Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-04

record of valor in the field and eloquence
in the Senate It's sons have ever been
foremost in laying down their lives for
principle, aud in championship of a pure
Democracy, her orators and statesmen have
unimpeachable and immortal records in the
annals of the nation. Hence, it is but
natural that in the present involvement of
the Republic in an uuholy and uni iusti6able
war upon a people with whom we have
neither political afiuities, racial sympathy,
civil or social intercourse, and who desire
to work out their own destiny at the other
side of the globe uuhampered and un-
coerced by foreign interference that son
of North Carolina should have made at
once the most convincing, the most
eloquent and mastery exposition of
the issue at stake and which Is now
the paramount question of American
policy aud craftsmanship. Senator Sim.
mons modest and unassumiug personality
lent additional weight to his uuauswerable
arguments against the policy pursued by
the Republican party in its exploitation of
a colonial enterprise which has already re-
suited in furnishing not only the military
arm of the Republic but the honor of the
nation. He held the Senate, despite Of the
set policy of the majority to treat with
levity and indifference, the protests of the
minority in respectful attention, which
grew as he proceeded into grave and
thoughtful reflection as his well-rouuded
periods struck home aud fell on their
aroused and better natures.
His party associates followed the train of
thought and trend of his arguments with
absorbing and demoustrative approval.
His uttersnces we're voiciug their convic.
,frI
mauship which pointed out the road of
honor and safety and hence their euthu.
siasm at the close of his masterful and bril-
liant speech when they surrounded the
gallant son Of the Tar Heel state and literally
showered congratulations upon his devoted
head.
The GLOBE can only quote a few of the
many gems of logic and uuauswerable argu-
meuts advanced by the Senator and they
will fail to convey any adequate idea of the
address as a whole. The speech should be
printed and circulated by the million that
the American people may be truthfully en-
lighteued on this unhappy disastrous and
now-unreieved by valor in the field or
justification in national morals-dishonor-
able military colonial enterprise of the Re-
publican administration Said Senator
Simmons
Il have no disposition to discuss the mo-
tives of the Republican party in pursuing
one line of policy toward Cuba and an op-
posite policy toward the Philippines. I be-
lieve such discussion would be improbable
In my-iudgment, there was no justification
in morals, in public policy or in the condi-
tion of the two peoples for the differeutia-
tion in their treatment. There is no reason
in my mind why independence should be
granted to the Cubaus aud denied TO the
Filipiuos.
1T is evidently the purpose of the Repub-
licau party to retain the Philippine Islands
permanently, but do not believe the sub.
ject has been settled finally by the Ameri-
can people. Personally, I have no doubt
that the islands ought to be turued over to
their inhabitants as I am satisfied that they
are entirely capable of establishing a proper
government, although they might not be
capable Of establishing and maintaining
such a government as ours.
The Filipinos by Leredity were not
htted for our kind Of government. The
negro in this country has been afforded
ample opportunity to participate in our
form Of government, yet, those who are
most familiar with the negro's condition
know to-day that he is little better prepared
for the discharge Of the duties Of citizen
ship than he was in the beginning The
negro suffered from defect of heredity."
Mr.. Simmons discussed the stories of the
water cure" D." of the burning of towns, and
of RECOMMENDATION. He declared there was
no doubt as to the truthfulness of the
charges against the American army of
cruelty inhumauity and barbarity. In fact,
said he, It was now organized cruelty and
oarbarty, and not merely isolated instances
of torture. He referred 70 the order issued
by General Smith to make the Island Of
Samar a bowling wilderness" and to slay
all male inhabitants over ten years of age
No order recorded in al, history" he
declared, paralleled that order except that
of Herod the King, when he commanded
that all male children who were in Bethle.
hem and in all the coasts thereof, from two
years and under, should be slain in order
that he might the more securely compass
the death of Him of whom IL was said He
came TO be the King Of the Jews, The Christ
and Savior Of mankind
In discussing the agricultural situation in
the Philippines, Mr.. Simmons confessed "a
a feeling of alarm for hfs own section of the
country over the prospect Of the admission
20 the United States Of the products Of the
islands for, with the cheap labor there
those products could be produced in the
Philippines more chesply than in this
country.
Mr.. Simmons commenting on the acqui
sitiOn Of more territory
Mr.. President, we do not need more ter
ritory; we have no need for more lands; W,
have enough already. England may hav,
needed more, for she Is peutup Utica. So
IN a less degree, with France, Germany, anC
the Dther colonizing nations Of Europe, bu
we have a domain, the most magnificent il
area that the sun ever shone upon, stretch
ing from ocean TO ocean and from the Lake
to the Gulf much of It's forests and mineral
undeveloped Especially is this true Of tn
section from which ! come. that emDir
stretching southwark from the Potomac
with its rich aud boundless ores, forests
coal measures aud oil fields scarcely touched
and much Of its land yet in its virgin con
dition II alone can furnish homes for hun
dreds Of millions Of people and give profit
able employment 10 many billions Of capital