Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-15

whom | would sooner lay down my lie
and say that the man is honest and above
reproach. than Mr.. Sullivan"
After Mr.. Shober On. ". also rising
to a question of prNles", had expressed
the proud feeling of thoS. who have ad-
vocated the principles advanced by Mr..
Hearst, Mr.. Iiemenway OndD reported the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and immc-
diately thereafter the naval appropriation
Till was taken up with an understand
ing that eight hours should be devoted 10
general debate and that the House shall
convene at II o'clock \. VI. each day
Willie the bill is under consideration.
Mr.. FoSs Iil). chairman of the commit
tee on naval affairs. explained The bill.
saying among other things that the
amount carried by it. slCD01O.O19, was mod
crate. taking into consideration all the
circumstances which the committee had
Anticipating a deficiency at the end of
the next fiscal year of from $Se0H.~n to
ed become law Mr.. lttlefield tMeD in
quired of Mr.. FoSS If ii was wise or plu-
dent to appropriate in excess of the rev
enue.
MIR. Foss replied that on general pIin
cirleS Congress ought to appropriate ac-
coroling to the revenues.
The Ipbuilding of large military eS-
tablishment was opposed by Mr.. R1ceI
tNa.l, who predicted that unless Il nalt
was called the people would have 1tw
privileges beyond paying taxes lor the
support of such an eStablIShment
Mr.. I.ittlefieid discussed condi ions eN-
istinS in the PHILIPPINES and Said tnas
from financial and commerciai roiirt
they would continue to be vtrltable
'pandora'S box He would. ne S3li. vote
| to strike off every tariff between the INIT
ed States and the Philippines, not because
he believed in free trade between the
United States and any foreign land. nut
because it is NOT foreign land The fu-
| ture would determine whether this al
truistic international experiment may, IN
the light of history. be deemed worth
while"
MIR Lttlefield declared that the advent
I y h.,N Len
did rot create the United States Il world
power, because We were a world power
before that.
Tho Philippine archipelago, he said.
| plartcd the United States i'll the storm,
| center of international controversies and
| international disturbances; From tn"
| sta ndpoint of the army and navy budget ,
| the Philippines, 50 long as retained. mus;
| furnish the necessity for large increases
| in these branches OF the service.
He discussed the open door policy of
| the United States in the East and said
| that that proposition was by no means
| new or novel. People after people he
accumuat:CnS of the East even as the
| children OF Israel longeG for the lieShpots
Of Egypt, Not since 1Si?! had any civ
| ilized land undertaken to invade by force
| of arms. 1t was true that with peace the
| great countries of the world now expect
| ed to enter the open door.
| Mr.. Iittletield said that since 1891. the
year of the Dingley law. the imports of
| Cceanica and Asia We're in excess OF the
exports sll71"o.mo, whereas in all the
| coul tries where there was no disturb
ance about the open door" the exports
| exceeded the imports $:1i.OU1.000. After dis
| cUssing the cheapneSS of la Dor in China
| and Japan. MIR. Iittle1ield touched on the
| present war in the Orient. Japan. he said
was now engaged in that l.elliSh trade"
| of war. and ever since she was driven out
| of Manchuria by the brutal concert of
| the international European pOWerS and
| Russia lett in charge had been dcvotng
| her zeal. energy. ability. patriotism and
liui.
OF war. There was nothing, ne continued,
| in these days, either in the mantfa cturns;
| or Industrial line. that required 50 high
| Il degree of development ot mechanica |
| and skill ''aS does this infamous trade of
| war. the wholesale butChcrv of men. the
settlement OF disputes by force" While
| IT might be Wise to keep the open door
| with China. he said, he did not know how
| large the stick may need to be Ito keep
between the door and its iamb. Speak
ing OF the South American republics, MIR.
Littleneld expressed apprehension that
| the United States sooner or later would
| he policing them. The Monroe Doctrine,
| he declared did not go so far that the
nited States must sit upon the threshold
of every South American republic land
keep the door open in order that they
may cash their checks or collect the in
not want the period TO come when the
republic shall develop into a minister
plenipotentiary ana envoy extraordinary
for the money changers of Europe aS
guaranteeing the inviolability of the re-
publicS."
The bill then was laid aside and rcSOlu-
tions were adopted calling on tho sccrc.
| tary Of the navy for information as tC
| the reasons for cancolling Il certain con
tract and rejecting a certain bid of tbs
Midvale Steel 60. and giving the orders
to another company. and also requesting
the secretary OF the navy to furnish in
formation relating to experiments witt
certain gun cotton shells upon plate ar.
NOR.
The House, at i55 p. NJ. adjourned un-
til tomorrow at II o'clock