The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-01

the printing Of the statement as public
document The chair. (Mr. krysh aus
tainsd the point Of order, thus disposing
OF the resolution.
MIR. Pettierew gained the fioor. how
ever. and addressed toe Sonata. He spok .
in m fmpassionsd manner and several
times declined to fyieid TO Inter
ruptions. He said the paper which
he had offered was a translation made In
Boston Of statement written BY
Aguinaldo himself Il had becn sent BY
the Springfield Republican to this city
ami su5nitteed to Admiral Dewey with
view Of sscertaining whether 10 was
accurate or not. The Admiral, Mr.. Pet
tigrew said, declined, through his seer 3
tary. to say anything In regard 10 the
document, saying that he must adhere to
his intention not tu discuss the Philip
pine question In any form In advance Of
the Philippine commissions report.
"Now," said Mr.. Psttigrew, "Admi-
raj Dewey after tbs. publication Of the
document, sends here letter repudiating
the statements he 10 quoted as having
made and denouncipg them as tissue
of fslsehoods. Admiral Dewey did REQ
oanizs the Filipino" shouted MIR. Petit
grew, land -"
"Howf" inquired Messrs. Lodge and
Spooner, In unison. -.ss- -
by salutins the Filipino dag" de-
clared Mr.. Pettigrew, his voice keyed TO
high pitch, "by proossdins 10 suhis
I~ta nd has
receiving the surrender Of this Spanish
garrison by bis conference with snd state
msnts to Aguinaldo.
MIR. Gallinger of New Hampshire, OBJ
jectsd to the continuance Of the discus
sion.
Mr.. Hawlsy Of Conneotiout-"I objeot
to the statement because Is Is treason.
1t is lending aid and comfort 10 an
enemy Of the United States and the Sens-
tor has been doing that for month";"
Mr.. Pettigrew replied that what he
wanted was to have the faots Of the mat
ter placed before the country. he
charged the state department with hold
Ing back information Of value 20 soma
tors aud to ths people. and intimated
that the department was afraid 10 pub-
lish them to the world.
1.-The threat of treason" he declared,
twill not deter US from disclosing the
facts as they come into our possession"
MIR. Lodge, speaking forosfuliy, but In
a comparatively low tone, said:
My objection to this pamphlet Is that
It Is a mass Of falsshoods-a tissue OF
lies. want all 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.
81 did not intend to read all of the
letter which have from Admiral Dewey.
1 hoped that q sentence would suffice.
but now that facts are wanted, let us
circulate all the facts but nos mere state.
ments that are branded lies under the Inn
print of the United States government.
he thea read the letter from Admiral
Dewey as follows:
Washington, January 10, 1900.
"Dear Senator Loige-Ihe statement
OF Emilio Aguinaldo as recently pub
Iished in the Springfield Republican,
SO far as 1t relates to me, Is a tissue OF
falsshoods. / never promised directly
or Indirectly Independence for the Fill
pinos. never treated him as an ally ex-
cept to make use Of him and tho soldiers
to assist me In my operations against
the Spaniards. lie nsver alluded to tn .
word independence in any conversation
with me or my officers.
1.-THE statement that received him
with military honors or saluted the So
called Filipino nag is absolutely false.
''Sincersly yonrs.
'George Dewey"
"That," continued Mr.. Lodge, sis the
statement of Admiral Dewey. AS be-
tween the statements In that pam phlet
and the word of George Dswsy. will
take the word of George Dewey"
MIR. Spooner argued that there should
be a line drawn upon the character OF
matter to be printed by the Senate. The
people of the United States were united
in the desire to do nothing to sacrifice
even one soldier In the Philippines. This
sacrifice. unfortunately. would be the
result OF any en- oouragemsnt given the
Fiiipinos here. MIR. Spooner read An
expression from the late den. Lawton, in
which the General said: ''lf am shot
down by . Filipino bullet. 1t might as
well come from one of my men, because
know the continuance of fighting Ia
due to reports sent out hefe ffcm Amsri-
Ca"
MIR. Rawlins of Utah, criticised the
censorship of the administration, ION
the threshold OF political campaign"
He also objected to the use of letter
from patriot like Gen. Lawton In sup
port o. political propaganda.
MIR. Gallinger of New Hampshire oom-
planned of the pain he suffered in listen
ing to the discussion of any proposition
to give comfort to the courtry's enemy.
He was not going to use the word
treason, bat 1t was. In his opinion, time
that this kind of presentation should
cease in the Senate. He complained of