New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-28
Majority Share Clarke's
WIZ View of Freedom With
out Strings.
,,MENTS MILLIONS
IS SPENT IN ISLANDS
.,a.,t Pro Tenn. Trapped in
nssate. Evades Issue OF
Weakness in War


.,.,c,on. Jan. c7.-The policy that
IS no difference to me what be-
..ot the Philippines after we grant
o., ,heir independence stated in the
, s..,,. BY the president pro tenn Mr.
$500 go. father q tho amendment to the
- ~, - would give the islanders in
y. ..-.~sssee in four years, seemed to be
~ majority Of the Senate to-
.''' ,.,,,scors were that this amend
'', WOULD be adopted, despite the
= compromise reached yester-
'-'f .ne- which the Hitchcock amend
90, was proposed ,
o,,osea by Chairman Hitchcock OF
psriorires Committee and by SEN
limit Of Rhode Island, who is
IS. any promise Of ultimate indie
-s,,,s whatever, Senator Clarke
.,.-,s3 70 have q majority Of the upper
80. with him in his regret that the
~.,-s which had been spent by this
~ in the Philippines had not
s,s- SPENT here. cut.
...- ~ Good roads out there, which
=. vor't Go 81 this country continued
Y. Clarke.
Refuses TO Discuss Cost in Life.
senator Lipr,.. asked if the question
- "a be measured in dollars and
49,. Row would Senator Clarke count
~ -sry American lives which had
80 jost in the islands, including the
-. 70 put down the instruction. Mr..
f,-se waved this aside, and went on
..'r-r about the spending Of money
.r.',f ought 20 be spent at home.
senator Clarke ran into q snag when
e declared ,ha, as matter OF elm.
-a..rc a weakness IN the event OF
az tie ISLANDS should be taken from
.-5er the sovereignty OF the United
SAFES as soon as possible.
~Wou.d not t1c amendment OF the
senator provide that coa.ing station
I'D rsva. base be maintained IN the
.I,r6s,r incurred Senator Norris, OF
Nebraska
n does" responded Mr.. Clarke.
r- the event Of war would IL not be
r.sIv necessary for the United States
:, defend that naval base, SO that we
,,oyd have the very element Ct mill
ar weakness which the Senator says
;. is trying 20 escape ?? asked Mr.
N:rris -.
The TWO questions are entirely diff.
..-s,:." SAID Nr Clarke. Zone would
y the defence Of territory over which
q. held sovereignty, while the other
void mers : he q question Of lease
...l interest
Suppose Japan took the islands
,Ae. We turned them loose" persisted
Senator Norris. "w1A. Go you think a
-lvs. base IN islands belonging TO the
japanese would be worth -
"0t course. in The event Of q war it
would be necessary 20 defend that base,
.-s: IS i would be necessary to defend
g. car other possessions" Ietorted
Senator Clarke
"Bg. would that not be the weakest
$50, N our amor" asked Mr.. Norris.
y car imagine an enemy making an
i'.scs elsewhere first" evaded Mr..
Clarke.
Treaty Of Paris Imposes Duties.
Senator Hitchcock took Senator
Carks 10 task. pointing out that the
.'es,y Of Paris imposed duties on this
tcr,:ry.
The United States is bound BY the
Treaty Of Paris" said Senator Hitch
s',s. under which we acquired SOW
s'eg1ty over the islands. TO protect
ts rights O.; Spaniards and other for
s..gaeFs in the islands. together with
,isiT vested interests. There are now
Z the islands about $500 Americans,
whom 1000 are In the civil service,
40 $500 white Europeans. most OF
saoE are Spanish. These people must
.s protected.
The Senator'S amendment provides
'oi tie neutral ation Of the islands by
re powers Interested in that part Of
ne world. Does he think il will be
Easy 70 induce Great Britain 70 guar
S:ts TIE independence of a Malay re-
g-'Ae when Great Britain has near
zee millions Of Nalayans held in sub
;'eaon, sometimes az the expense of
ga unrest. And there Is India, too,
standing obstacle 70 such an ar
..-genent. The same thing might be
80 o. other countries that would be
.',s1 % Join in the guarantee of Phil
rf'1e independence. Besides, il is not
.N % propose such a thing now. when
-' V,0le Wor' IS afarne with war"