New-York tribune., 1902-01-22

into a bill legislative promise vague. uncertain
hopes and doing no good
ARGUMENT OF SENATOR RAwLINs.
Mr. Lodge spoke for about hour, and fol-
lowed by Mr.. Rawlins of Utah. After reviewing the
hill proposed by the majority of the committee Mr..
Rawlins said II be plain that the majority
measure would not tend TO promote peace and order
in the Philippine Archipelago He did not think it
posed by the majority. War, insurrection brigand-
age robbery and assassination would continue. In
blood and treasure would continue The horror Of
the situation. now indescribable, would grow more
serted. desired to have large sums Of money for
hover to multiply Offices employments and sal
aries It owed responsibility. he declared, to the
sisted Of the administrations Imperial PRO
gramme" was that the officers in the islands would
replenish their fortunes and then return to this
country to live in afiuence.
Cuba. stealing the trust funds COMMITTED to their
care Examine the proceedings of even our judges
Conspiracies TO commit larceny of wealth seem
10 become predominant. The policy outlined by the
practice of tyranny" He declared that the object
obstrrct and destroy trade With ' the Islands % by
placing a em6argoes goes on III it. These methods he in
tility and insurrection The great army now main
m and proPerty He Tidcuied the pan 10 Of CAM
paign adopted by the army in the Philippines. and
made prisoner It was idle. he said. to suppose
tha he & people 1I of Of the islands ever would forgive
After reviewing briefly the origin of the insurrec-
tion. MI Rawlins said IL was not too late yet Ito
fulfil our pledge to accord to them their indepen-
dence- 1t is not yet too late for to stay the
hand Of the carpetbagger and remove the islands
This exploitation. he declared. would result in
the control Of everything in the islands by trusts
When the Philippines became thus trust infested
the result could be readily forecast. The Demo-
cratic proposition he said. lis that tariff should
be imposed for revenue; the duties TO be so ad-
justed to operate equally throughout the country.
and not TO discriminate between class section.
The proposition which the minority submits. II
adopted WIFI prove a simple and effective remedy
for the troubles which afflict 1t proposes 10
Tenquish the islands. 1t proposes that so long as
We continue in possession OF the islands there shall
be freedom Of trade between them and the United
States When the United States withdraws from
the Islands. and they assume in all respects the
t9ri4y +aixation Let the Ishmaelite go Otherwise
the Old Man Of the Sea, will hang upon our backs.
And in the end the CORY head Of the republic may
be raised upon pike as a terrible warning to any
who would struggle to be free"
Al the close of Mr.. Rawlinss speech Mr.. Bacon.
and Mr.. Lodge concerning an order Of the secre-
tary OF War 10 permit ships under foreign hags TO
enter the trade between the United States and the
Philippines after the decision or the supreme Court
that the islands were domestic territory. No
igency Of trade, in his opinion: was sufficient rea
son for such violation OF the law. Mr. Bacon said
that II he had been the Secretary of War he would
not have issued such order. because he could
conceive Of no emergency which would warrant him
IN violating the law. He protested against what
he considered ''hot haste in pressing the pending
effort 20 withhold from the Senate information
lating the Philippines 49,
Mr. Stewart, Of Nevada, took Issue win Mr.
not set aside law for the public good as being in
contravention Of the history and Jurisprudence OF
had existed for centuries that statutory law must
yield TO great emergencies.
At 4:35 o'clock, motion OF Mr. Lodge, the Sen
ate went into executive session. and at $50 o'clock
adjourned