The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-02
REPUBLICAN, LEADER MANN
SEES FUTURE DAGGER
IN ORIENT
THE FAR EAST
AND FAR WEST
Conflict Inevitable Between Uni-.
ted States and Oriental cean-
tries Warns Speaker
fBy Associated Press.,

Washington, Oct. 1.--warninr fflfst
Philippine Independence meant Sl,rs
render of American strategic ept!iv:
mand OF the Pacific, .tlio figItii,es )
ground of the future" and that i {. 1-4@
flict between this United States sid
the Orient, Commercial or other
wise" was inevitable. was given tho I
house today by Republican Eeadsr
Mann In O vigorous speech opposinG
the pending administration Philirpine
bill. Representative Mann Declared
that IL the Philippines Beuanis inde-
pendent. they would, in lime, be sc.
quired either by Japan az By SOME
other nation. ultimately to be used
against the United States.
'If there is 10 be Independence of
the Philippines" said Mr. Mann, s'let
1t be- absolute Independence II they
are to go. let them go and let japan
and China, Germany or Engiand take
them as is inevitable, and then We
viii know what we have 20 II lsls e
"Close to JAPAN, like Bsaepine
child OF the world, 10 China, with lias
vast territory, with her Immense bop
ulation. What was EoinE oi. IN Jasss.ssssssss
& few years ago ID goinE s1fi row Id !,
China. The awakening 0f Ghina 81
more marvellous than Ia inn S.iit. IS
these great people In ChinR rise rs
the civilization OF ouy modem dAvg
and engage In manufactures aIsG liz
prediction osaS all
duces, we will enter ititn a Hers6e oE
comp "a tive efforts with Tie lfars I'D Att
which never have ibeaD eGiAiied M
this world of ours. y
t. tSlf,
say. shall not be permitted 70 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 2 positin as we cake perhRrs
cannot be abandoned by our people,;
but II never can be enforced 10 tlies
long run without the power to ettforFe
1t. When China Is awagEenei we R..ssf
have a conflict on our hands which
will last for many years, POSSIBLY
many centuries.
1--WE who now are legislatings IL we
do not bear in mind the pcesibt tiea
of hundreds of years from now and
the Inevitable conflict. comIilsr srcini, or
otherwise, which we viii nteat III the
Far East, have forgotten the primal,
pies which ought to actuate sls.
Z ut Is as certain as that the san
will rise toInorrow that a con lset sfili
come between the Far East ali6 3sie
Far. West acfogs the Pacific d)esafls;
All which has taken place IN he
world during the history of the Amer
the avoidance OF the Conflict IS tlllr.
lean race up to now teaciiqs 4ia thf hf5t
possible. 4 hope war ,nay isof seile,a
that there. be no confli,a ut
have l;t.!s ssitH that ID thisF's SI5I
ours people and races are ahle te
meet in competition for q long
.of time without an armei conihe
Will we surrender our rltlAAf 01
l say no. If we should let the Rli lltklr
Pine islands go toaay without 7telGsE
tied to them, they would hetnE8 e
some other codltfE inside
eears. But IL they scsiid szeell ~ Pr 5sas
dependence twenty-five nv or even
one hundred years, in the end tllAx.
would be used against us Instead If
|iiiSour favor in the inerttanie ntftcS
Ehg.Ween competing races.
.sWe are having trouble enpnsfa nor
about country which wetsay ylGe etzi;as
not afford to let another nation es%
ter: trouble enough now 10 1ieEicSf
and with other republics 70 the 4otE e.
without engaging In any mlpfe enta8e
brises of this kind. ia.
ssWho to-day would propose shlt.l 'H'Le
lei 5saen have naval stAfisn n
ieyfVf ysie today ins our coilnlrf 4tzssst 4,
assent Ii England propose ~ g!
fer Britisn Columbia To- esAis - ~.
would ro to war In ntianAt - 4Fr%
vent it, because we would he 81
to letting Japan or China tAil = 3 .s':
of supplies on this eide q The 3
cifir,r 8
when REPRESENTATIVE Mara t11k sue
,missioner from the Phiis e bad
inst concluded q plea f4sn
ence ana Cor prompt antl1f az
tones bill which would ,,tl'sa
purpose OF the United States g sa'a
inSsnendencs as socn ~ ~ le 81
are cenable OF ff-goseFs. sIie'!l S
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