The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-12
M'KINLEY is ATTACKED
THE PEOPLES INTERESTS, NOT
A PUNY PRESIDENTS
NEWS CENSORED FOR POLITICAL GAIN
information Has Been Withheld, Mr.. Pettigrew
Declares, 10 Further McKinley's Candidacy
For Second Term. Stewart on
The Currency Bill.

at times sensational debate was preclpi-
tated in the Senate today on the Philip
pine question over resolutions of in
quiry. Mr. Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
attacked the Administration policy i'll
the Philippines and also made some
startling charges against those who were
supporting the Administration. He de-
clared that a systematic effort was be-
ing made to prevent accurate informa-
ton from reaching the people of the
United States and that it was political
scheme to further the candidacy of Mr..
Mckinley for denomination and re-elec-
lion.
Before adjournment, the Senate, af-
ter prolonged debate, passed the bill
comforting additional powers upon the
Director of the Census.
At the opening the Pettigrew resolution
and the Lodge substitute. both seeking
from the President all information re-
garding the Philippine insuwectiOn,
were laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Lodge suggested that both be with
drawn and the Hoar resolution adopted
as a substitute.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar
was sweeping in its call for information
relating to the Philippine insurrection,
but Mr.. Lodge said his desire for all
information concerning the insurrec-
ton was so great that he proposed to
offer an amendment extending. its pro-
visions.
ATTACK ON ADNIENISTlRATI
Mr.. Lodge said he wanted information
especially as to the effect of the en-
couragement the FilipinoS received from
the United States. Mr.. Hoar agreed
with Mr. Lodge. Mr. Pettigrew oD-
jected. He wanted specific information,
regardless of whether the President
wanted it known or not. He launched
into sensational attack on the Admin
istration. He charged the Government
with withholding information for po-
litical gain. The trouble with the inn
perialists," said Mr.. Pettigrew, lis that
they have confounded the interests of
the people of the United States with the
political desires and ambitions of their
puny President and regarded him and
his success as more important than a
rightful treatment of the Filipinos. The
fact is, this whole business is bound
up in the Presidents desire again to be
a candidate of his party for President"
Mr.. Pettigrew discussed the censo1ing
Of dispatches from the Philippines. He
declared that important and significant
facts had been stricken from news dis
patches from Manila and from official
reports.
POLITICAL SCHEMING.
As an instance of this work." said
he, "the Sulu Treaty was mangled and
partly suppressed until after the election
in Ohio
he declared the proclamation issued
by the President was, on the recon-
mendation of General Otis, altered ma
terially by the President before it was
published to the Philippine natives. As
originally drawn it was, to his mind, a
fiat declaration of war, and when
-Agmnaldo and his leaders came into
possession of the original they so re-
garded it.
The whole wretched business de
clared Mr.. PettigreW vehemently. twas
one of concealment and duplicity, intend
ed to deceive not only the people of the
United States, but also the islanderse
themselves
WORKING AGAINST BRYAN.
In substantiation of his charge that the
dispatches from the Philippines were CEN
sored in the interests of the Admins
tration, Mr.. Pettigrew quoted from a
letter written by Mr.. Robert NJ. Collins,
Associated Press representative at Ma
Mia. In this letter Mr.. Collins related
the substance of an interview upon the
subject of censoring dispatches which
he had with General. Ctis. Mr.. Petit
grew read the statements of Mr.. Collins.
in which he had said it was the evident
desire of the officials to prevent certain
information from reaching the people
of the United States. When he (Col-
lins) had filed a dispatch containing in
formation which he thought was proper
to send to the United States he had been
informed by the censor that he had
been instructed to cut out anything that
might hurt the Administration. Subse-
quently, when he had desired to send
Il story relating to the use of silver in
the Philippines, the censor had told him
that his instructions We're to allow
nothing to pass him which would be
helpful to William Jennings Bryan in
the United States.
Upon this point Mr.. Pettigrew be-
came particularly sarcastic and again
advcrted to what he termed the Presi-