Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-11
Senator Lodge Says He Wants No
Facts Suppressed.
SEEKING TO KNOW ABOUT FILIPINOS
Mr.. Pettigrew Attacks the Admin
istration's Course.
MR.. CULLOM'S RESOLUTION

lncludlhS the presentation OF petltionS and
introduction of bills, was transacted by the
Senate today.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Spooner (Wis) providing, in brief, that
when the insurrection in the Philippines
shall have been suppressed, the govern
ment Of the islands shall be vested in such
person or persons the President may
direct, until Congress shall direct how the
islands shall be governed.
The text of the bill follows: THAT when
all insurrecuon against the authority and
sovereignty of the United States in the
Philippine Islands shall have been COM
pletely suppressed by the military and
naval forces of the United States all mill
tary, civil and judicial powers necessary to
govern the said Islands shall. Until etber1
wise provided by Congress, be vested in
such persons and shall be exercised in such
a manner as the President of the United
States shall direct for maintaining and pro-
tecting the Inhabitants of the said islands
in the full enjoyment of their liberty, prop
erty and religion
A concurrent resolution offered by Mr..
kenney Del) directing the Secretary of
War to make an estimate for the improve
ment of Mahon harbor, Del, adopted.
The PettiErew Resolution.
At the conclusion of morning routine
business the resolution offered by Mr.. Pet
tgrew Is. d. several days ago, together
Will tIe SUBSTITUTE IOr II OIereU Dy
Lodge (Mass.), was then laid before the
Senate. The object Of both the resolution
and the substitute was to obtain from the
President, if not incompatible with public
interests, all information in regard to the
insurrection in the Philippines.
Mr.. Lodge suggested that both Mr.. Petit
crews resolution and his own substitute be
withdrawn, and that the resolution offered
by MIR. Hoar be adopted substitute for
both, amending Mr.. Hoar's resolution as
m o. he mad ,Jacj, 10.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar was
sweeping in its call for Information relat-
ing to the Philippine insurrection, but Mr..
Lodge said his desire for all information
concerning the inSurrection was so great
that he proposed TO offer an amendment
extending its provisions. 1t had been stat
ed, he said, that there was danger of an
uprising IN Manila by the Filipinos with
the object Of numbering Americans and all
foreigners. 1t had been stated also that
t1lipinos had threatened to throw bombs
into the funeral procession of Gen, Law
ton He wanted information upon these
points as well as upon others.
He wanted to know what information the
government possessed as to reprisals
placed upon other tribes by Aguinaldo and
the Tagalos.
He wanted especially to know how the
tiLplnos had treated American and Span
1sh prisoners, there being wide DIVERGENCE
OF Information upon that point.
II the government had Information relat-
ing TO the encouragement received by
ASuIldluO anu lnS insurgents from the
United states, and what effect that encour-
agement had had upon the course of the
rebellion, he thought the Senate and the
people were entitled to it.
This point was most important and the
Senate and the people Were anxious for the
truth
1t was a matter, too, of common report
that the Anti-lmperialistic League had been
urging our soldiers to oppose the war. This
work, Mr. Lodge thought, had had little
erect because of the insignificance of the
persons engaged in 1t. Little attention had
been paid by the government to this trea-
sonable action, because" said Mr.. Lodge
no sensible man wants to convert a bore
INTO martyr, even though the bore be
naleVolent."
Wanted No Fact Suppressed.
Mr.. Lodge said he had no desire to have
any fact concerning the rebellion suppress
ed, and thought there was no disposition
in any quarter to suppress information. He
believed, with the amendment he proposed
Mr.. Hoars resolution would cover every
point upon which information was de-
sired.
Mr.. Hoar said he was in general accord
with his colleagues idea as to the resoIu-
ton. He would be glad to have the cor
respondence between the President and the
peace commission at Paris, but at this time
would not insist upon that He wanted
however, the distinct recommendations and
instructions OF the President to the Philip
pine commission.
Mr.. Lodge suggested that the resolution
OF Mr. Petugrew and his own substitute
De iald on the table, and that of Mr.. Hoar,
with his proposed amendment, be adopted.
MI. Hoar was also desirous that this in
formation should be sent in from time to
time, not In one huge. unwieldy document
Mr.. PettigreW insisted upon separate ac-
tlon upon his resolution. He referred feel
lngly to the manner in which his resolution
Of December IA was shelved on the ground
that 1t would be Immediately telegraphed to
tne insurgents, but in reality to prevent the
american people from knowing the facts.
HIS present resolution called for specific
facts and should be passed.
Mr. Pettgrew said: 1.-The resolution of
Senator Lodge should read If not incom-
patible with the interests of a candidate for
reelection" ~
THE whole conduct of administration
senator's i;z tors here" sa Mr. Pettigrew, 'is in
line with the policy of concealing the news
and suppressing the facts"
MI Pcttigrew charged that vital parts
mad been suppressed in Otis report; that
the news of the Sulu treaty had been man
gied and suppressed until the Ohio election
and that Gen. Otis had altered the Presi-
dents proclamation before he issued it.
gus mad defrauded the Fipinos and the
administration had humbugged the Ameri-
can people. During his remarks Mr. Petit
grew referred to the insurgent government
as a sister republic
Sharp Colloquy.
Mr.. Pettigrew became involved in a sharp
passage at arms with Mr. GalIinger (N.H).
The latter attempted to interrupt Mr.. Petit
grew, but the South Dakota senator said
he declined to yield to stump speech"
That is what the senator from South
Dakota has been making for five MONTHS"
observed Mr.. Gallinger, sententiously
Il do not object to these remarks from
the senator from New Hampshire" re-
torted Mr.. Pettigrew, because he is such
a genial gentleman, as his colleague knows"
This sally referring to the well-kuown
hostility between the two New Hampshire
senators created a general smile in the
Senate.
Continuing, Mr.. Pettigrew referred to the
letter of r. NJ Collins, the Associated Press
correspondent in Manila, about the strict
censorship in Manila as further proof
that the administration was seeking to
keep the truth from the American people,
Mr.. Pettigrew said he refused to leave to
the Presidents discretion the question Of
answering his interrogatories. An admins
tration that would suppress the truth from
the public would not hesitate to conceal
the facts from the Senate. The policy of
the administration. he said. had been, in
his opinion, instigated by England.
He charged that the United States COM