The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28

Manila that upon q specified date 'all
others will be exterminated without COM
passion after the determination of the
army OF occupation"
WAS there ever anything worse than
that?" he demanded.
Mr.. Pettigrew interrupted Mr.. spooner
to declare that no such order or sucn
proclamation was ever issued.
MIR. Spooner replied that II was contain
ed I'm an official document issued by the
government.
II asked for and received from the war
department six months age copy OF
chairman OF the foreign relations COM
mittee.
Il deny that any such order was ever
issued" shouted Mr.. psttisTeew,, ei taa !.
The trouble with the senator from
South Dakota" replied Mr.. Spooner. rs
that everybody is liar who does not
help 20 make his case against TINS gov
eminent" tApplause)
"I protest against the use of such a
document" urged Mr.. Pettigrew,, 1t is
false and il ought Lot to be here:
well. IL Is here retorted Mr.. Spooner.
warmly. land IL is going to stay. Does
the senator deny that this Is an oi'icia'
document"
well. IL may be an official report from
General Otis" replied Mr.. Pettigrew.
but IL is a contradiction of other In
formation from the philippines.
formation among his friends In the PhII-
ippines. but I may be permitted, sug
gested Mr.. Spooner suavely, 10 1oup..
that they are better than General o'is'
Uaughter)
Mr. Spooner then entered upon dis
cussion of the constitutional phases OF
the Philippine question. He said that the
insurrection OF 1898 was of little conSe-
auence. which led Mr.. Tillman 10 inter
iect the remark that IL was true that
the instruction OF that date was not
equal to that OF the present time.
I'VE will have more" responded MT.
Spooner. III the democrats can't help us
Continuing he said that the so-called
Philippine republic I'm existence when our
troops first invaded Manila was not sucl
az TO command our recognition as had
been claimed was due. There was In
reality no Philippine nation, and IL woIlu
have been absurd for US TO attempt 10
recognize that which was claimed 10 he
such. IL was idle To say that Aguinaldo
had conquered the Spanish. Ills warfare
had been a predatory one. But Tor the
arrival OF Dewey. Aguinaldo would have
remained I'm Hong Kong and the I'M
pinos would. but for that event, be sun
subjects of Spain. Hence there had been
no conquest OF the Philippine people; the
conquest had been a conquest OF Spain
only. and taking of the islands had been
in the interest OF the Filipinos them
selves. - ~. s.
RepIying TO Mr.. Tillman. MT. Spooner
sail our $500 troops were IN the Ihilp-
r,incs for the purpose of maintaining or
der in territory which had been acquired
bv the United States.
The United States having acquired the
pbtiippines by the treaty Of Paris. MT
Spoouer continued. the president could
do no less than send troops to that aren't
pclago. He could not have asked Agui-
naIdo for an armistice.
Mr.. Spooner suspended his remarks un-
III tomorrow and MIR. Carter took adj
,taIs ~ Nr clark as a senator from Mon
tana under the appointment OF Acting
Governor Spricgs Of that state. Mr. Car
ter simply asked that the certificate be
read and laid on the table. This was
done.