The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-01

rlnplno republic, shouted Mr.. Petugrew,
land -
How" inquired Messrs. Lodge and
Spooner. in unison.
by saluting the Filipino flag" declared
Mr.. Pettigrew, his voice keyed 10 high
pitch. BY proceeding to Subig bay with
Aguinaldo's forces and there receiving the
surrender of Spanish garrison; by his
conference and statements TO Aguinaldo."
Mr. Gailinger, OF New Hampshire, and
Mr.. Hawley, of Connecticut. objected TO
the continuance of the discussion. the lat
ter saying: 1T is treason. IL is lending
aid and comfort TO an enemy OF the United
States and the senator has been doing that
for months"
Mr.. Pettigrew replied that what he
wanted was to have the facts of the mat
ter placed before the country. He charged
the State Department with holding back
information of value to senators and to
the people and intimated that the depart
ment was afraid 10 publish them 10 the
world. 1.-The threat of treason. he de-
clared. will not deter US from disclosing
the facts as they may come into our pos
session.
A TISSUE OF LIES.
Mr. Lodge regained the floor and said:
my objection to this pamphlet is that it
is a mass of falsehoods-a tissue OF lies.
I want all of the facts in this matter.
But / do protest against the publication
by this government Of matter that has
been branded by the admiral Of the navy
as false. AS between the statements In
that pamphlet and the word Of George
Dewey l will take the word of George
Dewey
Mr. Spooner argued that there should
be line drawn upon the character OF mat
ter to be printed by the Senate. When be-
fore. he asked, had 1t been proposed TO
place before the Senate a justification or
a man I'm arms against the country? When
that Admiral Dewey saluted the FIJI
pino flag and Admiral Dewey says he did
not, Mr.. Spooner continued, there VIII be
no longer any question as to the facts
The people may divide az to policy. but
there could be no doubt that the people
of the United States were united In the
desire to do nothing to sacrifice even one
American soldier in the Philippines. This
sacrifice unfortunately would be the re-
suit of any encouragement given the Pill
pinos here. In this connection Mr. Spooner
read an expression from the late General
Lawton. in which the general said: IF /
am shot down by Filipino bullet 1t might
as well come from one of my men, because
| know the continuance OF hghting is que
to reports sent out here from America
Mr.. Rawlins, of Utah, thought that SEN
ators who were making such strenuous OBJ
lection to having Agufnaldo.s utterance
published were inconsistent Were they not
aware that the administration mad ltsell
made public documents emanating from
ton rest upon the Senate? Mr.. Hawnns
criticised the censorship Of the administra-
ton ION the threshold of political cam
paign' He also objected 10 the use Vi
letter from a patriot ike Generai Law
ton i'm support of political propaganda
OBJECTS TO PETIIGREW'S SNEERS.
Mr.. Gallinger. of New Hampshire, COM
plained of what he called Mr.. Pettigrews
sneers at the American soldiers ana MS
charges against the President. He had no
doubt that Admiral Dewey's word would
be accepted rather than that OF a man VINO
was engaged in shooting down American
soldiers. He was opposed to the proposed
publication and he hoped that some way
would be found of suppressing such re-
proach upon the American troops ana upon
the President of the United States ana ms
policy. N A,
Mr. ZONES. of Arkansas, wanted all the
facts known. In his opinion the most unIor-
tunate circumstance that had happened III
connection with the discussion OF the fnll.
irpine subject was the disposition 70 had
sufficient confidence in the American people
to believe that they would arrive at just
conclusion, but in order that they mlsht oe
enabled to do so, they should not be cut
with MIR. Rawlins in his objections to a
rigid censorship. You can only rear the
truth" he said, "you need not fear false
hood for you have I'm the officers on the
ground full means of ascertaining what
is true and what is false" He would have
the censorship removed not only In Manila,
but in the departments of the government
in Washington.
the fact that he had opposed the acquisi-
ton of the Philippines, but he said that
so soon as the Paris treaty was ratified
he had sunk his private views ana ac-
quiesced in the results. II saw the nag
attacked" he said, land after that. with
me- 1t was the country and flag, right or
wrong" He then declared that under the
circumstances he considered MI, felt-
grew a traitor to his country and MS con-
duct as monstrous. 1t was beyond COM
prehension and outrageous i'm the extreme
that q man clothed with the dignity OF a
senator of the United States. representing
sovereign State of the Union, should at
tempt to furnish here forum TO such an
arch traitor as was Aguinaldo. In con-
clusion he said that General Lawton him.
self told him (SewelD that he held that the
continuance of the war was due TO those
who had not accepted the result OF the
peace treaty as he had done. naming nota-
bly, Mr. Pettigrew. He believed Lawton
death was due to Mr.. Pettigrew as di-
rectly as to the bullet of the Filipino who
shot him down.
TELLER A PEACE MAKER.
Mr.. Teller made pacifcatory speech.
He agreed with Mr.. Jones that there had
been too much suppression of facts and not
with Mr.. Sewell In his denunciation of
senators who were not supporting the
administration in it's conduct of the Phil
ippine campaign. Every senator had a
right to express his views in this chamber
whether for or against the government.
But he was opposed to printing Aguinaldo's
statement here, as it raised question of
veracity. unless Admiral Dewey's denial
was TO go with il. He saw no reason for
the elimination and recrimination that had
been heard here and he saw no occasion for
the characterization of senator sitting
on this floor as traitor. Still the fact
must be recognized that the country was in
a war and the hands of the administration
must be upheld. Possibly there had been
mistakes. but he did not believe that any
thing wicked or bad had been done.
Mr.. Hawley denounced Aguinaldo as a
forger, an embezzler and d scoundrcl. say
ing that he was responsible for this wholly
unnecessary war. Evesy one knew that
when the proper time came H. was the in
self government. but while the war was
on he was unalterably opposed to giving
any comfort TO the enemy.
Mr. Pettigrew spoke briefly in reply to
the accusations against him. Il won't at
tempt to make reply" he said, "or to the
tor. / yield to no man in my devotion TO
the country or the flag. No one is more
jealous of the country's honor, but have
my own opinion as TO how best Its honor
may be sustained" He proceeded to say
that he did not believe it could be sus-
tanned by reversing the time-honored
policy that governments derive their just
he Sonf Of he