Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
PASS DEFENSE BILL
Congress Grants s4,ooo,OoO For Colonial Notifications.
DEWEY FAVORS SUBlG BAY DEPOT.
Minority Leader, Said . Strong Navy Was Required Rather Than Land F0rts-General Post
 MOrtein on Islands.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.--Incident to the passage of the Notifications ap- propriation bill by the house q lively debate was kept ID throughout involv-' ing the difference between the Repub- lIcan and Democratic policy with refer enee to the Philippines and also the diff ference between army and navy off cers as to the place where a naval sta ton and Notifications shall be estab- lished in the archipelago.
 The minority took some pains to make plain the position of Mir. Bryan in his campaign for the ratification of the Paris treaty of peace, that MT. Bry- an wanted first to acquire the Philip pines and then give their inhabitants freedom This was accomplished final ly by having placed in the record let ter written by Mr. Bryan some time ago on the subject.
 A.s to the question of the location of naval station. army experts were quot ed literally against having it at Subig bay and naval authorities were put OH record in favor of station at that place It was pointed out that wher- ever the navy went with it's station there the army would have to go with its fortiications.
 Mfr. Foss placed in the record letter from Admiral Dewey favoring the loca- ton of naval station on Subig bay.
 The bill does not specify where these defenses shall be located, but appropri- ates S6O0,OOO to be divided between the Philippines and Hawaii The bill car ries total of s4,383.993 for fortifica- tions and their armament. It passed exactly as reported by the committee.
 Mir. Smith Na) strongly objected that this country should ever be driven from the Philippines by a foreign nation, as was Spain, because of the lack of proper defense.
 This aroused Mir Williams. the mi nority leader, to action. The proper defense there was adequate naval pow CT and not land fortiflcations. If by the lack of notifications this country could run chance of losing 'the bless ed archipelago" he would be pleased. At this point Mr. Sibley (Pa.) asked the speaker to reflect that it was "the great Democratic leader whose infiu- ence had fastened the Philippines on the United States. 1s That is one of those awkward Ques- tions," began Mfr Williams in reply, and the Republicans laughed. He con tinued by expressing his admiration and personal affection for MT. Bryan and then said. He made the great mis- take of his life when he did not leave you people free to do what you wanted | to-,
 But" he declared, you cannot es' cape from your party responsibility"
 A general post mortem on the inaugu, ration of the Philippine policy and incl dentalIy regarding the many political beliefs charged to MT. Sibley (Pa.) re. suited when Mir. Sibley took the fiooy following MT. Williams. ..
 The answer to the question put by the late President Mckinley, Who will haul the flag down?' he declared to be ] now up to the Democratic party as much as ever.
 "I'll tell you." replied Mir. Williams. The American people, who ran it up, will haul it down.
 The senate has passed the subsidy shipping bill by vote of 3s 10 P. All the votes for the bill were by Repub- lican senators. and five Republican senators voted with the Democrats in opposition. They were Messrs. .Burkett, Deliver. La Toilette, Spooner and Warner.