New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-13
RCALL ATTACKS BILL.
Mr. Longporth Criticises the FIJI
DinO Character.

Washington Jan. 12.-Interest was injected into
the Philippine tariff debate in the House
to-day By a Massachusetts idea" tariff ex-
position BY Mr.. Mccall. OF that State; by
character study OF the Filipino by Mr. Longworth'
and by defence Of President Roosevelt by Mr..
Pou, Democrat, from North Carolina. Besides
these, there were q number OF speeches delivered
On the merits OF the BILL nearly all of which were
.n opposition TO the measure.
Mr. Mccall came to the defence of his State
against Mr.. Grosyenors assertion that she had
been brought up by hand from infancy by the
policy OF protection" If that was true, it was
because she had been torn by from the breast
Of her natural mother the sea, he added. He de-
tailed the colonial prosperity Of the State and her
acQuiescence in losing that through tariff protec-
ton. Now there was, he said, popular send-
nent that the tariff schedules arranged nine years
ago had grown inadequate TO the best interests.
He predicted that New-York. Pennsylvania. Ohio
and other States would Join IN this demand. He
was weary Of the oft repeated cry, IF the tariff
Is TO be revised let II be revised BY its friends.
III the tariff cannot be revised when two-thirds
OF the membership OF both houses Republicans,
when is revision TO come? I say to YOU he finished.
that II you do not treat protection a national
principle instead OF cast iron. immutabIe system
Of schedules. then we are liable to have the Demo-
cratic party, and possibly the deluge.''
IN ffteen-minute speech Mr.. Longworth, OF
Ohio, gave the House his Impressions OF his Philip
pine trip last summer Mr.. Longworth was greeted
with applause. and marked attention was given his
castgation Of the Filipino character. He favored
the bin the best means Of developing the Filipino
to condition 1T for self-government, at which
moment he would be more than glad to drop the
Islands As 10 the arguments which had been
MADE IN favor Of the bill. he said they were SO
ful and complete that he was somewhat eulbar-
raised for subject matter without duplication.
what was to him Overwhelmingly embarrassing
was the necessity Of differing with his colleague,
General Grosvenor, IN his opinion that the Islands
had brilliant future and as 70 the noble char
aoter Of the Filipino people.
/ cannot bring into my mind that there is any
brilliant future for the Philippine Islands and, with
the sole exception OF the love of family and the
home that the average Filipino possesses. can see
clared
The passage Of the 5ilL ne said. would not dam
age one iota any American industry or any AIneri-
can labor employed IN thar Industry. No one after
smoking one native cigar. he SAID. would want an
o'her and with only one island on which sugar
eOuid be raised. and that without harbor. he saw
no Danger from LGat source
l. for one" continued III. Longworth, ''am not
n favor q holding the Philippine Islands as part
OF the United States moment longer than we abb
soilteiy have to-" This statement was met with
ssneEaI applause particularly from the Democratic
f'os 7 an In favor OF turning those islands over
~ me fitlIin1 people 10 govern themselves at the
very hrSJ moment that they have proved TO US
leE are capaple Of governing themselves How
30 sDoh nat tine may come Prudence alone knows
, lt ! say tie sooner the better. To speed that
ibi- az 2 favor Of ibis nation doing every
-Ing j can DO 70 give them material benefits, to
1gIiil li.snt mentally and morally.
~ pref speech Mr. Pou, OF North Carolina, de-
D M "a tEat TIE Ssc0e0 campaign fund Of the Re
scocsn party AZ the last election had made 1t
49, 80 ,tlst there would be satisfactory railroad
ms bie nor any revision of the tariff Turn.
rs ne a{.eton 70 the incident OF the election OF
IN 1!ot Norris from the executive Offices of the
= n.te Rouse Mr.. Pou expressed great regret that
cident a. - - W "
i Was a. he White House that day. he said
- 80 was reminded of the fact that we have had
rer I.lke Presidents of the United States There
80. Tie tiieie portraits of three of them who had
a Ttish a. he hand of assassin. about in
.be3H elsht l DO not believe that gentlemen
-bsl e 700 swift TO criticize the acts OF those
= go with the duty Of protecting the President.
= Is rs possible things NAV have occurred which
po-tg not have occurred, but I do not believe the
aesldent Of the United States should be criticized
g. -se some Of his suhgrdinates may have gone
80. eoo tar II IS an unfortunate and melancholy
n sceloh that out OF twenty-five Presidents three
assassin Va GA