The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-31
JUMP ONTO
PETTICREW.
Republican Senators Handle 9
Him Without Gloves.
HawIey, Lodge and SpOOner Take
Turns at 1t.
OF TREASON.
They Declare Case OF AguinaldO
Against q. y. Should End.
Senator Teller Appears In the
Role of Peacemaker.

Washington, Jan. 31-When the SEN
ate convened today Mr.. Hale (Nfaine)
made a partial report of the conference
committee on the urgent deficiency bill.
It was adopted and a further confer
ence was requested.
Mr.. Pettigrew wished a statement
made by Aguinaldo printed as docu-
ment. He said that if it was not al
lowed, he would read the statement and
thereby get it in the record.
Mr.. .Hawley (Conn.) said he would OBJ
ject to the reading as treasonable.
1T is giving aid and comfort to the
enemy and that is what the senator
from South Dakota is doing all the
time,' said Mr.. Hawley.
Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that the de-
partments were holding back informa-
ton.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) objected to the
Aguinaldo statement because he said it
was a mass of falsehoods. He resented
the statement that information was be-
ing held back. Mr.. Lodge also read a
statement from Admiral Dewey deny
ing the statement of Aguina1do and
saying that he had never received him
with military honors, nor saluted the
Filipino flag; nor promised the FiIipi-
nos independence in any way what
ever.
Mr.. Spooner thought it was about
time to draw the line upon this con-
slant and daily suit Of AguinaldO
against the United States. He said that
no statement of a man in arms against
the United States should be placed on
the records of the senate. 1t would, he
thought be construed as encourage
ment to those in insurrection against
the flag and against the authority of
the United States
Mr.. Spooner made a touching allusion
| to Gen. Lawton and read from a letter
| of the dead general who deprecated the
| utterances of the anti-inp perialists in
| America, on account of Gleir e1et.~& in
the Philippines.
Mr. Gaiiinger IN. H.) said it was time
| the kind of argument of the South Da-
! kota senator should cease. He said it
was a question whether we should be-
| lieve the charges of Aguinaldo or the
statement of Admiral Dewey.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) said that he thought
| that all the truth should be known. He
| thought a great mistake was made in
refusing to pass the resolutions of in
| quiry. He also thought there should
| be no objections to printing documents.
If they were true thew ought to be
known; if false, their untruthfulness
would be shown. There had been a rigid
! censorship of everything coming from
Manila, said Mr.. Jones. He charged
that the Republicans feared to have
the truth regarding the Philippines be-
ing known. Mr.. Pettigrew replied at
some length, saying the United States
had less than one quarter of the soil in
the Philippine archipelago and that the
way to peace was to grant the FilipinoS
independence. He read from the queen 8
speech at the opening of the British
parliament and said that it was made
to appear that the English were at
tackled by the Beers. There was no
more truth in that statement than in
similar that the Tinted States
had been attacked by the Filipinos.
Mr.. Sewell On. J.) said he was not in
favor of Philippine acquisition, but no
matter what his personal opinions were
he supported the flag when 1t was at
tackled. He deprecated beyond measure
the action of the senator from South
Dakota (Pettigrew) and under the cir
cumstances he was a traitor to his
country in supporting the arch traitor
of the United States who had sold him
self to Spain and betrayed his own
country. He characterized the proceed
ings as monstrous.
Mr. Teller (Colo.) said he doubted if
there was much profit in continuing this
kind of discussion. He did not agree
with Mr. Sewell Any senator had the
right on his own responsibility, even in
times of war, to differ from and criticise
the government. He doubted whether
any member would rise up and call the
member criticising the government a
traitor.
Mr.. Teller said if he had withdrawn
from the Philippines Aguinaldo would
not have been the ruler, but some Euro
pean flag would be flying there.
The islands were valuable and by
some arrangement European nations
would have effected an agreement by
which they would have held them.
Mr. Hawley said that Aguinaldo had
been exhibited before the world as an
embezzler and a scoundrel He said
that the document that Mr.. Pettigrew
wanted to print gave aid and comfort
TO the enemy. He referred to Aguinaldo
as a friend of the senator from South
Dakota
Mr.. Pettigrew said he yielded to no
man his fidelity to his country. He said
by a reversal of our policy in the Phil
ippines the honor of the country could
be retained. He defended Aguinaldo
from the charges made against him
and read from the documents of the
peace conference showing that Ameri-
can generals speak highly of Aguinaldo.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan 31-In the house to-
day a bill was passed to correct an
error in the last river and harbor bill
relating to the appropriation for the
Improvement Of Buffalo bayou and the
Galveston ship channel. The house then
went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Sherman IN. V in charge OF the
measure explained it's provisions.
Rebe lion at Khartouu1