Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-10
Contest With State Normal On
the ROstrum Decided For
State College
NORMAL WINS HOME DEBATE
Dual Debate on the Question Of a Tar
if for the Philippines Results In
Defeat and Victory for Both Sides
Something About the Arguments OF
the Debaters.
Special to Times-RepubMcan.

lege defeated the State Normal School
In debate here last evening, by the de-
cision OF 2 to / of the three judges. The
question, Resolved, that the United
States is justified in imposing a tariff
on the products of the Philippine Is
lends" was discussed for thirteen
minutes by each Of six speakers and
four minutes in refutation.
The debate was opened by j. H. Gist
OF the State Normal School. He at
tempted to show that the present tar
iii was not the Issue, but simply a
tariff. The theme of his argument was
just charity to the Fiipinos, but by
teaching him self dependence.
Mr.. G. L. Martin led for Ames on the
negative. He held that imposition of
a tariff on the Philippine Islands was
discrimination against a colonial pos
session of the United States already In
poor straits. He declared that the
United States owes the same duty to
the Philippines that she does to other
dependencies, such as Hawaii and
Porto Rico.
Lew Mcdonald was second speaker
for the normal. He pleaded strongly
that the United States should encour-
age the Filipino to redeem himself by
himself. He declared that tariff was
all economic necessity for both THE
United States and the Philippine Is
hands and that oriental conditions were
SO far different from those pertaining
In other United States colonies as to
Justify the innovation.
g. R. Bliss, second man for Ames and
the negative Of the question, was the
strongest man on the floor. While q
degree poorer in delivery his sledge
hammer arguments were telling forces
for the negative He declared that
whereas the islands were recognized as
American territory under the stars and
stripes It was nanifestly unjust to
impose tariff upon them. Not only
that the Philippines possess valuable
supplies Of precious woods and much
hemp that the United States is yearly
demanding and tariff would work to
her own detriment. The United States
he declared wishes to control the com
smerce of the orient. To that end ships
are being built, the Panama canal is
being constructed and every possible
force is being brought into action to
develop American shipping.
Fred D. Cram the last speaker of
the normal, spent his period in reciting
a history Of the sugar and tobacco in
dustry In the Philippine Islands and in
the United States. He declared that
the United States is becoming a great
great sugar producing nation AMI
largely thru her beet fields which he
held were fast eliminating the corn
fields. He advocated killing OF this
industry in the Philippine Islands and
growing hemp entirely.
w. T. Langwill was the third Ames
speaker. He held that the United
States had use for all the sugar the
philippine Islands can produce and to
advocate raising hemp I'LL Over the
Philippine Islands was folly to the de-
gree of advocating discoAtinuing corn
raising in Iowa and substituting there
for tobacco. He explained the sugar
and tobacco conditions in the Philip
pine Islands were far from being fitted
to hemp culture.
Each speaker vas given four min
utes to sum up his argument and the
Normal team appeared to be superior
in G11is summary. The most polished
speaker was ]. H. Gist, of Cedar Falls
The presiding officer was M. NJ.
Beddall, principal of the Boone high
schools. The judges were H. NJ. Eick-
err, Washington, Iowa; George w.
Bryant. Coe College, and w. N. Cliff
ford, Council Bluffs.
Word reached Ames that the Nor
NAL team won at Cedar Falls, 8 to O..
This makes a victory for each school,
the negative team winning in each
case