Speech #550152197

If the whole world is your Oyster to open with your sword. then the whole world is open to us. too." In advocacy of my position that the Filipinos would be citizens of the United States by the fact of annexation. I cite gentlemen to the decision of the Supreme Court in Harrolds case. and in the United States against Lucero and in Tobin against Walkinshaw. In another place I quote the language of the Supreme Court to the effect that "the inhabitants of a Territory added to the United States by treaty become citizens of the United States without naturalization under acts of Congress." Gentlemen claim that under the decision of Chief Justice Taney. in Fleming and others against Page. we could treat the country pretty much as we pleased. But the decision in Fleming against Page bears appllication only to territory not yet annexed by act of Congress or by treaty. but in a state of military occupancyin a word. to foreign territory occupied by our armies. In support of my position that the Constitution of the United States would carry our tariff to the Philippines. and therefore prohibit the "open door" policy. after their definite annexation to the United States.