Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
SUPPORT OF THE NAVY
MR.. LITTLEFIELD ON THE BUR-
DEN OF THE PHILIPPINES.
The Open Door in the East and the
Guardianship Of South Ameri-
can Republics.

In the debate on the naval appropriation
bill in the House of Representatives yester-
day Mr.. Littlefeld anticipating a de-
fc1ency at the end of the next fiscal year
of from $50 OOO. 600 to 500, 600, OoO If all ap-
preparation bills reported become law, in
CURED of Mr.. Foss if 1t was wise or pru-
dent to appropriate in excess of the reye-
nues.
Mr.. Foss replied that on general princ-
ing to the revenues
The upbulding of large military estab-
lishment was opposed by Mr.. Rixey Va),
who predicted that unless a halt was called
the people would have but few privileges
beyond paying taxes for the support of such
establishment and the great display
which it could occasion.
Burden of the Philippines.
Following an analysis of the various APP
propriations for the navy, the army and for
Notifications, in which he showed the
normal and abnormal increases over ex-
penditures. Mr.. Littlef1eld discussed the
conditions existing in the Philippines and
said that from financial and commercial
point Of view they would continue to be "a
veritable Pandoras box" He would, he
said, vote to strike off every tariff between
the United States and the Philippines, not
because ne believed III Tree tIdue DetWeel
the United States and any foreign land,
but because 1t Is not foreign land The
islands belong to u.s. he said, and we must
legislate for them, and the future would
determine whether this altruistic inter-
national experiment may. in the light of
history, be deemed worth while.
Mr.. Littlefield declared that the advent of
Admiral Dewey in the bay of Manila did
not create the United States a world power,
because she was world power before that.
The Philippine archipelago. he declared,
planted the United States in the storm CEN
ter of international controversies and in
ternational disturbances. From the stand
point of the army and navy budget the
Philippines, so long as retained, must
furnish the necessity for large increases in
those branches OF the service
The Open Door in the East.
He discussed the open-door policy of the
United States in the east, and said that
that proposition was by no means new.
People after people. he said, had hungered
and thirsted for the Accommodations OF the
east. even as the children of Israel longed
for the flesh pots of Egypt. Not since ls4o
had any civilized land undertaken 10 lhFaue
the orient by force of arms, he sald, put
II was through the arts of peace that the
great countries of the world now expect TO
enter the open door.
Analyzng the trade of the United States
with all the countries OF the world, Mr.
Idttlefeld said that since 1897 the year or
the Dingley tariff law, the imports or oce-
ania and Asia were In excess OF the exports
ST. 600 600 whereas in all the countries
'.where there was no disturbance about the
open door, the exports exceeded the I'M
ports 1886 GOO 600.
After discussing the cheapness OF TABOR
in China and Japan Mr.. Litt1efeld touch
ed upon the present war IN the orient.
Japan he said, was now engaged IN thtlt
hellish trade of war and ever since she
was driven out of Manchuria by the pru-
oPf hn int a
movers and Russia left In charge. had
been devoting her zeal, energy, ability, pa
triotism and religious fervor in preparing
for that trade of war. There was nothing,
he continued in these days, either in the
manufa curing or industrial line, that re-
quired so high a degree of development OF
mechanical and technical skill as does TINS
Infamous trade of war. the wholesale
butchery 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 10
be to keep between the door and its jamb.
South American Republics.
speaktne of the South American repub-
lies. Mr. Littlef1eld expressed apprehension
that the United States would sooner or
later be policing them. The Munroe doc
trtne, he declared, did not go so far that
the United States must sit upon the
threshold of every south American republic
NAV cash their checks or collect the 1ndeot-
edness Of any single power He did not
want the period to come when the republic
shall develop into minister plenlpoten-
tiary and envoy extraordinary for the
money changers Of Europe as guaranteeing
the inviola bility Of the republics.
The United States. he said, could not NOR
ally stand alone to perform that duty for
the money changers Of the world.
MI. Shappard's Criticism.
A large naval appropriation was criti-
cised by Mr. Sheppard (Texas) who said
that the most humiliating and uncomfortable
feature Of the bill was that 1t had led to
almost criminal neglect Of internal develop
ment.
Following an earnest plea by Mr.. Bassett
On " for an adequate steamboat inspec-
ton service Mr.. Cochran (Mo.) spoke in
favor Of the Hearst bill to regulate freight
rates
At the close of his remarks the bill was
laid aside and resolutions were adopted
calling on the Secretary of the Navy for
information as to the reasons for canceling
a. certain contract and rejecting q certain
bid of the Midvale Steel Company and CIV
ing the orders to another company, and
also requesting the Secretary of the Navy
to furnish information relating to expert
ments with certain gun cotton shells upon
plate armor.
The House also passed a bill to provide
for the appointment of a district judge for
the western judicial district of South Caro-