The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-16
COCHRAN TALKS IMPERIALISM.
TELLS THE HOUSE UE'RE 1T THE
PARTING or THE WAYS.

the Nations Dirt Toward Napole0nio
Ideas-PrrsIdcnt Roosevelt Attacked
for the santo Domingo Agreement
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-General debate
upon the Naval Appropriation bill was closed
In the House to-day and the consideration
OF the bill by paragraphs for amendment
was begun. Speeches were made ny a
number of members against further In
crease OF the naval establishment, chief
among them being Messrs. Perkins CRep,
y. " and Cochran Dem, n, ~. hr.
Gaines Crop ". va replied to the statls-
tilal part OF tho speech delivered yesterday
by Mr. Littlefeld tRep., Me).
He asserted that the Treasury figures
showed that not only would there be no
deficit ia the financial operations OF the
Government foe next year, as Mr. Little
field had asserted, but that on the contrary
there would bs q surplus. He agreed that
the present tariff INV was sufficient Tor
necessary revenue and that IA q stand
patter- he did not expect 70: some years
at least. a condition OF things that would
justify change tboreln
six Of the ftty seven pages OF The biz
were passed before tho committee roae'
The Kansas oil fight VIII De mado the sub
iect OF an inYertgatIon BY the Committee
on Commerce aud Labor. by virtue OF
resolution offered by Mr.. Campbell thep.,
Kan.l and adopted II j. to 80 speciii-
caly into the cause Of tho wide difference
between the cost OF crude oil and the price
Of the refined article ard whether or not
an unlawful combination controls the
business.
Mr.. Cochran, IN his speech on the Naval
bill, declared that 1t seemed 10 him time
for this nation to announce whether 1t
would continue on the foundations laid by
the fathers. OF whether it would rest upon
the principles of Napoloonic imperialism.
This nation, he said, with great lervor,
was so weak at ia iound1uon that lls
bankruptcy was unprecedented BY It's TRENDS
and foretold by III enemies. The history
Of IL reads not like a record OF human
achievement. but rather dispensatl0n
of God Himself.
He said that the spirit breathed in Wash
ington'5 farewell address rather than tha'
shown in Snpoleou's address 20 the, Army
of Italy. both delivered IN H.. J, should guide
the nation But he maintained that the
present CouIae Of the country was away
IRON the Washingtonian % the Napoleouc
idea
He went ON to tell how The nation in 1872
had wholly unpreparcd, defed the greatest
naval power in the world. when he vas IN =
terrupted by Representative Talbot OF
Maryland. q Democratic colleague, VINO
asked HIM when the ships uEed in that war
were authorized. Mr.. Cochran couldn't
answer.
Every ship was authorized before. war
was declared. Thereupon the House
actually laughed at the 1ammany orator
More than once AIR Cochran declared:
I'VE are at the parting OF the ways He
paid a warm tribute TO the memory OF the
late James c. Carter. whom he described
not only as his instruc tor in the Law, but ms
intimate personal friend. On the night OF
the election last fall. Cochran said, hr.
Carter had spoken Of the Democratic idea,
which he SAID had been at work in the world
Tor nineteen centuries.
1t was not TO be found in any party
nor in JefIerson's writings, nor IN any bill
of rights, nor Magma Charta, but in the
admonition gwen by God TO Adam IN Eden
In the sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat
bread
Ever not of aggression by man or Of
conquest by nations, Mr.. Cochran declared,
was inspired by tho dosire 10 eat bread
In the sweat OF another mans face. Large
standing armies, increasing nGYie5 and
schemes for territorial expansion were
menace and ruin only ~ those nations
whioh INDUCED them.
MIR Cochran was followed by Messrs.
Lamar Dem. Fla.l. who talked Of the rail
road rats regulation bin and the subject
OF lynching Mr.. Douglas tRcpr W,
who advocated consular reform, ana
Mr. Slayd dem. Tex J, who called at
tentlon to the increase Of expenditures
for army and navy purposes in time OF
prof )und peace.
He depre,a the action OF the Admin
islration in Sauto Domingo pursuant to
the Interpretation by the President Of the
Monroe Doctrine, about which we h,;ar 30
much and know so little, saying that he
was afraid our playing policen n IN the
West Indies would result In the addition Of
an undesirable class to our citizenship.
He had been shocked. Afr. Slayden said.
10 read within the last few days newspaper
declarations advising the removal Of all
constitutional restrictions 20 that tho
President might have free hand 10 work
ont his policy in the West Indies.
This ended tho general debate and the
bill was read ~ paragraphH for amend
ment.
In the course OF an animated colloguy
between Messrs. Dayton lRep.. W Va
and Cochran tDem. y. ". following a
motion by Alr RiNcy CDem.. va, TO strike
out the provision for 500 increase Of the
naval force Gtking total Of 81, 500 en-
listed menl the question OF arbitration
treaties came up Mr.. Cochran closed
II with the suggestion that the guns oi
batteships should not be turhed upon for
eign nations. but upon the United state.
Senate. The motion to strike ont was Lost
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