The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-12


amount Of routine business, including the
presentation of petitions and introduction
of resolutions, was transacted in the
senate today. Among the bills In
troduced was one by Spooner, pro-
viding in brief that when the In
surrection in the Philippines shall have
been suppressed the government Of the ISL
ands shall be vested in such person or per-
sons as the president may direct. until
congress shall direct how the islands shall
be governed.
Lodge Wants Full Information.
At the conclusion of the morning routine
business the resolution offered by Mr.. Pet
tigrew, of South Dakota, several days ago,
together with the substitute for 1t offered
by Mr.. Lodge was laid before the senate.
The object Of both the resolution and the
substitute was to obtain from the presi-
dent, IL not incompatible with the pubic
interests. all information in regard to the
insurrection in the Philippines.
Lodge suggested that both Pettigrew's
resolution and his own substitute be with
drawn, and that the resolution offered by
Hoar. with suitable amendments. be adopt
ed as substitute for both.
some That Should he Furnished.
The resolution offered by Hoar was
sweeping in Its casl for information relat-
ing to the Philippine insurrection, but
Lodge said his desire for all information
concerning the insurrection was SO great
that he proposed to offer an amendment
extending its provisions. 1t had been stat
ed, he said, that there was danger of an
uprising in Manila by the Fiipinos. with
the object Of numbering Americans and all
foreigners. 1t was stated also that Fill
pinos had threatened to throw bombs into
the funeral procession Of Gen. Lawton.
He wanted information upon these points,
as well as upon others. He wanted to
know what information the government
possessed as to reprisais placed upon other
tribes by Aguinaldo and the Tagalos.
How About Treatment of Prisonerss
He wanted especially to know how the
Filipinos had treated American and Span
ish prisoners, there being wide divergence
of information upon that point. If the
government had information relating to
the encouragement received by Aguinaldo
and the insurgents from the United States,
and what effect that encouragement had
upon the course of the rebellion. he thought
the senate and the people were entitled
to II.
Work of fAnti-Imperialists.
It was a matter of too common report
that the anti-imperialistic league had been
using our soldiers TO oppose the war. This
work, Lodge thought. had had little effect
because of the insignificance of the per-
sons engaged in it. Little attention had
been paid by the government to treason
able action, because" said Lodge, mo
a 1<xra tp
a martyr, even though the bore be malev-
olept"
Lodge thought there was no disposition
in any quarter to suppress information.
Hoar said he was in general accord with
his colleague. He wanted the distinct rec
concentrations and instructions of the
president to the Philippine commission.
Lodge suggested that the resolution OF
Pettigrew and his own substitute be laid
on the table and that OF Hoar. with his
proposed amendment. be adopted.
Pettigrew objects.
To this Pettigrew objected. He had, he
said, asked in his resolution for specific
information, which he desired. He then
launched into 4 rather sensational speech.
containing many bitter attacks on the ad-
ministration. The information covered by
the amended resolution of the Massachu-
setts senator was not all that might be
called for. Senators might ask. he said.
for information concerning the desecration
of churches by American soldiers in the
Philippines. and as to many other Of the
horrors that follow in the path of war.
It was evident, he said, that the object of
the administration was to keep detailed
information from the people, and it was
quite as evident the political success of the
president and of the Republican party was
of greater concern to the imperialists than
whether the information asked for should
reach the Filipinos.
Says Facts Are Suppressed.
Such an objection to the sending to the
scvnis Of inforr.tion rs that 1t would be
communicated ts the Fii.pinos was riui-
cu.ous, since the filipinos already were In
r.ssession OF it. The real reason sor object
ing to its publication was that 1t was
deemed not desirable that the American
people should have 1t.
1.-THE trouble with the imperIalists," said
Pettigrew sis that they have confounded
the interests of the people of the United
States with the political desires and ambi-
tions Of their puny president and regarded
him and his success as more important
than a rightful treatment OF the Filipinos."
Pett!grew said he wanted the informAr