Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-08

or tnc Philippines He had been unable to dis.
cover what policy his political opponents pro.
posed. Tho resolutions offered by senators on
the other side present no policy, but invite lis
to make promises. Promises arc neither action
nor policy and IN the form Of legislation are
grave mistake Those which involve us In
pledges OF independence have the additional
disadvantage OF being the one sure means vi
keeping alive war and disorder In the islands.
II we must abandon the Philippines. let us
abandon them frankly. II we mean TO turn
them over TO domestic anarchy or foreign con.
troll, let us do II squarely IF we are to retain
them, let us deal manfully with the problems
rs they arise.
We accept tile feet that the Philippine ISL
nnds are ours today, and that we are responsi.
bic FOR them before the world. The next fact
Is that there is war in these islands, which,
with its chief In hiding and no semblance OF
government has now degeneroted into mere
guerilla fighting and brigandage. Dur immedi'
ate duty, therefore, Is to suppress tins uisorders
put an end to fighting and restore peace and or
der. That is what we are doing. That Is all we
are called upon to do in order to meet the de-
mauds of the living present, Beyond this we
ought not to go by legislative act, except TO
make such provision that there may be no de-
lay in re establishing civil government when
the ends.
Mr.. Lodge quoted official documents and cor.
respondence in support of his contention that
Dewey entered into no political entangempnts
with Aguinaldo. He denounced as Absolutely
fictitious all statements that Admiral Dewey
sauted tho Filipino flag received Aguinaldo
with military honors, or in any way recoS'
nized the so-called Filipino government
. Mr.. Lodge presented an extract from let
ter written by Captain Ooghlan, then of the
Raleigh, detailing precisely what occurred az
Subig bay. Captain Coghun said.
~ wish to affirm, as strongly as human
words can do 80, that Aguinaldo's people did
not accompany us, and that they took no part
whatever in that capture. No one but the ad-
rniral, Lieutenant Brumby, Captain Walker
and myself even knew where we were to go.
We left et midnight, without lights of any
kind, not even signalling, as usunl for permis-
sion to get under way, and no one knew, ex-
ccpt the flagship and vessel or two near us,
that the vessels tRaleigh and Concord) had
moved from their berths. 1t was nA known
until neAt morning that we had gce out OF
sight of our fleet. At this very time the So
called gunboat of Aguinaldo was anchored at
| Cavite and did not learn of our departure un-
| til next day about noon. Wecaptured Grande
| island about 10 80 a. M July z and no Filipino
| boat of any description appeared about Subig
| bay until that evening about o'clock, when
| the boat we had left at Cavite came III and ex-
| pressed the greatest surprise at our capture,
telling us they had hoped to take part in the at
| tack"
| Senator Lodge upheld the presidents policy,
| saying it was 'at once courageous, wise and
| patriotic" He asserted that the islands under
| American administration would become self
| supporting and drew picture Of the CONNER
cial possibilities of the Philippines and Of the
| advantage they would be to the United States
not only on account Of their own fertility and
| richness of resource, but because they are the
gateway for this country to the trade of the
4 Orient.