The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-01-20

TALKS PLAINLY
He Makes a Vicious Attack On
the Administration.
AIMS At PHILIPPINE POLICY
Saws "Whole Wretched Business
IsOne of Censorship, Conceal
ment and Duplicity."

A spirited and at times sensational
debate was precipitated in the senate
Thursday on the Philippine question
over the resolutions Of inquiry. Mr..
Pettigrew, Of South Dakota, attacked
the administrations policy in the Phil
ippines and also made some startling
charges against those who were sup
porting the administration.
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that sys-
tematic effort was being made to pre-
vent accurate information from reach
ing the people OF the United States
and that it was a political scheme to
further the candidacy Of Mr.. Mckin-
ley for denomination and reelection.
Before adjournment the senate, after
prolonged debate, passed the bill con-
ferring additional powers upon the
director OF the census. At the open
ing the Pettigrew resolution and the
Lodge substitute, both seeking from
the president all information regard
ing the Philippine instruction. we're
laid before the senate. Mr.. Lodge
suggested that both be withdrawn and
the Hoar resolution be adopted as
substitute.
Mr.. Lodge said he wanted informa
ton especially as to the effect OF tht
announcement the Filipinos received
from the United States. Mr.. ,Hoal
agreed with Mr.. Lodge.
Mr.. Pettigrew objected. He want
ed specific information, regardless
whether the president wanted it know
or not. =,
1.-THE trouble with the imperial
ists," said Mr.. Pettigrew, sis tha
they have COMPOUNDED the interests
the people Of the United States wat
: the political desires and ambitions
, their puny president and regarde
: him and his success as more impor
Q ant than o rightful treatment OF IL
: Filipinos. The fact Is, this who
= business 10 bound up in the pres
0 dents desire to again be a candida
of his party for president"
9 Mr.. Pettigrew discussed the censo
Q ing of dispatches from the Philil
= pines. He declared that imperial
and significant facts had been strickt
8 from news dispatches from Manila oil
r from official reports.
o Gas an instance OF this work, sa
s he, "the Sulu treaty was mangled al
partly suppressed until after the eie
ton in Ohio"
Mr.. Pettigrew declared the procl
nation issued by the president wa
" on the recommendation OF Gener
Otis, altered materially by the pre-
dent before it was published to
y Philippine natives. As original
10 drawn it was, to his mind, fiat dec
~ ration Of war, and when Aguinal
o and his leaders came into possessi
~ of the original they SO regarded It,
.'The whole wretched business
g declared Mr.. Pettigrew vehement
W "was one OF concealment and duplici
9. intended to deceive not only the p'
as' pie OF the United States, but also
~ islanders themselves.
y In substantiation OF his charge u
., the dispatches from the Philippil
ei were censored in the interests OF
. administration, Mr.. Pettigrew quo
lc from O letter written by Robert
II, Collins, Associated Press represeI
ne g tive at Manila. In this letter
No Collins related the substance OF an
an teryiew pom the subject Of censor
l,y dispatches which he had had v
20 General Otis. Mr.. Pettigrew read
' A statements OF Mr.. Collins. in whici
''u said II was the evident desire OF
pS officials to prevent certain informal
-" from reaching the people OF
United States.
no. When he (Collins) had filed a
, luz patch containing information wi
.ne he thought was proper to send TO
"a United States he had been inforl
;on by the censor that he had been
'oA structed TO cut out anything
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