The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-18
WEIsER VS.. COLLEGE OF IDAHO.

College Proves its Superiority in Tri-
angular Contest.
The Weiser High School arrived
in Caldwell in a body forty-five
strong, with her champions in de-
bate, basketball and baseball, only
to find that the C. of l. also had
champions as well. The College re-
ceived two points out of three.
The Big Debate.
Early Friday evening the crowd
began to gather in the Opera House
to hear the annual debate between
the two rival schools. Later came
the rooters from the College and
Weiser, each taking a side of the
house.
The question for discussion was,
Resolved, That the United States
should permanently retain the Phil
ippine Islands," Before the debate
began several beautiful selections
were sung by the Ladies' Glee Club,
Iu6n lOllOWcu d lew WOll ChooOh piO-
liminary remarks by the chairman,
after which he introduced Miss Edna
Griffith, leader of the Affirmative side
for the College
She laid the foundation of the de-
bate upon which the main structure
of the College argument rested. She
said that many were the mixed tribes
of barbarous natives, with their nu-
merous languages, ever dependent
upon local magnates. She showed
how the Americans were not fighting
the whole people, the educated and
intelligent people of the cities, but
a few petty tribes of canabal tribes
men who rebelled because they were
told that the United States had come
to exterminate. She proved that a
grant of independence to the Islands
would be a great breach of good
faith to American investors and mag
mates who are trying to uplift the Is
land and bring prosperity to her peo
pie.
Mr.. Courdin, the first speaker or
the negative, for Weiser, spoke wei
upon the constitutionality of thu
question. He said, ''To retain thu
Islands would be against the spiri
of the constitution
Mr.. r. H. Davis, second speake
for the College, said "that as sool
as the Filipinos were capable of self
government they would have it. H
drove all his arguments home wit
telling effect. He argued that W
owed it to humanity, the retention Q
the Philippines and that it woul
seem a needless expenditure of mon
ey to thus release the Islands" H
introduced eminent authority
prove that the U. S. Supreme Coul
had taken place in those Islands. II
finished by showing the advantage
bound to arise thru the political an
social association of the Islands wit
America.
Miss Record followed Mr.. Davi
She quoted and read endless autho
ity to prove that the U. S. had VII
lated all the rules of the well estal
lished international law by layiI
hand on the Islands. She argue
that it was against those sacred do
uments, the Declaration of Indepe
dence and the Constitution. 81
spoke of the cruel way in which II
Americans treated the Philippine
She spoke of the great hatred tn
Filipino, and called upon the Amel
cans to right themselves before t
world.
Mr.. Cakes was the last speak
for the College and responded to
opponent with telling effect. II
effective arguments melted away |
fore his rapid fire. He spoke as
the race problem and then show
how intensely patriotic the Island
was to the American flag. How
far away schoolboy sung the 81
opdhSleu Ddhner anu Anerlcd.
lastly proved that the retention
the Islands would benefit both
Islands themselves and the U. 8.
The next speaker on the negat
Mr.. Wilkerson, tried to rally his (
ces but could not stand against
argument of the team from the G.
l. and having admitted several poi
in favor of the Affirmative, star
off on the constitutionality of
question and made an eloquent
peal.
Mr.. Davis then had four mimi
for rebuttal, in which he strength
ed his previous argument by str,