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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC 'ASSOCIATION.
Vol. 8,
UNIVERSITY.. OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, May 3, 1900.
NO. 26.
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TARHEELS
VICTORIOUS
Carolina Wins First of Series o
Debates With V. U.
The first of a series of three de
bates with the University of North
Carolina took place in the Univer
sity chapel last Friday evening-.
The first rictorv went to North
Carolina. Considering- the counter
attractions that were in the city on
Fridav eveninsr the crowd that
heard the debate was not discoura
ging in size, and the unstinted ap
plause that followed each speech
testified to the quality of the de
bate. North Carolina was not
the audience. In addition to Caro
lina enthusiasts of the city, a Caro
lina contingent from Webb's school
was on hand to make the Tar Heel
debaters feel that thev were not
without her supporters, and her col
ors were in evidence in all parts of
"strangers in a strang-e land."
And the debate which the Univer
sity of North Carolina's representa
tives put up was worthy of the sup
port whiclr was given them and the
victory which rewarded their ef
forts. Vanderbilt went into the contest
with North Carolina, realizing- that
she had to do battle with a worthy
opponent and one of long- experience'
and enviable record upon the ros
trum, recog-nizing- that literary so
ciety work here was inferior to that,
at Carolina's seat of learning-, but
confident of coming- out with honor
and hoping- for victory if individual
effort and hard work could avail
anything-. Victory did not; come
our way, but surely there was no
disgrace in the defeat, and .next
year will find Vanderbilt ag-ain ea
ger for the fray.
As reg-ards arg-ument and the in
tricacies of log-ic, Vanderbilt's rep
resentatives showed themselves not
inferior to the North Carolinians,
and certainly their knowledge of
the subject discussed was as clear
and extensive as their opponents
but their speeches were less orator
ical. The debate which Carolina's
representatives put up testified to
the hig-h standard of society work
at that institution. Their speeches
were well put and were delivered
with an ease and fluency that are
results of continued and patient
work in the literary society. Van
derbilt's debaters had facts, and
right here some think lay the
trouble, their facts weretoo cold.
Facts alone are strong- arg-umeuts
but when they have the pulsating
blood of earnestness sent throug-fi
them they are stronger arguments.
Vanderbilt had facts, had argu
ments, but did not present them
with the earnestness or the ease of
her Carolina opponents. Our oppo
nents had their main speeches well
and carefully worded and they had
them easily in hand. It was Caro
lina's main speeches that won the
debate, Vanderbilt's rejoinders be
ing her strongest part of the argu
ment.
TU, i
xuc cAciuses oegan soon alter
8 o'clock, with prayer by Mr. Den
ny. The musical programme which
had been arranged had to be dis
pensed with as no piano had been
provided. bov. McMillan, who
presided, in a few words explained
the object of the debate and the
conditions governing it. Gov. Mc
Millan said he spoke the sentiments
of all present when he extended to
Carolina's representatives a cordial
welcome and assured them that
Vanderbilt followers were magnan
imous enough to applaud if Caroli
na won. jov. McMillan then read
the question : "Resolved that the
United States Should not Maintain
Permanent Possession of the Phil
ippine Islands." Vanderbilt hav
ing the affirmative side of the ques
tion, Mr. E. B. Crooks was the
first speaker. He spoke as fol
lows:
"The question means, " said he,
"permanent possession, and there
ire but two possible courses open to
retain themfirst, with the idea of
forming States out of them, and, sec
ondly, as subject people. The first
course, however, is too dangerous
For an advocate. If, according to
the second policy, we hold them as
vassal people, arbitrarily, then we
violate their every liberty. What-
ever form this forcible retention
takes, it is despotism. Our present
attitude toward Porto Rico shows
what the imperialist means by sub
ject people; they are to be taxed
without their consent and discrimi
nated against for our industrial
benefit. To know their country
men will ever be subject to a for
eign nation will crush and degrade
all worthy ambition and patriot
ism.
"The proposed course of island-
errabbin"- agression is fraught
with gravest dangers to us as well.
We are deserting the principles up
on which our free government and
ree institutions rest. It is n re
flection upon our government that
we are not prepared to undertake
this autocratic government. We
could, but it would be at the price
of our ideals of free government
and the sacredness of liberty. The
very genius of our free government
is that it shall be open and above
board, but if we are to have a colo
nial empire then we will have to
ange to a bureaucratic form of
gfovernment.
The first debater for North Car
ina was Mr. Whitehead Kluttz.
He said:
"The permanent retention of the
Philippines will benefit the Ameri
can people. In an industrial age
this is the greatest industrial na
tion. Without foreign markets for
the surplus of field and factory, in
dustrial growth cannot continue.
In the East, populous and consum
ing, is our outlet. In this East are
the Philippines, which will be a
valuable export valve, for the is
lands possess great potentialities.
But more than that, the islands are
invaluable as a trading base for
Eastern commerce. The cotton
e j o . . i .
manuiaciurmg ooutn is deeply in
terested.
"The Philippines are a powerful
strategic base. We must have such
a base in the East. The danger
of China's being partitioned and an
exclusive commercial policy entered
upon by the continental powers is
imminent. English and American
interests demand the integrity of
the empire and the 'open door.'
In the Philippines we can en
force our demand for these poli-
w-r i , 4
cies. We secured the recent open
door' as assurance because we held
Manila."
"The permanent retention of the
Philippines will benefit the Filipi
nos. Since all tropical peoples
left to themselves have failed, it
follows that under native direction,
these islands of magnificent re
sources and possibilities would lie
barren and useless. Under Ameri
can sovereignty the Filipinos would j
develop their land and thus better
their own condition. In Egypt
and India and throughout the trop
ics our British brethren have saved
people thus. The permanent re
tention of the Philippines will ad
vance civilization, and we should
hold them as a trust for that cause.
Making a rich but now useless
country to blossom as a garden o
beauty and thrift and saving a peo
pie that sit in a shadow from' them
selves for civilization, is a work
making for the regeneration of the
earth. If it be imperialism, long
live such an empire!"
The third speaker was Mr. Car
Monk, for Vanderbilt. He said:
"We do not advocate a surrender
to a foe in arms against us. Paci
fy the Tagalos in an honorable
way.und without further blood
shed. We do not justify the cause
of Aguinaldo and his Tagalo insur
gents. An imperialistic commis
sion tells us that Aguinaldo and
his coterie of lieutenants are crafty
and ambitious leaders, but we are
also told, and on the highest auth
ority, that they are indiscreet, but
sincere leaders. But whether they
be the one or the other does not af
fect the present debate. The
rights of the whole Philippine peo
pie can not be forfeited by the
acts of one-eighth of their number.
The Filipinos should be given
independence, because the' desire
it. This is supported by acitation
from the report of the Philippine
commission which declares that,
while the better element ; of the
islands do not desire immediate in
dependence, on account of the igno
rance ond political inexperience of
the masses, still they do desire ul
timate independence. The Filipi
nos are not now capable of inde
pendence, but the Philippine com
mission tells us that the educated
Filipinos are the educated people
of Europe and America. The cor
ollary following from this is, that
so soon as a sufficient number are
Continued on fourth page.)
THE GEORGIA
GAMES
Carolina 9 Georgia 4;
Carolina 7 Georgia 7.
The two games played in At
lanta were neither a display of
g-ood ball playing, both sides ma
king many errors, especially the
Georgia team in the first game.
In the second she braced up and
gave her opponents the best she
had in the shop, while Carolina
presented the worst game she has
ever played.
It perhaps is necessary to ex
plain why the second game ended
in a tie. In the third inning, Car
olina had three men to cross the
home plate. Then with the bases
full and two men out the pitcher
made a balk, the umpire though at
the time he did not score the man
on third, waited until three men
were out and then instructed Caro
lina to score a fourth run for the
mistake. This was not put down
bv the Georgia scorer, so when
Georgia scored the seventh run,
thinking they had won the game,
left the field and the error could
not be righted until too late to play
out the game. The following is a
detail of the two games:
First Game
Game is called at 3:35 P. M.
with Carolina at the bat. Lawson
lines out a pretty second and then
steals second. Oldham gets anoth
er hit, scoring Lawson. Lambeth
makes first on McBride's error and
Oldham goes to third. Lambeth
starts toward second and McBride
in an attempt to get both loses
both, allowing Oldham to come
home. Lambeth is out at third.
Woodard and Willcox both die at
first.
McBride singles to left and
steals second. Cox fans. Hall is
out on a fly to Graham. Woodard
gets Elder's grounder and cuts off
McBride at home.
Score Carolina 2; Georgia 0.
Holt is hit by ball and goes to
first, but dies at second on
McBride's fielding of Graham's
grounder. Graham moves to sec
ond on a pass ball. Bennett walks
and Graham goes to third on Law
son's hit and scores on Elder's er- '
ror. Lawson is out trying to steal
second and Lambeth . goes out at
first.
Black sheer gets first on a balk.
Baxter lines out a single and gees
to second on a wild throw. Law-
son goes in the box and strikes out
Whitfield. Rounsaville gets base
on balls. Richardson fails to find
the ball. McBride comes te the
bat with the bases full and amid
the cheers of the grandstand, bits a
stiff one to Lawson, who gets
Blacksheerat home.
Score Carolina 3; Georgia 0.
Graves sends the ball into left
for a two-bagger. Woodard is out
from Elder to first. Willcox fans.
Graves scores on Holt's single, but
Continued to second fagc.)
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