New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
PHILIPPINE Bill
TREATY BREAKER
Representative Saws Il
Makes Paris Compact a
Scrap of Paper"

Warrington. Feb. g. Severe ,,...
ment Of the senate IN making 4..,,.
Of paper" out Of the Treaty o, p,''.
vas made .n an interview to.,,...
By Representative Clarence r. Nh.
Of Duluth, member of tho p,.
e.gn Affair." Committee. In di,
cussing the passage OF the pbn;,
p.ne scuttle bill The Obligation, :,
that treaty are deliberately disregard,
IN the bin. be declares. and no poi,.,
out that no one dares claim ,ha, -.
United States has fulfilled those obs
cations get
I'VE read much i1 the rerspao,r. a,
these liabilities. and Ve hear ru,s
comment on tho part OF our good e',,.
zeas relative 20 the making into --.r.
scrap Of paper solemn treaties er,,,,s
into by sovereign nations" sad v,
Miller. There seems % be widespread
criticism on the part of our peopl.
toward such conduct. and apparently
conduct of this kind has no, beer lin.
tied % any one nation now AZ war. I,
the United States deliberately abou. "a
make a mere scrap Of paper out q On,
Of her solemn obiigations7 Are v.
looking az the mote in our brother,
eye and behold not the beam in our
own?
I'VE entered upon the var with Sp.,
out Of no desire Of conquest, empire or
gain. We entered upon the var in n.
Interest Of humanity. We 9sged /,
we'll and shed our blood. and we paid
the bill. We point with pride in our
history 70 this aitruistic achievement.
When We signed The treaty OF peace ~.
must have had IN mind the provision,
that we wrote into the treaty. Spain,
as all the world knows, was compelled
70 give up her oversee possessions TIA,
% her meant her retention % her plae.
among the great nations Of the world.
She gave up Cuba, she gave ID Porto
Rico. she gave UP the Philippines. Her
sovereignty was withdrawn, ours tooi
its place. We assumed well defined
obligations.
Among the obligations contained In
this treaty IA one guaranteeing 10 TIE
subjects Of Spain and al inhabitants o.
the Philippine Islands freedom Of re.
Hgion. Another obligation We assumed
by the terms OF this treaty was a guar.
antee Of property rights, opportunity
in business and equity before the lss
Of all Spanish subjects in the Philip
pine Islands. Here are plain duties 70
foreigners, subjects Of Spain, that v'
cannot escape.
"If we Withdraw our sovereignty over
the islands az the present time, or a.
any time within the next few years, az.
we not guilty Of making out OF ID,
Treaty of Paris mere scrap OF paper
This brings US squareiy 90 the point;
Have we fulfilled our obligations which
we assumed az the conclusion o. th'
war with Spain? venture that NOBODY
suspects that We have.
Nobody suggests that the present
continuance OF our severe gnty N ~
Philippine Islands is not necessary q
the wellbeirg Of the people n ta'
islands and 10 protection Of ne an
propertv therein. Can We justify BE-
fore the nations of the world our sosn
donment of the obi igat'ons assumed
the treaty? n great property loss rs
sul.c from IN. withdrawal % our SOY
ereignty. il Spanish subjects or ~
qubiects Of any other nation meet WIT
disaster and loss. can We escape rep
aration and responsibility? lhese sf'
vital questions touching the very honoi
of our nation and the conscionees o.
our citizens