Show congressional washington dec 20 mr teller said be he would ask the people of the philippines what they wanted in the way of government and give it to them the booner woner the people governed themselves the better he ile believed the people of luzon capable of self se lf goverd ent mr teller received a letter from admiral dewey dowey baying saying the people of the philippines can be easily governed he ile also read a portion of a letter from an army officer to the same effect admiral deneys letter 4 said not the slightest dietl difficulty C U roq had bad in dealine dealing with the fai P an HOUSE the debate on the agricultural bill was signalized signalizes by the first speech in the house on the question of the annexation of the philippines 24 mr r williams ot of miss submitted a general argument against their annexation lie ile declared that he waa was not superstitious ho ile did no not b believe e liev 0 I 1 in a balderdash what bad had those who asked loudly who would pull down the american flag to say of the flag that floated over the ramparts ram paria of monterey Xon terey and the cathedral of mexico it waa wag hauled down because it was pat patriotic and son sensible sible to haul it down the flag waa was a mere piece ot of bunting aside f from ram what it represented and a man who would appeal to the prejudices of the people with a senseless cry abou hauling down the flag said something unworthy of himself tho the american people should haul down the flag in the philippines be argued and leave the islands where they were the day after af ter the ther glorious victory at manila mani the house committee on an military affairs today ordered a favorable report on the hull bill Inci increasing easing the army array to men the vota waa was 8 to 5 on party lines |