Show P PAINTS FU TURE I 0 Senator Lodge odge I Depicts Glories of the United States I SAYS WORLD MUST BOW 1 ATT THIS SPOKEN HT Th DISCUSS DISCUSSING DISCUSSING DISCUSSING ING HORSE HOUSE DOCTORS 4 Washington Jan 7 A notable speech was WU delivered in the senate today toda by b Mr Lodge of Massachusetts lIa Address AddressIng big Ing the senate on an amendment to the army bill striking out th the provision for fora forSo a So veterinary corps he discussed briefly and principally In the form of a col colloquy colloquy colloquy with Senator Bacon of oC Georgia the Philippine question and the necessity necessity necessity sity of oC an army of men In con conclusion elusion he drew a word picture of the tM commercial future of the United States declaring that the trade conflict con with Europe Europa already begun could result only in the commercial and economical supremacy of this country over the en entire entire tire Ure world In this Industrial conflict conOlet he apprehended no danger from a mai ma material contest with any nation of the world but he urged the necessity for a strong and scientifically organized army and a powerful navy nav In order that the United States might be pre prepared prepared pared paced to defend its rights against any possible elble po foe During the afternoon the senate rati ratified ratified fied fled the committees proposition to eliminate the proposition of the establishment establishment establishment of a veterinary corps corer in the army Senator Teller of Colorado gave notice of a substitute be he will offer oft r for forthe forthe forthe the entire pending measure continuing in full force and effect the act of March 3 8 1 iut increasing the size of the army for three years from July 1 1901 Lodge Objects to Veterinarians Mr Ir Lodge objected ted to the proposition to establish a veterinary staff stair corps Mr Bacon inquired how long Mr Lodge Lod e thought a large army might be needed In the Philippines P Mr Lodge believed that in a short time com corn comparatively there would be greater peace pence and order in the islands than they had ever known After some sharp sparring Mr Bacon put this question to Mr Lodge From your our knowledge as chairman of ot the Philippine committee of the con conditions conditions conditions in the islands will the army arm of or be needed there for a short time or for Cor an Indefinite time Mr Lodge What Is a short time Mr Bacon Well say two years ears My judgment is replied Mr Lodge Ledge that at the end of two to years we will willbe willbe willbe be able to reduce very largely the army I in the Philippines That is my belief Spain had bad an army of or men and II kept very bad order And occupied little territory inter interjected Interjected Mr Bacon I Yes and occupied little territory assented a Mr Lodge Ledge He maintained however that with a I force foree of In tn the Philippines the United States would keep better order than ever had been known there With that force In the Philippines s there would be about men left to man manthe manthe manthe the fortifications of the country a force which he believed b totally Inadequate In addition that force would be called upon to guard the Nicaraguan canal which it was proposed soon to begin to build On that canal there would be employed laborers They would have to be guarded In his opinion at the end of four or five years the force probably could be reduced safely to M men menI Paints a Glowing Future I In conclusion Mr Lodge drew a word picture of the present and future of the United States I 1 am no alarmist and I 1 have ha c no fears that we are In danger of war with anybody said Mr Lodge and andI I 1 do not believe there Is a R nation on the face of or the earth that has any de do desire desire sire to attack us But no man m n can tell what may happen at any time We Ve have come in the process of our development until we have expanded I far beyond our own markets commer commercially commerciallY daily and we are breaking Into market mark t of r the world It is a part of our economic development We Teare are marching along toward the economic supremacy of the world in my judg judgment meat ment Look at Europe and then com corn compare compare pare it with the United States It has ha been worked over 1000 1900 years at least In the endeavor to draw out all Its re resources resources sources We Ve are beating Europe In iron and steel We e can turn them out at a price Europe Europa cannot meet We Vt Weare Weare are going to surpass her in other arti artt articles articles cles cbs She has haa to take coal front from us It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is a mere question of time when he lest last stronghold the th carrying trade wil wll wilbe wilbe be invaded We will build ships cheap cheaper cheapen er en than she can We shall in som way or another anether equal her subsidies to tv steamships steam by our subsidies and put our ships on an even plane of or competition tion Does any anyone one suppose the other othe people like our industrial achieve achievements mentor ments They are struggling to get t an opening for an overcrowded population and for an overproduction That is why they have seized Africa That is why they have seized the islands of the Pa Pacific elite China got into trouble and the they thought that there would woUd come a new division and they could all get thet share It has hag stopped The Chinese empire is going to be bo held together r and Its Ibi markets opened to all the nations nation of the world I 1 do not say anything Improper or boast bout unduly when I say that it is owing to the United States that this policy pollay was waa adopted instead d of ot the th other We believe in It IL It is a great policy polley We are all In sympathy with it but do you suppose the other countries like if It I doubt It very ery much An Any one ont wise tho has him read aJ J rent the news fleas ne s papers lately will have ve noticed there the e ehas has been continual l talk about ahead economic federations to shut Hut out the United States from Europe In other words they the feel the ti economic eco pressure that we are putting upon them They Tiey w will ill try to meet us In the great fields field of r f economic rivalry I believe be lieve that with our resources with the Ute character J Jour j jOur our people with our new country with our great continent the victory can only be with us and that there can caa be but one end to that conflict of economic forces We Ye may blunder here h In legislation but the American people and nd the eco evo economic economic forces which underlie an aS are carrying us forward to the economic supremacy of the world It Is t a great t I position but dazzled by its splendor do not forget its points It carries its dangers with it It and I want to see the United States always prepared pre red to meet those dangers We Ve have no quarrel with any nation and I hope we shall shIi have hae none I see none who would wish wh to attack us but I wish to see ee the United States StateR so o prepared that under tinder these new conditions she always would be ho safe on sea and land Kenny Supports Corps In discussing also the committee amendment striking out the provision for a 8 veterinary corps in the army Mr Kenny Del the champion in the sen see senate senate ate of the proposed veterinary corps corpe I urged that the committees amendment I be rejected ted Mr Kenny said he had serious misgivings about the creation of ot a permanent standing army of or 14 men though willing to vote such an army for three years He doubted whether the United States Slates could send sendan ae an army to the Philippines strong enough to put down the spirit of inde lade independence and liberty which seemed In Innate innate Innate nate in itt the breasts of the Filipinos He did not think the United States was getting an adequate return from the struggle the butchery the crime that was going on in the Philippines If the United States was in the Philippines merely merel as a guide and aid he declared there would be no trouble the war warnow warnow warnow now In progress would cease cea He ar argued argued argued I gued in favor of a veterinary corps corpe in is inthe Inthe the army Mr Ir Sewell a member of the military i committee replying said that a great injustice would be done regular army ana officers by the tise injection into the army of a new ney corps 0 Corps is Defeated Mr Gallinger r X N Hi H advocating the establishment or o 0 such suck a corps cor and reading telegrams from many prominent nent sent veterinarians and Senators Proc Free Proctor Proctor tor and Daniel Va Spooner Wis Win Carter Mont Cockrell Mo and Butler N X C opposing it It the action of the commute committe in m striking out the provision for the proposed corps was ratified by a vote of 43 to 5 Those who voted against the recommendation of f the committee were Senators Clay Gal 01 Gallinger Gallinger linger Hale and Kenny |