The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-15
j. 5. To F0RT|FY
THE PHILIPPINES
House Passes Bill Carrying Mil
lions of Dollars for De-
fenSe Works.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAMS
WOULD GIVE UP ISLANDS
Statesmen Wrangle Over Poll
tics, but Measure Is Passed
Without Change.

WASHINGTON, Feb. H-Incident TO
the passage OF the fortincatioas aprro-
priation bill. which was accomplished by
the House today. a lively debate was
kept up throughout Investigating the
difference between the Republican and
Democratic policy with reference 10 the
Philippines and also the difference be-
tween army and navy officers as TO the
place where a naval station and forti-
hcations shall be established in the archi-
pelago.
The debate availcd nothing SO far as
the legislation was concerned. as the
two amendments on the proposition
first, not to appropriate anything for for
! tlhcations In the Philippines, and second,
10 forbid the expenditure OF any money
| at Subig bay. were' defeated.
Bryan's Position Mentioned.
The minority took some pains to make
| plain the position OF Mr. Bryan in his
campaign for the ratification OF the Paris
| treaty OF peace. that Mr.. Bryan wanted
first to acquire the Philippines and then
| give their inhabitants freedom. This
| was accomplished finally by having
| placed in the record a letter written by
| Mr.. Bryan some time ago on the sub
| Ject.
| AS to the question of the location of
| naval station. army experts were quoted
| literally against having 1t at Subig bay
|
| ord In favor OF station at that place.
| 1t was pointed out that wherever the
! navy went with It's station, there the
army would have To go with It's fortin-
| cations.
S4,3s3,e ,ee3 for Forts.
The bill does not specify where these
| dcfenses shall be located. but appropri-
ates $4,000 TO be divided between the
| Philippines and Hawaii Tho bin carries
a total OF A,2S3, ,s93 for fortifications and
| their armament 1t was passed exactly
as reported by the committee
Mr.. Smith QaD strongly objected that
| this country should ever be driven from
| the Philippines by a foreign nation as
| was Spain. because of the lack of prop
| er defense,
Would Like to Lose Islands.
This aroused Mr.. Williams. the MI
| nority leader, to action. The proper de-
fense there was adequate naval power
and not land foTtiflcations II by the
run chance OF losing the blessed
| archipelago" he would be pleased
AT this point Mr.. Sibley tPa2 asked
the sneaker TO rgeSt that b 1T was ne
had fastened the Philippines on the
! United States.
That is one of those awkward ques-
tons," began Mr., Williams In reply. and
| the Republicans laughed. He continued
! by expressing his admiration and personal
| affection for Mr.. Bryan and then said:
! when he did not leave you people free to
| 90 what YOU wanted to-"
The Philippine Policy,
But" he declared, you cannot escape
| from your party responsibility
| general Dost-mortem on the Inaugural
| ton of the Philippines policy and Incl.
| dentally regarding the many political be-
liefs charged 10 Mr. Sibley (Pa) result
ed. when Mr.. Sibcy took the floor. fol-
| lowing Mr.. Williams. and members huge
| ly enjoyed the skirmish which took place
between Mr., Sibey and Mr. Williams
In depicting the good that had been
, done In the Islands by the Introduction
| OF the Bible. the school and civilization
| Mr.. Sibley was accused Of taking God
! Into partnership with the Republican
| party. When this was not tho case. he
rctorted. IT was time for the party TO go
| out of business.
Givo Filipinos Independence.
| Mr.. Williams set forth Mr. Bryan's
| position that justice to the FiUpinos
| would be more speedily secured by this
| Government taking the islands and then
| giving them independence. The amend,
| Incnt was lost by vote OF 81 to 113
| An amendment was offered by Mr.. Fitz-
| gerald IN V providing that no part OF
the amount appropriated for the Philip
| nj oh hc InI In GIhI