Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
A SPEECH BY DUBOIS
The Idaho Senator Discusses the
Philippine Question.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS IN HOUSE.
The Special Pension Legislation Charac-
tsrlzed rs Disgrace BY Mr.. Loud-A
Resolution Against Accepting Fred
erick the Greats statue,

Washington, May ga temperate
and carefully prepared speech was
delivered in the senate yesterday ON
the Philippine bill by Senator Du-
bois, Of Idaho. He confined himself
almost entirely to discussion of the
commercial and industrial aspects Of
the Philippine question, his purpose
being to show that 1t would be q
disadvantage to the people of this
country to retain the islands. What
ever of profit there might be in them,
he said, would accrue to q few cap.
italists, who, by their development
OF the resources of the archipelago
through cheap labor, would come
into competition with the agricultur.
lists and manufacturers of the United
States in the markets Of the world.
This governments activity In the
Philippines also would serve to
arouse China from her lethargy and,
once aroused, the dragon would de-
YOUR the trade Of the world.
An earnest and forcible reply to
Senator Dubois was made by Senator
Bevendge, Of Indiana, who contend
ed that the development Of China's
resources would be Of advantage in
trade and commerce to the United |
States, as the industrial development
Of other nations had been.
After the passage Of . bill provid-
ing for the appointment Of James
W. Long, on the retired list Of the
army, as . captain Of infantry, the
senate went into executive session
and at $40 adjourned until Monday.
Senator Turner introduced Q bill
for the amendment Of the Chinese
exclusion act recently passed. The
amendment provides for the elimina-
ton from the first section Of the
act the words mot inconsistent with
treaty obligations" A fear has been
expressed that this provision is too
general and under it Chinese might
find their way into the United States
throughout other countries which
6y our treaty obligations would
allow Chinese to come in.
The house devoted the day to pri-
vate pension bills and to few other
minor measures. Mr.. Loud, Of Cali
forna, criticised the special pension
legislation as a disgrace and drew
emphatic responses from Messrs. Sui
oway, Of New Hampshire; Sulzer, of
New York. and Miers, of Indiana. In
Ill 1o5 private pension bills were
passed.
Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee, had read
he appeal of the governor of Tennes-
zee for relief for the widows and
hildren OF the men buried in the re-
ent mine disaster in Tennessee.
Mr.. Stephens, Of Texas, introduced
resolution that is directly aimed
{ the tender 6f monument of Fred
rick the Great to the United States.
{ sets forth that the United States I
hould not accept from any foreign j
alton or erect in any public place !
ny statue of any king, emperor, ]
rince or potentate who has ruled
r is now ruling any nation by the q
opposed divine right Of kings. The
esolution further sets forth that
he acceptance Of such statue by
his government would be repudia- :, y,
ion Of its basic principles as enun- ;,
lated in the bill Of rights and con- u :,
titution, an insult to the memories :"
I our revolutionary fathers-an ad- y
lission that one man may govern ~ =.
alton without the consent OF the "
after bis death have y
is statue erected in our republic " '.
nd the blessings Of the divine right !"
kings to rule thereby approved. III
The house at 4:l5 p. m. adjourned III
} Monday.