The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
We CANNOT HOLD
THE PHILIPPINES
Senator Simmons Logical
and Powerful Speech.
THE INDUSTRIAL SIDE
Cheap Oriental Labor Would be in
Competition With the South.
TAFT COMMISSION CODES DISCUSSED
The Great Anmating Principles of American
Government Are Omitted From These
Codes. The Judiciary as Tool
&c tLa Houarnp,on{
of tie Government.

of tie Government.
The following is the full text of Sena-
| tor f. NJ. Simmons speech in the Sen
ate in Committee of the Whole on last
Monday. to consider the bill temporarily
! to provide for the administration of the
affairs of civil government in the Phil
ippine Islands, and for other purposes:
Mr. President, contemporaneously with
| the declaration of war against Spain
Congress passed what has come to be
| known as the Teller resolution" The
| fourth section of the resolution, which
refers exclusively to Cuba, is in the fol-
/ lowing words:
! THAT the United States hereby dis
claims any disposition or intention to eX-
ercise sovereignty, Jurisdiction, or con-
! troll over said island except for the paci-
| fiCatiOn thereof and asserts its determi-
nation, when that is accomplished, to
leave the government and control of the
island to it's people,
| Later and contemporapeously with the
! ratification Of the treaty of peace known
! as the "treaty of Paris" by which we
! acquired title to the Philippine Islands,
| the Senate passed what has come to be
| known as the "McEnery resolution"
! This resolution is in the following words:
| That by the ratification of the treaty
OF peace with Spain it is not intended to
| incorporate the inhabitants of the Phil
| ippine Islands into citizenship of the
United States, nor is it intended to per
manently annex said islands as an inte
! grail part of the territory of the United
States; but it is the intention os the
| United States to establish on said islands
| a government suitable to the wants and
conditions of the inhabitants of said is
! lands, to prepare them for local self
! government, and in due time to make
such disposition of said islands as will
| best promote the interests of the citi-
zens of the United States and the in
| habitantS of said islands"
The Teller resolution, have no doubt,
expressed the purpose of Congress and
| the country as to Cuba. There has been
no change of our purpose as expressed
in this resolution toward that island,
and we are informed by the press of the
country that in very short time our
army of occupation is to be withdrawn
and the island turned over to the gov
eminent of it's own people. Although it
has been doubted, l assume that at the
time of its passage by the Senate the
pressed the purpose, not only of the
Senate. but of the people Of this country
toward the Philippines.
| On the oath day of February, in this
year, when the bill temporarily to pro-
vide. revenue for the Philippine Islands,
and for other purposes, was before the
| Senate, the junior Senator from Missouri
! (Mr. VesD offered as an amendment to
| hot no
upon a yea and nay vote that amendment
was defeated by vote of "a to 40. The
division of the Senate upon the amend
ment was upon party lines; the Repub
licans, with the exception of the Senator
| from Maryland (Mr Welliugton), voting
| against the amendment and the Demo-
Gratis voting for it.
On the same day the senior Senator
from Colorado (Mr. Teller offered as
/, amendment to the Philippine tariff bill
? certain amendment, of which l read one
section:
! THAT it is not intended by the Gov
eminent of the United States to perma-
uently annex the Philippine Islands as
an integral part of the United States,
but it is the determination of the United
States to establish, with the consent and
| government or governments suitable to
their wants and conditions, and that
| shall give to the inhabitants The control
and administration of their local affairs,
| such as the raising of revenue and the
! disposition thereof the maintenance of
peace and order in the several communi-
ties of said islands that have been or
may be organized by the people thereof
and eventually to give them their indie
pendence
Upon a yea and nay vote this amend
ment was defeated by a vote of 20 to A.
the Democrats voting for and the Repub-
licans against the amendment
The position of the Republican party
| in the last Presidential campaign upon
the subject of Filipino independence, the
discussion of the subject by the repre-
scntatives of that party on the hustings
and in the press, the general course and
policy of the administration since the
election, and the debate which preceded
! those votes of the Senate, all indicated a
change OF purpose, as that purpose was
expressed in the McEnery resolution on
the part of the dominant party toward
| these islands
Before these votes there might have
been some possible grounds for doubt as
to the ultimate purpose of the dominant
party in regard to the philippines. Now,
there is TO longer room for doubt. The
vote of the Republican party upon these