Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-03
FILIPINO FOUR YEAR
CLAUSE NOW DEAD
House Republicans, with Aid Of
Thirty Democrats, Kill Wilson's
Pet Measure.
JONES SUBSTITUTE BILL PASSED

WASHINGTON. May 2.--The adj
ministration's fight for the senate
Philippine bill with its Clarke amend
ment authorizing independence for
the islands within four years was lost
In the house tonight. After voting
els TO 166 TO strike out the Clarke
amendment. tho house by vote OF
2bl to IL. passed as substitute for
the entire measure the Jones bill.
providing for a greater measure Of
aelf-government in the Philippines
and carrying preamble and declar-
Ing the intention Of the United States
TO grant independence ultimately
but without fixing a date.
Now the bill goes TO conference
between the two houses, With the OPP
ponents Of the Clarke amendment
satisfied that II In dead at least for
this session Of congress.
Conferees Given orders.
Over The hoated protest OF administers
ton leaders, tho house, By a vote OF 900
to la, instructed ita conforees not TO
agree TO any declaration setting a definite
time for granting tho islands their inde
pendsnce. Speaker Clark named Repre-
sontativea Jones Of Virginia and Garrett
Of Tennessee, democrats and Townsr 0f
Iowa, republican. as confnrees
The house remained IN seaaion until late
tonight 20 take ths final vote, Thirty
democrats Joined the solid republican
minority In defeating tho Clarke amend
msnt, which had been given INEQUALITIES
enforcement by President Wilson. II was
the first marked victory Of the year over
any fart OF the presidents Legislative
program. and the republicans were noisiiy
tubllnut over II. After each victorious
vote they appiauded for several minutes
and NJ way Of knocking the democrats
emitted repeatedly the famous ''rebei'
yell OF the majority Democrats accepted
their defeat In silence
Demoa In Negative.
The democrats who voted against the
Clarke amendment were.
Allen, Ohio; Beakes Michigan Bruck-
ner carew. conry. Dale. nooling, Dris-
coll, Farley, Fitzgerald. Flyn. Griffin.
Hubert. Maher, Patton. Rlordan ana
lniith, New York; coady Maryland;
Eagnn. Hamll and Hart. New Jeraeyt
Estopinal. Louisiana, Gallagher, Mean
drewh and Mcpermott, Illinois, Galivan.
olney, rhelan and Tngle. Massachusetts.
and o'shaugnessy. Rhode Island.
The first vote taken after eight hours
IN committee OF the whole shows 100 to
ibi votes against the senate provision.
Chairman Jones OF the inHular affairs
committee. then attempted 10 procure the
adoption OF substitutes extending ths
time limit for freeing the Filipino. They
we're quickly voted down. The first, 10
grant freedom In not lcsa than two or
not more than Aix years was defeated,
i@ 10 lia, and the second. making this
minimum time four years and the maxi
mum eight years, was lost. 100 TO ia2
Jones min Substituted.
Then came the substitution of tbs
Jones BILL, The entire house insular COM
nlittoa had agreed to II before the sen
alto bill had passed. and substantially ths
same measure waa passed by the house
at the last session Of congress without
further debate on tho other sections or
the senate bill Mr., Jones offered his
measure as subatituts for the remainder
Of tho senate bill and II was adopted i'm
mediately.
There IL nothing in the body OF the
Jones bin promising independence to tbs
PHILIPPINES, nor according to any part OF
u. setting definite time for a DECLARE
ton Of their Independence The pre-
hmhle merely states that IL always has
been the intention Of the United States
government TO grant the Islands their
freedom, and in order that they may be
better prepared for II larger degree or
control over their domestic affairs IL
placed In their hands
Manual l.. Quezon, the resident conn
missioner Of the Philippines in congress.
said he was 50 greatly disappointed over
the failure Of thessenate bill in the house
that he would not return TO congress.
Not Coming Hack.
This ends my work In congress- ha
said II am not coming back. What ia
tho usef The action OF the house 10
night makes the fight for Independence
harder, ] notice that not single rs-
publican voted for tho Clarke amend.
ment' They had II Nil figured out In adj
vance"
Mr. QasHon had advocated the senate
bill tn an earnest speech during the after
noon lie told the house that Japan
would not Heixs the islands II they wera
freed, and moreover. that Japan would
keep or any European nation that might
turn hungry eyes that way.
Japan Ia not going 10 Antagonists
the European nations and the United
stntss, he said Japan knows that The
Philippine people never would be happy
under the japanese FLAG. and that Il
would mean that Japan would hava
War with some other nation.
'if Abraham Tineoln Were here a..
day' hs added. he would be hswtl.
dereds lie would have % be INTRODUCED
% sou on The republican eide
Representative TaNnnr IL Iowa, the
rankiuS minority membaF u the insnlsf
committee sait that the islands Wefa
yalaAhls possessions and Nsra unpfss
pared fat Freedom
Hhant haul aaNn me fias wAh tha
burden Fl 8 saate ~ speeches fTom lha
Republican siat
VESSEL WITH WHEAT FOR
THE BELalANS is SUNK