The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-24
Cannon's Change Of Words Declared
Mere Subterfuge to Gain
His Point.
WE ARE CONTINUING WORK SPAIN BEGAN
What an Anomaly We Have in Government
Republican Colonial and ManarchicaI
Rule All Under the Same
Constitution.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 23-Today
Representative E. w. Pou spoke
in opposition to an amendment to the
Urgent Deficiency Appropriation
bill appropriating 100000 to establish
an army post at Manila. The
talented young member from the Fourth
District was in good voice and be held
the undivided attention of the House.
Twice during his speech he was liberal
ly applauded by his Democratic col
leagues, and at the close there was
great applause on the Democratic side.
While this was short speech it showed
that Mr.. Pou is moving to the front.
Few members have a more impressive
manner of speaking. With his great
ability and untiring energy he will soon
come to the front in the House.
Mr. Pou said:
THE wording of the amendment offer
Ell by the distinguished chairman of the
appropria ations committee induces me to
submit few remarks before debate
shall conclude.
IF / believed that the appropriation
of s500,0O0 provided for by that amend
protection of the officers and enlisted
men in our army in the Philippines, l
would support it if every other man in
this chamber voted against it, but I do
not believe the appropriation is neces-
sary for the purpose. 1t appears to me
to be mere subterfuge, an effort to ac-
compHsh something by indirection which
gentlemen fear to attempt in the direct
ard usual way. How utterly perverted
are all the purposes of the war anyway.
III what strange sea are we drifting?
How unnatural everything appears.
When war was declared, fir one / was
for it. Under the same circumstances
| would be for it again. Spain was mur-
>dering a people struggling for liberty
just few miles from our shores. Our
great republic had, witnessed this until
forbearance made us almost guilty, and
when our battleship was blown up in
Havana harbor as / believe by Spanish
agencies, the people of my State felt it
was our duty to avenge the outrage and
my district offered up the first young
life a., a sacrifice upon his country'S al
tar. We fought in the righteous cause
of liberty, and God gave us the victory.
Did anyone then believe that when Cuba
was freed we would use our soldiers and
our ships to subjugate a people strug-
Cling for liberty. The best shelter, the
best protection we can give to our off
GERS and enlisted men is to bring them
away from scenes of disease and crime
and deaf bback to their own American
homes. applause on Democratic side).
During the year 1900, Mr.. Chairman,
there were 66SS2 men in our army in the
Pacific Islands. There were more cases
of sickness in our hospitals than there
were men, that is to say, that upon an
average every soldier in the service was
sick once, and 10,547 were sick twice. Of
course many were not sick at all while
others were admitted to the hospitals
several times. The report of the sur
GeoD general of the army shows that
during the year 1900 the number of ad-
missions to the sick report in our army
of &C. $50, soldiers in the Pacific Islands
reached the enormous total of a ,429.
How many of these died / do not know,
that 397 American lives were sacrificed
during that year upon the field of bat
tie in the Philippine Islands. And for
what cause?
II will give YOU the answer out of the
mouth of the greatest statesman of the
Republican party, who but recently has
declared that we are engaged in the 'un-
holy work Of crushing a republic. Sta
tistics for the year 1901 have not been
given us. but when they are they will
furnish additional evidence of the stupid
hlunder we have made in attempting TO
take over the Philippines as a part of
our republic. Accurate figures are not
given us showing the number of lives
taken by our soldiers If they were tho
conscience Of the republic would revolt
and demand that the war be ended. Gen
tlement seem to forget the principles
that a nation can do wrong as well as an
individual, that a nation can commit
crime even as an individual can commit
crime The responsibility of contin-
uancc of this wrctched state Of affairs
rests upon each gentleman i'll this cham
ber. and le cannot eseane it if he would
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