Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
HOLDS HIS POSITION
mr.. DaIzeII Denies Being Guilty
of Inconsistency.
TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES
Declares Labor of Our Farmers is Not
Menaced.
AIM OF THE NEW TARIFF
Replies to the Statements Made Yes
terday by Representative &
Bonynge OF Colorado.
I'M OF THE NEW TARIFF

Discussion of the Philippine tariff bill
was resumed in the House today Mr.. Dali
zeli Pa) opened the debate. He asserted
that the Philippine archipelago was a por
tion OF the United States, and there ought
10 be free trade both ways. but under the
circumstances that at this time. is impos-
eibie. When the treaty stipulation which
granted Spain the same advantages as the
United States expires in 1909 there will be
free trade under this bill. Asserting that
the future Of the Philippines was problem
for statesmen that are to come, Mr.. Dali
zell insisted that self-government had been
given to the Filipino people except in the
two rights, trial by jury and to bear arms
eve have" he said. extended to these
people our navigation laws, our immigra-
tfon laws. our alien contract labor laws
Do You mean to tell me we shall commit
them 10 our domestic policies; require them
TO carry their goods only In American bot
toms and still exclude them from our mar
kets? No. the Philippine Islands must be
either wholly foreign or wholly domestic
Replies to Mr. Bonynge.
Referring to the charge of inconsistency
made against him yesterday by Mr.
Bonynge CoL). Mr.. Dalzell remarked: Il
want to say that the charge of inconsist-
tency. The question that was al-absorbing
the terror of feeble minds as no terror for
me. There is no man who will continue
for any length of time in public life who
Will not at some time or other be charged
Win apparent Inconsistency. But in this
particular case | am guilty of no inconss-
tency. he question that was all-absorbing
and agitating the American people when
that speech was delivered was Does the
constitution follow the flag? In the gov
eminent of our fusuar possessions are we
bound by the limitations of the Constitu-
tom
Il strongly maintained that we were not;
the Supreme Court subsequently decided
that We We're MOTTO that doctrine / stu
adhere-in pointing out the dangers TO
which we should be subjected. I said that
1t would bring US free trade with Porto
Rico and with the Philippines: that IT
would incorporate into the body of our citf-
zenship 12Ooo,0oo Maiays; and / protested
against putting our labor a plane with
the half-Savage labor of the Philippines.
Il still contend that, if bound by the
limitations of the Constitution, all that
I said then would be true. But | propose
to demonstrate now that the enactment
of this measure will not place the labor OF
the Philippines on plane with our farmer.
nor will it affect a single dollar of a single
American wage Garner.
The gentleman is right did call a halt
-b1t the people OF the United States re-
fused to respond They said our Consti-
tuition may not follow the flag but justice
and fair play do. tApplause). @
- NNdIdCleElZlHS DIS lIIu6SGeUl dreams the
fabulous amount of sugar and tobacco
which the opponents of the bill declared
would come from the Philippines under the
new rates. Mr.. Dalzell itemZed the actual
cost of a pound Of Philippine sugar laid
down in New York. which aggregated Alb
cents. as against 800 as the cost of Mich
igan beet sugar and 81 of Colorado sugar.
From this he deduced that within the next
century American beet sugar was in no
danger from competition with Philippine
sugar.
An interruption was made by Mr.. Long
worth (Ohio). who was a member of the
Taft expedition to the Philippines last sum-
mer. Had it not been demonstrat he
asked, that all of the sugar raised In the
Philippines was raised on the Island of
Panay, and that all of the labor required
has to be brought TO the island from other
Islands? ..f
This, Mr.. Dalzell replied was his under
standing.
Mr. Dalzen finished with the plea: SHALL
follow the President of the United
States, the great leader of the republican
party, or shall we desert him? 1t will not
do to hide selft-interest under the plea of
loyalty to protectou-it Will not do to sneer
at protection If ii fail here it will not fail
in that greater forum of the American peo-
pie, people that sprung to arms to avenge
the sailors of the sunken Maine and split
the blood of its sons in war not for glory
or conquest, but for humanity
The same ennobling sentiment calls us
today. Let us answer in the same spirit"
Mr.. Pujo in Opposition.
Opposition to the bill was made because
of fear of rice competition by Mr. Pujo of
Louisiana.
As the result of an interruption Champ
Clark (MissourD made this comment re-
garding the Dingley tariff law: Il think it
as an Internal curse to the whole American
people
Mr. Williams. the minority leader. inter
1ected into Mr.. Pujo's speech the exact
democratic position on the tariff
1T should be levied solely with regard
TO the maximum revenue production. If it
protects in certain places. well and good
but that should not be its primary object
Ex-Speaker Keifer aard.
Mr. Keller COhio), once : 7,aker of the
House. and who has returned IS mem
Der after an absence of twenty years. took
the floor. MIR. Keller has aligned himself
with the Philippine tariff insurgents. He
made his maiden speech of the F4fty-ninth
Congress. While he was not to talk ex-
clusively on the bill or on the tariff, vet
he believed he should keep within the
bounds the debate had taken