
OF the bill which permitted corporations
10 take up 5000 acres OF land in the
Philippines for agricultural purposes
ought TO be stricken out, he believing
that under It the richest lands ulti-
mately would fall into the hands of
the great syndlcates, thus encouraging
a tremendous production OF cane sugar,
cotton and tobacco.
Agricultural development would in
duce industrial activity and manufac-
turing establishments would spring up
and compete with US not only for the
trade of the Islands but also for China
and the Straits settlements and even
tually, owing to cheap labor would
compete with our own manufactured
goods in all parts Of the world.
The total trade Of the United States
with the Philippine Islands, he said,
was about S5000,0O0 a year. We had
spent more money In the Philippine
war than all the trade OF the islands
with the United States would amount
10 In a hundred and fifty years, and
every day we remained In the islands
our loss would be increased.
Mr.. Dubois asserted that within six
months after Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma wero admitted to the state
hood IN profit TO the manufacturers
OF the United States In their trade with
any ono ~ tho nav Qfafea would be