Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-12
PETTIGREW' LASH.
Cut Right and Left at McKin-
ley's Administration.
"PUNY PRESIDENT ONE PHRASE.
Charged Him With Being Responsible
For the Filipino Rebellion-said Sulu
Treaty Was Mangied" and Partly

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Pettigrew IS. d.
several days ago. together with the sub
stitute for it offered by Mr.. Lodge
(Mass.), was laid before the senate, the
object of both the resolution and the
substitute being to obtain from the pres.
ident. if not incompatible with public
interests, all information in regard to
the insure ction IN the Philippines. Mr.
Lodge suggested that both Mr. Petit
CREWS resolution and his own substi-
tute be withdrawn and that the resolu-
ton offered by Mr., Hoar. with suitable
amendments, be adopted as a sub stitute
for both.
Mr. Lodge said he proposed to offer a
further amendment to include any III.
formation coming to the war depart
ment of plans of people of the Philip
pines in arms against the United States
as to the projected uprising IN the city
of Manila for the destruction of foreign
property and massacre of residents; also
regarding treatment of prisoners by IN
surgents, also as to the published re-
ports Of the plan to throw dynamite
bombs during the funeral of General
Lawton to create diversion during which
an uprising was to occur, also to cover
information regarding the anti-imperi-
alistle utterances which were being dis
seminated among the insurgents and
alleged documents circulated among
United States soldiers serving in the
PHILIPPINES last summer. urging them
not to enlist
Mr.. Lodge thought there was no dis
position in any quarter to suppress in
formation.
Mr.. Hoar said he was III general ac-
cord with lis colleague. He would be
glad to have the correspondence between
the president and the peace commission
at Paris but at this time would not IN
sist upon that. He wanted, however,
the distinct recommendations and in
structiops of the president to the Phil
ippine commission.
Mr.. Lodge suggested that the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Pettigrew and his own sub
stitute be laid on thr table and that Of
MIR. Hoar, with his proposed amend
ment, be adopted.
To this Mr.. Pettigrew objected.
1t was evident, he said, that the OBJ
ject of the administration was to keep
| the detailed information from the peo-
pie and 1t was quite as evident that the
political success OF the president and of
the Republican party was of greater
concern to theimperialists than whether
the information asked for should reach
the Filipinos.
1.-The trouble with the imperialists, y
said Mr.. Pettigrew, sis that they have
COMPOUNDED the interests OF the people
of the United States with the political
desires and ambitions of their puny
president and regarded him and his sue
cess as more important than riShtful
treatment of the Filipinos.o
Mr.. Pettigrew said he wanted the in
formation which he was seeking whether
the president regarded the publication
of it as compatible with the public in
terests or not. And he wanted it
whether the president desired it should
or should not be known.
He declared that important and sig-
nificant facts had been stricken from
news dispatches from Manila and from
official reports because it was regarded
by the powers that be as undesirable
that they should reach the American
people.
GAS an instance of this work, said
he, 1.-The Sulu treaty was mangled and
partly suppressed until after the election
in Ohio"
He discussed at length the proclama-
ton issued by the president, declaring
that it was in such shape that General
Otis recommended it should changed in
order not to provoke hostiliies on the
part of the Eilipinos. Subsequently, he
said, it was altered materially and, as
altered, was published to the Philippine
natives. AS originally drawn, it was to
his mihd flat declaration of war, and
Wien Aguinaldo and his leaders came
into possession of the original they so
regarded it.
Mr.. Pettigrew quoted from letter
written by Mr.. Robert NJ Collins, AS
ISOLATED Press representative at Manila,
in which he related the substance of an
interview upon the subject of censor
ing dispatches which he had had with
General Otis. Mr., Pettigrew read the
statemet. of Mr.. Collins, III which he
said it was the evident desire of the
officials to prevent certain information
from reaching the people of the United
States. When he (Collins} had filed a
dispatch containing information which
he thought was proper to send to the
United States he had been informed by
the censor that he had been instructed
w Cub Olu all J ulIuS tlle,e IilSi iu Ii VI Oil0
administration. Subsequently, when he
had desired to send story relating to
the use of silver in the Philippines, the
censor had told him that his instructions
were to allow nothing to pass him which
would be helpful to William Jennings
Bryan in the United States.
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that the presi-
dent himself really began the war in
the PhiliDnineS and was RESPONSIBLE for
it. eff, said he, "the administration
had had n spark of honor III dealing
with the Filipinos, it would have told
General Merritt to lay the whole truth
of the intentions of the government
before Aguinaldo and his associates.
Had this been done, Mr.. Pettigrew
believed that half the trouble might
have been averted That we had fired
the first shot which had precipitated
hostllines, nobody denied.
Even after the fighting had begun