Anti-Expansion (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Anti-Expansion Mr. Berry. Mr. President, I ask to have read the joint resolution introduced by the Senator from Georgia [Mr. Bacon ]on the 18th day of December with reference to the disposition of the Philippine Islands. The President pro tempore. Without objection, the Secretary will read the joint resolution introduced by the Senator from Georgia, which is on the table. The Secretary read the joint resolution(S. R. 45) declaring the purpose of the United States with reference to the Philippine Islands, as follows:, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Government and people of the United States have not waged the recent war with Spain for conquest and for the acquisition of foreign territory, but solely for the purposes sot forth in the resolution of Congress making the declaration of war - the acquisition of such small tracts of land or harbors as may be necessary for governmental purposes being not deemed inconsistent with the same. Sec. 2. That in demanding and in receiving the cession of the Philippine Islands it is not the purpose of the Government of the United States to secure and maintain permanent dominion over the same as a part of the territory of the United States, or to permanently incorporate the inhabitants thereof as citizens of the United States, or to hold said inhabitants as vassals or subjects of this Government; and the United States hereby disclaim any disposition or intention to exercise permanent sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said islands. Sec. 3. That the United States, having accepted the cession of the Philippine Islands from Spain, and having by force of arms overthrown all organized authority and opposition to the authority of the United States therein, the duty and obligation rest upon the United States to restore peace and maintain order throughout the same; to protect in said islands the enjoyment of life and property and the pursuit of lawful avocations; and to continue such protection until the power and duty to maintain said protection shall have been transferred and intrusted by the United States to a government of the people of said islands deemed capable and worthy to exercise said power and discharge said duty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.