The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-25

history will determine that the true pa- triots are those. Americans who. love their country too well to let 1t do wrong; too we'll to let 1t violate the principles of the Declaration of Independence; too well to let it repudiate government of the people. for th "a people and by the peopfe; too we'll to permit 1t to be wrecked on the rocks and shoals of colonial empire"
 MT. Williams of Ms sslssippi made the closing speech in behalf of the policy fa- vol ed by the minority. He went very ex- haustIvely into the entire subject re- lating to the administrations policy. The Filipino people, he declared. were willing to learn and were willing to die for their liberties-two tests which, he said, entitled them to self government. No American, he said, was ashamed of what had been done In Cuba No American but vas proud of the inaugura- tion of the Cuban republic. Why, he asked. would 1t not be wise to do for the Filiplnps what we had done for the Cubans? He said the underlying and fundamental Idea of the treaty made with Spain for the Philippines is that despot has the right to sell the irdepen- dence and nationality of a free people to Q republic.
 The time the gentleman from Missis- sippi should have thought of that was when the treaty was up for ratification" hltNAA bPbth LsNIs 14uIuiS.
 Tn tho Philippine Islands," again in- terposed MT. L9ndis, l" we are doing ex- actly as we did when we annexed Flor Ida; we gre doing exactly what we did when we took California, New Mexico and Arizona"
 Flat Contradiction.
 We are not doing in the Philippines continued MT. Williams what we did in Florida We did not do In Louisiana nor in any other place ever annexed to this country, what we are doing in the Phil ippine islands. Every man knows that heretofore we have annexed unsettled areas, people with a white race or else peoped with an Indian race so sparseiy settled that they did not interfere with home making in the annexed territory by the sons and daughters of American peo- pie Every man knows that this is the first time that we ever undertook to an- nex against their will, fighting with arms against it. a population denser than in the state of Mississippi today. Every man, and nearly every woman and every boy, If General Smith is to be believed. is fighting against us as against despotism The gentleman knows that the American flag never before went any where where 1t was not hailed as a har- binger of liberty and a protector of the helpless and defenseless people
 
 power."
 There was a demonstration when Mir Williams concluded. Many Of the Repup- licans joined with the Democrats in the applause, and not a few of them went to his seat to shake hand with and con- graduate him.
 MT. Crumpacker of Indiana closed for his side. After a general defense of the administration he presented careful ar gument in support of the bill reported by the nsular committee.
 At o'clock the House took a recess un- til p. m.
 Night Session.
 General debate on the Philippine bill was closed at the night session tonight when the speakers were Messrs. Lacey of Iowa, Schirm of Maryland and Doug lass of New York for the bill, and Finley of South Carolina and McDermott or New Jersey in opposition. MT. Lacey re- sponded to the argument that our course in the Philippines should be the same as that In Cuba, maintaining that there had been no attempt to drive us out of Cuba.
 At 1O:30 D. m. the House adjourned. The consideration of the measure under the fve-mirute rule begins at Il o'clock tomorrow morning.