The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-12

cord with his colleagues He would be
glad to have the correspondence be-
tween the president and the peace com
mission at Paris, but at this time would
not insist upon that. He wanted, how
ever, the distinct recommendations and
instructions Of. the president TO the
Philippine commission.
Mr. Lodge suggested that the resolu-
ton of Mr. Pettigrew and his own sub
stitute be laid on the table and that of
Mr.. HOar, with his proposed amend
ment, be adopted.
To this Mr. Pettigrew objected. He
mad, he said asked i'm i1is resell alton
for specific information which be de-
sired. He then launched into a rather
sensational speech containing many
bitter attacks on the administration.
The information covered by the
amended resolutions Of the Massachu-
sets senator was not all that
might be called for. Senator's
might ask, he said, for infOr-
nation concerning the Dissertation
of churches by American soldiers i'm
the Philippines and as to. many others
Of the horrors that follow in the path
of war.
Effort to Hide Facts.
It was evident. he said. that the OBJ
ject of the administration was to keep
detailed information from the people,
and il was quite as evident the political
success of the president and Of the Re
publican party was of greater concern
to the impeTialists than whether the
information asked for should reach the
FilipinOs.
Such an objection to the sending To-
the senate of information as that it
would be communicated TO the Fill
pinOS was ridiculous, since the tlIpl-
nos already were in possession Of IT,
The real reason for Directing To its pub
licatiOn was that it was deemed not
desirable that the American people
should have it.
"The trouble with the imperialists.'
said Mr.. Pettgrew, is that they have
l 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
/ success as more important than a right
ful treatment of the FiliDinos.'
Regardless Of Mckinley.
Mr.. Pettigrew said he wanted the in
/ formation which ne was seeking WEeth-
/ er the president regarded the publica-
/ ton Of it as compatible with the pub
/ lie interests or not. And he wanted it
/ whether the president desired il should
/ or should not be known.
IF an amendment is to be made to
/ the resolution" said he. 'it ought to
! be made TO read that the information
/ should be transmitted to the senate u
/ not Incompatible with the president $
/ interests as a candidate for reelection
/ The fact is, this whole business is bound
up in the presidents desire again TO De
a candidate Of his party for president
i Mr.. Pettigrew then devoted some
/ time to a discussion Of the censOring of
| dispatches from the Philippines He
/ declared that important and significant
/ facts had been stricken from news
/ dispatches from Manila and from COM
mercial reports because it was regard
ed by the powers that be as undesIr-
able that they should reach the Amerl-
can people.
Suppressed Sulu Treaty.
AS an instance of this work said
he, "the Sulu treaty was mangled and
| partly suppressed until after the cleo
ton in Ohio"
He discussed at length the procianf4-
tiOn issued by the president, deciarins
that it was in such shape that General
/ Otis recommended ii should be changed
: in order not to provoke hOstiliries with
( the Filipinos. Subsequently ne Sald l-
I was altered materially and as altered
was published to the Philippine natu-'
-, As originally drawn il was in MS mimi
I a fiat declaration of war. and Wutu
/ AguinaldO and his leaders came INTO
/ possession of the original they SO re-
! garded it.
THE whole wretched business, le-
clared Mr.. PettigreW, Veheme!ll-s D
! was one of Concealment and dupHc't
intended to deceive not only the PEI
pie Of the United States, but also the
I islanders themselves"
CensoTing of Dispatches.
In substantiation of his charge tnaL
the dispatches from the PhlHpplnS5S
were censored in the interest OF the el au-
Iministration, Ar. PettigreW quoted II IN IN
a letter written by Mr.. Ropett w.
Collins Associated Press represeI =. a
tive at Manila. In this letter BIT. CoL-
Inns related the substance or an lhle--
view upon. the subject of cens9ring as
patches which ne had had with Cen
eral OTIS ..--.,,t- ~