Show lE TRE I no noI Senator Turners Advice Re Be Regarding garding the tile Philippines TH THIS MISSION I SHOULD SHOU BE TO GIVE GI THE T T NA NATIVES NA TIVES A SAFE SA START STAT STATA Also A Opposes the te Porto Por Rican Bican Ric Tariff Tf Bill Bi Which is i a Poor Burn 1 For Tor Forte the te Ready Beady Acceptance of or the te Pee Peo People Pe pie of That Tt Island Iland of Our O Institutions It Institutions Washington Marh March Personal ex cx explanations e platon were made in the te senate by Mr Ir Allen Alen Neb and Mr lr Butler Buter N C Cof C Cof of their position on the financial ques question tion Both announced their belief ble in inthe inthe Inthe the free fre and an unlimited coinage of or silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 The statements were called led out by b reports report to the te con contrary cont contrary t which had gained circulation Mr Turner Wash h then the made m a a speech attacking the policy and pro provisions provisions visions vision of the Porto Rican tariff bill billand bi billand and government bill bm He declared dele its is enactment would result rul in the debauch debauchery ery cry of c our citizenship or of our constitution constitution He presumed that tt the minority In congress congre would be charged with fa favoring favoring competition of American work working lag ing in people with wih the underfed anti and a un underpaid underpaid labor of Porto Poro Rico and the Philippines but in this connection he said sald It I would have to be remembered that the te minority has ha opposed oppose consist consistently consistently I enty the te acquisition of the islands Even Een now he be believed the United States ought to to let t the Philippines go goIn goIn goin In peace It I ought to be the mission of o othis this country to give them a start on th road to good government govert and then permit them to proceed pree for themselves reserving such coaling stations and harbors habr as a we might need nee If I the corn com commercial mercial mera interests he said sd must have their pound of flesh this country might make mke treaties with wih the Filipinos afford affording aford ing lag us u such advantages advantage as their sense of or gratitude to the United Unie States State might prompt them to give us u uI Is I Poor or Return Ret Mr Turner thought the bill to levy tariff on commerce between Porto Poro Rico and other portions of th the the United States was wa a poor pr return for f the ready redy accept acceptance acceptance ance mice of our institutions on the part pat of Porto Porte Por RIcans and no amount of sugar sugarcoating sugarcoating coating cating could disguise its It evil eyl smell or nauseating taste tate It I was to his mind a desperate as assault a sault malt upon the liberties of the people The evident purpose was to break down the system which had stood the test of 13 years ers The bill bl was w clearly cealy unconstitutional unconstitutional and it i was wa repugnant to every utterance of or the supreme court cur bearing bering upon the subject Mr r Turner rumor re feared indeed that tat the measure was one of those innovations against which the fathers ad warned the American people and an he be considered it wise to stop and consider where we were wee drifting He did not nt agree ag with I Mr r Foraker that we have passed pae the thela law la book bok stage and quoted numerous decisions of the supreme court to sus mis sustain ss thin tain tan his point pint which was wa that the con constitution cn must apply equally to all al por portions porton portions ton of the United States and there could properly be no discrimination in favor favot of or one section in the matter mate of or taxation otherwise in the Interest of ot another anther section i J Without Mr Turner having com completed complete completed his hia speech the senate went into executive session and at p m in m ad adjourned adjourned |