| Show I BREWER ON PHILIPPINES Justice of the U S Supreme Court Touches on Islands New Haven Conn Feb H Justice David J Brewer of the United States Supreme court touched upon the Philippines Phil-ippines problem in his address In the Dodge lecture court In Yale He said II have been over thirtysix years on the bench and no one Indirectly Indlrecl or directly di-rectly over has hinted that any decision decis-ion J might make might be for my own benefit either socially pecuniarily politically po-litically or otherwise I I had wanted to do wrong I should have been obliged to go out and hunt for the tempter t We enter the new century under changed conditions Wo have been Iso latqd but pow commerce IB carrying us whether we will or no to the ends of the earth China that great mass I ot effete civilization turns with abundant abun-dant faith to this Nation in Its time Itstme of distress fany people are today wondering what the outcome of the Philippine war will bo The press and the halls of legislation resound with the momentous momen-tous questions Involved In the settlement settle-ment of the status of the islands A solemn sense of responsibility fills Congress Con-gress I is however a secondary matter mat-ter what will be the action of Congress the policy of the Administration or the decision of the Supreme court provided pro-vided the people of thin country measure mea-sure their I Intercourse with the residents of these Insular possessions by the golden rule I |
