The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-23
Senator SpOOner Defends Policy
In Philippines.
WANTS MORE POWER
SUPPORTS BILL MAKING THE
PRESIDENT A GAR.
Would Center All Power For Govern
ment of the Islands in Admins
tration Until Peace Is Restored
Two Resolutions Favoring the
Beers Are introduced.

Washington, May PIN the senate
today Mr.. Spooner CWis.) made nota-
bic speech in favor of his bill providing
that upon the suppression of the iIIsur-
rection in the Philippines the govern
ment of the islands shall devolve upon
the president until such time as con-
gress shall direct otherwise
Mr.. Spooner was almost too i'll to
stand but he defended with character
istic vigor and eloquence the policy of
the administration in the Philippines.
The bill provides that when insurrec-
ton shall have been completely sup
pressed by the military and naval for
ces of the United States, all military,
civil and judicial powers necessary to
govern the said islands shall, untiI
otherwise provided by congress, be
vested in such persons and persons,
and shall be exercised in such manner
as the president of the United States
shall direct for maintaining and pro-
tecting the inhabitants Of said islands
in the free enjoyment of their liberty.
property and religion
Mr.. Spooner said he supposed it would
be admitted that if there had been no
war with Spain and she had rendered
to US a section of the Philippine arch1-
pelago the proposition of its acceptance
would have been very unattractive to
the people He did not believe the
problems now presented to this govern
ment were presented because 1t devolV-
ed on the United States to christianize
the world. While ours was a mission
airy people, the government IS not
missionary government.
I'VE have problems Of our own" de-
clared Mr.. SpOoner, land our first duty
is to subserve the interests OF our own
people"
Calls it a Question of Honor.
'There has never been an hour since
the capituIatiOn of Manila to our forces
when. without dishOnOr to our navy,
we could have sailed away from Manila.
Our duty there was to maintain our
honor and to protect the inhabitants OF
the city
Mr.. Spooner then referred to the SEN
ators who have seemed to e!,ult some
times in coupling the names of half
caste FiHpinOs with that of our own
Washington" and he read a portion of
a proclamation issued by one Of Ag-
uinaldOs leaders warning the t1llpinoS
in Manila that upon a specified date
"all others would be eXterminated with
out compassion, after the determination
of the army of occupation.
WAS there ever anything worse than
| that?" he demanded.
Existence of Order Denied.
Mr.. Pettigrew interrupted Mr.. Spoon
| er to declare that no such order or
proclamation was ever issued. Mr..
! Spooner replied that it was contained
/ in an official document issued by the
! government.
Talks Of Previous Instruction.
Mr.. Spooner said that the insurrec-
| ton of 1898 was not much of an insur-
rection and he was not prepared TO say
| that any of the money paid by the
| Spanish TO secure peace had been APP
propriated by Aguinaldo to his per
sonal purposes. The Filipinos had sur
rendered their arms. He repeated that
/ the instruction was of little cOnse-
cuence, which led Mr.. Tillman to in
] terjeet the remark that it was true
/ that the insurrectiOn of that date was
not equal to that Of the present time.
we will have more. responded Mr..
| Spooner, eff the Democrats can't help
US"
Continuing he said the so-called Phil
/ ippine republic in existence when our
| troops first invaded Manila, was not
such as to command our recognition, as
had been claimed.
Purpose of the Troops.
Replying to Mr.. Tillman Mr.. Spooner
said our $1,000 troops were in the Phil
/ ippines for the purpose of maintaining
/ order in territory which had been ac-
( quired by the United States.
/ The United States having acquired
| the Philippines by the treaty Of Paris,
! Mr.. SpOoner continued, the president
could do no less than send troops to
I Il - A-r~
/ asked AguinaldO for an armiStice.
Say what you choose about the pres
ident," Mr.. Spooner exclaimed, ''he has
been grossly insulted in this chamber,
but he has done his duty and done it
/ In a way to impress on the FilipinOs his
desire and the desire of the American
people to do them good, to give them
the largest liberty possible, and he has
done it in disregard of hostile criticism
at home; he has done what under his
oath he was obliged to do; he has sent
| United States troops to enforce the au-
/ thority over territory Of the United
| States"
Here Mr.. Spooner suspended his re-
marks until tomorrow.
Boer Resolutions introduced.
Mr.. Wellington presented the resoIu-
ton adopted by the meeting held in this
city on sunday evening last TO welcome
the ENJOYS from the South African re-
pubics. He gave notice that Monday
he would speak on the subject
Mr.. Allen offered a resolution request
| ing the president TO transmit to the
senate translatiOns of the constitutions
of the South African republics and Or
ange Free State. 1t was adopted.
Light Asked on Philippine Affairs.
The resolution introduced by Mr..
Kenney (Del), calling upon the secre-
tary of war for certain information re-
garding the situation of our affairs in
the Philippines and the military opera
tons in those islands was laid before
the senate. After some collOquy a sim
liar resolution introduced by Mr.. Allen
and reported favorably from the COM
mittee on military affairs was substi-
tuted for Mr.. Kenney's resolution,
slightly amended and passed. Mr.. Ken
ney read as a part of his remarks the
Associated Press dispatch from Manila
published today.
The resolution of Mr.. Jones (Ark.) di-
recting the secretary of war to make a
thorough investigation of the opera
lions of the North American Trust COM
pany in Havana, its organization and
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