Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-02-03
Senate Adopts Definite Policy
by Vote Of Al to Al, Vice
President Marshall Deciding
the Tie.
PRESIDENT EMPOWERED
TO EXTEND THE TIME
Should Circumstances, Inter
nal or External, Warrant,
Matter May Be Put Up to
Congress Again.

Washington, Feb. "A definite
policy contemplating Philippine inde-
peidence within four years, was ap-
proved by the senate today. Vice
President Marshall casting the decid-
jng vote in favor Of the Clarke
amendment to the Philippine bill di-
recting the president to withdraw
American sovereignty within four
year period. The vote, which follow
ed weeks of debate, was ii to IL. An
effort TO recommit the bill was de-
feated and final senate action on the
measure, which has not yet passed
the house, was deferred until to-
morrow.
Administration senators in support
ing the Clarke amendment maintain
ed that some such definite provision
was necessary TO square with the in
dependence declaration in the Balti-
moro platform.
President Approves.
President Wilson has made no pub
lie comment on the proposed amend
ment. but senator's who had discuss
ed it with him let it be known he
was not opposed to it, Chairman
Hitchcock of the Philippine commit
tee, opposed the amendment and was
supported by eleven other democrats.
Five republicans, Senator's Borah,
Clapp, Kenyon. La Toilette and
Works, voted for the amendment. Be
sides Senator Hitchcock, democrats
who opposed it were Heckham, Lea
Of Tennessee; Lewis, Myers. 0'Gor-
man. Phelan, Pomerene, Ransdell
Reed, salisbury and walsh.
by the terms of the amendment as
perfected, provision is made for er-
tension Of time for granting indepen-
dence, if the president should deem
IL advisable, until congress shall have
had an opportunity TO further con-
slider the subject.
The amendment as adopted fol-
lows;
The Amendment
The president is hereby authorized
and directed to withdraw and surrcn-
der all right of possession, supervl-
sion, jurisdiction, control or sover-
eighty now existing and exercised by
the United States over the territory
and people of the Philippines and he
shall on behalf of the United states
fully recognize the independence OF
the said Philippines as a separate and
self-governing nation and acknowl-
edge the authority and control over
the same of the government institute
ed by the people thereof. This trans
fer of possession, sovereignty and
governmental control shall be com
pleted and become absolute not less
than two years nor more than four
Years from the date of the approval
Of this act, under the terms and in
the manner hereinafter prescribed:
Provision Attached.
provided, that if the president.
prior to the expiration of the said
period Of four years, shall find that
the condition of the internal or ex-
ternal affairs of said Philippines in
respect to the stability or efficiency
of the proposed government thereof
is such as to warrant him in so do /
ing, he is hereby further authorized, I
by proclamation duly made and pub I
lished to extend the said time TO
and including the date of the final
adjournment of the session of con-
gress which shall convene next after
the date Of the expiration of the said I
period of -four years and thus afford |