The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08
HAS A SHY At
THE Phillip INES
His Speech Based on the
Spooner Resolution
BIG CROWDS TO HEAR HIM
THE PHILIPPINES.
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST AGUINAlDO
Ratification Of the Samoan Arbitration Treaty
Exchanged at the State Department
by Representatives of the
Three Powers.

Washington, March seldom indeed
is it that the Senate accords to any of
its members a greater compliment than
it accorded today to Mr.. Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts. The announcement that he
would deliver a speech on the Philippine
question was the magnet which drew to
the Senate every Senator now in the city,
and to the galleries an unusually large
number of attentive auditors.
AS Chairman of the Philippine Commit
tee and prominent member of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations who had
studied the Philippine question exhaus-
lively, he presented a notable addition to
the literature of the great problem
which now confronts Congress and the
American people.
Soon after the Senate convened Mr..
Sullivan (Miss.) offered a resolution that
the Philippine Islands are the rightful
property, honorably acquired. of the
United States; and that while the mis-
guided Filipinos continue the present
war, brought on by them, against the
rightful authority of the United States,
SO long rs a single gun in their hands
is trained upon our flag, no expression of
intention as to the future course of the
United States with respect to them
should be made by the Senate
Mr.. Sullivan asked that the resolution
lie on the table until he should call it
up.
Mr.. Mason Ills.) then gave notice that
tomorrow he would move that the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations be discharg
ed from further consideration of his
resolution expressive of the Senate's
sympathy for the Beers. AS the commit
tee clearly intends not to act upon it, he
wants it placed Oh the calendar.
THE committee could give us a, report
if it would. II majority of the COM
mittee is opposed to the resolution let
them report it adversely. That would be
making some progress. l am satisfied
that ninety-five per cent. of the people of
the country are in sympathy with the
Beers in their war with Great Britain
and ] am just as certain that a majority
Of this body would favor the resolution
introduced. 1t is the merest child's
play for us to sit here and not be able
to get a vote upon it,
Mr.. Lodge then spoke. His speech last
ed three hours and was based upon the
Spooner resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent TO govern the Philippines pending
legislation by Congress-
The death of Representative Harmer
was formally announced and 4 commit
tee consisting of Senators Penrose, of
Pennsylvania; Mason, of Illinois; Hans
brough, of North Dakota Sullivan, of
Mississippi and Scott, of West Virginia
was appointed to join the House Com
mittee in attendance upon the funeral.
Mr.. Proctor (VtD presented some let
ters which he had received from army
officers now in the Philippines.
Colonel L. w. " Kennon, in command
of the Thirtyfourth regiment in the
Philippines, writes from personal OBJ
servation, saying the northern part of
the Island of Luzon had been cleared
practically of insurgents in formidable
bodies, the few remaining being in scat
tered bands. They hoped to be able to
discourage the Americans by conducting
a guerilla warfare. In the opinion of
Colonel Kennon, the majority of the
Filipnos, with the exception of the
savage Tagalos wanted American control
because the forces under Aguinaldo prey
ed upon the country and committed the
tants. This desire for American rule had
taken the form of burning Aguinaldo in
effigy. Colonel Kennon was certain the
Filipincs had no capacity for self-govern-
ment and needed the strong hand of
some anton to guide and direct them.
This hand he thought the United States
ought to extend.
Colonel Kennon enclosed with his let
ter an official Filipino statement to prove
that the precipitation of hostilities 13
months ago was premeditated on the part
of Aguinaldo and his associates. and that
that responsibility did lot rest upon the
Americans.
At $50 O'Clock p. M, as an additional
mark of respect to Mr.. Harmer, the Sen
ate adjourned.
TAT DnTyCE