Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-23
TELLER ON PHILIPPINES.
Believes That in Time the Filipinos
Will Raise Their Own Flag.

After the Senate reconvened at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.. Culber-
son (Texas) offered a resolution that the
Secretary Of War be directed to send to
the Senate copies OF all official papers In
his possession which relate to charges
against Lieutenant Arnold and Sergeant
Edwards by Private Andrew K. Weir. in
GLIDING the report of Captain P. w. West.
The resolution went over on objection by
Mr.. Spooner
A bill was passed to establish an assay
office at Portland Oregon.
Mr.. Teller then adore SSed the Senate
the Philippine government bill, discussing
at length the action of Congress upon the
establishment of the republic of Cuba.
When the subject under consideration
fifty resolutions had been offered in Con-
gress, all of them expressing the sentiment
that the United States was to encourage
and aid in the establishment of a free and
independent government in the island. All
were committed to that doctrine.
The United States now was happily out
of Cuba, but he believed that it would have
been better had the United States recog
MED originally the independence of Cuba.
However, nothing which had occurred in
his public career had given him more pleas
ure than the action of the United States in
Cuba. The new republic. he believed, had
come to stay. 1t would maintain peace and
order in Cuba, but" said he that they
will have connections there 1 have no
doubt He declared that Cuba would be-
come a part of the United States only
sire to enter the Union.
Mr.. Teller explained, in coloquy with
Mr.. Foraker that the object of his remarks
was to establish the fact that mis- resolu-
tion-known as the Teller resolution-re-
lating to Cuba, was absolutely in accord
with the sentiment of Congress at that
time.
Mr.. Hale interrupted to say that he re-
Rarded IT almost nrOV0putia1 that Mr.
Teller had had the forethought to prepare
such a declaration. 1t had served to make
the United States a great restraining force
from that day to this. Had it not been for
that declaration, he was of opinion that
Cuba today would not be free. Personally,
he had entertained fear that lust of en-
pire would get the better of our people
and that the government never would leave
Cuba. The senator from Wisconsin (Mr.
Spooner) had declared at an opportune
moment that the United States could not
afford to have the Teller resolution trans
formed into a legislative lie That state
ment was a warning, Mr.. Hale said, to
those who were plotting secretly against
the freedom and for the annexation or per-
manent retention of Cuba. He expressed
the belief that had a declaration that the
United States would not enter upon a pol
icy Of subjugation and conquest as a re-
suit Of the Spanish war been attached to
the Teller resolution it. too, would have
been adopted.
In conclusion, Mr.. Teller said the action
Of the United States regarding Cuba was
worthy Of our great nation, which, in this
instance, had put aside greed and conquest
and had erected a monument among the
nations of the world. The final happy solu-
ton Of the Cuban situation had justified
fully the delay which had occurred. The
American flag had come down from Cuba
but better one for Cuba had gone up. The
American flag was the best in the world for
America, but not for those who did not
want it. He believed that some day it
thn o,,l
that the Filipinos would raise their own
flag which, for them, was the best in the
world.
The Senate at $40 pm. went into eXecu-
tive session and soon afterWard adjourned