The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-02
need PHILIPPINES
TO CONTROL PACIFIC
REsENTATlVE MANN SAYS
THE UNITED STATES SHOULD
MAINTAIN CONTROL.
Or These Islands Will Be Used
Against Us In the Contest for Fu,
ture Commercial Supremacy.

w washington, OCI. l.--N aInlHR tndl
| the Philippine independence meant a
surrender of American strategic com.
mand of the Pacific the fighting
ground of the future" and that a
conflict between the United States
and the Orient commercial or otn,
erwise, was inevitable, was given the
house today by Republican Leader
Mann, in "A vigorous speech opposing
the pending administration Philippine
bill. Representative Mann declared
that if the Philippines became indie
pendent they would in time be ac-
quired either by Japan or by some 9TH
er nation, ultimately to be used
against the United States.
IF there is to be independence OF
the Philippines" said Mr. Mann, 'let
1t be absolute independence If they
are to go let Japan and China, Ger,
many or England take them as is in.
evitable, and then we will know what
we have to fight
Close to Japanese like a sleeping
child Of the world is China with her
vast territory, with her immense pop.
ulation. What was going on in Japan
few years ago is going on now in
China. The awakening of China is
more marvellous than in Japan and as
these great people in China rise to
the civilization of our modern days
and engage in manufactures and pro.
duption IF III ppoduote ma ,+;11 or+or
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 position as we take perhaps
cannot be abandoned by our people.
but it never can be enforced III the
long run without the power to enforce
it. When China is awakened, going
out into the world, we will have a con.
flict on our hands which will last foi
many years, possibly centuries.
1--WE who now are legislating. if we
do not bear in mind the possibilities
of hundreds of years from now and
the inevitable conflict, commercial OF
otherwise, which we will meet in the
far east. have forgotten the principles
which ought to actuate us
at is as certain as the sun viii rise
tomorrow that a conflict will come
between the far east and the far west
| across the Pacific ocean. All which
has taken place in the world during
the history Of the American race up to
now teach us that the avoidance OF
the conflict is impossible I hope war
may not come; that there be no con
flict Of arms. I have little faith that
in this world of ours people and races
are able to meet in competition for a
long period Of time without an armed
conflict A fight for commercial SUI
premacy in the end leads to a fight
with arms, because that is the final
arbiter between nations.
We command the Pacific ocean to-
day with the land that we have on
this side with the islands which we
possess in the sea and with the Phil
ippines on the other side. Will we
surrender our command? / say no If
We should let the Philippine islands
go today without a string tied to them
they would belong to some other conn
try inside OF ten years. But if they
could keep their independence %,
so or even 100 years, in the end they
would be used against us instead Of
in our favor in the inevitable conflict
between competin graces.
I'VE are having trouble enough now
with country which we say we can
not afford to let another nation enter
trouble enough now in Mexico, and
with other republics to the south with
out engaging in any more enterprises
of this kind.
who today would propose that we
let Japan have a naval station in
Mexico? Who today in our country
would consent if England proposed to
transfer British Columbia to Japar~
We would go to war in a minute 10
prevent it because we would be OPP
posed to letting Japan or China have
a base of supplies on this side Of the
Pacific" %T
When Representative Mann took the
floor Manuel Quezon resident com
missioner from the Philippines had
just concluded a plea for independ-
ence and for prompt action on the
Jones bill. which would declare the
purpose Of the United States to grant
as soon as the Filipinos
are capable of self-government.