New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
e.,.tors Consider New
Sub substitute Amendment
by Hitchcock.
CHANGE PROTECTS
PARIS PLEDGES
o.,r,its Longer u. 5. Retention
assures Coaling Stations
and Favored Nation

HSsrl0k s~''
.,-o.s when the Senate adjourned 10
-. ,bst the Clarke amendment TO
p,niprinc bill. woJld be amended
'l -, - the extent Of safeguard
" -. cle8res assumed bv the United
- en- the treaty & Paris FOR the
....io, Of foreigners En- the islands.
- 80 vsv 70 almos: all the conten-
..f serstor Clarke and his friends
~. Hitchcock Of the Philippines
c~-,,.,s proposed late to-day an
~, sybstitute for the Clarke amend
=. test Of strength for tho ne"
-,-snent was had at once. Senator
r.,t. moved 10 lay the substitute on
=, able. despite the plea Of senator
y...,oek that it lay over until TO-
.,ow so that it could be printed
"a senators might study II. On this
~..,on Clarke was beaten, az % 49,
- was taken by friends of the
u,.,b.oes substitute TO indicate that
|. v,uld BE- adopted tomorrow.
7,,. latest proposal provides for the
.,s.,endenee Of the islonds in from
go 20 four years after the converting
a the legislature "n''n - Wv 'r~
.. !, the bin, with the proviso that
=, President may. should conditions
"S a.. o-t-i,, extend this
,usu'y '' .. .h,~ o,o,ber wear.
tine Tor nc, no'o
1. slso rrovitcs, as did the hltcNoocA
-. ,,.sd down Yesterday, that
''''''''' .-,..,..,. established i'm
;ae loln VA 49,. ..i.bo
The islands must De Ielu'''''''' GU
.....;.r.,or must Doe approved b.
..s...-a~-, Of the people. 10 whom it
"','s''- -5 -. .b, legislature
'aslI De ie-''''' ~. -o,4-,o,. e
The full text OF 'no
4. follows:
Nsv Amendment Extends Hold.
,- .A.- Two wears nor
max ho' '' -.
-ore than four years FROM 'il'
the legislature provided Tor IN TINS
-. p-.s.ae,4 shall withdraw the
." WV 800 r-...od ~+a+os from
... ..,.~b
he Philippine 4s-@'1s' 'Ne'l'
portions thereof as he may select Ior
r,rsl bases. coalinc stations or other
,' -.-. or naval purposes lie shall,
lever before completing the tnai
zen. ~ hi. withdrawal, require OF
~. rl,n;pos the establishment Of q
.,.h. government. republican IN form,
80 80 mon The consent of the
1so,ls Svlv sscor-aired AT an election
ssT 49, bv Ar. NJ The Legislature, ap-
rrovs5 ~ The President. At this cleo
~, sbsh he submi.ted for approval
,bs torn ~ construction recommended
b.. ,b. rseisis.-~a a. well as the
III cs,5;4..es for elective Of
e., -. frs, ,rov,sioral government.
$50 co-s,i,It,on shall provide that
phy.r,.ro perYhlic shall full
81 I' 80 - @,ii-..ifl-. ~ ~ United states
=. ~, 80 ,Lo pb,,,rnfre islands IN
80 ~'' t- 80. - paris or aris-
- a., oeo,-.tio, Of the ISL
- ~ .-i..s.-- ~, ,l.-so,sl and DroD-
s.-, :.s.--.. - s-,is and corpora-
~ - 49, c.atas scd otbe-
w VI ..e 49,, ..'.',...,.',-i,r,,, ~ such
pl,i;rr,-. oc,e-,.-,e,. iosn. and other
obligations as have heretofore been
authorized bv oct Of Congress
"Ssid constitution shall also provide
that in all trade relations. the United
States sbau have the benefit of the
nos. favored nation clause. II the con-
st,ution is approved ~ said election,
and the provisional government Gre
stsd The Pres.5ert SHAH then bv proc
sms,io7 recoe,f7, ths l-dependence Of
the Pbiiippipe Republic and turn over
70 the Pff.poine government the con-
uol and soyereigrtv Of the islands. ex-
tspt such naval base. and coaliug sta