The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-29
won BY MINNESOTA
Debate Between Minnesota gu"
and Iowa gu" Boys.
ON THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION
The Vote Stood Two to One-LarEe
Audience Listened to
Debaters.

Minnesota debaters won hard fought
victory over speakers representing the
state university of Iowa in the university
chapel last night, before the largest au-
aience that has ever asseneAed Mere 10
listen to an intercollegiate debate. The
subject discussed was: Resolved, That
the United States should hold and per-
NAL emily retain the Philippines Mime
sofa had the affirmative side Of the argu-
ment. The Minnesota speakers we're O..
A. Lende, o. P. McElmeel and Alex James.
Iowa was represented by H. 3. Hadley, b.
H. Mccoy and Merritt Brackett. The
Judges were Speaker NJ. ]. Bowling of the
Minnesota house of representatives, for
mer Lieutenant Governor Gideon S. Ives
and E. H. Randall Of st. Paul. The final
| vote of the judges stood 2 to i in favor
! Of the Ski-U-Mah boys.
| o. A, Lende was the first speaker. He
said the United States holds the islands
| both by treaty and by right of conquest,
and argued that their retention would re-
! suit in valuable trade advantages. To-
gether with Hawaii, the Philippines, he
| thought, would give the republic a
strategic position in the Pacific that would
enable it to enforce peace. He paid lit
| tie attention to the ethical side of the
question, but argued from utilitarian
| standpoint only.
| H. r. Hadley opened for the negative
|
pines would violate all national tradl-
lions, that it would form dangerous
! precedent and that it would work great
injustice upon the Filipinos, who, he said
| were Just as capable Of government
as are the Cubans. He argued that much
Of the ignorance Of the islanders could be
traced directly to Spanish control, anc
quoted authorities to show that the ma
! tives were abundantly able to govern
| themselves if permitted the advantages
of educa ton.
! O. P. McElmeel asserted that no people
living in tropical country had ever beer
able to govern themselves properly. HI
predicted that the Filipinos would make
failure of it, if given a trial, just
as other tropical races had failed before
| them. He thought the islanders lacking
| in patriotism and national spirit, and sale
| they lacked inventive genius, without
| which they could not hope to make thei,
government effective. -.
! E. H. Mccoy Of Iowa devoted his TIM
to opposing the utilitarian argument
From chart he showed that the retention
Of the islands would be immensely expen
sive both in money and men; that i
would necessitate a largely increased
army and largely augmented navy
while the resulting trade advantages
would be Of doubtful value. Referring tt
his charts he showed that the exports o
England to her colonies mad steadily ue
creased during. the past twenty years
notwithstanding the growth OF her politi
cal sovereignty, and he predicted lik'
result for American trade If England,
imperial policy should be adopted by thi
| country.
A. L. James, for Minnesota, denied tina
the Filipinos were or could in shor
time become capable Of self-government
He thought congress could be entrusted
| to govern, the islands wisely and tina
American trade would steadily increas
under proper legislation.
Merritt Bracket showed that Manil
was 1000 miles out Of the way for yes
sells bound to oriental ports, and argue
that the Islands were really of little i'm
portance so far as oriental commercial
supremacy, was concerned. He though
their retention would cost much NOR
than they were worth. - - q
Mr.. Hadley summed UP for the negativ
and Mr.. Lende for the affirmative. TIL
Minnesota Glee CLUB gave several selec
tions. DR.. Franklin McVey, instructor i
| political economics, presided.