The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-30
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from the beginning of this debate, aD-
scented themselves from the chamber
and did not interrupt with questions, al
though few of them, including Senators
Pritchard, Foraker, Fairbanks and
Spooner gave close attention to the
speech Most of the Democratic Sena-
tors heard the speech from beginning 10
end.
The line of Senator Simmons argu-
ment was as follows: He showed the
difference between the treatment ac-
corded to Cuba and the Philippines by
the Republican administration and the
change which has come over RepuDllcan
plans since the passage of the McEncfy
resolution which declared that it was
no part of the policy of this government
to hold the Philippines permanently.
He then proved that the purpose to hold
these islands was that the corporations
and syndicates already organizing might
exr,loit and loot the islands. He alluded
to the barbaric cruelties practiced in
the. archinalago by order of a military
commander in which the inhabitants
of one province were to be eXterminat-
ed. and said that this order had but one
parallel in ell history, and that was
when Herod, the King, commanded that
all male children two years old and un-
der i'm Bethlehem and all the coasts
thereof should be killed. that he might
compass the death of the infant Savior
of m2pkind.
He referred to the recent speech of
Senator Pritchard upon this subject in
which that Senator claimed that the oc-
cupation of these islands would give a
great market to the products of our
Southern cotton factories and proved
from statistics that Senator Pritchard
was mistaken, as the expectations of
American cotton and cotton goods to the
islands We're a mere ba%atelle
Senator Simmons then showed that
With American occupancy of the Phil
ippines these islands would become for
midable competitors with Southern SUI
gar, rice. tobacco and cotton planters.
That with cheap native or Chinese la
Dor, the American corporations and
trusts working the plantations of these
far away lands would be able to produce
the above products of the South mucn
cheaper than our Southern farmers. and
would compel them to sell their products
at lower prices than now obtained. He
said that the only question in regard
to these islands clear in his mind was
that cur government should get rid of
them as soon as possible.
He also alluded to Senator Pritchard s
contention that the occupancy of these
islands had increased our trade with
China and showed that such was not the
case, as our trade with China increased
more rapidly before the war than since,
and was due to changed conditions i'll
China, resulting from the Introduction
of new ideas. methods and appliances
which in return were the result of the
Chinese and Japanese art.
1t was a great speech and increased
cur Senator's reputation as one of the
ablest debators in the Senate.
Senator Prithard has introduced an
amendment to the Omnibus Public
Building Bill appropriatirg 5000 TO
enlarge the public building at Green's
bCro.
Representative Pou has returned
from visit home.
ajor Hale, Capt Williams and Mr..
Rose, of Fayetteville, are here in the
interest of the proposed appropriation
for the upper Cape Fear.