The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1899, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1899. SENATE ADOPTS THE M’ENERY RESOLUTION Vice-President’s Vote Defeats Bacon’s Anti-Annexation Amendment. ation 4 | ing programme now belng-carrled out | the | e 4 + Resolved, That by the ratific + of the treaty of peace with Spain it 4 | in the Philippines. Hardly had 4 is not intended to Incorporate the 4 |treaty been ratified, however, before a 4 Inhabitants of the Philippines into 4 |Toreign war was precipitated. . + citizenship of the Unitcd States, nor 4| “I8m not disappointed™” sald he. *T 4 IS it intended to permanently an- + | &M not inclined to say ‘I told you so, 4 nex sald isiands as an integral part 4 | butI told Senators when the treaty was 4 ‘of: the _teryitory “of. the. United: 4 ratified that it avould be impossible to + States; but It is the intention of the 4| take any steps to alleviate the condi- 3 TInited Btstés t biish on said + | t1on of the Filipinos. Congress will ad- 3 Siands o i ¢ suitable to < |Journ and the war will go on, and there e O ons of the In.. 4| 15:n0t ‘e man. who. will_not realixé T + habit of e ads. 1o 4 | three months that it is a war of con- @ U8, 3¢ quest and subjugation.” 24 >4 He said ‘Admiral Dewey and General % 3 | Merritt had said that in’ three months + : | 1ot 5000 troops would bé needed in the - > Iny + | Philippines, yet we now had 20,000 men + : States 4| there and 7000 more and the battleship + of the #ald 4 | Oregon on the way. + + “And yet,” declared Hale, “we are T+ T+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ ++++ % told that we are traitors and held up s R Ry and blacklisted in the newspapers be- WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The unani- | oayce we want to give those people & 1t agreement reached by the [ chance at least to show that they are Senate last Saturday to vote this after- | friendly and can set up a government noon on the resolution of McEnery, de- | of their own. . Instead we kill them, claring policy of this Government | Rot by scores, not by hundreds, but by in the Philippines, was not vacated. In | e Pl i e mccordance with that agreement the | hgied O the guns of our army and vote was taken on the resolution at 2:30 | six hattles of the.revolutionary = war. to-day and-it was adopted—26 to 22. It | It has become a gigantic event. The was noticeable that several Democrats | slaughter of people in no way equal to who were present and not paired re- | US, meeting us with bows and arrows frained from voting. An amendment of- | 4nd crawling into jurigles by hundreds, fered by Bacon (D.).of Georgla several days ago was defeated. The vote on | the amendment was a tie—29 to 29—and | Vice President Hobart cast the deciding | vote against the proposition. The vot- | ing was preceded by three hours and a | half of debate. ‘ Stewart first took the floor to speak | opposition. He expressed the opinion | that whatever the United States migh do it would not follow the policy. indi cated by the r lution. This country was under no gb| L to go to the of establishing a government | ands; the United States was bu of capturing coun- educating t people and’ then them.. On. “the we sh hoid the Philip he Un in the pr which must of great expense. sed the opinion aspicious for the bearing upon otherwise be a sour adoption of the subject of the Ph said ¢ jat ‘if ‘any: ex it should mistakable ibstitute. 1+ tion of territo ed with it no constitutional oblig t he enate to vote upon his Senate had vo! olution. addres: opposltion. to the McE i He declared that was a viclous and | unfort te declaration He maln- t the resolution meant noth- ing favorable to the Filipinos. It did not look to the future freedom and self- government of ‘the Filipinos. He re- garded it siply a declaration that while the pinos were subjects of this ntry they could never become citi- zens of the United States. Hoar was yosed to. the McEnery resolution because, he maintained, it gave 1o hope of freedom or liberty or : to the inhabitants of and ‘because it provided hould nev wve & part in their own gove: become a part of the United S It was, he. held, an infamous declarat! ration simply that the L plant- hould com- e Islandg, To v resolution would be a mies: tyranuy, of hate, of oppression and of slaughter. Hoar | adverted to the rences in speeches to Aguinaldo as an ‘‘unprincipled ad- venturer,” and then entered upon a de fense of the Filipino leader. He spoke | of Aguinaldo's appeal to the people of the United States as so remarkable as capable of being drafted by ‘“not ten men on this planet.” | ‘F- do not. see,” said Hoar, with feeling, “how any American heart ndt of stone could fail to recognize the force of that appeal.” A Hoar said he was perfectly satis fled with his course in the whole ques tion of the Philippines, believing that he was right. | ‘I am satisfled,” said he, “to stand ! h the fathers who founded our liber- and framed our constitution.” { Hale of Maine said he had not| uch hope that the Senate would take any course that would stop the desolat- woull olution d on the as so¢ d the Senate in ery resolution. there to die, has stupefied the American mind. ‘No one has said that our mis- sion of commerce and of the gospel was to be preceded by the slaughter of thou- sands of persons: “1 am not enamored of the McEnery resolution. ‘It contains little that is good and a good deal that is bad.” He regarded the Bacon resolution as much the better. “But,” he said in conclusion, “the car £ Juggernaut will go on. will continue until the people finally make themselves heard upon it." - Mason delivered a speech In which he attacked the policy pursued in the Philippines. was an optimist and. believed the people of the United States would declare for | human liberty as well in the Philippines as in this country. 2 As Masoh ‘was concluding, the hour for the vote having arrived, Hawley in- quired if it was Mason's purpose to in- sist upon his unanimous consent. Ma- son teplied that it was, as he had done only that which was entirely honm"able1 and fair in the matter. " Bacon's amendment to the resolution was then laid hefore the Senate. | as follows: Resolved, That the United States hereby disclaim any disposition or intention to exercigse permanent sovereignty, jurisdic- | tion or control over said islands, and as- sert their determination, when 'a stable and independent government shall have | been erected there, entitled in the judg- | ment of ‘the United States to recognition ag such, to transfer to sald.Government upon terms which shall be reasonable and Spain and to thereupon leave the gov- rnment and control of the islands: to their people. The amendment was defeated, 20 to 29, the Vige President voting in th negative. < An aye and no vote was demanded, resulting in 29 to 25. In announcing the vote the Vice President said: ““The vote is a tle. The chalr votes in the negative. The amendment is lost.” The detalled vote follows: Ayes—Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffrey, Chil- ton, Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner, Gorman, Gray, = Hale, Harrls, Heltfeld, Hoar, Jones (Arkansas), Jones (Nevada), Lin fcLaurin, Martin, Money, Murphy, ins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay, Raw- lins, Smith, Tillman, Turner—29. Noes—Allison, Burrows, Carter, Chan- dler, Deboe, Falrbanks, Frye, Gear, Han- na, Hawley. Kyle, Lodge, McBride, Mc- Enery, McMillan, 'Mantle, Morgan, Nel- son, Penrose, Platt’ (Connecticut), Platt (New ~York), Pritchard, Ross, Simon, Stewart, Teller, Warren, Wolcott —29. The Vice President voted in the nega- tive. : The vote was then taken on the Mc- Enery resolution, which was adopted— ayes 26, noes 22—several Democrats who were present and not naired with- holding their votes. The detailed vote follotys: s Ayes—Allison, Burrows, Chandler, De- boe, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Frye, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Harris, Kyle, Lodge, McEnery; McLaurfn, McMillan, Mantle, Mason, Nelson, Perkins, Pettus, Platt New York). Quay, Sullivan, Teller—26. Noe: Bate, Caffery, Carter, - Hoar, Lindsa; Morgan, Mu necticut), Ra Stewart, War. phy, Pettigrew, Platt (C lins, Ross, Simon, Smith, ren—22, The Senate then, at 3:05 p. m., went | Into executive session, and at 5:4 p. m. adjourned. The grinding | He said, however, that he | It was | i ! not lost the lesson learned In the strug- t all rights secured under the cession| Shoup, | Gear, | AGUINALDD TO BE CAPTURED The Next Move of the Administration. MALOLOS WILL BE ATTACKED PLANS HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAID FOR THIS. |It Is Thought at Washington the American Troops May . Now Be in .- Motion. Special Dispatoh to The Call. e R R R RS +1 MANILA, Feb. 15.—A Spanish prisoner escaped to the Ameri- can lines from the town of San Mateo, where the Fillpinos are expected to make a strong re- sistance, says Aguinaldo has lost - contrel of his army and generals. His supporters have been de- graded and several of his high officials shot by order of Gen- eral Montenegro, who ‘appar- ently is in command instead of Aguinaldo. Reports have reached Manila that Aguinaldo leads the troops at San Mateo and Monte- negro at Polo. + o+ + | | | | 1 | | i FEEE P A A4+ + + i + + + + + + + 24 + + + £y + + + % P T T R | Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Feb. 14. “The next big news fo. be ca- bled from Manila,” - said & gentle- man whom your: correspondent has reason to believe is so -close to the President that he is in a | position to get inside infogmation, *will | be the fall- of Malolos and the capture | of Aguinaldo, if the plans of the.ad- | ministration don’t miscarry. It would not surprise me if that news would reach us before the last of the week. | “The President was simply awaiting the fall of Iloilo before putting into effect plans for the effectual suppres- sion of the Filipino rebellion, - which were decided upon some days ago, but { which could not be attempted until it was seen what resistance General Mil- | ler would find when he landed his forces on the island of Panay. That| he found so little has greatly pleased ; the President and his advisers, who see in it evidence that the natives have gle at Manila. Malolos is the next move. I have reason to believe General | Otis has already marched hLis men against the place, and I confidently | expect to hear of its fall within the | next three or four days. It is of su- preme importance that Aguinaldo be made prisoner, and to be sure of his capture it is possible the attack may be delayed a few hours. GERMAN CONSUL "IN SAMOA HAD TO APOLOGIZE Insolence of Dr. Raffel Leads - Him Into a Humiliating Situation. AUCKLAND, N. Z., Feb. 14—Advices NEW YORK, Feb. 14 —The Herald's recéived here from S8amoa, under date Washington correspondent sends the of February 8, report that anarchy and following: Herr Raffel, formerly presi- rebellion still prevail there. The pro- dent of the Municipal Council of Apia, visional government persists in inter- and the most disturbing element in the fering with the British subjects and Samoan situation, has left Apla for also with servants of British residents. Germany. Secretary Hay has been of- It i8° for these reasons and for the’ficially advised of his departure. : further feason that he has placed him- Embassador Von Holleben, who called self in contempt of the Supreme Court at the State Department this after- by illegal levying of taxes that Mataafa noon, was unable to furnish the depart- will be driven out and Malietoa firmly ment with any information respecting established as King upon the arrival at Apia of the Ameriéan cruiser Phila- delphia. In many quarters . annexation 'is tfon of existing difficulties. It is stated that even Mataafa's followers would prefer English to German control. The Britigh crulser Porpoise returned to Apia on February 1 from a cruise of ‘the Samoan group and reports hav- ing found affairs quiet on the other islands. The people of Tutuila are unanimously in favor of Malietoa Tanu. In Savall each claimant to the throne is strongly supported. The German Consul General, Mr. Rose, has notified Chief Justice Chambers that his Gov- ernment has not upheld his protest re- garding that officer. The news was re- ceived with great satisfaction. Chief Justice Chambers reopened his court to hear the charges of contempt against Dr. Johannes Raffel and Herr Fries, Chiet of Police. Dr. Raffel failed to appear. Mr. Rose, the German Con- sul; had declared that the matter came within the jurisdiction of his consulate. Chief Justice Chambers considered Dr. Raftel guilty of contempt and cited him to appear at the next term of court, when judgment will be pronounced. He sald that force wouid not be used-to compel. Dr. Raffel to appear, but that the German Consul could:keep him in the consulate if he chose to do so. Chief of Police Fries. was fined $100. Herr Grievesmuhl has paid the fine of $1000 imposed upon him by the court. The Porpoise having been. boycotted by order of Dr. Raffel and Mataafa's sentries preventing natives golng off to the crulser in canoes an apology was demanded by the British Consul, Mr, Maxse, for the attitude assumed toward the British and also for an insult: of- fered to. Chief Justice Chambers. Mataafa and his chiefs complied and Dr. Raffel also apologized in their be- half. It is understood that everything was in readiness on board the Porpoise for a royalist attack on Mataafa had an apology not been forthcoming. - Dr. Raffel being éngaged in organiz- ing regiments for Mataafa a notice was served on him against spénding taxes for -this purpese.. Malietoa Tanu and Tamasese were still on board the Por- poise at the date of these advices, The arrival of the United States eruiser Philadelphia ~ was hourly ex- pected at Apia. the purpose of his Government with reference to Herr Rose, the German Consul to Samoa, for the reason that Berlin had not yet received full reports *; looked upon as the only possible solu- of-events which have occurred, which it desires before taking action. Much . gratification is naturally felt at the withdrawal of Herr Raffel. It is the first step taken by the Berlin Gov- ernment in compliance with the repre- sentations made by Embassador White. Acting under dnstructions from the State Department the American Em- | bassador recently brought to the atten- tion of the German Minister of Foreign Affairs the acts of this official and Herr Rose, which this Government contends are in-violation of the treaty of Berlin, and urged their removal as promptly as possible. At the time the represen- tations were-made the German repre- sentative explained that his Govern- ment was ‘waiting for full reports and when these were received proper action would be taken, should it be shown that the course pursued by the German of- ficials was as represented by the ‘American advices. In the meantime the German Government desired it to be understood that it had not given any instructions which would require any violation of the treaty. Following this disavowal comes news of the withdrawal of Herr Raffel and the authorities have no. doubt that when the German ‘Government -fully understands the fagts Herr Rose will also De ordered from Samoa. Where Germany has made so many conces- sions it 1S not surprising that the offi- clals aré quite ready to meet her in a like conciliatory spirit, and for this reason ‘will carefully examine the re- ports. of Justice Chambers and Consul General Osborne. In view of the majority of six to one which. Mataafa received over Malietoa Tanu, the German Government {8 very anxious that he should be appointed to office, notwithstanding the decision of the Chief Justice in favor of Malietoa: and the administration is quite willing to closely examine the decizion. and. should it be weak In any respect, to take such action as would seem proper. Some of the points in the decision of the Chief Justice have been communi- cated to. the-State Department, but the President and Secretary Hay desire to | before acting. | learn the . full details Should it be shown that the placing of Mataafa on the throne would be in the interest of peace-and arder in the isl- ands, the object of the Berlin treaty. it might be considered justifiable to over- rule the decision of the Chief Justice. following cablegram: just arrived from Iloilo. urday and i{s now occupied. side. The insurgents’ loss: i8 not | i | | | erty was saved by our forces. ° o [ ° [ o .0 "o o o ° o o ©° ° MANILA, Feb. 14—Becretary of the Nayy, Washington: ThePetrel That place was taken by our forces on Sat- No prisoners and no casualties on our slight. The insurgents tried to burn the town, but the foreign prop- 00000000000000000000000C00B000000 0000000000000 00000000000000000000 DEWEY CONFIRMS THE NEWS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The Navy Départment has received the known, but it is believed to be DEWEY. 09000000000000 ““With Malolos occupied by our troops | { and Aguinaldo on board an American | man of ‘war the trouble in theé Philip- pines will be at an end. The President and advisers belleve this thoroughly, and have lald their plans accordingly.” GERMANS - SENT NO ARMS. BERLIN, Feb. 14—The semi-official | North German (Gazette says that officfal | Inquiries at Hongkong have established | the fact that there neyer was any ex. portation of German. arms - to Manila with German connivance. ‘With reference to the statement pub- lished in New York newspapers to the effect that Germany’s - friendliness is attributable to the formal representa- |'tlons of Embassador White a few days ago, the North German Gazette says that' no such steps as described were taken by the United States. AGUINALDO’S CHARGE AGANST WILDMAN | Insists That the Consul General Is | Withholding. Money Intrusted. | to Hiv Care, TACOMA, Feb. 14—The steamship | Olympia. brings news that F. Santico | and G. Apacibili, on_ behalf of the in- | surgent leader, Aguinaldo, have sued | Consul General Wildman' in the Su- | preme Court at Hongkong to recover.| $47,000, which sum Is alleged to have been deposited with *~ Wildman by Aguinaido last spring. It is claimed by some that ‘this is a political: move on | the part of the Filipinos to show that | during. May and June the American | officfals aided and abetted them in| their fight for independence.* Aguinaldo’s soliciters have written to | the China Mail contradicting the asser- tion that the suit is brought as a mere political move. They claim that before | Aguinaldo left for Manila to ledd the | Filipinos against the Spanish troops he placed this money in Wildman's hands | for safekeeping: He has since de- | manded {ts return, but unsuccessfully. | The money is supposed to be a portion of the sum which Aguinaldo received from the Spanish Government a year ago. R REPATRIATION OF - SPANISH PRISONERS WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—The War Department received the following ad- vices from General Otis to-day, under date of Manila, February 14: . “One hundred and eighty officers and 1800 men, Spanish prisoners of war, Jeft port on the 12th and 13th by steam- ers Reina Christina and Uruguay, en route to Spain. “Isaac Russell, Company A, Utah Ar- tillery, slight scalp wound; condition excellent. 2 “Lieutenant O. H. Grow, Utah Artil- lery, en routfe to San Francisco on sick leave. “Lieutenant Chance, Signal Corps, convalescing slowly from typhold fever; condition favorable.” A CHI Object of - Bands. TACOMA, Feb. 14.—A telegram near the Hupeh Hunan frontier. The troops then returned to Ichang. into their hands two days later. China :are now thoroughly alarmed them. The rebels’ secret society of endeavoring to earn these rewr-i« protection. A Violent disturbances have been Other anti-Christian risings are in crushing Yumantze's réebellion in CEER 083 0 53 101 83 01 3 CHROFORIO LI LT CSOBTBIHOILS NSN3 LN OR .g NESE REBELS 'SLAY CHRISTIANS Extermination of Missionaries the announced that the dity of Changlo was captured on January 12.by Chinese rebels, who murdered the district magistrate and other offictals. Several missionaries are believed to have been slain. They have not been found since Changlo fell, and, if alive, are somewhere in hiding. Thelr names were not known at Shanghai, owing to numerous recent changes of missionaries among the inland mission stations: Many na- tive Christians were killed. Changlo is the capital of ‘Shinan Prefac- - ture, Hupeh Province, and is situated 100 miles southwest of Ichang, About two weeks previously troops sent by Viceroy Chang Chih Tung from Wuchow reached Changlo and drove the rebels into. Hunan. rebels reappeared in increased numbers and bésieged the city, which fell The missionaries throughout Central évery missionary slain, There 18 no longer any doubt that the rebels are requests that their friends in Shanghai request Consul General Goodnow and the American Minister to appeal to the Peking Government for their ' Changyeng, Hupeh. Their leaders carry banners bearing this legend: “Defenders of the Tsing dynasty and exterminators of missionaries and their converts.” When Viceroy Chang Chih Tung was informed of -this rising he ordered his regiment of foreign drilled ‘guards, Colonel Liu, to proceed against the rebels. The regiment is 5 a Maxim battery, the first artillery ever sent into that 1e?£‘::m sy near Ichang, and at Sungchih and Patung, on the Hupeh Sz tler. These risings are largely duc to the tardinebs ot hiot i, (1oL Insurgent recelved at Shanghal from Ichang Thev had scarcely left when' the at the grave dangers which confront “Kolao Hui"” still offers a réward for The missionaries have sent urgent commenced by the rebels. about commanded by | in progress at Itu and Kuang Chou, of high aut Szechuen, R th.lnt.hofluu 3 CALIFORNIANS Continued from First Page. have heard of the native reverses on the island of Luzon. Noon—The steamer Butuan, which left. Iloilo on Monday, brought news of the capture of Jaros, which was an insurgent stronghold, by a battalion of the Eighteenth Infantry under Ma- jor Charles Keller, and a detach- ment of the Sixth Artillery, with two Hotchkiss. guns and a Gat- ling gun, under Lieutenant Ost- seim. The battalion had left Tloilo to make a reconnoissance, fiot in- tending to,capture Jaros, but was attacked by the enemy, and so proceeded to take the town. The enemy resisted” for about an hour and then retired, taking the dead’and wounded with them. Their force numbered about 1000 men, The reconnoissance de- veloped the fact that the town of Molo had been deserted by the enemy, who are going into- the hills by three roads. Business has been resumed at Iloilo. The port has been opened with Ensign L. H. Everhart of the Boston as captain of the port. Desultory firing on the Califor- nia Regiment a few miles from Manila continued = last ~night. Four of the Athericans were slightly wounded ; ILOILO WAS TAKEN - WITHOUT A STRUGGLE ‘| Boston’s Sailors Marched Into the Center of the Town and : . Holsted the Flag. MANILA, Feb. 14.—Particulars of the capture of Iloflo by the United States forces under Brigadier General Miller UNDER FIRE on Saturday last have been here. On the morning of Friday, February 10, General Milier: sent an ultimatum to the commander of the rebels on shore, notifying him that it was his in- tention to take Iloilo by force if nec- essary. Non-combatants and foreign- ers ~were warned to leave the town within twentv-four hours. were also warned that they must make no further belligerent demonstrations. The gunboat Petrel was then moved to a position close in shore and near the rebel fort, while -the took up her station at the other end of the town. Friday passed quietly. During’ the day many refugees left the town of Tloilo, the majority of them being taken on board foreign ships lying in the har- received or. - ; Searchlights from the United States ‘warships were kept all night long illu- minating the rebel defenses. The reb- els, so far as the lookouts on the ships could- discover, remained quiescent all night. At 3 o’clock on the morning of Saturday, February 11, the gunboat Petrel signaled to the cruiser Boston that -the rebels were working in their trenches. In return the Petrel was or- dered to fire warning shots upon the town from her three-pounders. This was done and the rebels replied with a harmless fusillade. The Boston and the Petrel then bombarded the reb- els’ trenches, completely clearing them of their occupants in a very short space of time. Soon after the bombardment began flames broke out simultaneously in va- rious parts of the town, and thereupon forty-eight saflors, acting as infantry and with Colt's automatic guns, were landed from the cruiser Boston apd a company was sent ashore from.the gun- boat - Petrel. These detachments marched straight - into: the town" of Iloilo, and. hoisting. the Stars and Stripes over the fort took possession of the place in the name of the Unifed | States. H : _The capture of the town and its de- fenses having ‘been_accomplished,: the sailors and soldiers, who had ‘also been sent .ashore, proceéeded to the task of saving the American, English and Ger- man consulates from destruction by the fire which was' raging among the frail 4nd Inflammable buildings of the town. The .Swiss. Consul's residence, which was in the same row as the consulates |named, was burned. The entire Chinese and- native sections of the town were déstroyed, but foreign mercantile prop- erty -escaped with slight damage. There was:some desultory firing by the enemy in the outskirts 'of Heilo, but not a sin- gle American-was injured. General Miller's force had complete control of the situatfon when the gun- boat Petrel sailed from Iloilo for Ma- nila. The Sixth Artillery Regiment oe- cipied a position comman@ing both the hridges leading into the town and the Tennessee volunteers and the Righ- teenth United States Infantry were oc- cupying the trenches that had been con- structed by the rebels. - o ki N CRUISE OF THE IOWA. NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—A Washington special to the Herald says: No orders have yet been lssued directing the Towa to progeed to Manila, She has been as- slgned temporarily to the Pacific sta- tion, and when her rePnlrs are’ com- pleted ghe probably will receive orders assigning her to the Aslatic station and directing her to proceed to join ‘Rear Admiral Dewey. The rebels | cruiser Boston | SHOULD ABANDON ~ THE PHILIPPINES Dr.Jordan Discusses the Nation’s Crisis. BUT. ONE COURSE IS OPEN IMPERIAL POLICY LEADS TO DISASTER. “Half the Energy Spent in Getting Into Trouble Will Take Us Honorably Out of It.” Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 14. President Jordan delivered a lecture to- night on the question of the Philip- pines. Opening his address he said: 1. wish to-night to maintain a single proposition. It is our plain duty to with- draw from the Philippine Islands as soon as in dignity we can. I ask you to con- sider with me three questions of the hour: Why. do we want the Philippines? What can we do with them? What will they do to us? These questions demand serious con- sideration—not one at a time, but all to- gether.. We should know clearly our final intentions as a nation, for it Is never easy to retrace faise steps. We have made too many of these already.. It is time for us to grow serious. Even the most headlong of our people admit that we stand in the resence of a real crisis. But the prob- em is virtually solved when- we oW what our true interests are. Half. tne energy we have spent in_ getting into trouble” will take us honbrably out of it.| Once convinced that we do not want the Philippihes, it will be easy to abandon them. ‘The difficulty is that we do not vet know what we want, and we are afraid that If we once let these people go we will néver catch them agaln. Summing up his discourse he said: As to the true American policy of to- day I give the fullest inhdorsement to the words of Professor James, which are in substance as follows: First—It s our duty to carry out the solemn pledge made to the world with respect to Cuba ‘and retain military pos- session only long enough to enable the Cubans to organize a Government of their own. A few months at most should wit- ness the complete relinquishment of Cuba into the hands of its own citizens. After that it should remain absolutely free and independent. We have no.right to insist that our own or any particular form of | government shall be adopted by the Cubans or to impose qualifications of cit- izeniship on them. The present.noble Gov- ernment of Mexico, by which in Diaz’s own words it_has become the ‘‘germ of a reat nation,” would have been impossi- gle under odr own dictation or under the disastrous imperialism of Napoleon and Maximilian. ‘he same rule should be adopted in regard to Porto Rico. Second—No_inhabited country should be acquired by this Government.which can- not_be made self-governing and ultimate- 1y be received into the family of States. If in the future the people of Cuba and orto Rico agree with those of the United gmtes that annexation i{s mutually desir- able they ‘may be joined tq our body olitic. pOur policy ‘in the_ Philippines should be exactly the same. Let them fit their gov- ernment to their own needs, -with the guarantee of our protection from outside interference. But under no circumstances should the Phflépplnes or any distant ter ritory {nhabited by an alien and semi- civilized population beé retained as a per- manent possession of the United States. The greatness of a nation lies not in its bigness, but in its justice, in the wisdom and virtue of its people and in the pros- perity of their indivtdual affairs. The nation exists for its men, never the men for the nation. ““I cannot helg_ thinking of you as you deserve,”’ said - Thoreau, "O, ye Govérn- ments.” The only Government that T rec- ognize—and it matters not how few are at he head of 1t or how small 18 Its army— is that which establishes justice in the land, never that which establishes in- justice. The will of free men to be just toward one another s our final guarantee that *‘government of the people, for the people, by the people shall not perish from | the earth.” Will Add to Montecito’s Gayety. SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 14.—Ernest A. Robinson, a wealthy Englishman, to-day urchased the Ashlei' propert{ in Mon. ecito Valley and will erect a $50.000 re dence immediately. Mr. Robinson will bring several yachts to this channel and will Introduce this sport extensively. LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. - ARRIVED. ; Tuesday, February 14. Stmr Chas Nelson, *Anderson, 8 hours from, Beattle. SATLED. 2 Tuesday, February M. Stmr Blthu Thomson, Smith. 7 RETURNED, Tuesddy, February M. * Schr Rio Rey, Skipper, from Sea, on aceount of carrying away foresall Feb 14 off the nine- fathom buoy. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK-—Arrived Feb 14—Stmr La Bre- tagne, from Havre. s.lued Feb 14—Stmr Fuerst Bismarck, for Naples NAPLES—Salled Feb 14—Stmr Karamania, for New York. LIVERPOOL—Sailed Feb 14—Stmr Cufie, for New York. = LAST STAND FOR THE CANAL BILL Closing Struggle in the House. wAnM DEBATE PRECIPITATED FATE OF THE MEASURE NOT DECIDED. Offered by Hepburi. as an Amendment to the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill. Sbecial Dispatch -to The Call. - | WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—The Nica- ragua canal bill was offered in the House this afternoon as an amendment |'to ‘the sundry civil appropriation bill by Hepburn, chairman of the committes | that reported it, and the leaders on the | respective sides ‘are engaged in a des- perate struggle which involves the fate [-of the measure at this session of Con- | gress. After Cannon, chairman of the Committée on Appropriations, served notice last week that there was no time for the consideration of the canal bill at this session the supporters of the measure decided to force it on the sundry civil bill as a rider if possible. Upon reaching the page of the sundry {civil bill containing the caption ‘‘deep waterways commissions,” Hepburn of- fered as an amendment the Nicaragua canal bill reported by his committee. Cannon, chairman of the Appropria- tions Committee, immediately raised four distinct points of order against it; first, that it was not .germane; second, that it was directly obnoxious to rule 21; third, that it violated the rule re- quiring that appropriations in general appropriation bills should be authorized by law, and fourth, that it was not in continuation of work authorized by law. * This.opened a long parliamentary de- bate upon thé points of order. Hepburn took the floor, arguing that the amend- i ment was germane and that it violated | no rule. He contended that the two surveys made tnder the direction of Congress constructively authorized the | work of building the canal itself. He | insisted that the work of constructing the canal was in progress within the contemplation of the rule. W. A. Smith (R.) of Michigan de- clared that the Dickinson treaty of 1867 warranted -an appropriation for the | construction of the canal as much as | the treaty cf Paris warranted the ap- | propriation of 20,000,000 carried in this | bill. | In concluding his argument Hepburn | declared that the rule invoked against | his bill was obsolete go. far as the Ap- | propriations Committee was concerned. There were thirteen distinct violations of it in the pending bill. Tt was in- | voked only when the Appropriations | Committee desired to stand off some fancied raid upon the treasury.. There | was a round of applause when Hepburn | took his seat. 3 : Cannon, in reply, sald that he would fiot consider the wisdom of building the canal, It was the law which should be considered; and there was not a micro- scope in the universe big enough to find a shred of law upon which to base this | appropriation. Personally, he an- nounced himself in favor of the con- struction of the canal. Bailey suggested that if there were a question as to whether the amendment were in order upon the bill the House should agree by unanimous consent to | make the canal bill a speeial order im- mediately after the disposal of the sun- | dry civil bill. . | Cannon.polnted out In response how | a majority of the House, if so disposed, could to-morrow go into committee of the whale and consider the canal biil on its merits. The attempt to'get a rider upon a supply bill that must pass, he declared, led to bad and sometimes fraudulent legislation—often both. Can- non was exceedingly earnest and vigor- otig in his appeal to members not to be carried off their feet. Impressively he recalled the scandals in connection with the building of the Pacific. railroads and pleaded with the House not to dis- honor itself by crushing down a rule that had stood for 110 years as a safe- guard to legislation. There were some things that could not be done with im- punity. 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