The Ocala evening star., 1914-10-03
HE'S WORSE THAN HoBsoN
America, Says Minority Leader Mann,
is in for a Long struggle with


mand of the Pacific, 'tthe lighting
ground of the future, and that a
conflict between the United States and
the Orient. commercial or other
wise, was inevitable, was given the
House yesterday by. Republican
Leader Mann, in a vigorous speech
opposing the pending Philippine bill.
representative Mann declared if the
Philippines became independent they
would in timebe acquired either BY
Japan or by some other nation. ulti-
mately to be used against the United.
If there Is to be independence OF
the Philippines, said Mr.. Mann,
'1et there be absolute independence.
If they are to go, let them go and let
Japan and China, Germany or Eng
land take them as is inevitable, and
then we will know what we have to
fight
Close to Japan, like a sleeping
child of the world, is China. with her
vast territory, with her immense pop-
ulation. What was going on in ia
pan few years ago is going on now
in China The awakening of China
is more marvellous than in Japan and
as the great people in China rise to
the civilization of our modern days
and engage in manufactures and in
production of all which man pro-
duces, we will enter into series of
competitive efforts with the Far
East which never have been equalled
in this world of ours.
"The great population of China, we
say, shall not be permitted to come to
our shores. At the same time we
say that China shall not be permitted
to shut out our people or our goods.
Such a position as we take perhaps
cannot be abandoned by our people,
but it never can be enforced in the
long run without power to enforce
it. When China is awakened we will
have a conflict on our hands which
will last for many years, possibly
many centuries.
I'VE who now are 1egislating, If
we do not bear in mind the possibili-
ties of hundreds of years from now
and the inevitable conflict, CONNER
Ecial or otherwise, which we will meet
in the Far East, have forgotten the
principles which ought to actuate us.
''It is as certain as that the sun
will arise tomorrow that a conflict
will come between the Far East and
the Far West. All which has taken
place in the world during the history
of the American race up to now
teaches us that the avoidance of the
conflict is impossible / hope war
may not come; that there be no con-
| fiict of arms. / have little faith that
in this world of ours people and races
are able to meet in competition for q
long period of time without an armed
lconflict. A fight for commercial su-
Ipremacy in the end leads to a fight
with arms, because that is the fina
abiter between nations.
! We command the Pacific ocear
today with the land thatswe have or
this side, with the islands which We
possess in the sea and with the Phil
ippines on the other side. VIII W.
surrender our command? I say no
If we should let the philippine Is
lands go today without a string tiet
to them, they would belong to som,
other country inside of ten years. Blu
II H.
if they could keep their independents.
| twenty-five, fifty or even a hundres
years, in the end they would be uset
against us instead of in our favor II
the inevitable conflict between com
peting races
We are having trouble enough
about country which we say we can
not afford to let another nation to en-
ter; trouble enough now in Mexic
and with other republics to the south
engaging in any more enter
llprises of this kind.
II 'sWho today would propose that W
let Japan. have a naval station i
| Mexico? Who today in our countr
! would assent if England proposed t
i transfer British Columbia to Japan
/ We would go to war in minute t
prevent it, because we would ibe OF
| posed to letting Japan or China hav
base of supplies on this side Of tn
Pacific
II When Representative Mann too
the floor, Manuel Quezon, residen
commissioner from the Philippine.
had just concluded plea for ind;
| lpendence and for prompt action 0
. the, Jones bill, which would declar
the purpose of the United States t
grant independence as soon as tn
Filipinos are capable Of self-goverr