Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-15
THE PHILIPPINES
Pettigrew Resolution Taken Up in
the Senate.
ADMINISTRATORS POLICY CRITICISED
Denounced by Messrs. Berry and
Pettigrew.
DEFENDED By WOLCOTT


In The Senate TO-DAY Mr., Prttigrew pre-
scented d petition from die W"man's SUI
frare Association of south Dakota. asking;
for Il sixteenth amendment tn the Constitu-
tiun affnrding women thu right L" vote and
prnvidiua, that the women Of Puerto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines also lie allowed
to vote
\ resolution was offered by Nj. Perkins
tCaIp calling upon the Secretary Of the
Navy 10 inform the Senate how many ma
val vessels are now under construction:
when those vessels VIII lie completed: how
many officers will b. required to man those
vessels when placed in commission, and
how many men and officers are now on
each vessel in the naval service. The reso-
hutton adopted.
The Philippine Insurrection.
At the conclusion OF the routine business
the resolution of Mr. Pettigrew calling upon
the Secretary of War Tor certain Informal
tion regarding the philippine insurrec.iO1
was laid before the Senate.
Mr. Pettigrew declined MIR. Hoar's request
to substitute for his resolution on tie same
~Ibjert the one presented by Mr.. H1a'-
Mr. Berry tArk.J had read the resolution
offered by MIR. Bacon tCfat and also that
~ Mr.. Beveridge (IndJ.
Those who desired to discuss the Philip
pine question, he said. were met by The OBJ
lection that they were aiding those who
were in arms against the United StiG"s AID
Were responsible foI the loss of life amor
"gr soldiers He regarded this position as
absolutely unwarranted, and declared thai
man who was a man would be deferred
from speaking by charges that were abso-
lUJely unfnuuded by facts. Mr.. Berry be
lived that the two resolutions which he
had had read from the desk IdIrly repre-
~erted the views Of the TWO great parties
in this country. He was certain that the
resolution of Mr.. Beverage rel sctcd 5he
sentiment and feelings Of the admiuiStra-
lion because it had been favordbly com
mented upon by the administration speak
erS and newspapers throughout the coun-
try The resolution had been indOrsed, he
said. by the administration leaders. yet it
conferred authority and a power upon
This country as absolute as was possessed
10y tho Car Of Russia.
What IS imperialism, Mr.. Berry asked, if
il he not tho. assertion of such a power as
IS asserted by the resolution of Mr.. Bever-
idge? He declared his unalterable opposi-
lion to such a declaration and believed the
people If the United States would not ap-
prove 50 plain violation of the Constitu-
ion
Mr. Berry referred to that part of Mr.
EsvcrI, gc.s speech in which the Indiana
senator had asserted that God had selected
the American people as His trustee. whose
appointed work was to extend to the Phil
.fr4..s civ lTaT ur1I
- -ith L,1;,E ~. ,,..,5oI ,,o,,i az
III - TiiIfr - 70 ii,tbta re-
world Mr. Berry did not admit that the
american people were the trustee of the
Lord IN the Philippine matter. He said
luIt when men asserted that they Were the
trustees Of the Lord he wanted some more
substantial proof Of the assertion than
r. '. 'i,,,S w'lu, - ,t, s,,~,,r, # such
rrIstee<hin Nr RarrI- b,Ifevrd vo1,lI niri-
rnately destroy the foundations of the gov
eminent. He argued that the correct view
~ the situation IN the Philippines was tax
II, IN, 80. n f II '.GE YER
gun would b. ffre,i in the Philippine revolu-
hon. and at the same time the United
states world gain mi tho cnr,n1arciaI and
rsatsri.,I ,,iyaTfasss l7aI,i,.rsJ nv NJ Pr.
ridge.
hei" 'he PRESIDENT hesponsioie-
lie charged the responsibility for the in
Srlrractinu upOn The President declaring
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ia i 'iiS Pio'i'''iSit ioH Hdu MOI peeh IS
sued Not a gun would nave been nred and
not q drop of our soldiers blood would
have. been shed He said that in his oDiD
IN, rbs. E,rs-t,T.,,, b.,I sd 49, -,
nation unwillingly. but had been forced
into the position he occupied by schemiug
politicians 1t was not 100 Iate 10 reDaiT
the wrong done, and 1t could be repaired
.Tba nniiry Of the administrator in sba
Philippines. he declared was opposed by
The democratic party. by the labor organi-
zaunns u the country and By thousands of
ne Va Sa, l7iled that a vast
pSs - the poicT a. tb peg Is1r1 va 0e-
could approve Of a policy so un-American.
Nr. P.ttfpr.w Rax,
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-, ~ Ia 'P''eti "l'"'i
mo general Philippine question, his text
being his resolution of inquiry
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